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Conflicting Claims and Taxation: A Distributive History of 20th Century Peru
mars 29, 2026 | WID.world

Over the past century, Peru has experienced sharp distributive shifts shaped by external dependency, political cycles, and changing power relations between labor and capital. Yet ... Continuer la lecture

The Global Democratic Deficit: Undemocratic international institutions favor powerful countries—and shape who pays and who benefits
mars 26, 2026 | WID.world

How does the international system actually work in practice? Who holds decision-making power, who finances global public goods, and who ultimately benefits from them? More ... Continuer la lecture

Should Charitable and Political Donations Benefit from Similar Tax Treatments? Evidence from a Survey Experiment
mars 24, 2026 | WID.world

In many countries, charitable and political donations benefit from generous, and often similar tax incentives, despite serving very different purposes. While the responsiveness of charitable ... Continuer la lecture

Terms of Trade and North-South Relations: Implications for Foreign Wealth Accumulation and Comparative Development (1962-2025)
mars 11, 2026 | WID.world

Since the 1960s, many low- and middle-income countries have remained heavily specialized in primary commodity exports, fueling long-standing debates about deteriorating terms of trade, unequal ... Continuer la lecture

Planetary Habitability, Global Convergence and Structural Transformation, 2026-2100
mars 3, 2026 | WID.world

What level of economic prosperity and well-being is compatible with global convergence (equality between countries) and the preservation of planetary habitability? Or, to put it ... Continuer la lecture

Skin Tone Penalties: Quasi-Experimental Evidence on Colorism in Football
février 10, 2026 | WID.world

Skin tone inequalities are widely observed in economic and social outcomes, yet it remains difficult to identify whether they reflect direct discrimination rather than differences ... Continuer la lecture

2025 Rapport d’activité
janvier 29, 2026 | WID.world

Nous sommes ravis de vous présenter notre rapport d’activité 2025. Pour la première fois l’année dernière, les inégalités ont été identifiées comme priorité lors d’un ... Continuer la lecture

Mapping The Redistributive Debates In Norway And The United States
janvier 19, 2026 | WID.world

Debates over inequality and redistribution are central to contemporary politics, yet we know little about how pro-redistributive arguments are framed and how they resonate with ... Continuer la lecture

New Data, Revised Methods: Highlights from the World Inequality Database 2025 Update
janvier 14, 2026 | 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 Inequality Lab ... Continuer la lecture