A new paper in The Review of Economic Studies, published by Oxford University Press, introduces a novel measure of inequality. Under this new measure the United States is rated one of the most unequal places in the West. ...
Economics & Business
Feb 22, 2022
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UC Berkeley economists have launched a powerful new web tool that allows users to track, almost in real time, how economic growth and public policy affect the distribution of income and wealth among classes in the United ...
Economics & Business
Feb 1, 2022
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A lack of information is an often overlooked but important cause of pollution exposure among low-income households or communities of color, according to University of Michigan researchers.
Environment
Jan 20, 2022
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Income differences in small Norwegian towns have increased since 2004, when several former Eastern Bloc countries joined the EU.
Economics & Business
Dec 7, 2021
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In the grasslands of Nepal's Chitwan Valley, local farmers rely on the production of rice and other grains to generate household income. But their livelihoods are under threat, as Nepal is experiencing the effects of climate ...
Agriculture
Dec 2, 2021
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The share of total income collected by the top 1% of Australia's income earners has been trending upwards since the 1980s. It is now about 9% of total income.
Economics & Business
Nov 4, 2021
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People in Scotland are more likely than people in England to say that Britain is an unequal society, and are more likely to want to live in a more equal country, according to a chapter in the latest British Social Attitudes ...
Social Sciences
Oct 21, 2021
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Inequalities in income affect how well children do in maths—but not reading, the most comprehensive study of its kind has found.
Economics & Business
Oct 5, 2021
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Cities are hubs of human activity, supercharging the exchange of ideas and interactions. Scaling theory has established that, as cities grow larger, they tend to produce more of pretty much everything from pollution and crime ...
Social Sciences
Aug 17, 2021
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Over the last 50 years, income inequality between households increased significantly, but not because people changed who they marry.
Social Sciences
Aug 13, 2021
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