That’s why that term for that late-19th-century period in American history — the Gilded Age — is so apt. As historian Nell ...

The Old-Age and Survivors Insurance trust fund (OASI) is estimated to be seven years away from exhausting its asset reserves, which may lead to sweeping benefit cuts for retired workers. One of the ...

The level of economic inequality in the city of Santiago in Brazil is evident along the border of a high-density, low-income favela neighborhood next to high-rise ...

Income inequality is a key topic in U.S. presidential races. The U.S. ranks poorly among developed economies for income equality. The Gini coefficient measures income inequality. Income inequality in ...

While the U.S. economy outperforms other rich countries, it doesn’t feel that way for many Americans. Forty-two percent of Americans don’t have an emergency savings fund, while 40% can’t afford a ...

The Baldy Center Podcast features Matthew Dimick discussing his recent book, Ending Income Inequality: A Critical Approach to the Law and Economics of Redistribution. Dimick explores how legal rules ...

Lane Kenworthy’s Dec. 14 Ideas essay, “Almost everything you’ve heard about inequality is wrong,” offers a useful challenge to the popular belief that reducing income inequality is a cure-all for ...