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@wid.worldHow democracy can beat back the oligarchs? | The Billionaire Age Podcast Part 4 now available
Episode with @nitin-k-bharti.bsky.social, Paul Krugman, Lars Osberg, @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social & @gabrielzucman.bsky.social
@wid.worldUsing 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...
@josephestiglitz.bsky.socialReposted by @wid.worldThe UN event today on an International Panel on Inequality went extremely well. If you are interested, you can watch at the link below.
transcripts.un.org/en/asset/k1h...
@wid.worldThank you @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social & Erik Stam for your invitation to present the Global Justice Report in Utrecht and engage in discussions with @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social researchers and a wider audience.
📸@anmol-smnch.bsky.social @jonasdietrich.bsky.social @moritzoder.bsky.social
@wid.worldWhat 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...
@wid.worldOur September newsletter is out!
Read the latest updates, research, and insights from the World Inequality Lab👉 inequalitylab.world/www-site/upl...
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@thomaspiketty.bsky.socialReposted by @wid.worldAvec Julia Cagé, Lucas Chancel et plus de 1500 chercheurs dans le monde, nous demandons que la France rejoigne l'Afrique du Sud, le Brésil, l'Espagne, la Norvège et l'Allemagne et soutienne aux Nations Unies la création d'un "GIEC des inégalités" www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
@taxobservatory.bsky.socialReposted by @wid.world💸 How does dirty money move across borders, and why is it so difficult to stop?
Join Oliver Bullough for #TheOffshoreTalks as he explores the hidden financial systems that allow illicit wealth to circulate, followed by a discussion with Sara Brimbeuf.
@wid.worldThe World Inequality Lab is actively supporting the creation of the International Panel on Inequality, which aligns with and can scale up the work we have been doing for over a decade. We are calling on world leaders and governments to attend the high-level UN meeting on September 23. Share widely 🔄
@thomaspiketty.bsky.socialReposted by @wid.worldFollowing a summer marked by extreme events and destruction, public awareness may begin to shift thomaspiketty.wordpress.com/2026/09/15/r...
@wid.worldNew 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...
@stephanemandard.bsky.socialReposted by @wid.worldLa pollution de l’air contribuerait à creuser les inégalités scolaires Une étude du Laboratoire sur les inégalités mondiales suggère que la pollution de l’air peut expliquer jusqu’à 25 % de l’écart de réussite au BAC entre les élèves issus de milieux défavorisés et ceux plus favorisés. ⤵️
@wid.worldNEW VIDEO TUTORIALS - How to navigate the World Inequality Database wid.world📊?
Whether you're a researcher, journalist, student, or simply curious about inequality trends, learn how to:
👉Navigate the World Page
👉Navigate the Country Page
👉Download the Datayoutu.be/U-PijSQb-N0?...1n
@wid.worldWe 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...
@wid.worldAmong top billionaires, carbon emissions are even more concentrated than wealth, finds new study by K. Bua, M. Coronese, F. Lamperti, C. Marino @elisapalagi.bsky.social & A. Roventini.
Read more: wid.world/news-article...
@wid.world𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗣𝗶𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘁𝘆 and 𝗞𝗶𝗺 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗻 in conversation at the World Inequality Conference 2026👇
Watch the full session on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/jY9iFdWSbd0?...
@wid.world🟢 Énergie : enjeu de pouvoir, crise climatique, flambée des prix
Le replay de la rencontre entre @lucaschancel.bsky.social (World Inequality Lab) & Anne Debrégeas (SUD-Energie), animée par @jadelindgaard.bsky.social, est maintenant disponible : www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXzZ...
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