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Inequality and Redistribution in France, 1990-2018
The World Inequality Lab releases its second Issue Brief – in partnership with the Institut des politiques publiques (IPP): “Trois décennies d’inégalités et de redistribution
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Publication of the first WID.world Issue Brief
The World Inequality Lab inaugurates the publication of its first issue brief, composed by Amory Gethin and dedicated to the analysis of net foreign assets
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Update of WID.world macroeconomic aggregates to 2017
WID.world has updated its external data on macroeconomic aggregates: national accounts and price data, as well as population indicators, are now available for 2017. WID.world
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Top income shares series for Switzerland updated to 2014 (WID.world Technical Note 2018/01)
The series of top fiscal income shares for Switzerland have been extended to 2014 by Isabel Martínez. In 2014, the top 1% fiscal income share reached
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New paper on the evolution of top income inequality in Germany (WID.world Working Paper 2017/18): data series available
This new paper by Charlotte Bartels presents new findings on the long-run dynamics of income inequality in Germany between 1871 and 2013. All data series are
ReadWorkshop on inequality measurement at the World Inequality Lab | PSE, co-organized with the CEQ and the Stone Center-CUNY
“Workshop on harmonization of household surveys, fiscal data and national accounts: comparing approaches and establishing standards” May 17 & 18, World Inequality Lab | Paris
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New paper on capital taxation in Sweden
This new paper entitled “How should capital be taxed? Theory and evidence from Sweden”, by Spencer Bastani and Daniel Waldenström, presents a comprehensive analysis of the role of
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New paper on the long-run evolution of top income inequality in Croatia and Slovenia
This new paper by Filip Novokmet and Nataša Kump presents findings on the long-run dynamics of income inequality in Croatia and Slovenia.
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New paper on rising inequality and the changing structure of political conflict (WID.world Working Paper 2018/7)
In this new paper (“Brahmin Left vs Merchant Right: Rising Inequality and the Changing Structure of the Political Conflict (Evidence from France, Britain and the
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