Does inequality drive redistribution? A new study in sub-Saharan Africa questions the usual theory, showing that natural resource wealth plays a key role in shaping redistribution, especially in middle-income countries. Read more: https://bit.ly/4hpq3f2 #WeAreAERC #AERCImpact | African Economic Research Consortium | Facebook

Today a bill passed in congress that causes the largest redistribution of wealth from the poor and the middle class to the rich—in history. This legislation entirely passed by the Republican majority strips Medicaid and food assistance from millions of people, including 650,000 in our home state North Carolina. There is only one reason why this bill was passed in the light of day, instead of in the middle of the night as the Republican leaders wanted. It is because Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffrie