Illuminating the debate through data-driven research #inequalitydata✨ Hosting the World Inequality Database🌐 https://wid.world/ https://inequalitylab.world/en/https://bsky.app/profile/wid.worldhttps://bsky.app/profile/wid.world/post/3mkkrqzdx7k22📢 Second Conference ECINEQ–Latin American Chapter 📍Montevideo, 🇺🇾 📆 Oct 28–29, 2026 📝Submissions welcome on theoretical and empirical analysis on inequality, mobility, employment, poverty, and exploitation. Submit by June 30, 2026 🔗 https://fcea.udelar.edu.uy/ecineq-lac-second-conference-english-2026.html28 Apr 2026 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:bzyf5mrucernrcjsjwgdgolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkrqzdx7k22https://bsky.app/profile/wid.world/post/3mkalivei6s24Using our data from wid.world, @lemonde.fr shows where members of the Lecornu government sit in France’s income and wealth distribution. Almost all are in the top 10% for income and wealth, a reminder of how political representation maps onto inequality. ⬇️ https://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2026/04/22/ce-que-revelent-les-declarations-de-patrimoine-du-gouvernement-lecornu-papin-le-plus-fortune-farandou-les-plus-hauts-revenus-darmanin-le-plus-modeste_6682446_4355770.html24 Apr 2026 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:bzyf5mrucernrcjsjwgdgolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkalivei6s24https://bsky.app/profile/wid.world/post/3mka55zivrk2kIt was a pleasure to welcome Amira Saber Kandil, Egyptian senator and President of the Human Rights Committee, to the World Inequality Lab this week. She met with our co-director @rowaida96.bsky.social for a rich exchange on inequality and taxation, climate change, and international cooperation.24 Apr 2026 08:45 +0000at://did:plc:bzyf5mrucernrcjsjwgdgolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mka55zivrk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/wid.world/post/3mk6a2txkk22eNew working paper: New evidence on income inequality in early 20th-century Spain 📊 Using a forgotten poll tax (1874–1943), Miguel Artola Blanco & Joana Pujadas-Mora show inequality was high, especially in the South and in larger cities. More ▶️ https://wid.world/news-article/measuring-income-inequality-using-a-graduated-poll-tax-spain-1874-1943-2/23 Apr 2026 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:bzyf5mrucernrcjsjwgdgolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6a2txkk22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/wid.world/post/3mjoptai5zs2s📣Registration just opened for the 2026 World Inequality Conference, and there are already only a few spaces left. Hurry up to register! https://inequalitylab.world/en/event/world-inequality-conference-2026/17 Apr 2026 10:31 +0000at://did:plc:bzyf5mrucernrcjsjwgdgolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjoptai5zs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/wid.world/post/3mjemysucdk23Outsourced workers in low-skilled service jobs (cleaning, catering, security) in 🇫🇷 face a substantial earnings penalty—about 10 log points—persisting for up to 7 years after outsourcing, find @ulojkine.bsky.social & @oliviergodechot.bsky.social in new study. More findings▶️ https://wid.world/news-article/cutting-hours-through-outsourcing/13 Apr 2026 10:13 +0000at://did:plc:bzyf5mrucernrcjsjwgdgolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjemysucdk23https://bsky.app/profile/wid.world/post/3mj2ky3pxas2tLa dernière chronique de @lucaschancel.bsky.social dans @liberation.fr ▶️ https://www.liberation.fr/idees-et-debats/opinions/un-nouveau-pacte-dautonomie-energetique-est-possible-pour-financer-un-boom-social-des-voitures-electriques-par-lucas-chancel-20260407_GGDFDEOMNNAANJWO3YEHCMIHYI/09 Apr 2026 10:11 +0000at://did:plc:bzyf5mrucernrcjsjwgdgolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2ky3pxas2thttps://bsky.app/profile/wid.world/post/3mivezddjk22j📝New study by @nitin-k-bharti.bsky.social D. Blakeslee, & S. Malik shows that land inequality in rural India is extremely high: 👉The top 10% own 44% of land area 👉Historical institutions and the caste system also leave persistent effects on land distribution More findings ▶️ https://wid.world/news-article/land-inequality-in-india-nature-history-and-markets/07 Apr 2026 08:41 +0000at://did:plc:bzyf5mrucernrcjsjwgdgolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivezddjk22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/wid.world/post/3mijj77fqo224WIL researcher Paula Druschke presented the newly released paper "The Global Democratic Deficit: Institutional Asymmetries and the Provision of Global Public Goods", co-written with @gatonievas.bsky.social today at Thammasat University in Bangkok. ▶️ Watch the replay https://www.facebook.com/ECONTUofficial/videos/special-talk-on-the-global-democratic-deficit-institutional-asymmetries-and-the-/778254555112494/02 Apr 2026 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:bzyf5mrucernrcjsjwgdgolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijj77fqo224https://bsky.app/profile/wid.world/post/3mij65ldr7c2w📚🌍 