The gap between those with the most and those with the least has blown out over the past two decades, with the average wealth of the highest 20% growing at four times the rate of the lowest 20%, new research by ACOSS and ...
Economics & Business
Sep 27, 2023
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About 10 years ago, a very thick book written by a French economist became a surprising bestseller. It was called "Capital in the 21st Century." In it, Thomas Piketty traces the history of income and wealth inequality over ...
Economics & Business
Aug 20, 2023
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Poorer households in the UK are more vulnerable to climate change because temperature shocks are associated with deepening wealth inequality, according to new research published today in the journal Environmental Science ...
Social Sciences
Jun 1, 2023
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The wealth gap was partly due to significant rises in stock market prices, according to the new study from Imperial College Business School, published in the Journal of Monetary Economics.
Social Sciences
Jan 25, 2023
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Compared to the rest of the world, income inequality is not particularly high in Australia, nor is it getting much worse—until you include housing.
Social Sciences
Jan 9, 2023
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Improvements in living standards over generations have been taken for granted in recent history, but these days young people are looking worse off than their parents in one major area: wealth.
Economics & Business
Dec 5, 2022
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U.S. income inequality grew in 2021 for the first time in a decade, according to data the Census Bureau released in September 2022.
Social Sciences
Nov 2, 2022
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The patriarchy, having been somewhat in retreat in parts of the world, is back in our faces. In Afghanistan, the Taliban once again prowl the streets more concerned with keeping women at home and in strict dress code than ...
Archaeology
Sep 21, 2022
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A report launched today by UNSW Sydney and Australian Council of Social Services (ACOSS) Poverty and Inequality Partnership confirms that even though Australians are now, on average, the fourth richest people in the world, ...
Economics & Business
Jul 22, 2022
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All social inequalities, by definition, involve one group that has more and another that has less. Do people prefer describing inequalities in terms of advantage or disadvantage?
Social Sciences
May 18, 2022
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