Discover who Simon Kuznets was, his Nobel-winning contributions to economics, and the significance of the Kuznets Curve in understanding economic inequality.

Changes in overall economic conditions may affect real household income levels and also how income is distributed across households. Analysis using annual data from 1967 to 2023 shows that the adverse ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Christian Weller is an economist focused on retirement inequality. The Federal Reserve recently released new household data in two ...

The middle class can play a pivotal role as a growth driver in achieving Indonesia’s Golden Vision of becoming a high-income ...

Drawing on the development experience and advances in economic analysis since the 1950s, World Development Report 2024 identifies what developing economies can do to avoid the “middle-income trap.” ...

Political commentators, academics and others have been wringing their hands over threats to democracy in recent years. A new study helps us better understand one of the possible driving forces behind ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jessica writes about leadership trends and business challenges. Jan 31, 2025, 01:21pm EST Group of mixed race business people ...

The latest World Economic Situation and Prospects report for 2024 paints a sobering picture of the global economic landscape. The world economy continues to face multiple crises, jeopardizing progress ...

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 ...

Eleni Abraham Yitbarek is affiliated with Partnership for Economic Policy (Research Fellow) Kehinde Oluwaseun Omotoso is affiliated with DST/NRF SARChI Chair in Social Policy, College of Graduate ...