Two new research papers on how changing asset prices increase inequality.

A granular view of the link between capitalism and inequality (Milanovic,Ranaldi), as well as which policies are necessary to reduce it (Blanchard, Rodrik).

The effect on poverty from deglobalization, lockdowns. Some interesting statistics in the US.

The role of heterogeneity in ethnicity and race.

Academics shed light on the current situation in the US.

Downward mobility rather than inequality leads to political upheaval, according to two new research papers.

Branko Milanovic wonders why the world is in uproar and Nicola Gennaioli and Guido Tabellini offer a possible explanation.

Mankiw of Harvard, Farmer of Warwick and Johnson of MIT debate over billionaires’ contributions to the economy.

The Chilean economy was considered Latin America’s most prosperous and law-abiding country. Why then did the Chilean government shot and killed 16 people in two days of socially motivated riots?

New research paper rebukes Piketty’s inequality findings for the US.