This chart shows the fascinating pattern of inter-generational wealth and poverty in America. Of those raised in the top income quintile, 40% stay there while 43% of those raised in the bottom stay there. Also, a person raised in the top income quintile who does not go to college has a 2.5x higher change of staying in the top then someone from the bottom 20% who does go to college. Click through for a fascinating look at wealth and the effects of college.

–from mattbruening.com with data from Pew’s Economic Mobility Project

MIT Economist Andrew McAfree discusses how the future of work in an age of increasingly intelligent machines will have radical economic and social implications.

–from TED

Since the Federal Reserve began offering interest on its deposits, banks have left ever-increasing amounts of money there, leading to the trillion dollars now present. This enormous sum pays .25% interest. Fearing an interest rate increase, banks have been greatly increasing deposits over the past year.

–from CNN Money

This brilliantly laid-out graph shows some important contrasts between the United States and China. Click through for a great analysis and more graphs.

–from The Guardian

Over the past sixty years, manufacturing productivity per worker has grown enormously, increasing over $100,000 2011 dollars per worker. Over this same time period, labor’s share of this immense wealth gain have been comparatively small and shrinking.

–from Carpe Diem

These two charts show the effective tax rates at various income levels. The tax rate is quite low for those near point B, which is the earned income tax credit payments. However, after making more than $20,000, the implicit marginal tax rate goes over 100% because a number of benefits expire at that income threshold. Around $50,000, the tax rate goes down again, but rises again when a family no longer qualifies for the child tax credit. Click through to see data source details and technical notes.

–from Mises.org

Having student loan debt lowers the likelihood that a young American will purchase a home or car. Student loan debt is nearly inescapable and growing, increasing the chances that this trend will escalate over time.

–from The Washington Post

Core services inflation and core goods inflation have interesting and clearly opposing reactions to recessions. Most intriguing is the amount to disruption caused by the most recent recession, where the recovery patterns are quite different. Click through for a more extensive analysis.

–from The Economist

Although long considered an “alternative” energy source, solar energy prices have declined so substantially that starting in 2013 they will very soon be competitive with more mainstream energy sources like coal, natural gas, or hydro.

–from The Economist

These immigration graphics show the changing patterns of immigration the past 110 years in the US. The degree to which European immigration has slowed is quite dramatic.

–from the Washington Post