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Measures of well-being

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Societal progress is about improvements in the well-being of people and households. Assessing such progress requires looking not only at the functioning of the economic…

Policing, racism, and colorism in America and…

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Policing, racism, and colorism in America and…

Policing, racism, and colorism in America and beyond

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Learn about the existing inequalities in America and you can reduce your own biases for a more equitable society. Learn about implicit bias and how to become a racial…

Inequality, poverty, and social identity

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Inequality, poverty, and social identity

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Globally, concerns about rising and common wealth and equality have intensified in recent years. This discourse has sort of transcended academic and political circles…

Introducing well-being

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Introducing well-being

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From Carol Graham, one of the first economists to start thinking about happiness and wellbeing as part of science, learn about happiness and its complex connection to…

Poverty reduction in East Asia

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Poverty reduction in East Asia

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Progress in the fight against poverty has been made in the poorest large countries in Asia in the last 40 years and the pace of progress in eliminating poverty has been…

Exclusion and inequality in South Africa

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Exclusion and inequality in South Africa

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South Africa has generally experienced economic growth since its transition to democracy in 1994, but has not seen the type of attendant gains in welfare one might have…

The devaluation of assets in Black American…

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The devaluation of assets in Black American…

The devaluation of assets in Black American communities

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In this lecture, learn about cities and neighborhoods and examine how assets, housing, businesses, and other structures can build wealth or can be diminished by racist…

Multidimensional poverty vs. income poverty

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Multidimensional poverty vs. income poverty

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In this video, we are going to be looking at how multidimensional poverty and income poverty are complementary measures that offer a more informed picture of poverty for…

Understanding Poverty and Inequality - Trailer

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Understanding Poverty and Inequality - Trailer

From SDG Academy

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This course will present an overview of the definitions, scale, and scope of different forms of poverty and inequality across the world. It will examine links between…

Defining inequality

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Defining inequality

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This module explores the various definitions and measures of inequality. We're going to look at some of the trends in inequality, largely the income inequality…

Why climate matters for poverty and inequality

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Why climate matters for poverty and inequality

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Why are we so focused on climate now? First, the world is eating up very rapidly the carbon budget that we have in order to limit global warming to levels that we can…

Measuring multidimensional poverty

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Measuring multidimensional poverty

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What is The Multidimensional Poverty Measure? It is an index that captures the percentage of households in a country deprived along three dimensions of well-being…

Poverty, inequality, and the COVID-19 pandemic

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Poverty, inequality, and the COVID-19 pandemic

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Today we will discuss the effects of what economists call "exogenous shocks," or shocks external to our systems of economy and society on the lives of poor…

Inequality and indigenous experience

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Inequality and indigenous experience

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This lecture looks at the relationship between wealth, poverty, and inequality, by focusing on the experience of indigenous people. Two points are made. The first is…

Mobility, migration, and opportunity

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Mobility, migration, and opportunity

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Why are some countries rich and some countries poor?" "Why are some individuals or societies better off than others?" Keep in mind that perhaps the most…

Race and financial inequality

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Race and financial inequality

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Systemic racism has contributed to the persistence of race-based gaps that manifest in many different economic indicators. The starkest divides are in measures of…

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