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New Macro Update
What’s new in the World Inequality Database? The World Inequality Lab released its 2024 macro update with new series on: Update of the macro series
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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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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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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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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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Asset-price redistribution
Over the last several decades, there has been a large increase in asset valuations acrossmany asset classes. While these rising valuations had important effects on
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Paris Conference Calls for UN Tax Convention to Combat Inequality
200 economists, researchers and campaigners from across Europe and the world gathered in Paris on 14-15 March 2024 to discuss the impact of a
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Institutional and Political Factors Influence Long-Term Income Inequality in Eastern Europe in the XX Century: Lessons from Bulgaria and Czechoslovakia
Eastern Europe has undergone dramatic socio-economic and political changes during the twentieth century. This makes the region an interesting laboratory for studying inequality and political
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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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