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Contagious coercion: The effect of plagues on serfdom in the Baltics
What drives labor coercion? Do plagues increase labor coercion by creating labor scarcity? Labor scarcity is the main hypothesized determinant of labor coercion Domar (1970),
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Progressive taxation remains the global exception, new study shows
What is the level and incidence of taxes and transfers worldwide, since 1980? Which countries do the most to reduce income disparities through taxes and
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3 ways to look at global income inequality in 2023 – Insights from the World Inequality Database
The World Inequality Lab (WIL) released its annual update of global inequality data. Tell me in which country you live and I will tell
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What’s new about inequality in Latin America in 2023?
The 2023 update of the World Inequality Database includes new findings for Latin America. First opportunity to study Covid-19’s impact on Latin American inequality using
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What’s new about inequality in North America and Oceania in 2023?
The 2023 update of the World Inequality Database includes new findings for North America and Oceania: The United States (US) remains an outlier of the
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What’s new about inequality in Europe in 2023?
The 2023 update of the World Inequality Database includes new data up to 2022 for Europe, including new data sources and findings for France, Bulgaria,
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What’s new about inequality in South and Southeast Asia in 2023?
The 2023 update of the World Inequality Database includes new findings for South and Southeast Asia, with a focus on Thailand. Levels of inequality vary
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What’s new about inequality in the Middle East and North Africa in 2023?
The 2023 update of the World Inequality Database confirms that income inequality remains very high in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: The
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What’s new about inequality in East Asia in 2023?
The 2023 update of the World Inequality Database includes new findings for East Asia, with new estimates of the full income distribution for South Korea from 1982
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