From trade wars to @un.org talks, global tax cooperation is at stake. Oct 2, Paris, #ICRICT Commissioners, policymakers & civil society debate how to build a fairer international tax system amid great-power rivalry. ⏰6–8PM 📍Paris School of Economics Inscriptions: shorturl.at/I6Kvp #TaxThePower

🔴The Keynote Lecture given by Thomas Piketty at LSE last week is now available on REPLAY www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUcL...

🗣️ "A 2% wealth tax is the absolute minimum for France. Given the size of the public debt and the scale of the new investments required, it will not be sufficient. Still, it is a useful minimum to start with". @thomaspiketty.bsky.social's interview for @bloomberg.com👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Qni...

Don't miss tomorrow's event with @thomaspiketty.bsky.social on global #inequality including preliminary results from the #GlobalJusticeProject. 📍In-person and online public event 🎟️ Registration www.lse.ac.uk/events/globa... @lsepress.bsky.social

📢 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

🔴 🌐First global database of wealth accumulation covering 1800–2025 now available 👇 wid.world/news-article... @cmtneztt.bsky.social @thomaspiketty.bsky.social @alisodano.bsky.social @anmol-smnch.bsky.social @jonasdietrich.bsky.social @gatonievas.bsky.social

"Un pays qui refuse de faire payer à ses plus riches citoyens le même impôt que les classes moyennes et populaires, qui renonce à toute possibilité... c'est un pays qui abandonne sa souveraineté" a dit notre commissaire @thomaspiketty.bsky.social dans BFMTV

Notre niveau de dette publique est aussi élevé qu'au moment de la révolution française. L'histoire montre que ce niveau d'endettement se règle toujours, au moins en partie, par des mesures exceptionnelles de redistribution du patrimoine privé, pas par l’austérité. www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...

On the 10th anniversary of *Capital in the 21st Century* and 5th of *Capital and Ideology*, @thomaspiketty.bsky.social shared key lessons from his work + insights on global inequality transformations, emphasizing reasons for optimism👇 wid.world/news-article...

🔴@thomaspiketty.bsky.social's interview at April #TaxingBillionaires conference now available. Piketty outlined what a broader tax schedule could look like—with rates reaching up to 90% within a fully progressive structure from bottom to top. 📺 youtu.be/YsbInx_MnWo?... 📄 wid.world/news-article...

💡 Deux des intellectuels les plus influents de notre temps engagent un dialogue passionnant sur les enjeux contemporains de l'égalité : défis sociaux, économiques et politiques qui façonnent nos sociétés modernes, mécanismes qui creusent les inégalités... 📚 En librairie le 5 septembre

Pourquoi l’histoire de l’énergie est-elle liée à celle des inégalités ? Comment penser la transition énergétique à l’aune des conflits de répartition des richesses ? 📆 Rencontre & dédicace le 9 octobre avec @lucaschancel.bsky.social ✍️ Gratuit sur inscription inequalitylab.world/fr/event/deb...

We welcome this initiative launched by South Africa and led by Professor @josephestiglitz.bsky.social. ⚠️According to wid.world, the poorest half of the world's population owned just 2% of global wealth in 2023, while the richest 10% controlled 76%.” www.reuters.com/world/africa...

What should be publicly owned, or privatised? @ewanmg.bsky.social builds develops a theory of when public or private ownership leads to better outcomes, using comparative data from OECD countries in sectors such as water, rail, electricity, and telecommunications ▶️ wid.world/news-article...

Want to #TaxTheRich? Try the 2025 version of the Global #WealthTax Simulator 🎛️ ✔️Select any region/country or the world as a whole ✔️Input your preferred tax rates ✔️Adjust depreciation or tax evasion parameters ✔️See how much revenue you'd raise ▶️ wid.world/world-wealth... We tested with France 👇🇫🇷

Since COVID, US wage inequality has sharply narrowed -undoing ~⅓ of the rise since 1980 🇺🇸 @adamaboobaker.bsky.social & P. Skott show why tight labor markets alone can’t explain it: policy design, turbulence & shifting power matter. Read more▶️ wid.world/news-article...

