Joseph E. Stiglitz is chair of the G20 Extraordinary Committee of Independent Experts on Global Inequality. Imraan Valodia does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company ...

From soaring household debt to entrenched labor dualism, inequality – not innovation – has become the defining feature of South Korea’s new economy. South Korea’s post-war economic rise has often been ...

Alejandro G. thought that driving full-time for Uber in Houston offered freedom – flexible hours, quick cash, and time to care for his young son. But that promise faded fast. “There are hours when I ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Josie Cox is a New York-based journalist covering business and gender. Jan 14, 2025, 09:10pm EST The research comes just ahead of ...

Multi-hyphenate billionaire and reproduction-obsessed father of 11 children Elon Musk wants to move his entire patchwork family into a collection of three mansions in Austin, Texas — a plan that ...

THINK ABOUT income inequality in America and some archetypes easily come to mind. Start with a rich corporate lawyer, earning above the roughly $1m annual income (before taxes and transfers) that ...

In his new book, the economist Thomas Piketty argues that the world can’t stop climate change without addressing issues of inequality. By Manuela Andreoni Climate change wasn’t a big topic in the ...

Capital Group’s plans to partner with KKR in launching two interval funds in 2025 is only the latest sign of interest from two well-known asset managers in this increasingly popular structure. To help ...

Global inequalities are in bad shape and mostly do not appear to be getting better. Disparities today are about the same as they were in the early 20th century, and the pandemic continues to make ...

How corporate power divides our world and the need for a new era of public action Since 2020, the richest five men in the world have doubled their fortunes. During the same period, almost five billion ...