World Inequality Lab
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Climate inequality report 2025 | Climate Change: A Capital Challenge - Why Climate Policy Must Tackle Ownership - WID - World Inequality Database
This new report reveals how wealth drive the climate crisis, and proposes new policy options to address it.
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🚨NEW REPORT: The Climate Inequality Report 2025 reveals how wealth inequality and the climate crisis drive each other.
What's new in the report? — A thread🧵
Download the report▶️ wid.world/news-article...
#cop30 #climatejustice #inequality
What's new in the report? — A thread🧵
Download the report▶️ wid.world/news-article...
#cop30 #climatejustice #inequality
🟢 Planned new oil, gas, and coal extraction alone could exhaust the 1.7°C carbon budget — This is one of the key findings presented in *Chapter 1.2 of the 2025 #ClimateInequality Report* outlining the scale of ongoing investments projects.
Read more in this thread [1/5]🧵
Read more in this thread [1/5]🧵
November 11, 2025 at 10:28 AM
🟢 Planned new oil, gas, and coal extraction alone could exhaust the 1.7°C carbon budget — This is one of the key findings presented in *Chapter 1.2 of the 2025 #ClimateInequality Report* outlining the scale of ongoing investments projects.
Read more in this thread [1/5]🧵
Read more in this thread [1/5]🧵
There's less than 1️⃣ month to go until the deadline for submissions to our #CallForPapers for the 2026 World Inequality Conference.
🏃♀️Hurry up and submit your paper by 1 December!
inequalitylab.world/en/event/wor...
🏃♀️Hurry up and submit your paper by 1 December!
inequalitylab.world/en/event/wor...
World Inequality Conference 2026 - World Inequality Lab
The World Inequality Lab is organizing the third edition of the World Inequality Conference, to be held at the Paris School of Economics on June 4-5, 2026.
inequalitylab.world
November 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
There's less than 1️⃣ month to go until the deadline for submissions to our #CallForPapers for the 2026 World Inequality Conference.
🏃♀️Hurry up and submit your paper by 1 December!
inequalitylab.world/en/event/wor...
🏃♀️Hurry up and submit your paper by 1 December!
inequalitylab.world/en/event/wor...
We welcome the @josephestiglitz.bsky.social's report and back its call for a global panel on inequality, modelled after the IPCC.
It’s time to scale up the work we’ve championed for over 10 years to measure and address the drivers of inequality.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
It’s time to scale up the work we’ve championed for over 10 years to measure and address the drivers of inequality.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
G20 taskforce calls for global panel to tackle 'inequality emergency'
A G20 taskforce established by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for the creation of an international panel to tackle inequality, warning that extreme wealth disparities disrupt democracy and cause economic instability.
www.reuters.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:10 AM
We welcome the @josephestiglitz.bsky.social's report and back its call for a global panel on inequality, modelled after the IPCC.
It’s time to scale up the work we’ve championed for over 10 years to measure and address the drivers of inequality.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
It’s time to scale up the work we’ve championed for over 10 years to measure and address the drivers of inequality.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
🟢Wealthy individuals fuel the climate crisis through their investments even more than through their consumption and lifestyles — This is one of the key findings presented in *Chapter 1 of the 2025 #ClimateInequality Report*.
Read more in this thread [1/6]🧵
Read more in this thread [1/6]🧵
November 3, 2025 at 11:14 AM
🟢Wealthy individuals fuel the climate crisis through their investments even more than through their consumption and lifestyles — This is one of the key findings presented in *Chapter 1 of the 2025 #ClimateInequality Report*.
Read more in this thread [1/6]🧵
Read more in this thread [1/6]🧵
🚨NEW REPORT: The Climate Inequality Report 2025 reveals how wealth inequality and the climate crisis drive each other.
What's new in the report? — A thread🧵
Download the report▶️ wid.world/news-article...
#cop30 #climatejustice #inequality
What's new in the report? — A thread🧵
Download the report▶️ wid.world/news-article...
#cop30 #climatejustice #inequality
Climate inequality report 2025 | Climate Change: A Capital Challenge - Why Climate Policy Must Tackle Ownership - WID - World Inequality Database
This new report reveals how wealth drive the climate crisis, and proposes new policy options to address it.
wid.world
October 29, 2025 at 7:51 AM
🚨NEW REPORT: The Climate Inequality Report 2025 reveals how wealth inequality and the climate crisis drive each other.
