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A new framework to study global wealth inequality under climate change published in Nature Climate Change
marzo 3, 2025 | WID.world

While climate change and climate policies affect both physical capital and financial assets, their impacts on aggregate wealth and its distribution remain underexplored. Preliminary calculations ... Continuar leyendo

Despite rising productivity, inequality within the agricultural sector has increased since 1950
febrero 19, 2025 | WID.world

One of the most striking changes in recent history has been the global shift from agricultural to non-agricultural employment. However, we know little about whether ... Continuar leyendo

New estimates of wealth inequality based on the distribution of estates
febrero 19, 2025 | WID.world

The study of the inequality of wealth holds a central place in the research and policy agendas today. However, the overall picture remains highly incomplete, ... Continuar leyendo

Wealth concentration increases the risks of financial crises, new study finds
enero 27, 2025 | WID.world

The aftermath of the 2008 Great Financial Crisis has intensified research interest in the causes of financial crises. While financial crises have often been interpreted ... Continuar leyendo

Global demographic shifts: insights from 1800 to 2100
diciembre 17, 2024 | WID.world

How has the world’s population transformed over the past two centuries, and what can we expect in the future? The World Inequality Database (WID) now ... Continuar leyendo

Enforcing Colonial Rule: Blood Tax and Head Tax in French West Africa
diciembre 12, 2024 | WID.world

How coercive were African colonial states?  Scholars – economists, historians, or political scientists – don’t always agree. Some see colonial states as omnipotent Leviathans, while ... Continuar leyendo

Firms as tax shelters: The disguise of personal expenses as business expenses erodes tax revenues
diciembre 3, 2024 | WID.world

By how much and how do individuals who control firms blur the lines between personal and business expenses to avoid taxes? By disguising personal expenditures ... Continuar leyendo

Intergenerational Mobility in Hong Kong, 1976-2016
diciembre 3, 2024 | WID.world

Hong Kong’s laissez-faire economic model spurred rapid growth in the second half of the 20th century, but it also led to rising inequality, placing it ... Continuar leyendo

10 facts on global inequality in 2024
noviembre 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 ... Continuar leyendo