One need only glance at headlines about Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and other super-wealthy individuals to understand that wealth ...

I examine life-span inequality in a broad, balanced panel of 180 rich and poor countries observed in 1970 and 2000. Convergence in infant mortality has unambiguously reduced world inequality in total ...

Does it matter what is happening to world income distribution (among all 6.2 billion people, regardless of where they live)? Amartya Sen, the recent Nobel laureate in economics, warns that arguing ...

The quarterly newsletter Inequality in Focus continues to explore aspects of inequality in selected countries. In this issue, we take a closer look at the World Bank’s goal of achieving “Shared ...

Inequality is sharply on the rise. Until now ... Good schools are one benefit of wealthy communities that may improve social mobility even for children born into poverty, studies suggest. The map for ...

Inequality is sharply on the rise ... social mobility even for children born into poverty, studies suggest. The map for 2022 reveals major disparities in typical (median) net worth across communities.