Ignacio Flores

@ignacioflores.bsky.social

[WID.world update] Our R and Stata tools are now upgraded to support larger downloads (database grew fast and some workflows were failing). New releases are live on CRAN (R) and SSC (Stata). Previous fails with Java-related errors should now run. Problems? stats@wid.world @wid.world

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To make the most of the World Inequality Database, consult the DINA Guidelines and other resources: wid.world/methodology/ This 3rd edition includes improved or new: 🔹macro aggregates 🔹income and wealth definitions 🔹data-quality flags 🔹sections on wealth distribution and gender inequality

New WP on @wid.world by @ignacioflores.bsky.social , @bcastronofal.bsky.social & @pgutiecu.bsky.social. Despite a slight decline since 2016, Chile's wealth inequality remains very high. Macroeconomic shifts, housing and pension policies are central to wealth dynamics.

World Inequality Lab@wid.world · last yr.

🔎New study on #wealth #inequality in Chile by @bcastronofal.bsky.social, @ignacioflores.bsky.social & @pgutiecu.bsky.social 🇨🇱 🔹 The top 10% own ⅔ of national private wealth 🔹 Wealth inequality declined (2007-2021) due to rising housing prices & pension fund withdrawals 🔗 wid.world/news-article...

💥 “It sounds like we should tax billionaires…” A 2% minimum tax on the ultra-rich is the punchline with a plan: make them pay what ordinary people already do. With growing global momentum, this is no longer just theory. Read: www.ft.com/content/859e...

Meet the insurgent economists promoting a global wealth tax

Gabriel Zucman is leading a movement for billionaires to pay at least 2 per cent of their net worth each year

ft.com