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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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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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