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Human capital, unequal opportunities and productivity convergence – A global historical perspective 1800-2100
How much more inclusive has access to health and education become in recent decades? Are we on track for global convergence in human capital, well-being,
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A new composite index to measure and mitigate inequality
Amongst the most widely used measures of income or wealth inequality is the Gini coefficient. In recent times, there has been a rise in popularity
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New Spain Wealth Atlas: understanding regional wealth inequality in Spain
Properly evaluating and designing policies that take wealth inequality into account relies on measuring wealth accurately at the regional level. This is particularly important in countries
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Intergenerational Mobility in Spain: Geographic Analysis and Causal Neighborhood Effects
At the heart of a thriving society lies the principle of equal opportunity: the idea that one’s background should not preordain one’s future. An excellent
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Colonial extraction and unequal exchange have shaped two centuries of North-South inequality
Are today’s trade and current account imbalances unique in history? Are international economic relations characterized by self-correcting market mechanisms, or by persistent imbalances and power
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Inflation and high volatility hit the poor harder in India
There are two kinds of inequality that exist among the poor and the rich with respect to inflation. First, inflation erodes the purchasing power of
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Convergence alone won’t fix global inequality by 2050 without ambitious redistribution
What will global income inequality look like in 2050? Will the economic catch-up of developing countries lead to a more equitable world? Or will the
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Past and future trajectories for labour hours, productivity, gender inequality and structural transformation, 1800-2100
In Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren (1930), John Maynard Keynes famously predicted that rising productivity would lead to a 15-hour working week by 2030. Nearly
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Egypt’s 1952 agrarian reform reduced persistent inequality and the dominance of the landed elite, but failed to lift up the poorest landowners and the landless
The Middle East is one of the most unequal regions in the world today, yet little is known about the long-term dynamics of inequality in
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