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Public Acceptance of International Redistribution in High-Income Countries
In international negotiations, Global South countries demand North-to-South transfers: indeed, redirecting just 1% of high-income countries’ output to low-income countries (LICs) would mechanically double their
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Global inequalities in ownership-based carbon footprints over 2010-2022
Who owns the firms that produce global greenhouse gas emissions? In this paper, Lucas Chancel and Yannic Rehm provide the first global estimates of ownership-based
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World Inequality Report 2026 | Coming out soon
On December 10, 2025, the World Inequality Lab will release the World Inequality Report 2026 wir2026.wid.world. Edited by Lucas Chancel, Ricardo Gómez-Carrera, Rowaida Moshrif, and
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Statement from the World Inequality Lab on the G20 Extraordinary Committee of Independent Experts’ Report on Global Inequality
The World Inequality Lab warmly welcomes the release of the G20 Extraordinary Committee of Independent Experts’ Report on Global Inequality, published today, November 4, 2025.
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Climate inequality report 2025 | Climate Change: A Capital Challenge, Why Climate Policy Must Tackle Ownership
TheClimate Inequality Report 2025, edited by Lucas Chancel and Cornelia Mohren, was published on October 28, 2025, ahead of the COP30. The report reveals how
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Equality and Development: A Comparative & Historical Perspective 1800-2025
Understanding how inequality shapes economic development has long been a central question for economists, policymakers, and citizens alike. Does greater equality foster inclusiveness and productivity,
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Upward mobility is primarily driven by labor income but almost never by capital alone
Understanding the drivers of income mobility is a central question in economics, as individuals’ incomes come from both labor and capital sources. While factor shares
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Racial minorities in France face substantial earnings penalties
Due to the historical legacies of colonization and slavery, as well as more recent migration waves, Western societies have become increasingly diverse in terms of
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First global database of wealth accumulation covering 1800–2025 now available
The long-run evolution of wealth has been central to debates in economic history and macroeconomics, but until now evidence has been largely confined to Western
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