We've updated wpid.world to cover recent trends in political polarization around the world! 🌍 Among striking results, the 2024 U.S. election saw educational divides that are unprecedented in modern history 👇 explore.wpid.world/intime/educ/vo

Inequalities in exposure to environmental risks – flooding and subsidence – are high and vary across home ownership status in France (owner-occupants, and owners of rental, second, or vacant homes) [🧵1/6] New study by Thomas Bézy 🔗 wid.world/news-article...

"Un impôt plancher sur les ultrariches ne ferait que parachever la révolution entamée il y a un siècle, en soumettant aux règles communes les très grandes fortunes qui aujourd’hui y échappent." www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...

How much investment is needed to close the global gap in health and education, and over what timescale? New study by @nitin-k-bharti.bsky.social A. Gethin @markjmn.bsky.social @zhexunmo.bsky.social @thomaspiketty.bsky.social & Li Yang. 🔗Study and key findings wid.world/news-article...

📄In this new theory working paper, S.Subramanian makes the case for combining across the board measures with tailender indices into a composite index to measure and mitigate inequality. Read more: wid.world/news-article...

🇪🇸 How is wealth distributed in Spain ? This study, co-authored by G.A. Marrero @cmtneztt.bsky.social @juancpal.bsky.social & D.Petrov, is the first systematic analysis of regional wealth inequality in Spain. Key findings in 🧵[1/5] wid.world/news-article...

What would a just distribution of socio-economic and environmental resources look like at the global level from 2025 to 2100 – both between and within countries? From now to June 2026, the #GlobalJusticeProject will help provide answers. inequalitylab.world/en/global-ju... [1/5]🧵

It's great to see WID data wid.world being used widely to drive the public debate! 👏 @jasonhickel.bsky.social

In this NEW study, @javiersoria.bsky.social & @octaviomedina.bsky.social map intergenerational mobility across Spain — and what drives it. Key findings in this thread [1/7]🧵🇪🇸 wid.world/news-article/intergenerational-mobility-in-spain-geographic-analysis-and-causal-neighborhood-effects/

By opposing the 2% minimum wealth tax on billionaires, the French Senate has revealed just how out of touch it is with the issues of our time. www.lemonde.fr/blog/piketty...

Débat de l'Egalite passionnant avec Arnaud Orain, @thomaspiketty.bsky.social & @lucaschancel.bsky.social pour finir la saison 2024-25. Rdv à la rentrée pour + de rencontres autour d'un livre 📚 Rejoignez notre liste pour recevoir les invit' ✍️ wid.world/subscribe-to... @ehess.fr @pse.bsky.social

RDV lundi à 12h30 sur le campus Jourdan (Paris 14e), pour une rencontre avec Arnaud Orain autour de son dernier essai sur le capitalisme de la finitude. 🎫Entrée libre sur inscription ici : inequalitylab.world/fr/event/le-... @editionsflammarion.bsky.social @pse.bsky.social

Researchers from around the world gathered in Paris to share the latest findings on inequality and labour income in Southeast Asia. 🔍Regional overviews + country insights on 🇮🇳 🇨🇳 🇵🇭 🇻🇳 🇹🇭 🇲🇾 - with inputs from WIL fellows @nitin-k-bharti.bsky.social @markjmn.bsky.social & @jonasdietrich.bsky.social.

Pour que les Français acceptent la nécessaire consolidation des finances publiques, il faut que la charge en soit équitablement répartie. Ma tribune @lemonde avec O. Blanchard et G. Zucman. www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...

Les inégalités mondiales ont tendance à progresser. Mais les politiques publiques peuvent changer la donne. Les politiques de prédistribution, réduire les inégalités avant même toute redistribution, permet d’obtenir le meilleur résultat. www.alternatives-economiques.fr/inegalites-m...

🚨Global economic relations have long been defined by imbalances and unequal power, not by self-correcting market forces, NEW STUDY finds. @thomaspiketty.bsky.social & @gatonievas.bsky.social call for structural reforms to the international monetary and exchange system. wid.world/news-article...

Join us next week for a workshop on inequality and labour income share in Southeast Asia with great speakers including WIL researchers @markjmn.bsky.social @nitin-k-bharti.bsky.social @jonasdietrich.bsky.social 📆Thursday 12 June 📍 PSE @pse.bsky.social 📄Programme👇 inequalitylab.world/en/event/ine...

