Atkinson, Anthony.
Inequality: What Can Be Done?
Harvard University Press, 2018. This is one of the most recognized books on income inequality. The author examines the causes of and proposes solutions to the problem of income inequality.
“The Benefits of Higher Education.” Hastac, 2016. https://www.hastac.org/blogs/jackkunis/2016/12/08/benefits-higher-education (December 8, 2016). A blog post that provides data and outlines the key benefits of attending college.
Chu, Angus and Guido Cozzi. “Effects of Patents versus R&D Subsidies on Income Inequality.” Munich Personal RePEc Archive, 2016. https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/81540/1/MPRA_paper_81540.pdf (September 2016). A paper that compares the effects of patents and R&D subsidies on income inequality.
Cooper, David. “Raising the Minimum Wage to $15 by 2024 Would Lift Wages for 41 Million American Workers,” Economic Policy Institute, 2017. https://www.epi.org/files/pdf/125047.pdf (April 26, 2017). An article that provides data on the overall effects of raising the minimum wage.
Donovan, Sarah. “The U.S. Income Distribution: Trends and Issues.” Congressional Research Service, 2016. https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R44705.pdf (December 8, 2016). A report that shares data and analysis on the distribution of income in the United States.
Dressler, Marc. “Assessing the Economic Effects of Patents.”
Journal of the Knowledge Economy,
2012. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13132-011-0045-8 (September 2012). An article that assess the economic effects of patents on income inequality.
“Economics Course Description.” College Board, 2012. The official course description provided by College Board to help teachers understand the course and what content should be included throughout the year.
Helliwell, John.
World Happiness Report 2012
. Earth Institute, 2012. https://s3.amazonaws.com/happiness-report/2012/World_Happiness_Report_2012.pdf (accessed July 22, 2018). A report by the UN that addresses the key factors that contribute to the happiness of a nation and ranks countries by specific indicators.
Kestenbaum, David. “The Secret Document that Transformed China,” Planet Money, 2017. https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2018/02/07/583999476/episode-337-the-secret-document-that-transformed-china (February 7, 2018). A podcast that details the story of a group of Chinese farmers that signed a secret document to privatize their farms, which would eventually lead to an economic revolution in China.
Kushlev, K., Dunn, E. W., & Lucas, R. E. (2015). “Higher Income Is Associated With Less Daily Sadness but not More Daily Happiness.”
Social Psychological and Personality Science
,
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(5), 483-489. An article that discusses the effects of income on perceived happiness.
Lach, Alex. “5 Facts About Overseas Outsourcing.” American Progress, 2012. https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/economy/news/2012/07/09/11898/5-facts-about-overseas-outsourcing/ (July 9, 2012). A brief article that outlines facts about outsourcing.
Lester, William. “Raising the Minimum Wage Would Help, Not Hurt, Our Economy.” Center for American Progress Action Fund, 2013. https://www.americanprogressaction.org/issues/economy/news/2013/12/03/80222/raising-the-minimum-wage-would-help-not-hurt-our-economy/ (December 3, 2013). An article that argues in favor of raising the minimum wage and outlines the benefits of doing so.
Lockwood, Benjamin. “Regressive Sin Taxes.” The National Bureau of Economic Research
,
2017. http://www.nber.org/papers/w23085 (updated March 2017). A paper that argues against regressive sin taxes and highlights the negative impact on income inequality.
Hout, Michael. “Social and Economic Returns to College Education in the United States.”
The Annual Review of Sociology
, 2012. https://www.collegetransitions.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/hout-returns-to-college-education.pdf (April 23, 2012). An article that summarizes the economic returns to college education and the benefits to society.
Mullen, Jethro. “China Warns US Against Imposing Tariffs,” CNN Money, 2018. http://money.cnn.com/2018/06/03/news/economy/china-us-trade-talks/index.html (June 3, 2018). A news article on the trade war between China and the United States.
Perese, Kevin. “The Distribution of Household Income and Federal Taxes, 2013.” Congressional Budget Office, 2013. https://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/114th-congress-2015-2016/reports/51361-householdincomefedtaxes.pdf (June 2016). A report on the distribution of household income based on federal tax returns. It reports how income was distributed in the United States in 2013.
“Policy Basics: Where Do Our Federal Tax Dollars Go?” Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 2017. https://www.cbpp.org/research/federal-budget/policy-basics-where-do-our-federal-tax-dollars-go (October 4, 2017). A brief article that breaks down the federal budget and how money is allocated, including toward social programs.
Pomerleau, Kyle. “How Scandinavian Countries Pay for Their Government Spending.” Tax Foundation, 2015. https://taxfoundation.org/how-scandinavian-countries-pay-their-government-spending/ (June 10, 2015). A brief article on Scandinavian budgets that includes information about marginal tax rates.
Popov, Vladimir. The Long Road To Normalcy: Where Russia Now Stands, WIDER Working Paper 2010/013 Helsinki: UNU-WIDER, 2010. https://www.wider.unu.edu/publication/long-road-normalcy (accessed July 22, 2018). A working paper on Russia’s current state. The paper also discusses China and its Gini coefficient.
“Preschool and Kindergarten Enrollment,”
The Condition of Education 2018
, National Center for Education Statistics, 2018. https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator_cfa.asp (updated April 2018). A report that shares statistics about preschool and kindergarten enrollment in the United States.
Reilly, Claire. “Silicon Valley’s ‘Middle Class’ Earns 7 Times US Average.” CNet, 2018. https://www.cnet.com/news/silicon-valley-middle-class-earns-seven-times-the-us-average/ (February 22, 2018). A news article that addresses income earnings in Silicon Valley and the drive toward technological innovation.
Roser, Max. “Income Inequality.”
Our World in Data
, 2013. https://ourworldindata.org/income-inequality (updated October 2016). A report that shows income distribution in the United States, pre- and post-tax.
Schweinhart, Lawrence. “The High/Scope Perry Preschool Study Through Age 40.” High/Scope Press, 2005. http://nieer.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/specialsummary_rev2011_02_2.pdf (accessed July 22, 2018). A summary and follow-up to an earlier paper, updating results to a study on early childhood education on income inequality.
Semega, Jessica. “Income and Poverty in the United States: 2016.” United States Census Bureau, 2016. https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2017/demo/p60-259.html (September 12, 2016). A report on income and poverty in the United States in 2016.
Sondergaard, Morten. “What is ‘Gross National Happiness’? Explained by Morten Sondergaard.” Simple Show, 2010. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zqdqa4YNvI (December 13, 2010). A YouTube clip that explains the history and importance of GNH.
The World Fact Book. Central Intelligence Agency.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2172rank.html
(accessed July 22, 2018). The fact book ranks countries by their Gini coefficients.