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Paraísos Fiscales, Wealth Taxation, and Mobility
December 17, 2020 | WID.world

Paraísos Fiscales, Wealth Taxation, and Mobility   In this paper, David R. Agrawal, Dirk Foremny, and Clara Martínez-Toledano analyze the effect of wealth taxation on mobility ... Continue reading

Political conflict, social inequality and electoral cleavages in Central-Eastern Europe
November 25, 2020 | WID.world

In this paper, Attila Lindner, Filip Novokmet, Thomas Piketty, and Tomasz Zawisza analyze political conflict, social inequality, and electoral cleavages in Central-Eastern Europe the Czech Republic, ... Continue reading

The Distributional Impact of the Pandemic in the UK
November 23, 2020 | WID.world

The Distributional Impact of the Pandemic in the UK In this paper, Sinem Hacıoğlu Hoke, Diego R. Känzig, and Paolo Surico show that the top ... Continue reading

Inequality Transparency Index 2020
November 18, 2020 | WID.world

WID.world’s Inequality Transparency Index gives an overview of the challenges ahead to end financial opacity around the globe and of the difficulties faced by researchers ... Continue reading

Distributional National Accounts (DINA) for Austria
November 17, 2020 | WID.world

Distributional National Accounts (DINA) for Austria, 2004-2016 In this paper, Stefan Jestl and Emanuel List use survey data, tax data, and national accounts data in ... Continue reading

Global Inequality Data – 2020 update
November 10, 2020 | WID.world

      The World Inequality Lab releases today a major update of global inequality data for 173 countries, making up 97% of the world ... Continue reading

What’s new about Income Inequality in Latin America?
November 10, 2020 | WID.world

Inequality in Latin America Revisited: Insights from Distributional National Accounts In this issue brief, Mauricio De Rosa, Ignacio Flores, and Marc Morgan describe their preliminary ... Continue reading

What’s new about income inequality data in Asia?
November 10, 2020 | WID.world

What’s new about Income inequality data in Asia? In this issue brief, Li Yang presents the evolution and decomposition of income inequality data in Asia ... Continue reading

What’s New About Inequality in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States?
November 10, 2020 | WID.world

What’s New About Inequality in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the US? In this issue brief, Matthew Fisher-Post highlights some new findings and long-run trends, ... Continue reading