James Parrott, in this presentation for the Stone Center’s 2020 “Inequality by the Numbers” virtual workshop, analyzes multiple drivers of New York City’s high levels of economic inequality. He focuses on changing patterns of inequality, mainly during the last 35 years, and closes with remarks on new facets of inequality associated with the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Parrott is director of economic and fiscal policies at the Center for New York City Affairs, The New School.
Accompanying slides. (PDF)