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How does economic inequality change society?
octobre 11, 2023 | WID.world

How do we believe economic inequality changes society – through for example the amount of crime or the quality of democratic institutions? And do our ... Continuer la lecture

Global inequality of hourly income
septembre 27, 2023 | WID.world

Where do people work the most, and earn the most? Is there a link between working hours and income inequality? Anique Ahmed compares variations in ... Continuer la lecture

Elections et inégalités sociales en France, 1789-2022
septembre 6, 2023 | WID.world

  Le nouveau livre de Thomas Piketty et Julia Cagé, Une histoire du conflit politique, Élections et inégalités sociales en France, 1789-2022, sort le vendredi ... Continuer la lecture

Rapport d’Activité 2022
septembre 4, 2023 | WID.world

Nous avons le plaisir de vous présenter notre rapport d’activité 2022. L’année 2022 a été marquée par des étapes importantes pour le World Inequality Lab, ... Continuer la lecture

The far-right donation gap
août 29, 2023 | WID.world

Although the 21st century is often portrayed as the “age of philanthropy”, with an unprecedented increase in charitable giving, the proportion of the population giving ... Continuer la lecture

Spatial wage inequality in North America and Western Europe 1975-2019
juillet 31, 2023 | WID.world

In recent decades, income inequality has been on the rise in most of the world’s leading economies. To what extent do spatial inequalities – such ... Continuer la lecture

The biological cost of the economic transition in Poland
juillet 28, 2023 | WID.world

Variation in height has two components: genetic and environmental. Genetic factors explain 70% of the variation in height. The rest of the variation is driven ... Continuer la lecture

Income inequality in the Duchy of Warsaw (1810/11)
juillet 28, 2023 | WID.world

The Duchy of Warsaw was a Polish state established by Napoleon Bonaparte, which existed in the years 1807-1815. Although the Duchy of Warsaw existed only ... Continuer la lecture

Social security wealth reduces wealth inequality in the EU, new study finds
juillet 28, 2023 | WID.world

The ageing of society means that public pension systems are becoming increasingly important. What is the impact of public pension entitlements on wealth inequality among ... Continuer la lecture