World Inequality Lab

wid.world

24 September 2026 15:26

Using harmonized surveys from 17 developing countries, Luis Bauluz, @yajnagovind.bsky.social, Filip Novokmet & Daniel Sánchez Ordóñez show that value, not area, is the relevant economic margin of land wealth. Updated working paper▶️ wid.world/document/glo...

World Inequality Lab

wid.world

22 September 2026 10:24

What inheritance tax rates do people consider appropriate? What drives these preferences: fairness concerns, self-interest, or government fiscal needs? To explore these questions, @edisonjakurti.bsky.social draws on data from 8,106 individuals across 11 European countries wid.world/news-article...

World Inequality Lab

wid.world

15 September 2026 07:57

New study by @simonbriole.bsky.social and @camillesalesse.bsky.social shows that air pollution widens educational inequalities: up to 25% of the achievement gap between advantaged and disadvantaged students in high school in France can be explained by it. Read more▶️ wid.world/news-article...

World Inequality Lab

wid.world

09 September 2026 11:22

We are now calling world leaders and governments to support the urgent establishment of the International Panel on Inequality (IPI) alongside @josephestiglitz.bsky.social @jayatighosh.bsky.social and 600+ economists and inequality experts www.nature.com/articles/d41...

World Inequality Lab

wid.world

20 August 2026 08:22

How Much Do We Need to Degrow to Save the Planet? This was the title of one of our sessions at the World Inequality Conference 2026, where we posed the question to Tejal Kanitkar, @jasonhickel.bsky.social, and Nicholas Stern. Watch full session & more from the conference▶️ youtu.be/95RY5TSBY2c?...