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Rich Russians: Laurie Taylor talks to Elisabeth Schimpfossl, Lecturer in Sociology at Aston University, about her study of the changing nature of the Russian elite, from oligarchs to bourgeoisie. Also, millionaire tax flight - myth or reality? Cristobal Young, Associate Professor of Sociology at Cornell University, suggests that location is surprisingly important to the rich. Producer: Jayne Egerton
Hello! Time to debunk some myths about the millionaires and their tax habits. Spoilers... It's highly likely we can make them chip in a bit more without them upping and leaving. Cristobal Young has the stats to prove it, Karen Stewart is happy to pay more and Prem Sikka is our expert in the UK.Ed & Geoff are reunited and sharing their holiday anecdotes, but NOT the presents that have been misplacedANDAngela Barnes joins us, pleading for - horn variety, flirting lessons, child-friendly carriages and a tour of the cold war bunkers FURTHER READINGhttps://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2017/nov/20/if-you-tax-the-rich-they-wont-leave-us-data-contradicts-millionaires-threatshttps://patrioticmillionaires.org/who-we-are/https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0AMoBU7lFUACONTACT USreasons@cheerfulpodcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/reasonstobecheerfulpodcasthttps://twitter.com/cheerfulpodcastLeave us a voicemail on skype - search for "Cheerful Podcast"CONTACT OUR GUESTShttps://twitter.com/cristobalyoung5https://twitter.com/patrioticmillshttps://twitter.com/premnsikkahttps://twitter.com/AngelaBarnes See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Could we fight unemployment by providing government jobs in construction, child care, and other needed public projects? Professor William Darity explains how a Federal Job Guarantee could work and how similar programs have been effective in the past. For More on this Topic: Check out his oped in The New York Times. Read his two-page brief, co-authored with Darrick Hamilton and Mark Paul. Further Reading: Why Jobless Americans Experience Deep and Prolonged Distress, Cristobal Young, Stanford University, SSN Key Findings The Great Recession and America's Underemployment Crisis, Leif Jensen, Pennsylvania State University, Tim Slack, Louisiana State University, SSN Key Findings
Dr. Cristobal Young, Assistant Professor at Stanford University, interviews Dr.Olav Sorenson, Professor of Sociology at the Yale School of Management, about his recently published article,"Geography, Joint Choices, and the Reproduction of Gender Inequality," co-authored by Michael Dahl. This article can be found in the October 2016 issue of the American Sociological Review.
Dr. Olav Sorenson, Professor of Sociology at the Yale School of Management, interviews Dr. Cristobal Young, Assistant Professor at Stanford University, about his recently published article "Millionaire Migration and Taxation of the Elite: Evidence from Administrative Data," which can be found in the June 2016 issue of the American Sociological Review.