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Electoral cleavages and socioeconomic inequality in Germany
juillet 24, 2020 | WID.world

Electoral cleavages and socioeconomic inequality in Germany, 1949-2017 In this paper, Fabian Kosse and Thomas Piketty explore the changing relationships between party support, electoral cleavages ... Continuer la lecture

Income Inequality under Colonial Rule
juillet 20, 2020 | WID.world

Income Inequality under Colonial Rule: Evidence from French Algeria, Cameroon, Tunisia, and Vietnam and comparisons with British colonies 1920-1960 In this paper, Facundo Alvaredo, Denis Cogneau ... Continuer la lecture

2020 Update of Macroeconomic Aggregates
juillet 10, 2020 | WID.world

The World Inequality Database has been updated to include the latest data on macroeconomic aggregates. The series and GDP and net national income now cover ... Continuer la lecture

Political Cleavages in South Africa
juillet 9, 2020 | WID.world

Extreme Inequality and the Structure of Political Cleavages in South Africa, 1994-2019 In this paper, Amory Gethin draws on political attitudes surveys to study the ... Continuer la lecture

The Missing Profits of Nations
juin 30, 2020 | WID.world

How much profit each country loses or attracts because of tax competition? Between 1985 and 2018, the global average statutory corporate tax rate has fallen ... Continuer la lecture

Post-colonial Trends of Income Inequality
juin 15, 2020 | WID.world

Post-colonial Trends of Income Inequality: Evidence from the Overseas Departments of France In this paper, Yajna Govind analyzes the post-colonial trends of income inequality in four ... Continuer la lecture

Global Land Inequality
juin 12, 2020 | WID.world

Global Land Inequality Agricultural land is vital for three out of four of the poorest billion individuals in the world. Yet little is known about ... Continuer la lecture

Capital Gains and U.K. Inequality
juin 10, 2020 | WID.world

Capital Gains and UK Inequality Aggregate taxable capital gains in UK have tripled in past decades. These taxable gains are largely repackaged income, so their ... Continuer la lecture

What Determines the Capital Share?
mai 12, 2020 | WID.world

What Determines the Capital Share over the Long Run of History? This paper, written by Erik Bengtsson, Enrico Rubolino and Daniel Waldenström, explores how the ... Continuer la lecture