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New paper on private property and inequality in China
This new paper by T. Piketty, L. Yang and G. Zucman, “Capital Accumulation, Private Property and Rising Inequality in China”, WID.world Working Paper 2017/06 combines
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New paper on income inequality dynamics in France
This new paper by B. Garbinti, J. Goupille-Lebret and T. Piketty, “Income Inequality in France 1900-2014: Evidence from Distributional Accounts”, WID.world Working Paper 2017/04, combines
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First WID.world Conference. Call for Papers
We are organizing the First WID.world Conference, which will be hosted by the Paris School of Economics on December 14th and 15th, 2017. WID.world was
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New paper and series on wealth inequality dynamics in France
This new paper combines different sources and methods (income tax data, inheritance registers, national accounts, wealth surveys) in order to deliver consistent, unified wealth distribution
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New paper and series on wealth concentration in the UK
The new series cover a long period, from 1895 to the present. The UK went from being more unequal in terms of wealth than the
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Launching of WID.world : The source for global inequality data
Press release Launching of WID.world : The source for global inequality data Paris, January 9, 2017 – The World Wealth and Income Database (WID.world) launches today
ReadTony’s passing, WID.world mourning
We are very sad to announce the passing on January 1st 2017 of Anthony B. Atkinson, co-founder and co-director of WID.world. Anthony B. Atkinson, Tony,
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Welcome to the new WID.world website!
The new website for WID.world is now accessible online !
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New income series for the US
New series on income distribution in the United States have just been released. Highlights: Bottom 50% income share has declined from about 20% to 11%
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