Recent elections, G20 summits, and CEO pay scandals have brought inequality to the forefront of the news. Economists often point out that decisions on, say, tax policy in this arena depend on ...

In modern social research, sociological questions are increasingly being answered with the help of experiments; for example, ...

Imagine a group of political commentators who think high economic inequality is such a serious problem that luxury taxes, progressive inheritance taxes, redistribution of land and the periodic ...

Early morning magenta light illuminates clouds and the Moulton Barn on Mormon Row at the foot of the Grand Tetons near Jackson, Wyoming. Teton County, home to the affluent and famous Jackson Hole, has ...

In one of the most unequal countries in the world, South Africa, the poorest 40% have annual incomes of less than US$1,000 (£727) per person. The comparable incomes for the richest 10% are more than ...

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 25: (L-R) Kainat, Shazia, Malala Yousafzai, Amina and Salam pose for a photo at a press conference during the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations on ...

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 16 (Reuters) - One of the most urgent questions in economics today is the connection between inequality and growth. That is because one of the big economic facts of our time is ...

Vida Maralani began her career studying whether education is, in fact, the ticket to socio-economic advancement and reducing inequalities, as she’d been taught. “I’ve evaluated some of the most ...

One way to understand our national erosion of inclusion, replaced by an ascendant strain of intolerance, is as a reaction to growing inequality. The right has weaponized legitimate fears about ...