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World Inequality Lab Receives Grant from Good Council for Redistribution
The Guter Rat für Rückverteilung (Good Council for Redistribution) has awarded the World Inequality Lab (WIL) a grant of €640,000 to provide better data on
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Taxing wealth: reporting requirements and enforcement are as important as the tax rates
Over the last decades, there has been extensive research on the behavioral responses to taxes. This empirically-grounded research is crucial for informing the public debate
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Monopoly power drives wealth inequality in Australia
Recent decades have seen an increase in top wealth shares and an increase in market concentration in Australia. Are excessively concentrated markets inequitable as well
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New Macro Update
What’s new in the World Inequality Database? The World Inequality Lab released its 2024 macro update with new series on: Update of the macro series
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Wealth vs. income inequality: Dutch survey highlights public misconceptions
In most countries, the gap between the rich and poor is much larger when looking at wealth than when looking at income, leading to debates
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Proposals for a wealth tax package to tackle extreme inequalities in India
Debates on income and wealth inequality in India have gained significant momentum in recent weeks, partly following the release of our study “Income and Wealth
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Call for applications: The World Inequality Lab is looking for MSCA Postdoctoral Fellows
Are you a postdoctoral researcher working on inequality dynamics? Are you based outside of France and willing to expand your experience with a stay at
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The US’ exorbitant privilege has become a rich world privilege – New study calls for a reform of the international monetary system
Over the past decades the world has experienced a process of financial integration and capital liberalisation that has permitted an increase in foreign capital accumulation,
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Asset-price redistribution
Over the last several decades, there has been a large increase in asset valuations acrossmany asset classes. While these rising valuations had important effects on
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