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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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The spatial dimensions of top income concentration and income inequality in Italy
The study of income distribution and inequality at the national and global levels has a long tradition in economics. Yet, detailed distributional estimates at finer
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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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The beginning of the end of tripartition? European elections and social inequalities in France, 1994-2024
The Rassemblent national came out clearly on top in the 2024 European elections in France. How do these results fit into the country’s electoral history?
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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 provide better data on
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Taxing wealth: reporting requirements and enforcement are as important as the tax rates
Over the last decades, there has been extensive research on the behavioral responses to taxes. This empirically-grounded research is crucial for informing the public debate
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Monopoly power drives wealth inequality in Australia
Recent decades have seen an increase in top wealth shares and an increase in market concentration in Australia. Are excessively concentrated markets inequitable as well
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New Macro Update
What’s new in the World Inequality Database? The World Inequality Lab released its 2024 macro update with new series on: Update of the macro series
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Wealth vs. income inequality: Dutch survey highlights public misconceptions
In most countries, the gap between the rich and poor is much larger when looking at wealth than when looking at income, leading to debates
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