Over the last few decades, inequality has been decreasing sharply between countries. However, a person’s country of birth still determines more than half the differences in his or her income. This publication puts the spotlight on the catalyst behind inequality. It argues that the...

This paper presents new findings on global inequality dynamics from the World Wealth and Income Database (WID.world), with particular emphasis on the contrast between the trends observed in the United States, China, France, and the United Kingdom. We observe rising top income and wealth shares...

Reinterpreting within-country inequality -- High and low inequality as historical equilibria -- High inequality, low inequality and creative destruction -- The distribution of income between nations as a high inequality equilibrium (HIE) -- Global stratification and the three paths of social...