Tag: health

Environmental Justice: Income, Race and Health

By Rachel Massey, Meghan Maquet and Jonathan Harris The module illustrates the disproportionate environmental burdens faced by minority and low-income communities, using data and case studies. It delves into the limitations and applications of economic analysis on topics of valuing human life, precautionary principle, and the distinctions between efficiency and equity. The module discusses issues […]

How COVID-19 Has Magnified Pre-existing Inequalities in the US

By Ellie Hu The distribution of wealth and resources in the United States has been extremely unequal in recent decades, as the share of national wealth owned by the top 1 percent has increased from less than 25 percent in the late 1970s to around 45 percent more recently. In 2022, the top 1 percent […]