The US wealth inequality estimates are for 1680–2012 and come from secondary sources using probate, census, survey, and tax data. Estimates for the United Kingdom come from primary and secondary sources for the years from 1668 to 2013, including probate and estate tax data. Inequality measures...
As the BRICS country with the highest unemployment rate with about a third of the population without proper job. Inequality is extremely high in South Africa. The international downgrading of the economy, the decline of the currency (South African rand) and the lack of confidence of businesses i...
First, inequality in incomes and other means of subsistence explain large differences in access to food and why still hundreds of millions of people are undernourished. Second, poorer households tend to face impediments to the adequate utilization of food owing to lack of access to facilities, ...
With wage gains picking up slightly for the lowest paid, income inequality has actually narrowed a bit since the recession (as opposed to wealth inequality, which has worsened). The proportion of U.S. income going to the poorest one-fifth of Americans rose from 6.4% in 2007 to 7.3% in 2...
We find that aggregate wealth increased over two decades in four countries, and that wealth inequality is extremely high where it can be measured (with a top 1% share of up to 40%), which is likely to be the case for the whole region.Oxford Open EconomicsCarranza RafaelDe Rosa Mauricio...
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Not only is the drug extremely effective (people lose about 15% of their body weight in a year), it also appears to have many benefits beyond just weight loss. It’s worth noting that the drug (generic name: semaglutide) was first used to treat diabetes, and indeed is still a ...
First, inequality in incomes and other means of subsistence explain large differences in access to food and why still hundreds of millions of people are undernourished. Second, poorer households tend to face impediments to the adequate utilization of food owing to lack of access to facilities, ...