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Assignment

Prior to beginning work on the Final Paper, read Steven Strauss' article, The Connection Between Education, Income Inequality, and Unemployment. In your Final Paper, you should address the following based on the information presented in the article and other research:

· Describe how a country can measure its income inequality.

· Evaluate the effect of income inequality on the U.S. economy, such as unemployment, economic growth, and other economic factors.

· Estimate the gap between those who hold bachelor's and higher (master or doctoral) degrees and those who do not.

· Explain reasons why the inequality gap between educated and less-educated workers has been widening.

· Evaluate whether increasing opportunities for higher education can reduce income inequality.

· Analyze what else causes U.S. income inequality to widen.

· Recommend how to reduce educationally based income inequality or other factors if you were a federal policy maker.

The Education and Income Inequality Final Paper

· Must be eight to 10 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style

· Must include a separate title page with the following:

o Title of paper

o Student's name

o Course name and number

o Instructor's name

o Date submitted

· Must utilize academic voice.

· Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.

· Must use at least three scholarly, peer-reviewed, and/or other credible sources in addition to the course text.

· Must document any information used from sources in APA style

· Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style