Why Does Inequality Matter? | Terrenal Live
In this episode of Terrenal, recorded live at the Universidad de los Andes, Andrés Caro and Andrés Mejía speak with Juan Camilo Cárdenas and Leopoldo Fergusson, full professors in the School of Economics at the Universidad de los Andes and co-directors of TREES, about the different forms that inequality takes in Colombia and why it should matter to us.
The conversation touches on the role of merit and opportunity, educational segregation, discrimination based on accent, the weakness of Colombia’s fiscal pact, and the relationship between inequality, power, and polarization. It also explores what the government, the education system, and citizens can do to build a society in which everyone is treated equally.
This is the video version of episode 125 of *Terrenal*, recorded on June 18, 2026.