Power outages leave poor communities in the dark longer: Evidence from 15M outages raises questions about recovery times

Researchers tracked power outages after 8 major storms to see how wealth corresponded to recovery time.

Scott C. Ganz, Associate Teaching Professor of Business and Economics, Georgetown University • conversation
Feb. 7, 2024 • ~6 min

Boom and bust? Millennials aren’t all worse off than Baby Boomers, but the rich-poor gap is widening

A study of over 12,000 people in the US, comparing Baby Boomers and Millennials, raises concerns about Millennials’ diverging financial gains.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Nov. 16, 2023 • ~6 min

Are rich people more intelligent? Here's what the science says

Education, contacts and luck can play a considerable role when it comes to building up wealth.

Fernand Gobet, Professorial Research Fellow of Psychology, London School of Economics and Political Science • conversation
June 1, 2023 • ~8 min

Economic growth is fuelling climate change – a new book proposes 'degrowth communism' as the solution

What does Karl Marx have to say about climate change? Quite a lot, according to a new book.

Timothée Parrique, Researcher in Ecological Economics, Lund University • conversation
March 3, 2023 • ~7 min

Small oil producers like Ghana, Guyana and Suriname could gain as buyers shun Russian crude

Buyers are avoiding Russian oil in response to the war in Ukraine. Can smaller producers leverage this moment to strike favorable deals with big oil companies?

Jennapher Lunde Seefeldt, Assistant Professor of Government and International Affairs, Augustana University • conversation
March 15, 2022 • ~10 min

Long-lasting economic growth may start downward slide

Our period of global economic growth could begin a slide into stagnation. Scientists say the slowdown might persist for decades.

Sonia Fernandez-UCSB • futurity
Nov. 19, 2021 • ~8 min

Book: Dickens used ‘Christmas Carol’ to attack inequality

Behind the feel-good gloss and redemption of A Christmas Carol, lies an uncompromising message about wealth and inequality, a new book argues.

Jade McClain-NYU • futurity
Dec. 16, 2020 • ~8 min

Nearly two-thirds of older Black Americans can't afford to live alone without help – and it's even tougher for Latinos

Elder economic insecurity is a problem for all races, but it's far more common for people of color, particularly in certain states.

Jan Mutchler, Professor, Department of Gerontology, McCormack Graduate School Director, Center for Social and Demographic Research on Aging, Gerontology Institute, University of Massachusetts Boston • conversation
Nov. 17, 2020 • ~8 min

We are entering a recession – but what did we learn from the last one?

While the Great Depression reduced inequality and closed the racial wealth gap, the Great Recession of 2009 did the opposite.

Megan Neely, Postdoctoral Researcher, Stanford University • conversation
March 20, 2020 • ~6 min

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