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Global wealth inequality fell over last two decades

“Global wealth inequality has declined since 2000” Jørgen Sloth and Thomas Due Bostrup, courtesy of CEPOS   Summary and commentary   This analysis is about the evolution of global inequality. Among other things, it shows that wealth inequality has decreased over the past 20 years. Thus, the richest 10 per cent share of global wealth has fallen […]

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Irish tax system fairest in Europe

  “Irish tax system does most in Europe to reduce inequality” Courtesy of ESRI   No other tax system in Europe does more to reduce household income inequality than Ireland’s, according to a new study by an economist at the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI).   While the distribution of household income in Ireland […]