In: Economics
US economy is mixed, large and developed one , If we explore the past and current trends in economy on the basis of :
US cities - Atlanta , Virgina ,chicago , boston
Income - Income inequality grown across the US cities ; now a sharp increase of expenses in urban areas. Gini coefficient is used to measure it. 0 to 1 ( 0- low inequality, 1- highest)
Virgina | 0.43 |
Chicago | 0.52 |
Boston | 0.53 |
Atlanta | 0.57 |
Education- human capital is essential for the economic growth. Role of education or talent has concentrated in a relatively small number of cities, shows a growth divergence in talent across the places.
Education disparity
Gender and race issues- measure of the gender gap means the difference between men and women in different races role in the economic , social , political aspects ( races in US are mainly white,African Americans, Hispanics,Native Americans, Asian Americans).
Men - blue |
Women Red |