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Second World Inequality Conference – Call for papers
The World Inequality Lab is organizing the second World Inequality Conference (previously WID.world Conference), which will be hosted by the Paris School of Economics on
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The concentration of personal wealth in Italy
The concentration of personal wealth in Italy 1995-2016 Italy is one the countries with the highest wealth-to-income ratio in the developed world. Yet, despite the
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China’s pension system
Towards equity and sustainability? China’s pension system reform moves center stage In this paper, Li Yang reviews the latest development of China’s public
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Gabriel Zucman hearing before the US Senate Budget committee
On March 25th 2021, Gabriel Zucman, Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Berkeley and co-director of the World Inequality Lab, testified before the
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The book “Political cleavages and social inequalities” is out in French
Summary of “Political cleavages and social inequalities” Who votes for whom and why? Why has growing inequality in many parts of the world
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Political cleavages in Algeria, Iraq, and Turkey
Political Cleavages and Social Inequalities in Algeria, Iraq, and Turkey, 1990-2019 In this paper, Lydia Assouad, Amory Gethin, Thomas Piketty and Juliet-Nil Uraz draw on
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Political Cleavages in Latin America
Social Inequalities, Identity, and the Structure of Political Cleavages in Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru, 1952-2019 In this paper, Oscar Barrera, Ana
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Political Cleavages and Social Inequalities in Japan
Political Cleavages and the Representation of Social Inequalities in Japan, 1953-2017 In this paper, Amory Gethin exploits political attitudes surveys conducted between 1953 and 2017
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Democratization and Class Cleavages in Southeast Asia
Democratization and the Construction of Class Cleavages in Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia, 1992-2019 In this paper, Amory Gethin and Thanasak Jenmana analyze how democratization in
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