Africa faces challenges in reducing extreme poverty and inequality. In 2024, 8.5% of the global population was living in ...

House-size data from ancient sites show that economic inequality is historically variable and shaped by human choices, not ...

Economic modelling suggests that a basic income grant for all individuals aged between 18 and 59 could significantly reduce ...

New York, 24 April 2025 – Economic insecurity ... the report emphasizes that these social challenges run deep and have been building over decades. “As highlighted in this year’s World Social Report, ...

of this inequality and debates over policies to address it will be covered. The course is designed for students with no background in economics who are interested in learning about how economists ...

According to The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development data, the Gini coefficient (which gives a measure of income inequality or unequalness within a country) for the USA was 0. ...

We investigate how the global economic system both drives inequality that undermines human rights and enables private actors to harm communities, workers, and the environment. Our work is driven ...

Investing more in agriculture, especially with external financing, offers the biggest gains in raising incomes and reducing ...

Africa faces challenges in reducing extreme poverty and inequality. In 2024 ... needs an innovative plan to finance agriculture for economic development. In a recent study we analysed how ...