Zombie Economics


read the article Zombie Economics by Patrick McCormick and answer the following

questions.

1. What is the purpose of the article?

2. How is the ‘zombie metaphor’ used to relate to economics?

3. Why, in your opinion, do you think that zombies are a popular metaphor?

4. In the last paragraph of the article, the author offers a solution to the problems outlined

in the article. What solution is presented, and do you think it is achievable?

5. How does this article contribute to your understanding of inequality, specifically,

economic inequality?