by International Monetary Fund | Feb 23, 2017 | Issue 1, Journal, News, Volume 16
The IMF has responded to an article by Evatt executive members, social historian Christopher Sheil and political economist Frank Stilwell, which queried its sincerity on reducing inequality, published by the Conversation. The article was largely based on new research...
by Christopher Sheil | Feb 23, 2017 | Issue 1, Journal, News, Volume 16
Developments in the study of inequalityNew stories about economic inequality seem to be appearing every month, sometimes every week. Economic inequality is a multidimensional issue and the stories are breaking along three broad frontiers.First, there is the question...
by Gabriel Zucman, Emmanuel Saez, Thomas Piketty, Salvatore Morelli, Lucas Chancel, Facundo Alvaredo | Feb 23, 2017 | Issue 1, Journal, News, Volume 16
We are very sad to announce the passing on January 1st 2017 of Anthony B. Atkinson, co-founder and co-director of WID.world (World Wealth & Income Database) .Anthony B. Atkinson, Tony, Sir Tony occupies a unique place among economists. During the past...
by Evatt Foundation | Dec 21, 2016 | News
World earnings growth lowest since 2012, reports the UN.According to the International Labour Organization (ILO) Global Wage Report 2016/17: Wage inequality in the workplace, wage growth fell from 2.5 per cent in 2012 to 1.7 per cent in 2015. Without China, with the...
by John Quiggin | Dec 21, 2016 | News
The one policy issue that was an unambiguous loser for Hillary Clinton was trade. Her grudging move to oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership, choice of Tim Kaine as running mate and some unhelpful remarks from Bill Clinton meant that Trump had all the running. How...
by Evatt Foundation | Dec 21, 2016 | Issue 9, Journal, News, Volume 15
Inequality and productivity, trade, and the national accounts.ProductivityThe Productivity-Inclusiveness Nexus was published by the OECD in June, reversing the orthodox assumption that there is an inevitable trade-off between efficiency and equity. The report followed...