What's new in the report? — A thread🧵
Download the report▶️ wid.world/news-article...
#cop30 #climatejustice #inequality
What's new in the report? — A thread🧵
Download the report▶️ wid.world/news-article...
#cop30 #climatejustice #inequality
Does #equality promote #inclusion and #productivity, or hinder #growth❓
🔴Our new study revisits this long-running debate — finding a strong positive link between equality and development over the long run.
Read more▶️ wid.world/news-article...
🔴Our new study revisits this long-running debate — finding a strong positive link between equality and development over the long run.
Read more▶️ wid.world/news-article...
Equality and Development: A Comparative & Historical Perspective 1800-2025 - WID - World Inequality Database
Equality and Development: A Comparative & Historical Perspective 1800-2025 This paper combines income and wealth inequality series from the World Inequality Database (WID) and new global series on hou...
wid.world
October 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Does #equality promote #inclusion and #productivity, or hinder #growth❓
🔴Our new study revisits this long-running debate — finding a strong positive link between equality and development over the long run.
Read more▶️ wid.world/news-article...
🔴Our new study revisits this long-running debate — finding a strong positive link between equality and development over the long run.
Read more▶️ wid.world/news-article...
🔴Le replay du Débat de l’Égalité avec @lucaschancel.bsky.social autour de son dernier livre est désormais disponible👇
"L'histoire montre que les sociétés contemporaines ont le choix dans l'organisation du contrôle de l'énergie"
youtu.be/X5bXwcd8qcg?...
@editionsduseuil.bsky.social @pse.bsky.social
"L'histoire montre que les sociétés contemporaines ont le choix dans l'organisation du contrôle de l'énergie"
youtu.be/X5bXwcd8qcg?...
@editionsduseuil.bsky.social @pse.bsky.social
Débat de l’Égalité: Énergie et Inégalités, Une Histoire Politique, avec Lucas Chancel
YouTube video by World Inequality Lab
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October 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
🔴Le replay du Débat de l’Égalité avec @lucaschancel.bsky.social autour de son dernier livre est désormais disponible👇
"L'histoire montre que les sociétés contemporaines ont le choix dans l'organisation du contrôle de l'énergie"
youtu.be/X5bXwcd8qcg?...
@editionsduseuil.bsky.social @pse.bsky.social
"L'histoire montre que les sociétés contemporaines ont le choix dans l'organisation du contrôle de l'énergie"
youtu.be/X5bXwcd8qcg?...
@editionsduseuil.bsky.social @pse.bsky.social
Do individuals move ⤴️ or⤵️ the income ladder because of jumps in labor or capital income, or both?
👉Upward mobility is primarily driven by labor income but almost never by capital alone, find @marcoranaldi.bsky.social @joelliambuehler.bsky.social @robertoiacono.org
▶️ wid.world/news-article...
👉Upward mobility is primarily driven by labor income but almost never by capital alone, find @marcoranaldi.bsky.social @joelliambuehler.bsky.social @robertoiacono.org
▶️ wid.world/news-article...
Upward mobility is primarily driven by labor income but almost never by capital alone - WID - World Inequality Database
Upward mobility is primarily driven by labor income but almost never by capital alone This paper studies the dynamics of capital and labor income mobility using high-quality register data from Norway.
wid.world
October 7, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Do individuals move ⤴️ or⤵️ the income ladder because of jumps in labor or capital income, or both?
👉Upward mobility is primarily driven by labor income but almost never by capital alone, find @marcoranaldi.bsky.social @joelliambuehler.bsky.social @robertoiacono.org
▶️ wid.world/news-article...
👉Upward mobility is primarily driven by labor income but almost never by capital alone, find @marcoranaldi.bsky.social @joelliambuehler.bsky.social @robertoiacono.org
▶️ wid.world/news-article...
👇 A lire dans @lemonde.fr, l'interview de @lucaschancel.bsky.social au sujet de son dernier livre 'Energie et Inégalités'.
Rencontre + dédicaces jeudi 9 octobre, 18h à Paris School of Economics👉 S'inscrire inequalitylab.world/fr/event/deb...
