Thursday, May 1, 2025

2011 Richard Epstein PBS Video Interview On The Benefits Of Income Inequality

Does U.S. Economic Inequality Have a Good Side?
Clip: 10/26/2011 | 8m 58s
Aired: 10/26/2011
A new Congressional Budget Office analysis supports the idea that income inequality has grown considerably over the past few decades. As part of his Making Sen$e series on economic inequality, Paul Solman talks to libertarian law professor Richard Epstein, who argues that wealth inequality acts as a driving force for innovation.

Video originally posted on this blog on Friday, October 28, 2011.