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Climate inequality report 2023, Fair taxes for a sustainable future in the global South
January 30, 2023 | WID.world

  The climate crisis has begun to disrupt human societies by severely  affecting the very foundations of human livelihood and social organisation. Climate impacts are ... Continue reading

Do the Wealthy Underreport their Income? Using General Election Filings to Study the Income-Wealth Relationship in India
January 13, 2023 | WID.world

  The income reporting behaviour of different wealth groups is a critical public finance issue that has remained under-researched in the Indian and international contexts. ... Continue reading

Household Wealth and its distribution in the Netherlands, 1854-2019
December 19, 2022 | WID.world

  We analyze the evolution of aggregate household wealth, its composition, and top wealth shares since the mid-19th century for the Netherlands, a country which ... Continue reading

Rethinking Capital and Wealth Taxation
December 19, 2022 | WID.world

This paper reviews recent developments in the theory and practice of optimal capital taxation. We emphasize three main rationales for capital taxation. First, the frontier ... Continue reading

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