Income Inequality can lead to Economic Instability
IMF Podcasts, November 12, 2014
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Bibliographic details
- Published: November 12, 2014
Episode synopsis and key finding
- Date: November 12, 2014
- Central argument: Economist Jose Antonio Ocampo explains that income inequality can shift from a human rights issue to a marker of potentially dangerous economic instability.
- Illustrative statistic used in the episode: the richest 85 people hold the combined wealth of 3.5 Billion poor people.
Guest
- Jose Antonio Ocampo, Columbia University professor
Distribution platforms
- Libsyn
- Spotify
- YouTube
- Soundcloud
- Apple
Production and behind-the-mic credits
- Bruce Edwards — International Monetary Fund; produces the IMF podcast program; described as an award-winning audio producer and journalist who has covered armed conflicts, social unrest, and natural disasters; believes economists have an important role in solving the world's problems and aims to showcase their research in every IMF podcast.
- Rhoda Metcalfe — independent journalist and audio producer.