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Wealth vs. income inequality: Dutch survey highlights public misconceptions
In most countries, the gap between the rich and poor is much larger when looking at wealth than when looking at income, leading to debates
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Call for applications: The World Inequality Lab is looking for MSCA Postdoctoral Fellows
Are you a postdoctoral researcher working on inequality dynamics? Are you based outside of France and willing to expand your experience with a stay at
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Proposals for a wealth tax package to tackle extreme inequalities in India
Debates on income and wealth inequality in India have gained significant momentum in recent weeks, partly following the release of our study “Income and Wealth
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THE US’ EXORBITANT PRIVILEGE HAS BECOME A RICH WORLD PRIVILEGE – NEW STUDY CALLS FOR A REFORM OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY SYSTEM
Over the past decades the world has experienced a process of financial integration and capital liberalisation that has permitted an increase in foreign capital accumulation,
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TOP EARNERS AND THE GREAT COMPRESSION IN THE US 1918-1949
Wage inequality in the United States declined substantially in the years surrounding the Second World War. This phenomenon stands out as a primary catalyst in
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Domestic resources insufficient to eradicate extreme poverty, international solidarity needed
The very first Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) reads: “By 2030, eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, currently measured as people living on less than
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Inégalités économiques en Inde : le “Raj des milliardaires” est désormais plus inégalitaire que le Raj colonial britannique
Compte tenu du poids démographique et de la taille géographique de l’Inde, la répartition de la croissance économique du pays a des implications significatives sur
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La première édition du « Global Inequality Research Awards » récompense Bina Agarwal et James K. Boyce
L’étude des inégalités globales a connu ces dernières décennies un essor remarquable : inégalités économiques, sociales et environnementales ont fait l’objet de travaux théoriques et empiriques
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Seventy-five years of measuring income inequality in Latin America
Long considered one of the most unequal regions in the world, Latin America also has a rich history of producing statistics on inequality and poverty.
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