The late Martin Wittenberg, an econometrics professor at the University of Cape Town, had a brilliant way of portraying ...

Income inequality has been on a steep rise since the 1980s, particularly affecting low- and middle-income households. Data ...

The wage gap between men and women has widened for the first time in 20 years—as has the racial wealth gap. Income inequality has "become more and more problematic with the financial crisis, and then ...

The world is highly unequal. So what are global wealth inequality and income inequality? Explore these key terms and more.

Harris’s loss has spurred finger-pointing, soul-searching, and garment-rending. For years, thinkers on the left had urged the ...

“Even when we expose people to identical levels of income inequality in controlled environments, their personal beliefs or ...

Recent elections, G20 summits, and CEO pay scandals have brought inequality to the forefront of the news. Economists often ...

Washington State voters showed broad support for the State’s Capital Gains tax thi. But the idea for a much smaller city ...

In Bangladesh, challenges hindering the achievement of economic equality are: low public expenditure on education, training, ...

Delivery workers pressing claims for unpaid wages worry they'll be exposed to deportation under a second Trump presidency.

The new proposal comes as the City of Seattle is hashing out its 2025-2026 budget, with Mayor Bruce Harrell calling for $8.3 ...

Latin American poverty levels in 2023 fell to a 33-year low, led by progress in Brazil, the United Nations' Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) said in a report on Tuesday, ...