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Nitin Bharti
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Postdoctoral Fellow (2022-) NYU Abu Dhabi | South and South East Asia Coordinator, World Inequality Lab | Research: Education, Judiciary, Inequality | PhD - @
@pse.bsky.social and University of Namur

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Children in Sub-Saharan Africa receive just 3% of the public education funding available to their peers in Europe and North America.

🧵A thread on a NEW STUDY written with @nitin-k-bharti.bsky.social A. Gethin @markjmn.bsky.social @zhexunmo.bsky.social & L. Yang.

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July 3, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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How much investment is needed to close the global gap in health and education, and over what timescale?

New study by @nitin-k-bharti.bsky.social A. Gethin @markjmn.bsky.social @zhexunmo.bsky.social @thomaspiketty.bsky.social & Li Yang.

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Human capital, unequal opportunities and productivity convergence – A global historical perspective 1800-2100 - WID - World Inequality Database
Human capital, unequal opportunities and productivity convergence – A global historical perspective 1800-2100 This study investigates the relationship between human capital, inequality of opportunity,...
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July 3, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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🇲🇾📉Income inequality and ethnic gaps persist in Malaysia, new study shows:

👉The top 1% earn 11% of national income; the top 10% earn 35%

👉Chinese Malaysians make up 56% of the top 1%, while Bumiputera, the majority ethnic group, account for 70% of the bottom 50%

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Income inequality and ethnic gaps persist in Malaysia - 2016–2022 - WID - World Inequality Database
Income inequality and ethnic gaps persist in Malaysia - 2016–2022 In this paper, Muhammed Abdul Khalid and Zouhair Rosli provide a comprehensive analysis of inequality in Malaysia.
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April 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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British colonial reform on early female marriages has reduced gender gap in education in India 🇮🇳

New study by @sutanuka.bsky.social & E. H.F. Tam now available here ▶️ wid.world/news-article...
Impact of British colonial gender reform on early female marriages and gender gap in education in India - WID - World Inequality Database
Impact of British colonial gender reform on early female marriages and gender gap in education in India In this paper, Sutanuka Roy, and Eddy H.F. Tam examine the impact of colonial legal reform on ge...
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March 31, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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☕Take a break. Flip through our Activity Report ▶️ indd.adobe.com/view/00786bf...

Last year was a milestone for global #taxjustice - thx to great collaborations with @taxobservatory.bsky.social @taxjustice.net @icrict.bsky.social...

Thx to all WID Fellows for advancing research on #inequality👏

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April 1, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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🔍Income inequality varies significantly across regions - a thread🧵1/4

If global income were equally distributed, we’d each earn €1,065/month. But reality tells a different story:
💶In Sub-Saharan Africa: ~€240/month
💵In the US: >€3,500/month
= a difference of 1 to 15!

#InequalityData 📊 wid.world
November 20, 2024 at 1:29 PM