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[https://education.cfr.org/learn/learning-journey/forms-government-change/what-is-economic-inequality by CFR Education 9/6/25] | [https://education.cfr.org/learn/learning-journey/forms-government-change/what-is-economic-inequality by CFR Education 9/6/25] | ||
Institutions like the United Nations have prioritized reducing economic inequality given that it can fuel democratic backsliding, influence migration, hamper economic growth, and exacerbate health crises. However, no one-size-fits-all solution exists to address this problem. And not everyone agrees inequality is a major cause for concern in the first place. | Institutions like the United Nations have prioritized reducing economic inequality given that it can fuel democratic backsliding, influence migration, hamper economic growth, and exacerbate health crises. However, no one-size-fits-all solution exists to address this problem. And not everyone agrees inequality is a major cause for concern in the first place. | ||
=====Regulation and income inequality in the United States===== | |||
[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0176268021000872 by Dustin Chambers 3/22 ScienceDirect] | |||
Income inequality in the United States has risen over the past several decades. Over the same period, federal regulatory restrictions have increased. An emerging literature shows that regulations can have regressive effects on the distribution of income, exacerbating inequality. The Federal Regulation and State Enterprise (FRASE) index quantifies the regulatory restrictions that apply to each US state by industrial composition. | |||
