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• Guests: Erik Bengtsson (Lund University), Pat Hudson (Cardiff University) and Keith Tribe (Tartu University)
• Host and Producer: Maria Bach (Centre Walras-Pareto, University of Lausanne)

As we heard in part one of our series on inequality, researchers looking at inequality urge people to look more on the micro level because the trends and causes are not universal across time and space. So in this second part, we look at why and how inequality goes up and down depending on where you look.

All the examples you will hear, in some way, critique and build upon Thomas Piketty’s comparative approach. We will hear from Erik Bengtsson, who studies the trends of inequality in Sweden. To check out Erik’s work, click here. We will also hear from Keith Tribe and his co-editor Pat Hudson talk about their collected work called The Contradictions of Capital in the 21^st century in which they build upon the renewed interest in the long run global development of wealth inequality stimulated by the publication of Piketty’s book Capital in the 21^st Century.

To watch the TED talk video on inequality featured at the beginning, go here.

Featured music (apart from the usual intro and outro music): Sounds by Dave JF, Atmosphere 12, and Jordan Powell, Erokia.

Finally, thanks to David Philippy for helping with production.