May 3, marks World Press Freedom Day, a global reminder of the essential role media freedom plays in upholding democracy and accountability.

Money and budgeting skills are undeniably important. But financial literacy education can’t ignore the broader economic ...

This volume refines and extends the economic history literature on economic inequality in the United States. Economic ...

Only about 40 percent of Americans believe tackling economic inequality should be a top priority. Yet, President Donald Trump won the 2024 election with his “economic policy.” If American voters are ...

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

The ratification of the 16th Amendment in 1913, authorizing a federal income tax, emerged from a confluence of economic inequality, populist discontent and the limitations of relying on tariffs ...

We study whether higher gender equality facilitates economic growth by enabling better allocation of a valuable resource: female labor. By allocating female labor to its more productive use, we ...

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 analyzed how ...

"There was a period of a thousand years where wealth inequality doubled across a wide range of societies." One factor, Bowles and Bocconi University economic historian Mattia Fochesato write in a ...

It highlighted how Zimbabwe is now ranked among the 30 countries with the most regrettable inequality ... country's future labour force employable, some economic inequalities will be concurrently ...

From expensive Connecticut rent and high annual income to the number of impoverished residents, stark disparities and ...