Discover the principles of economic justice, how it fosters equality, and explore actionable strategies to achieve fair ...

Does living in an unequal society make people unhappy? Not necessarily, reveals the largest study ever conducted on the ...

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 ...

Social scientists have urged policy-makers and governments to rethink how income inequality is measured. In a new study published in Nature Human Behaviour, researchers from the University of Exeter ...

Branko Milanović’s century-spanning intellectual history of inequality in economic theory reveals the ideological reasons behind the field’s resurgence in the last few decades. Branko Milanovic, 2017.

The way to right wrongs is to shine the light of truth on them.—Ida B. Wells “What are some barriers that those in poverty face that may impact their development?” This is a question I often ask my ...

In an exclusive interview with Outlook Business, Nobel Prize–winning economist James Robinson explains why rising inequality is a policy choice and why India must invest in education and human capital ...

Majorities in most of the 24 countries surveyed say the economy in their country is in bad shape. In some places, these concerns color how people think democracy in their country could work better: by ...

In most of the countries we surveyed, there is widespread support for changing the economic system. In fact, in all but three nations, majorities say the economic system in their country needs major ...

A new study published in Social Psychological and Personality Science has found that rising income inequality is associated with an increase in the number of hours people work. This relationship ...