Simon Fraser University

Insights from Economics for the People: Inside Inequality

On February 11, 2026, SFU Public Square and SFU Centre for Dialogue welcomed community members, students, researchers, and practitioners to the SFU Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue for Economics for ...
The Brown Daily Herald

Brown economics professor Oded Galor releases new book on the origins of inequality

“The Journey of Humanity: The Origins of Wealth and Inequality,” Professor of Economics Oded Galor’s second book and his first written for a general audience, was released March 22 in 30 languages.
The Conversation

‘Everybody has not won’: trickle‑down economics was an idiotic idea. How do we fix the inequality it causes?

In his 2024 State of the Union address, US president Joe Biden announced his plans for a bold set of tax reforms. Tax on corporations would go up. Deductions for high-income earners would come down.
The Conversation

Canadians are losing faith in the economy — and it’s affecting their perception of inequality

Scott Schieman receives funding from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. Alexander Wilson receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. Jiarui Liang does not ...