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2020 Update of Macroeconomic Aggregates
The World Inequality Database has been updated to include the latest data on macroeconomic aggregates. The series and GDP and net national income now cover
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Political Cleavages in South Africa
Extreme Inequality and the Structure of Political Cleavages in South Africa, 1994-2019 In this paper, Amory Gethin draws on political attitudes surveys to study the
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The Missing Profits of Nations
How much profit each country loses or attracts because of tax competition? Between 1985 and 2018, the global average statutory corporate tax rate has fallen
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Post-colonial Trends of Income Inequality
Post-colonial Trends of Income Inequality: Evidence from the Overseas Departments of France In this paper, Yajna Govind analyzes the post-colonial trends of income inequality in four
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Global Land Inequality
Global Land Inequality Agricultural land is vital for three out of four of the poorest billion individuals in the world. Yet little is known about
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Capital Gains and U.K. Inequality
Capital Gains and UK Inequality Aggregate taxable capital gains in UK have tripled in past decades. These taxable gains are largely repackaged income, so their
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What Determines the Capital Share?
What Determines the Capital Share over the Long Run of History? This paper, written by Erik Bengtsson, Enrico Rubolino and Daniel Waldenström, explores how the
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Coronabonds with or without Germany
Coronabonds with or without Germany This paper, written by Lucas Chancel, explores the rationale and feasibility of debt mutualization among Eurozone countries, ie Coronabonds (e.g.
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Green Welfare States in Developing Countries
The Quest for Green Welfare States in Developing Countries In this paper, Tancrède Voituriez provides a typology of green welfare states or “ecostates” in developing
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