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Bruce Meyer on the Middle Class, Poverty, and Inequality
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Length:
60 minutes
Released:
Oct 3, 2011
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Bruce Meyer of the University of Chicago talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the middle class, poverty, and inequality. Many economists and pundits argue that the middle class has made little or no economic progress over the last 30 years, that poverty rates are stagnant or rising, and that inequality has increased dramatically. Meyer, drawing on his research over the last ten years, argues that these conclusions are either false or misleading. He argues that standard measures of economic progress and inequality are based on faulty inflation data or a misplaced focus on pre-tax income instead of post-tax income or consumption.
Released:
Oct 3, 2011
Format:
Podcast episode
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