Five millennia ago, wealth inequality—which had stayed roughly constant for thousands of years—exploded. It has stayed ...

Wealth inequality dates back more than 10,000 years, long before the emergence of the first civilizations. A recent study revolutionizes our understanding of ancient societies, revealing ...

A major study using data from more than a thousand archaeological sites examines the transition from primitive egalitarianism ...

But economic inequality isn't just a modern problem-it actually began over 10,000 years ago. A new archaeological study has revealed that high wealth inequality was driven by farming practices ...

PULLMAN, Wash. — Wealth inequality began shaping human societies more than 10,000 years ago, long before the rise of ancient empires or the invention of writing. That’s according to a new ...

For the first time, archaeology allows humanity’s deep past to provide an account of the early manifestations of wealth inequality around the world. The idea of using house size as a proxy for ...

Analysis of data from over 47,500 homes across 2,990 archaeological sites over 10,000 years shows a correlation between wealth inequality and the longevity of human settlements.

Because inequality is regarded as irrelevant by definition, the policies that economists judge “efficient” naturally tend to be those that widen the gap between higher- and lower-wealth citizens.

Tackling income and wealth inequality is at the top of the policy agenda in many countries. This note discusses three approaches of wealth taxation, based on (1) returns with a capital income tax, (2) ...

Wealth inequality dates back more than 10,000 years, long before the emergence of the first civilizations. A recent study revolutionizes our understanding of ancient societies, revealing unexpected ...