Can Income Inequality Destabilize the U.S. Economy?

March 29, 2013

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Can Income Inequality Destabilize the U.S. Economy?
Uri Dadush, Kemal Dervis, Sarah P. Milsom and Bennett Stancil | Income inequality is doing a lot more damage than just fraying the political culture.

Argentina: What the Pope Left Behind
Tim Harcourt | Now is the time for Argentina to stop gaming its economic statistics and focus on real economic reforms.

But Germans Do Consume
Holger Schmieding | Is there any truth to the idea that German austerity is harming Europe’s economic recovery?

The Globalist Research Center in the media

Brazil and the Global Battle to Eliminate Extreme Poverty
Rogerio Studart’s op-ed has been published in the following newspapers around the world:

  China Daily | PDF
  Economic Times (India)
  Handelsblatt (Germany) (PDF only)
  Business Report (South Africa) | PDF

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Strengthening Resilience in Developing Countries
Eric Smith | Can giant insurance companies help small customers in developing countries bounce back from environmental catastrophes?