We published a paper on the GC Wealth Project in @springernature.com Scientific Data, describing our extensive public data base on private wealth. In this blog article, we give some insights about the work behind the paper communities.springernature.com/posts/mappin...

What drives the growth of private wealth? Has inequality increased? How does tax policy shape wealth across generations? Now published in Nature-Scientific Data: the data descriptor of the GC Wealth Project Data Warehouse by @stone-lis.bsky.social & Roma Tre University www.nature.com/articles/s41...

[WID.world update] Our R and Stata tools are now upgraded to support larger downloads (database grew fast and some workflows were failing). New releases are live on CRAN (R) and SSC (Stata). Previous fails with Java-related errors should now run. Problems? [email protected] @wid.world

To make the most of the World Inequality Database, consult the DINA Guidelines and other resources: wid.world/methodology/ This 3rd edition includes improved or new: 🔹macro aggregates 🔹income and wealth definitions 🔹data-quality flags 🔹sections on wealth distribution and gender inequality

There's less than 1️⃣ month to go until the deadline for submissions to our #CallForPapers for the 2026 World Inequality Conference. 🏃‍♀️Hurry up and submit your paper by 1 December! inequalitylab.world/en/event/wor...

📄 The Inequality (or the Growth) We Measure: Data Gaps and the Distribution of Incomes New paper by Facundo Alvaredo, Mauricio De Rosa, @ignacioflores.bsky.social and Marc Morgan Read it now ⬇️ buff.ly/9GwqB3v

📢 We’re excited to announce that the 3rd edition of the World Inequality Conference will take place on 4–5 June 2026 in Paris. 📄The call for papers is now open — submit by December 1! ▶️ inequalitylab.world/en/event/wor... @pse.bsky.social @cris-sciencespo.bsky.social @taxobservatory.bsky.social

New WP on @wid.world by @ignacioflores.bsky.social , @bcastronofal.bsky.social & @pgutiecu.bsky.social. Despite a slight decline since 2016, Chile's wealth inequality remains very high. Macroeconomic shifts, housing and pension policies are central to wealth dynamics.

💥 “It sounds like we should tax billionaires…” A 2% minimum tax on the ultra-rich is the punchline with a plan: make them pay what ordinary people already do. With growing global momentum, this is no longer just theory. Read: www.ft.com/content/859e...

Check out our new paper. We explore how housing booms and pension withdrawals reshaped wealth inequality from 2007-2021 in Chile. A story of macroeconomic shifts and extreme inequality.

🔎New study on #wealth #inequality in Chile by @bcastronofal.bsky.social, @ignacioflores.bsky.social & @pgutiecu.bsky.social 🇨🇱 🔹 The top 10% own ⅔ of national private wealth 🔹 Wealth inequality declined (2007-2021) due to rising housing prices & pension fund withdrawals 🔗 wid.world/news-article...