The Poverty, Inequality and Human Development team conducts research across a wide range of topics that broadly covers issues related to improving the wellbeing of people, particularly less well-off ...
Billionaires and corporations thrive as millions struggle to survive. Explore Oxfam’s new inequality report, “Inequality Inc.,” and take action. Billionaires’ fortunes are booming. The world's five ...
The report analyses how fiscal policy was used in the first year of the pandemic to support the most vulnerable groups. It also sheds light on the impact of taxes, transfers, and subsidies on poverty ...
A worldwide survey by consultancy McKinsey & Company found that 72 percent of businesses were using AI. But globally, access to the technology, and the data that feeds it, is not equal ...
This report presents statistical information on poverty and inequality in Brazil. It provides an overview of Latin America before going into detail on poverty, food insecurity, and income and welfare.
With both extreme poverty and billionaire wealth on the rise, the pandemic’s effect on inequality may appear obvious. The reality is not as simple as you may think. Inequality is a notoriously ...
IMF's managing director Kristalina Georgieva says "in most scenarios, AI will likely worsen overall inequality". Ms Georgieva adds that policymakers should address the "troubling trend" to ...
Sokoto State in the far north-west of the country has the highest level of poverty at 81% while the figure for the south-western state of Lagos is 34%. A widely used measure of inequality that ...