Several studies by Thomas Piketty and his colleagues purporting to show that income inequality has increased dramatically in the United States over the last 60 years have influenced the public’s views ...

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 ...

Income inequality is starker than ever — or so we’ve been told. New research by economists Gerald Auten and David Splinter indicates that the prevailing narrative of runaway inequality is not as ...

If every hour of those chores were worth $17, the typical wage for a housekeeper, that unpaid work would be worth roughly $39 ...

Income inequality and carbon dioxide emissions for high-income nations such as the United States, Denmark and Canada are intrinsically linked—but a new study from Drexel University has taken a deeper ...

A homeless encampment in Kitchener, Ontario, in front of the former Krug Furniture factory According to a report by Statistics Canada on income and wealth distribution issued in July, income ...

A Newsweek map shows which U.S. region has seen the highest increase in median household income—and the Midwest came out top. The U.S. Census Bureau has released a report on its estimates of income, ...

A fisherman colony alongside commercial buildings in the Indian city of Mumbai, now Asia’s billionaire capital. A fisherman colony alongside commercial buildings in the Indian city of Mumbai, now Asia ...

A new study finds that Atlanta has the highest income inequality across several American cities. Atlanta has been ranked the worst city in America for income inequality. According to a study led by ...