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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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World Inequality Report 2026 | Coming out soon
On December 10, 2025, the World Inequality Lab will release the 2026 World Inequality Report, offering the latest and most comprehensive analysis of global inequality
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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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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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Capital in the 21st Century, Ten Years Later
On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of Capital in the Twenty-First Century (2014) and the fifth anniversary of Capital and Ideology (2020), Thomas Piketty
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Climate inequality report 2025 | Climate Change: A Capital Challenge, Why Climate Policy Must Tackle Ownership
The Climate Inequality Report 2025 reveals how wealth drives the climate crisis, and proposes new policy options to address it. It builds on the 2023
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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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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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En France, les minorités racisées subissent de fortes pénalités salariales
En France, le modèle universaliste qui refuse de reconnaître les communautés au sein de la République rend la mesure et la mise en évidence des
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