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Season 6 - Episode 2 - Corrado Gini

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Corrado Gini

Economics In Ten
Oct 21, 2022 1h 21m
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<p>When economists discuss inequality, they often quote the Gini Coefficient, but who was the man behind the maths? In this episode, your friendly neighbourhood economists, Pete and Gav investigate the life and ideas of Corrado Gini. Was he on the side of good or evil? Along the way, you will find out about his often over-looked association with Mussolini and the discredited "science" of eugenics, Pete’s love of Stanley Tucci, our catchy slogan to conserve energy within the home and why Gini would have made a great Bond villain given his somewhat sinister love of Perspex boxes. There is also a quiz and given Gini's Italian background, you’ll be unsurprised to hear that it’s based around pasta! Technical support as always comes from ‘Norovirus’ Nic.&nbsp;</p> <p>Footnote: &nbsp;Gini died in 1965 and was 81 - we know at least one of our listeners is keen on these biographical facts and we forgot this detail...</p>

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