Federal Reserve Bank
Gini in a Bottle: Some Facts on Income Inequality
Delve into the hard numbers and fundamental concept of income inequality in the United States, using graphs, detailed reading materials, and an organized activity.
Curated OER
Chapter 34: Income Inequality and Poverty
Displaying the causes, trends, and effects of income inequality, this presentation covers the wide gap between wealth and poverty in the United States. The navigational tool will help lecturers guide the conversation. The key terms in...
Federal Reserve Bank
U.S. Income Inequality: It's Not So Bad
What is the difference between a flat tax, progressive tax, tax deduction and transfer payments? Pupils examine the ability-to-pay principle of taxation through discussion, problem solving, and a variety of worksheets on topics from US...
ProCon
Universal Basic Income
Should the United States adopt a universal basic income? After reading brief background information, scholars research the debate topic by reviewing the top three pros and cons. They also respond to a survey question and review other...
Curated OER
Race, Education, and Income: Comparing Carter & Reagan
High school learners compare economic outcomes for 3 racial groups under the presidencies of Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan by analyzing a series of graphs, answering questions from a worksheet, and participating in a discussion.
Curated OER
Contemporary Changes in the Distribution of Income and Wealth
In this Contemporary Changes worksheet, students look at a table (not provided) to answer questions about incomes of wage earners, then complete a graphic organizer about wealthy versus non-wealthy people.
Curated OER
Inequality
Pupils examine the concept of inequality. They compare and contrast vertical and horizontal inequality and identify methods on how inequality is measured. They research trends of inequality in the United Kingdom.
Federal Reserve Bank
Government Spending and Taxes
What types of government programs are designed to improve economic inequity in the United States? Introduce your learners to government programs, such as low-income housing, Social Security, and Medicaid, how they work to improve...
Redefining Progress
Have and Have-Not
Is there a correlation between a country's wealth and the extent of its ecological footprint? What exactly constitutes an ecological footprint, and how does one country stack up against the rest? This is a unique lesson to incorporate...
Curated OER
Poverty, Inequality, and Income Distribution
Students come up with a definition of poverty through performing an investigation. The problems of policy makers is addressed with the intention of how poverty can be solved. The problem of poverty is shown to have the capability of...
Curated OER
Poverty, Inequality and Income Distribution
Students view a PowerPoint presentation on poverty in the UK and then research and discuss different strategies available to governments for tackling poverty through fiscal policy.
Curated OER
And Justice for All?
Students explore the history of the environmental justice movement. They examine how discrimination promotes environmental illness in low income communities. Students explain why minority and low income groups have less economic and...
Museum of Tolerance
Why is This True?
Are wages based on race? On gender? Class members research wages for workers according to race and gender, create graphs and charts of their data, and compute differences by percentages. They then share their findings with adults and...
ProCon
Minimum Wage
The first ever minimum wage in America was set at 25 cents per hour in 1938 and has been steadily, if slowly, increasing ever since. Using the provided website, pupils decide if the United States should further increase the federal...
Curated OER
Literacy as a Force in the World
Students research and compare economic factors and data mining in Nepal. Students look at data to determine how the Nepalese quality of life compares to other countries and predict whether the literacy rate indicates or influences the...
Curated OER
The Missing Girls of India
Students study current news articles for the continuing practice of female infanticide in India. They discuss the devaluation of females in this country. Students brainstorm and evaluate solutions to this problem. Students design a...
Curated OER
Globalization101.org Development Lesson Plan
Pupils examine the role of globalization in developing countries. They write grant proposals to fund a development project that focuses on a specific development strategy.
The World Bank
World Bank Group: Income Inequality
This website examines the topic of income inequality and compares Brazil and Hungary. Lorenz Curves and Gini coefficients are used in this analysis. Includes a few discussion prompts.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Inequality
Practice what you've learned about the sources of income inequality, using the Gini coefficient as a measure of income inequality, and interpreting the Gini coefficient.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Income Distribution
This video teaches the concept of Income Distribution. Income distribution refers to how the total income earned ends up divided over members of the economy. The website contains an interactive quiz and links for related lesson plans.
Trinity University
Trinity University: Social Inequality
This is a site that explores social inequality. Includes tables and graphs to allow visual representations of the distribution of income and wealth. Also includes links to other sites.
Trinity University
Trinity University: Inequality and Education
Trinity University offers an overview of the problems of inequality in the education system in the United States. Has links to charts and articles about income and education.
Other
Global Policy Forum: Inequality of Wealth
Inequality of wealth in both the U.S. and world is a controversial topic. This site from the Global Policy Forum contains a series of articles that address this topic. Great for student research.
Other
Inequality.org
This site is dedicated to teaching people about the potential problems with an increasingly unequal distribution of income. The site exposes greed and excess, and includes a variety of links.