Income inequality between countries may have eased in recent decades, but the gap within nations continues to widen. Take France: Its poverty rate clocked 15.4 percent in 2023, the highest since ...

This article presents a novel wage inequality decomposition to analyze the impact of the gender wage gap on overall wage inequality. The decomposition determines the maximum relative wage between ...

While the U.S. economy outperforms other rich countries, it doesn’t feel that way for many Americans. Forty-two percent of Americans don’t have an emergency savings fund, while 40% can’t afford a ...

Raising the minimum wage can help address economic inequality, but support has declined as the gap between rich and poor has increased, according to new research from the School of Management.

Changing course on decades of deepening inequality requires bold action and vision. The U.S. is in the grips of an inequality emergency. Decades of deliberate, regressive policy choices have rigged ...

Imagine society as a ladder with 10 rungs. Where would you place yourself? That answer reflects your subjective social status—where you see yourself in society. Importantly, this is not necessarily ...

The level of economic inequality in the city of Santiago in Brazil is evident along the border of a high-density, low-income favela neighborhood next to high-rise ...

The gap between rich and poor has reached historic highs. According to the World Inequality Report 2026, released in recent weeks, the richest 10% of the global population now receive 53% of all ...

Christopher Pollard does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...

Earlier this month, scholars working at the London School of Economics argued, “It’s time to face up to power in the debate about wealth inequality.” The authors note that of the various ways we could ...

There are competing narratives about artificial intelligence’s impact on inequality. Some argue AI will exacerbate economic disparities, while others suggest it could reduce inequality by primarily ...