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The World Inequality Database (WID) aims to provide open and convenient access to the most extensive available database on the historical evolution of the world distribution of income and …

To understand how the World Inequality Lab homogenizes and constructs the WID, we provide the WID.world computer codes used to create the entire database from both the researcher’s …

The WID provides complete balance sheets (financial and non-financial) for the national economy as a whole and the different sectors of the economy. A detailed description of the concepts is …

WID – World Inequality Database Only countries for which we have detailed information on inequality can be included in this simulator. We are continuously working to extend this list.

Dec 7, 2021 · Wealth tax simulator: interface where users will be able to design a wealth tax by adjusting thresholds and tax rates, and eventually to measure the revenue generated and the …

Generally speaking, the World Inequality Database (WID.world) aims to provide open access to the most extensive available database on the historical evolution of the world distribution of …

For the purpose of long-run series, WID divides the world into 8 regions and 33 core territories (24 countries + 9 subregions). The core aggregate variables include total population, adult …

Dec 10, 2025 · World Inequality Report 2026 – “Inequality persists at a very extreme level” The World Inequality Report 2026, edited by Lucas Chancel, Ricardo Gómez-Carrera, Rowaida …

The data and analysis presented here are based on the work of more than 100 researchers over four years, located on all continents, contributing to the World Inequality Database …