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Inequality in 2024: a closer look at six regions
November 19, 2024 | WID.world

For more than 10 years, the World Inequality Lab has been working to produce data on income inequality, now covering 216 countries, with data going ... Continue reading

10 facts on global inequality in 2024
November 19, 2024 | WID.world

The World Inequality Database (WID) provides open access to the most extensive database on the historical evolution of economic inequality. Updated annually by the World ... Continue reading

China vs. India: how human capital shaped two distinct economic paths
November 18, 2024 | WID.world

Between the 1910s and 2010, the education systems in China and India experienced remarkable growth, producing millions of skilled graduates and employing vast numbers of ... Continue reading

Exploring optimal taxation to tackle the regressivity of Italy’s tax system
October 22, 2024 | WID.world

Income and wealth inequality have been steadily rising in most developed economies since the 1980s, driven by wealthier households earning higher returns on their capital. ... Continue reading

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