@pse.bsky.social @editionsduseuil.bsky.social
Rencontre + dédicaces jeudi 9 octobre, 18h à Paris School of Economics👉 S'inscrire inequalitylab.world/fr/event/deb...
@pse.bsky.social @editionsduseuil.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 11:49 AM
👇 A lire dans @lemonde.fr, l'interview de @lucaschancel.bsky.social au sujet de son dernier livre 'Energie et Inégalités'.
Rencontre + dédicaces jeudi 9 octobre, 18h à Paris School of Economics👉 S'inscrire inequalitylab.world/fr/event/deb...
@pse.bsky.social @editionsduseuil.bsky.social
Rencontre + dédicaces jeudi 9 octobre, 18h à Paris School of Economics👉 S'inscrire inequalitylab.world/fr/event/deb...
@pse.bsky.social @editionsduseuil.bsky.social
🔴Demain sort le nouveau livre de @lucaschancel.bsky.social aux @editionsduseuil.bsky.social #Énergie #Inégalités 📚
Pas le temps d'aller en librairie? Venez la semaine prochaine 9 oct à @pse.bsky.social pour une rencontre + dédicaces !
🎟️Gratuit sur inscriptions inequalitylab.world/fr/event/deb...
Pas le temps d'aller en librairie? Venez la semaine prochaine 9 oct à @pse.bsky.social pour une rencontre + dédicaces !
🎟️Gratuit sur inscriptions inequalitylab.world/fr/event/deb...
Débat de l'Egalité avec Lucas Chancel - World Inequality Lab
A l’occasion de la sortie du nouvel ouvrage de Lucas Chancel, Energie et Inégalités, Une Histoire Politique, le Laboratoire sur les inégalités mondiales vous invite à une rencontre avec l’auteur […]
inequalitylab.world
October 2, 2025 at 8:03 AM
🔴Demain sort le nouveau livre de @lucaschancel.bsky.social aux @editionsduseuil.bsky.social #Énergie #Inégalités 📚
Pas le temps d'aller en librairie? Venez la semaine prochaine 9 oct à @pse.bsky.social pour une rencontre + dédicaces !
🎟️Gratuit sur inscriptions inequalitylab.world/fr/event/deb...
Pas le temps d'aller en librairie? Venez la semaine prochaine 9 oct à @pse.bsky.social pour une rencontre + dédicaces !
🎟️Gratuit sur inscriptions inequalitylab.world/fr/event/deb...
Racial minorities in France face substantial earnings penalties, with Middle Eastern/North African and Sub-Saharan African individuals most affected. This is one of the key findings of a new study by @yajnagovind.bsky.social @paolosantini.bsky.social & E. Derenoncourt.
▶️ wid.world/news-article...
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Racial minorities in France face substantial earnings penalties - WID - World Inequality Database
This study documents disparities in earnings and ranks across different minority groups in France and compare France with the US.
wid.world
October 1, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Racial minorities in France face substantial earnings penalties, with Middle Eastern/North African and Sub-Saharan African individuals most affected. This is one of the key findings of a new study by @yajnagovind.bsky.social @paolosantini.bsky.social & E. Derenoncourt.
▶️ wid.world/news-article...
▶️ wid.world/news-article...
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From trade wars to @un.org talks, global tax cooperation is at stake.
Oct 2, Paris, #ICRICT Commissioners, policymakers & civil society debate how to build a fairer international tax system amid great-power rivalry.
⏰6–8PM
📍Paris School of Economics
Inscriptions: shorturl.at/I6Kvp
#TaxThePower
Oct 2, Paris, #ICRICT Commissioners, policymakers & civil society debate how to build a fairer international tax system amid great-power rivalry.
⏰6–8PM
📍Paris School of Economics
Inscriptions: shorturl.at/I6Kvp
#TaxThePower
September 23, 2025 at 9:54 AM
From trade wars to @un.org talks, global tax cooperation is at stake.
Oct 2, Paris, #ICRICT Commissioners, policymakers & civil society debate how to build a fairer international tax system amid great-power rivalry.
⏰6–8PM
📍Paris School of Economics
Inscriptions: shorturl.at/I6Kvp
#TaxThePower
Oct 2, Paris, #ICRICT Commissioners, policymakers & civil society debate how to build a fairer international tax system amid great-power rivalry.
