Thomas Piketty’s recent book on the long-term patterns in wealth inequality, Capital in the 21st Century, has ignited a passionate debate both within academia and, perhaps more interestingly, the wider…
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In the popular novel of F. Scott Fitzgerald, James “Jimmy” Gatz (The Great Gatsby) climbs from his poor, rural North Dakotan origins to New York’s high society. His parties are as glamorous as they get…
Since the 1970s, economic orthodoxy has suggested that inequality might be the price worth paying for economic growth. Following a new report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the evidence is…
The Conversation is running a series, Class in Australia, to identify, illuminate and debate its many manifestations. Here, Peter Whiteford investigates what has happened to income and wealth inequality…
The Conversation is running a series, Class in Australia, to identify, illuminate and debate its many manifestations. Here, Joy Murray and Ali Alsamawi examine how social footprints can add to our understanding…
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Part-Time Professor of Economics, The New School
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Associate Professor in Urban Geography, The University of Melbourne
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Peter Whiteford is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professor of Economics, University of Michigan
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Professor/Economist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Professor Emerita of Law, Vanderbilt University
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Professorial Fellow and Co-Director, HILDA Survey, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
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Emeritus Professor, Department of Political Economy, University of Sydney
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Professor of Housing & Social Policy, Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor, UTS Business, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Organization Studies, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate professor, University of Sydney
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MPhil, Economic History, London School of Economics and Political Science
