Update of WID.world macroeconomic aggregates to 2017

WID.world has updated its external data on macroeconomic aggregates: national accounts and price data, as well as population indicators, are now available for 2017. WID.world

Top income shares series for Switzerland updated to 2014 (WID.world Technical Note 2018/01)

The series of top fiscal income shares for Switzerland have been extended to 2014 by Isabel Martínez. In 2014, the top 1% fiscal income share reached

New paper on the evolution of top income inequality in Germany (WID.world Working Paper 2017/18): data series available

This new paper by  Charlotte Bartels presents new findings on the long-run dynamics of income inequality in Germany between 1871 and 2013. All data series are

Workshop on inequality measurement at the World Inequality Lab | PSE, co-organized with the CEQ and the Stone Center-CUNY

“Workshop on harmonization of household surveys, fiscal data and national accounts: comparing approaches and establishing standards” May 17 & 18, World Inequality Lab | Paris

New paper on capital taxation in Sweden

This new paper entitled “How should capital be taxed? Theory and evidence from Sweden”, by Spencer Bastani and Daniel Waldenström, presents a comprehensive analysis of the role of

New paper on the long-run evolution of top income inequality in Croatia and Slovenia

This new paper by Filip Novokmet and Nataša Kump presents findings on the long-run dynamics of income inequality in Croatia and Slovenia.

New paper on rising inequality and the changing structure of political conflict (WID.world Working Paper 2018/7)

In this new paper (“Brahmin Left vs Merchant Right: Rising Inequality and the Changing Structure of the Political Conflict (Evidence from France, Britain and the

WID.world and World Inequality Lab Newsletter – March 2018

WID.world becomes the World Inequality Database

In March 2018, the name of WID.world was changed from the World Wealth and Income Database to the World Inequality Database. This was motivated by