⏰6–8PM
📍Paris School of Economics
Inscriptions: shorturl.at/I6Kvp
#TaxThePower
🔴The Keynote Lecture given by Thomas Piketty at LSE last week is now available on REPLAY
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUcL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUcL...
LSE III Event | Global inequality in historical and comparative perspective
YouTube video by LSE International Inequalities Institute
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September 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
🔴The Keynote Lecture given by Thomas Piketty at LSE last week is now available on REPLAY
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUcL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUcL...
🗣️ "A 2% wealth tax is the absolute minimum for France. Given the size of the public debt and the scale of the new investments required, it will not be sufficient. Still, it is a useful minimum to start with".
@thomaspiketty.bsky.social's interview for @bloomberg.com👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Qni...
@thomaspiketty.bsky.social's interview for @bloomberg.com👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Qni...
Thomas Piketty Talks Wealth Taxes | Bloomberg Talks
YouTube video by Bloomberg Podcasts
www.youtube.com
September 23, 2025 at 12:17 PM
🗣️ "A 2% wealth tax is the absolute minimum for France. Given the size of the public debt and the scale of the new investments required, it will not be sufficient. Still, it is a useful minimum to start with".
@thomaspiketty.bsky.social's interview for @bloomberg.com👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Qni...
@thomaspiketty.bsky.social's interview for @bloomberg.com👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Qni...
Don't miss tomorrow's event with @thomaspiketty.bsky.social on global #inequality including preliminary results from the #GlobalJusticeProject.
📍In-person and online public event
🎟️ Registration www.lse.ac.uk/events/globa...
@lsepress.bsky.social
📍In-person and online public event
🎟️ Registration www.lse.ac.uk/events/globa...
@lsepress.bsky.social
Thomas Piketty on global inequality | LSE Events
3.30pm Fri 19 Sept | Thomas Piketty | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE
www.lse.ac.uk
September 18, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Don't miss tomorrow's event with @thomaspiketty.bsky.social on global #inequality including preliminary results from the #GlobalJusticeProject.
📍In-person and online public event
🎟️ Registration www.lse.ac.uk/events/globa...
@lsepress.bsky.social
📍In-person and online public event
🎟️ Registration www.lse.ac.uk/events/globa...
@lsepress.bsky.social
📢 We’re excited to announce that the 3rd edition of the World Inequality Conference will take place on 4–5 June 2026 in Paris.
📄The call for papers is now open — submit by December 1!
▶️ inequalitylab.world/en/event/wor...
@pse.bsky.social @cris-sciencespo.bsky.social @taxobservatory.bsky.social
📄The call for papers is now open — submit by December 1!
▶️ inequalitylab.world/en/event/wor...
@pse.bsky.social @cris-sciencespo.bsky.social @taxobservatory.bsky.social
World Inequality Conference 2026 - World Inequality Lab
The World Inequality Lab is organizing the third edition of the World Inequality Conference, to be held at the Paris School of Economics on June 4-5, 2026.
inequalitylab.world
September 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
📢 We’re excited to announce that the 3rd edition of the World Inequality Conference will take place on 4–5 June 2026 in Paris.
📄The call for papers is now open — submit by December 1!
▶️ inequalitylab.world/en/event/wor...
@pse.bsky.social @cris-sciencespo.bsky.social @taxobservatory.bsky.social
📄The call for papers is now open — submit by December 1!
▶️ inequalitylab.world/en/event/wor...
@pse.bsky.social @cris-sciencespo.bsky.social @taxobservatory.bsky.social
🔴 🌐First global database of wealth accumulation covering 1800–2025 now available 👇
wid.world/news-article...
@cmtneztt.bsky.social @thomaspiketty.bsky.social @alisodano.bsky.social @anmol-smnch.bsky.social @jonasdietrich.bsky.social @gatonievas.bsky.social
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@cmtneztt.bsky.social @thomaspiketty.bsky.social @alisodano.bsky.social @anmol-smnch.bsky.social @jonasdietrich.bsky.social @gatonievas.bsky.social
First global database of wealth accumulation covering 1800–2025 now available - WID - World Inequality Database
First global database of wealth accumulation covering 1800–2025 now available The source for global inequality data. Open access, high quality wealth and income inequality data developed by an interna...
wid.world
September 15, 2025 at 8:34 AM
🔴 🌐First global database of wealth accumulation covering 1800–2025 now available 👇
wid.world/news-article...