The World Inequality Report 2026 is now available in the UK in hardback from @politybooks.bsky.social Available now in the UK, coming in France this April and in North America on May 26. Read more and order a copy ⬇️ https://www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?book_slug=world-inequality-report-2026--978150957486502 Apr 2026 12:06 +0000at://did:plc:bzyf5mrucernrcjsjwgdgolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mij65ldr7c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/wid.world/post/3miggh6nzyk2h🎧Tune in to the first episode of The Billionaire Age — CBC's new documentary series featuring World Inequality Lab's co-directors and research fellows @lucaschancel.bsky.social @gabrielzucman.bsky.social @nitin-k-bharti.bsky.social @guidoalfani.bsky.social, and more. https://app.magellan.ai/listen_links/pHeeEk01 Apr 2026 09:56 +0000at://did:plc:bzyf5mrucernrcjsjwgdgolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3miggh6nzyk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/wid.world/post/3mie6fffydk2lPeru 🇵🇪 has developed one of the most regressive tax systems in the world, characterized by low top marginal rates on income and inheritance and a limited capacity for redistribution. This is one of the key findings of @ccastgr.bsky.social's paper ▶️ https://wid.world/news-article/a-distributive-history-of-20th-century-peru/ Spanish coverage ⬇️🧵31 Mar 2026 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:bzyf5mrucernrcjsjwgdgolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mie6fffydk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/wid.world/post/3mhszwiwd3s2k𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐚𝐱 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬? New research by Julia Cagé, @mgn89.bsky.social and Yuchen Huang suggests these can act as a windfall for a small group of donors, with no effect on participation or amounts given https://wid.world/news-article/should-charitable-and-political-donations-benefit-from-similar-tax-treatments-evidence-from-a-survey-experiment-world-inequality-lab-working-paper-2026-05/24 Mar 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:bzyf5mrucernrcjsjwgdgolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhszwiwd3s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/wid.world/post/3mhiu3rpcr22xExcellent opinion piece by @isabellamweber.bsky.social & WID fellow @gregorsemieniuk.bsky.social 👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Mar 2026 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:bzyf5mrucernrcjsjwgdgolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhiu3rpcr22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/wid.world/post/3mhdyhhshhk2n🌍 📊 Where do you stand in the global income distribution? Explore the interactive WID Income Comparator based on surveys, tax data & national accounts, for a consistent view across countries. ➡️ https://wid.world/income-comparator18 Mar 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:bzyf5mrucernrcjsjwgdgolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdyhhshhk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/wid.world/post/3mh6lgkdvvc2u📩 Our newsletter is out! Inside: ✔️World Inequality Conference 2026 update ✔️Energy & inequality: video + analysis ✔️New world sectoral economy–environment database ✔️New working papers ...and more! 🔎 Read it here: https://inequalitylab.world/www-site/uploads/2026/03/2026-WIL-newsletter-March-2026.pdf16 Mar 2026 13:39 +0000at://did:plc:bzyf5mrucernrcjsjwgdgolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6lgkdvvc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/wid.world/post/3mgrrqopzsc2iWho benefits from global trade? New research by Simon Keller shows how commodity prices shape global wealth inequality: if mining exporters had raised prices like oil producers, Sub-Saharan Africa could hold foreign wealth of +1400% of GDP instead of –43%❗ Read more 🔗 https://wid.world/news-article/terms-of-trade-and-north-south-relations-implications-for-foreign-wealth-accumulation-and-comparative-development-1962-2025/11 Mar 2026 11:27 +0000at://did:plc:bzyf5mrucernrcjsjwgdgolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgrrqopzsc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/wid.world/post/3mgp2n7b7sc2f🟢 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 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXzZ-zGpz_k @attac.org10 Mar 2026 09:29 +0000at://did:plc:bzyf5mrucernrcjsjwgdgolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgp2n7b7sc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/wid.world/post/3mfcc3stlik2oAlors que la France est confrontée à des inondations sans précédent, la question de la soutenabilité du système CatNat revient au cœur du débat. Les propositions de Thomas Bézy et @lucaschancel.bsky.social à lire ici 👇👇 https://wid.world/fr/news-article/reinventer-la-solidarite-assurantielle/20 Feb 2026 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:bzyf5mrucernrcjsjwgdgolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfcc3stlik2o