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Severin Rapp @severinrapp.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

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...

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Mapping Private Wealth: A New Data Warehouse for Researchers and Public Use

We introduce a new data warehouse on private wealth. Drawing on 350+ sources across countries, it offers researchers, policymakers, and the public tools to study the evolution and persistence of wealt...

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morellisal.bsky.social @morellisal.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

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...

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Ignacio Flores @ignacioflores.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

[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? stats@wid.world @wid.world

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World Inequality Lab @wid.world · 22/01/2026

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

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World Inequality Lab @wid.world · 05/11/2025

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...

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World Inequality Conference 2026 - World Inequality Lab

The World Inequality Lab is organizing the third edition of the World Inequality Conference, to be held at the Paris School of Economics on June 4-5, 2026.

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LSE Inequalities @lseinequalities.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

📄 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

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World Inequality Lab @wid.world · 17/09/2025

📢 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

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World Inequality Conference 2026 - World Inequality Lab

The World Inequality Lab is organizing the third edition of the World Inequality Conference, to be held at the Paris School of Economics on June 4-5, 2026.

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Thomas Piketty @thomaspiketty.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

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.

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International Tax Observatory @taxobservatory.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

💥 “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...

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Meet the insurgent economists promoting a global wealth tax

Gabriel Zucman is leading a movement for billionaires to pay at least 2 per cent of their net worth each year

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Ignacio Flores @ignacioflores.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

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.

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