@cmtneztt.bsky.social @thomaspiketty.bsky.social @alisodano.bsky.social @anmol-smnch.bsky.social @jonasdietrich.bsky.social @gatonievas.bsky.social
wid.world/news-article...
@cmtneztt.bsky.social @thomaspiketty.bsky.social @alisodano.bsky.social @anmol-smnch.bsky.social @jonasdietrich.bsky.social @gatonievas.bsky.social
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"Un pays qui refuse de faire payer à ses plus riches citoyens le même impôt que les classes moyennes et populaires, qui renonce à toute possibilité... c'est un pays qui abandonne sa souveraineté" a dit notre commissaire @thomaspiketty.bsky.social dans BFMTV
September 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
"Un pays qui refuse de faire payer à ses plus riches citoyens le même impôt que les classes moyennes et populaires, qui renonce à toute possibilité... c'est un pays qui abandonne sa souveraineté" a dit notre commissaire @thomaspiketty.bsky.social dans BFMTV
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Notre niveau de dette publique est aussi élevé qu'au moment de la révolution française. L'histoire montre que ce niveau d'endettement se règle toujours, au moins en partie, par des mesures exceptionnelles de redistribution du patrimoine privé, pas par l’austérité.
www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...
www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...
D'où vient la colère sociale ? Discussion avec Thomas Piketty
À la veille de la mobilisation « Bloquons tout » et au lendemain de la chute du gouvernement sur fond de débats autour de la dette et de la taxation des plus riches, Thomas Piketty fait paraître "Ce ...
www.radiofrance.fr
September 11, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Notre niveau de dette publique est aussi élevé qu'au moment de la révolution française. L'histoire montre que ce niveau d'endettement se règle toujours, au moins en partie, par des mesures exceptionnelles de redistribution du patrimoine privé, pas par l’austérité.
www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...
www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...
On the 10th anniversary of *Capital in the 21st Century* and 5th of *Capital and Ideology*, @thomaspiketty.bsky.social shared key lessons from his work + insights on global inequality transformations, emphasizing reasons for optimism👇
wid.world/news-article...
wid.world/news-article...
Capital in the 21st Century, Ten Years Later - WID - World Inequality Database
Capital in the 21st Century, Ten Years Later The source for global inequality data. Open access, high quality wealth and income inequality data developed by an international academic consortium.
wid.world
September 9, 2025 at 8:37 AM
On the 10th anniversary of *Capital in the 21st Century* and 5th of *Capital and Ideology*, @thomaspiketty.bsky.social shared key lessons from his work + insights on global inequality transformations, emphasizing reasons for optimism👇
wid.world/news-article...
wid.world/news-article...
🔴@thomaspiketty.bsky.social's interview at April #TaxingBillionaires conference now available.
Piketty outlined what a broader tax schedule could look like—with rates reaching up to 90% within a fully progressive structure from bottom to top.
📺 youtu.be/YsbInx_MnWo?...
📄 wid.world/news-article...
Piketty outlined what a broader tax schedule could look like—with rates reaching up to 90% within a fully progressive structure from bottom to top.
📺 youtu.be/YsbInx_MnWo?...
📄 wid.world/news-article...
Thomas Piketty’s view on billionaire taxation and wealth redistribution - WID - World Inequality Database
Thomas Piketty’s view on billionaire taxation and wealth redistribution The source for global inequality data. Open access, high quality wealth and income inequality data developed by an international...
wid.world
September 9, 2025 at 8:26 AM
🔴@thomaspiketty.bsky.social's interview at April #TaxingBillionaires conference now available.
Piketty outlined what a broader tax schedule could look like—with rates reaching up to 90% within a fully progressive structure from bottom to top.
📺 youtu.be/YsbInx_MnWo?...
📄 wid.world/news-article...
Piketty outlined what a broader tax schedule could look like—with rates reaching up to 90% within a fully progressive structure from bottom to top.
📺 youtu.be/YsbInx_MnWo?...
📄 wid.world/news-article...
