The first part of this paper argues that income inequality is not a problem in need of remedy. The common practice of interpreting a rise in the gini coefficient measure of inequality as a bad thing ...

We propose a novel channel through which rising income inequality affects job creation and macroeconomic outcomes. High-income households save relatively more in stocks and bonds but less in bank ...

Inequality indicators are different ways of measuring aggregate differences in income distribution. The Gini Index as well as the 90/10 are some of the most commonly used. This dashboard shows how the ...

Income inequality remains high in LAC, where the poorest receive a very small share of total income. This dashboard measures the proportion of income received by each quintile and each quintile’s ...

Income inequality has increased sharply over the past 40 years. A simple way to measure inequality is by looking at the share of income received by the highest-income people. Using a broad measure ...

For years, the number used to measure inequality has been the Gini coefficient. It’s not hard to see why, given its alluring simplicity: 0 denotes perfect equality, in which everyone’s income ...

Everyone knows that inequality has gotten out of hand in ... missing a lot of what you’re trying to measure, and the definition of income being used is one that most ordinary people wouldn ...

Income inequality remains a critical challenge in India, a nation characterized by a multifaceted economy where formal and informal sectors operate side by side. Accurate measurement of income ...

A study yesterday in JAMA Network Open identifies an association between US county-level income inequality and higher rates of COVID-19 infection and death in summer 2020. The ecological cohort study, ...

When the century began, the top 1 percent was dominated by capital owners. By the end of the century the hired hands—the top executives—shared with capital owners the highest part of the income ...