Zero represents perfect equality ... look at the concentration of wealth among the very rich is because “economic inequality spills over into political inequality,” Durlauf said.

Income inequality has been on the rise in the United States for decades. According to a recent study from the Peter G.

Analysis: How disasters like Hurricane Ian can make inequality worse Research on Hurricane ... government survey has captured the LGBTQ+ economic experience.

The metric dates back to 1944, after countries attending the Bretton Woods economic conference agreed to start using it as a standardized measurement. Even through the US was among the last major ...

We also document how extreme economic inequality contributes to corruption and mismanagement of public resources. We push governments to end abusive policies that contribute to poverty ...

If consumption levels were equalized through economic development ... of 0 would mean perfect equality (everyone has exactly the same income), while 1 would mean absolute inequality (one person ...

During negative economic growth, the welfare of the poor should be the main focus area. Research from the University of Johannesburg shows how inequality can demolish most of the benefits of ...

Bringing prosperity to a much higher proportion of people in an economy is not complicated and it was established a very long ...

Economic inequality in Australia has climbed to the highest level in more than 20 years, according to a highly regarded survey in which more than half of respondents reported a decline in their ...

There’s no perfect program, no perfect way to combat racism or inequality. People are fallible, people make policies and policies are imperfect. Affirmative action wasn’t perfect, DEI policies ...