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💡 Deux des intellectuels les plus influents de notre temps engagent un dialogue passionnant sur les enjeux contemporains de l'égalité : défis sociaux, économiques et politiques qui façonnent nos sociétés modernes, mécanismes qui creusent les inégalités...
📚 En librairie le 5 septembre
📚 En librairie le 5 septembre
September 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
💡 Deux des intellectuels les plus influents de notre temps engagent un dialogue passionnant sur les enjeux contemporains de l'égalité : défis sociaux, économiques et politiques qui façonnent nos sociétés modernes, mécanismes qui creusent les inégalités...
📚 En librairie le 5 septembre
📚 En librairie le 5 septembre
Pourquoi l’histoire de l’énergie est-elle liée à celle des inégalités ? Comment penser la transition énergétique à l’aune des conflits de répartition des richesses ?
📆 Rencontre & dédicace le 9 octobre avec @lucaschancel.bsky.social
✍️ Gratuit sur inscription inequalitylab.world/fr/event/deb...
📆 Rencontre & dédicace le 9 octobre avec @lucaschancel.bsky.social
✍️ Gratuit sur inscription inequalitylab.world/fr/event/deb...
Débat de l'Egalité avec Lucas Chancel - World Inequality Lab
A l’occasion de la sortie du nouvel ouvrage de Lucas Chancel, Energie et Inégalités, Une Histoire Politique, le Laboratoire sur les inégalités mondiales vous invite à une rencontre avec l’auteur […]
inequalitylab.world
September 4, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Pourquoi l’histoire de l’énergie est-elle liée à celle des inégalités ? Comment penser la transition énergétique à l’aune des conflits de répartition des richesses ?
📆 Rencontre & dédicace le 9 octobre avec @lucaschancel.bsky.social
✍️ Gratuit sur inscription inequalitylab.world/fr/event/deb...
📆 Rencontre & dédicace le 9 octobre avec @lucaschancel.bsky.social
✍️ Gratuit sur inscription inequalitylab.world/fr/event/deb...
We welcome this initiative launched by South Africa and led by Professor @josephestiglitz.bsky.social.
⚠️According to wid.world, the poorest half of the world's population owned just 2% of global wealth in 2023, while the richest 10% controlled 76%.”
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
⚠️According to wid.world, the poorest half of the world's population owned just 2% of global wealth in 2023, while the richest 10% controlled 76%.”
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
South Africa launches G20 taskforce to examine global wealth inequality
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday launched a G20 experts taskforce to examine global wealth inequality and its impact on growth, poverty and multilateralism — the first initiative of its kind for the G20.
www.reuters.com
September 1, 2025 at 10:12 AM
We welcome this initiative launched by South Africa and led by Professor @josephestiglitz.bsky.social.
⚠️According to wid.world, the poorest half of the world's population owned just 2% of global wealth in 2023, while the richest 10% controlled 76%.”
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
⚠️According to wid.world, the poorest half of the world's population owned just 2% of global wealth in 2023, while the richest 10% controlled 76%.”
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
What should be publicly owned, or privatised?
@ewanmg.bsky.social builds develops a theory of when public or private ownership leads to better outcomes, using comparative data from OECD countries in sectors such as water, rail, electricity, and telecommunications ▶️ wid.world/news-article...
@ewanmg.bsky.social builds develops a theory of when public or private ownership leads to better outcomes, using comparative data from OECD countries in sectors such as water, rail, electricity, and telecommunications ▶️ wid.world/news-article...
Public ownership outperforms privatisation when an enterprise is a skill-based, natural, or network monopoly - WID - World Inequality Database
Public ownership outperforms privatisation when an enterprise is a skill-based, natural, or network monopoly This paper develops a theory of when public or private ownership leads to better outcomes, ...
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September 1, 2025 at 10:09 AM
What should be publicly owned, or privatised?
@ewanmg.bsky.social builds develops a theory of when public or private ownership leads to better outcomes, using comparative data from OECD countries in sectors such as water, rail, electricity, and telecommunications ▶️ wid.world/news-article...
@ewanmg.bsky.social builds develops a theory of when public or private ownership leads to better outcomes, using comparative data from OECD countries in sectors such as water, rail, electricity, and telecommunications ▶️ wid.world/news-article...