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Wealth and income inequality on the rise in preindustrial Southern Italy 1550-1800
Economic inequality in pre-industrial societies has only recently become the subject of systematic research. Southern Italy offers a particularly good setting for studying the long-term
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James K. Boyce’s inaugural GiRA lecture on inequality and the environment now available
On April 5, 2024, James K. Boyce, co-winner of the 2024 Global Inequality Research Award (GiRA), gave a lecture at Sciences Po Paris. In
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Inequality in life and death – how 1/3 of the population passes away leaving behind debt in Vienna
Despite the fame of Austrian composers Franz Schubert and Mozart, both passed away with minimal wealth, leaving their families unable to afford proper funerals. Two
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Rowaida Moshrif, nouvelle co-directrice du World Inequality Lab
À partir de septembre 2024, Rowaida Moshrif deviendra co-directrice et responsable des données du WIL. Ce nouveau poste reflète la fonction essentielle qu’elle a progressivement
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New research uncovers key mistakes in Auten and Splinter’s estimates of US inequality
Thomas Piketty, Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman fleshed out their response to Auten and Splinter’s paper published in the Journal of Political Economy (2024), which
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Les dimensions spatiales des inégalités de revenus en Italie
L’étude de la répartition et de l’inégalité des revenus aux niveaux national et mondial a une longue tradition en économie. Pourtant, les estimations détaillées de
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‘Political cleavages and social inequalities’ now available in Greek
Who votes for whom and why? Why has growing inequality in many parts of the world not led to renewed class-based conflicts, and seems instead
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Le début de la fin de la tripartition ? Élections européennes et inégalités sociales en France, 1994-2024
Le Rassemblent national est arrivé nettement en tête des élections européennes de 2024 en France. Comment ces résultats s’inscrivent-ils dans l’histoire électorale du pays ?
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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 support our research efforts.
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