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Anatomy of the Global Saving Glut

April 26, 2022 | WID.world

Anatomy of the Global Saving Glut   In this paper, Luis Bauluz, Filip Novokmet and Moritz Schularick provide a distributional perspective on global saving and

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A brief history of inequality, by Thomas Piketty

April 22, 2022 | WID.world

“An opportunity for readers to see Piketty bring his larger argument about the origins of inequality and his program for fighting it into high relief.”—

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World Inequality Report 2022 – French edition is out!

April 21, 2022 | WID.world

“Read this report, shout out its messages, find ways to act upon it.” Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo     Summary: World Inequality Report 2022 –

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Globalization and Factor Income Taxation

April 8, 2022 | WID.world

Globalization and Factor Income Taxation   How has globalization affected the relative taxation of labor and capital, and why? In this paper, Pierre Bachas, Matthew H.

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Wealth Inequality in Interwar Poland

March 30, 2022 | WID.world

Wealth Inequality in Interwar Poland   In this paper, Marcin Wroński provides the first estimates of wealth inequality in Poland in the interwar period.  To estimate wealth

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Newsletter | March 2022

March 29, 2022 | WID.world

? Read or download the newsletter (pdf) ? Subscribe to the newsletter: click here       Data visualization: Realtime Inequality   The impact of

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Effective sanctions against oligarchs and the role of a European Asset Registry

March 16, 2022 | WID.world

  Summary This note, by Theresa Neef, Panayiotis Nicolaides, Lucas Chancel, Thomas Piketty, and Gabriel Zucman, provides data on wealth inequality in Russia and advocates

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Racial Inequalities in Latin America

March 15, 2022 | WID.world

Unveiling the Cosmic Race: Racial Inequalities in Latin America   In this paper, Guillermo Woo-Mora uses skin tone and income information for over a hundred thousand individuals

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Income Inequality in Italy and Tax Policy Implications

February 28, 2022 | WID.world

Reconstructing Income Inequality in Italy: New Evidence and Tax Policy Implications from Distributional National Accounts   In this study, Demetrio Guzzardi, Elisa Palagi, Andrea Roventini

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