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Imposer la domination coloniale : l’impôt du sang et l’impôt de capitation en Afrique Occidentale Française
décembre 12, 2024 | WID.world

A quel point les États coloniaux africains étaient-ils coercitifs ? Les chercheurs – économistes, historiens ou politologues – ne s’accordent pas toujours. Certains voient les ... Continuer la lecture

Firms as tax shelters: The disguise of personal expenses as business expenses erodes tax revenues
décembre 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 ... Continuer la lecture

Intergenerational Mobility in Hong Kong, 1976-2016
décembre 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 ... Continuer la lecture

10 facts on global inequality in 2024
novembre 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 ... Continuer la lecture

Inequality in 2024: a closer look at six regions
novembre 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 ... Continuer la lecture

China vs. India: how human capital shaped two distinct economic paths
novembre 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 ... Continuer la lecture

Exploring optimal taxation to tackle the regressivity of Italy’s
octobre 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. ... Continuer la lecture

The local environmental and welfare effects of large industrial shutdowns in Germany
octobre 21, 2024 | WID.world

The clean energy transition and large-scale deindustrialization are transforming the industrial landscape of high-income economies, sparking debates over who will benefit and who will be ... Continuer la lecture

Wealth and income inequality on the rise in preindustrial Southern Italy 1550-1800
octobre 21, 2024 | WID.world

Economic inequality in pre-industrial societies has only recently become the subject of systematic research. Southern Italy offers a particularly good setting for studying the long-term ... Continuer la lecture