Arthur MacEwan

Artuhur MacEwan is professor emeritus of economics at UMass-Boston and a Dollars & Sense Associate.

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Inequality in the World

In many countries, including most of the high-income countries and the most populous lower-income countries, the distribution of income has become more unequal.

by: Arthur MacEwan,; Dollars & Sense

November 12, 2014

News Analysis

The Minimum Wage and Inflation

Would an increase of the minimum wage be inflationary? Would more inflation than we have now be a good or bad thing?

by: Arthur MacEwan,; Dollars & Sense

August 5, 2014

News

Why the Shift From Production to Speculation?

The switch to finance is a switch in terms of where profits are being obtained and, along with the profits, very high salaries.

by: Arthur MacEwan,; Dollars & Sense

July 2, 2014

Op-Ed

The Airfare Mystery

Beneath the surface (on travel web sites), it turns out that a large part of the price difference between these two routes is not the actual payment to…

by: Arthur MacEwan,; Dollars & Sense

December 21, 2013

Op-Ed

Black-White Income Differences: What’s Happened?

The economic position of African Americans relative to White Americans has not improved over the last 40 years.

by: Arthur MacEwan,; Dollars & Sense

August 29, 2013