📆 RDV lundi 16 juin 🎟️ Gratuit sur inscription 🗣️ Présentation d'Arnaud Orain + discussion avec les co-directeurs du World Inequality Lab @thomaspiketty.bsky.social @lucaschancel.bsky.social 📚Vente du livre sur place framaforms.org/inscriptions... @pse.bsky.social @editionsflammarion.bsky.social

🚨 CALL FOR PAPERS | Conference on regional inequalities, 3-4 Sept 2025, in Berlin ⏱️Apply by May 31st ▶️More info: sites.google.com/view/regiona...

Inequality of inflation and high volatility is anti-poor and requires immediate policy intervention, warn Rohan Bansal & @prachibansal.bsky.social in this new WP 📝🇮🇳 Read more🔗 wid.world/news-article... #inflation #india #inequality

Looking forward to great collaborations and research with the newly launched @labdeoportunidades.bsky.social in Madrid ▶️ labdeoportunidades.com The lab was founded by WIL Fellow Javier Soria, and with the participation of WIL researchers @cmtneztt.bsky.social, Luis Bauluz & @artolam.bsky.social.

Les inégalités mondiales ne reculent pas, mais restent figées à un haut niveau. Les 1% les plus riches gagnent 120 fois plus que la moitié de la population mondiale la plus pauvre. Les Etats détiennent la clé pour améliorer cette situation.

New study by @pbothe.bsky.social @lucaschancel.bsky.social @cmohren.bsky.social outlines potential pathways for global inequality by 2050. ⚠️Within-country redistribution will be needed to curb global inequality and face climate shocks. More in thread 🧵[1/3] wid.world/news-article...

Well, @financialtimes.com wrote it. Case closed🙂 🔹"The super-rich [are] richer and more numerous than previously thought" 🔹"The super-rich pay lower tax rates than ordinary people" 🔹"The rich dodge taxes even in death" 🔹"Surveys show broad public support for the 2%tax" www.ft.com/content/859e...

New study by @marie-andreescu.bsky.social, @thomaspiketty.bsky.social, R. Loubes & A.S Robilliard offers key insights into the historical evolution of working hours and the "real" gender pay gap, once unpaid domestic work accounted for. More in the thread below🧵[1/7] ▶️ wid.world/news-article...

🗣️ « On ne peut pas compter sur la générosité des milliardaires pour résoudre la crise climatique. Il faut une réponse de politique publique internationale. », rappelle Esther Duflo dans ce Décryptage @artefr.bsky.social youtu.be/s5ITccBBHlQ?...

In 1825, the French state imposed a tribute on Haiti to compensate slave owners for their loss of property. It is now time to start concrete discussions about restitution. www.lemonde.fr/blog/piketty...

RDV le lundi 16 juin pour explorer les transformations du capitalisme mondial du XVIe siècle à aujourd'hui🗺️ Présentation d'@arnaudorain.bsky.social en présence de @thomaspiketty.bsky.social & @lucaschancel.bsky.social. 👇Infos et inscriptions inequalitylab.world/fr/event/le-... 📍@pse.bsky.social

On #LabourDay, we celebrate the long fight for shorter working hours✊

🔴REPLAY available! Catch @lucaschancel.bsky.social's keynote from the #TaxingBillionaires' conference (April 8): ☑️ Latest findings on global #wealthinequality ☑️ Reflections on billionaire #taxation ☑️ World Inequality Database's methodology and tools ▶️ Watch here youtu.be/WffeqGy-LKI?...

Congratulations to @s-stantcheva.bsky.social🏆 We are proud to have you among our WID fellows, leading critical research on taxation and redistribution👏

New study by @rowaida96.bsky.social on #land #inequality in Egypt 🇪🇬 shows that: 🔹Egypt's 1952 agrarian reform reduced persistent inequality: the top 1% landowners share ↘️ from 42% to 27% by 1980 🔹... but failed to lift up the poorest landowners and the landless Read more▶️ wid.world/news-article...

The Paris School of Economics Stone center on Global Wealth Dynamics is offering fully-funded PhD fellowships for student working on inequality. Deadline May 4. Details and applications here 👇👇👇 stone-center-pse.eu/grants/phd-f...

🚨 We're hiring! Join us to update the World Inequality Database🌐 We're looking for someone available full-time for at least 12 months starting July or Sept with: ✅ Master 1/2 ✅ 0–2 years experience ✅Knowledge of Stata ✅Ability to collaborate on computer code 👉 inequalitylab.world/en/job/junio...