Vocabulary Practice: none
Readings:
For most U.S. workers, real wages have barely budged in decades – Pew research Center
The narrowing, but persistent, gender gap in pay – Pew research Center
Incomes of whites, blacks, Hispanics and Asians in the U.S., 1970 and 2016 – Pew research Center
Andrew Yang: Yes, Robots Are Stealing Your Job – New York Times
Textbook links:
16.0 – Inflation and Unemployment
16.1 Relating Inflation and Unemployment
16.2 Explaining Inflation–Unemployment Relationships
16.3 Inflation and Unemployment in the Long Run
16.4 Review and Practice
18.0 – Inequality, Poverty, and Discrimination
18.1 Income Inequality
18.3 The Economics of Discrimination
18.4 Review and Practice
Video links:
Khan Academy short video on inflation
What is inflation?
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