Actualités
New paper on Midcentury American Inequality
The mid-20th century American decline in income inequality has been called “the greatest leveling of all time,” despite a similarly unmatched rate of economic
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Argentina’s new government and WIL to cooperate in data production
Paris, February 5th, 2019 – The World Inequality Lab (WIL) met with Alberto Fernandez, President of Argentina, and his delegation, composed of the Minister
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New paper “House Price Cycles, Wealth Inequality and Portfolio Reshuffling”
Business cycle dynamics can shape the wealth distribution through asset price changes, saving responses, or a combination of both. This working paper by Clara Martinez
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Publication of the Human Development Report!
The World Inequality Lab is glad to announce its contribution to the Human Development Report 2019 “Beyond Income, Beyond Averages, Beyond Today: Inequalities in Human Development
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“Ten facts about inequality in advanced economies”
Economic inequality is on the rise after a historic decline, and the trend is especially dramatic in the United States, as outlines the paper “Ten
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“How Much are the Poor Losing from Tax Competition?”
How much are European citizens losing from tax competition? Would they be better-off if European countries were able to have a common fiscal tool? In
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Compare your income to that of African citizens
The WID.world income comparator has been extended to all African countries based on the work done by Lucas Chancel, Denis Cogneau, Amory Gethin and Alix
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Top income shares for New Zealand extended to 2017
The series of top shares of fiscal income for New Zealand have been extended to 2017. The series have also been updated for 2016, due
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ERC Synergy Grant awarded to the project “Towards a System of Distributional National Accounts”
The World Inequality Lab is glad to announce that the project “Towards a System of Distributional National Accounts” has been awarded the ERC Synergy Grant
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