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New paper on income inequality dynamics in France

April 14, 2017 | WID.world

This new paper by B. Garbinti, J. Goupille-Lebret and T. Piketty, “Income Inequality in France 1900-2014: Evidence from Distributional Accounts”, WID.world Working Paper 2017/04, combines

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First WID.world Conference. Call for Papers

April 5, 2017 | WID.world

We are organizing the First WID.world Conference, which will be hosted by the Paris School of Economics on December 14th and 15th, 2017. WID.world was

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New paper and series on wealth inequality dynamics in France

February 14, 2017 | WID.world

This new paper combines different sources and methods (income tax data, inheritance registers, national accounts, wealth surveys) in order to deliver consistent, unified wealth distribution

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New paper and series on wealth concentration in the UK

January 23, 2017 | WID.world

The new series cover a long period, from 1895 to the present. The UK went from being more unequal in terms of wealth than the

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Launching of WID.world : The source for global inequality data

January 9, 2017 | WID.world

Press release Launching of WID.world : The source for global inequality data Paris, January 9, 2017 – The World Wealth and Income Database (WID.world) launches today

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Tony’s passing, WID.world mourning

January 3, 2017 | WID.world

We are very sad to announce the passing on January 1st 2017 of Anthony B. Atkinson, co-founder and co-director of WID.world. Anthony B. Atkinson, Tony,

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Welcome to the new WID.world website!

December 20, 2016 | WID.world

The new website for WID.world is now accessible online !

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New income series for the US

December 10, 2016 | WID.world

New series on income distribution in the United States have just been released. Highlights: Bottom 50% income share has declined from about 20% to 11%

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