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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

James K. Boyce’s inaugural GiRA lecture on inequality and the environment now available
octobre 10, 2024 | WID.world

  On April 5, 2024, James K. Boyce, co-winner of the 2024 Global Inequality Research Award (GiRA), gave a lecture at Sciences Po Paris. In ... Continuer la lecture

Inequality in life and death – how 1/3 of the population passes away leaving behind debt in Vienna
octobre 7, 2024 | WID.world

Despite the fame of Austrian composers Franz Schubert and Mozart, both passed away with minimal wealth, leaving their families unable to afford proper funerals. Two ... Continuer la lecture

Rowaida Moshrif, nouvelle co-directrice du World Inequality Lab
septembre 9, 2024 | WID.world

À partir de septembre 2024, Rowaida Moshrif deviendra co-directrice et responsable des données du WIL. Ce nouveau poste reflète la fonction essentielle qu’elle a progressivement ... Continuer la lecture

New research uncovers key mistakes in Auten and Splinter’s estimates of US inequality
juillet 31, 2024 | WID.world

Thomas Piketty, Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman fleshed out their response to Auten and Splinter’s paper published in the Journal of Political Economy (2024), which ... Continuer la lecture

Les dimensions spatiales des inégalités de revenus en Italie
juillet 9, 2024 | WID.world

L’étude de la répartition et de l’inégalité des revenus aux niveaux national et mondial a une longue tradition en économie. Pourtant, les estimations détaillées de ... Continuer la lecture

‘Political cleavages and social inequalities’ now available in Greek
juillet 4, 2024 | WID.world

Who votes for whom and why? Why has growing inequality in many parts of the world not led to renewed class-based conflicts, and seems instead ... Continuer la lecture