Inequality and Economic Growth
Jan 30, 2020 shows why policymakers can no longer afford to consider the two issues separately.
Simon Johnson
Simon Johnson, a former chief economist of the IMF, is a professor at MIT Sloan and an informal adviser to US Senator Elizabeth Warren's presidential campaign. He is the co-author, with Jonathan Gruber, of Jump-Starting America: How Breakthrough Science Can Revive Economic Growth and the American Dream.
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