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Putting Global Income Inequality into Context

Irene2005
Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. With an average annual income of $236, the DRC is considered the poorest country in the world due to war and corruption.

How does where someone is born affect how much money they'll earn over a lifetime? What does income inequality indicate about a country's society and basic economic health?

Branko Milanovic tackles these questions as a lead economist in the World Bank's research department, where he works on the topics of income inequality and globalization.

On  Monday, March 10, Milanovic visits Drake Universit to discuss his most recent book "The Haves and the Have-Nots: A Brief and Idiosyncratic History of Global Inequality."

Ben Kieffer is the host of IPR's River to River
Katherine Perkins is IPR's Program Director for News and Talk