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Income Inequality and Structural Transformation: Evidence from Swedish Micro Data,1870–1970
जून 16, 2026 | WID.world

Why did income inequality decline so dramatically during the twentieth century? Existing explanations often emphasise progressive taxation, welfare state expansion, or the economic disruptions caused ... पढ़ना जारी रखें

Jean Drèze receives 2026 “Global Inequality Research Award” during the World Inequality Conference in Paris
जून 11, 2026 | WID.world

On Friday, 5 June 2026, Jean Drèze was awarded the Global Inequality Research Award (GiRA) during the World Inequality Conference organized at Paris School of ... पढ़ना जारी रखें

Global Justice Report: the World Inequality Lab maps a path to €5,000-a-month average incomes for all countries within +1.8°C of warming
जून 4, 2026 | WID.world

On June 4, the World Inequality Lab launched the Global Justice Report: a Plan for Equality and Prosperity Within Planetary Boundaries, during the opening of ... पढ़ना जारी रखें

Taxing Wealth & Enrichment: Lessons from the 1945–French ‘National Solidarity Levy’
मई 18, 2026 | WID.world

Exceptional wealth taxes and capital levies have not yet received all the attention they deserve, notably because it is often assumed that most one-off wealth ... पढ़ना जारी रखें

Measuring Income Inequality Using a Graduated Poll Tax: Spain, 1874–1943
अप्रैल 23, 2026 | WID.world

Spain’s historical trajectory of income inequality during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries has remained relatively absent from wider debates on long-run inequality, largely ... पढ़ना जारी रखें

The Global Justice Platform: Distributional Pathways, the Global Justice Fund and the New Democratic International Order, 2026-2100
अप्रैल 20, 2026 | WID.world

The declining hegemony of existing powers and the emergence of a multipolar world order make the rethinking of global economic governance under climate constraints both ... पढ़ना जारी रखें

Cutting hours through outsourcing
अप्रैल 20, 2026 | WID.world

Over recent decades, rising inequality between firms and the fragmentation of production have reshaped labour markets. One key mechanism is the “fissuring” of firms, where ... पढ़ना जारी रखें

Land Inequality in India: Nature, History, and Markets
अप्रैल 7, 2026 | WID.world

Land is one of the most important productive assets in agrarian societies, yet its distribution remains highly unequal across many parts of the world. Rural ... पढ़ना जारी रखें

Extreme Income Inequality in Ecuador – Dollarization, Commodity Price Boom, and Citizen Revolution
अप्रैल 2, 2026 | WID.world

Despite growing interest in inequality in Latin America, long-term evidence for countries like Ecuador has remained limited, especially when it comes to capturing top incomes. ... पढ़ना जारी रखें