Recessions increase inequality

Gianluca Violante interviewed by Tim Phillips, 31 July 2020

Most high earners bounce back from recessions. But Gianluca Violante tells Tim Phillips that, for the last 50 years, it has been a different story for low earners. 

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Topics:  Poverty and income inequality

Tags:  Inequality, global crisis, Income distribution, COVID-19

Gianluca Violante

Professor of Economics, Princeton University

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