Many people are scared by the growth of authoritarianism worldwide in recent years — from the U.S. to Hungary. So why are the new autocrats so popular? “[One] explanation that stands out is the growth ...

“Inequality is bad for economic growth and bad for poverty reduction. In the past researchers were not able to exactly quantify the effect of inequality in the context of economic shocks. This graph ...

This Pew Research Center analysis focuses on public opinion of inequality and its contributing factors in 36 countries across the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East-North ...

New research published in Social Psychological and Personality Science shows that awareness of economic disparity affects happiness, meaning, harmony and spiritual well-being. A comprehensive new ...

A frequent criticism of my brand of pro-growth, techno-optimist Up Wing economics is that it ignores inequality: Why boost productivity and economic growth if it only helps those already at the top?

Does living in an unequal society make people unhappy? Not necessarily, reveals the largest study ever conducted on the subject. Nicolas Sommet, a social psychologist and research manager at the LIVES ...

People around the world see various factors as contributing to economic inequality in their country: A median of 60% across 36 countries say that rich people having too much political influence leads ...

The level of economic inequality in the city of Santiago in Brazil is evident along the border of a high-density, low-income favela neighborhood next to high-rise ...

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The specter of economic inequality is haunting nations across the globe, creating anxiety that reaches far beyond statistical charts and economic reports. From developed democracies to emerging ...

U.S. philantropist and oil magnate John D. Rockefeller gives a dime to a child. After “robber barons” like Rockefeller amassed a staggering amount of wealth in the late 19th century, the progressive ...