Prior to beginning work on the Final Paper, read Steven Strauss’ article, The Connection Between Education, Income Inequality, and Unemployment  (https://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-strauss/the-c

Prior to beginning work on the Final Paper, read Steven Strauss’ article, The Connection Between Education, Income Inequality, and Unemployment  (https://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-strauss/the-connection-between-ed_b_1066401.html). 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