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 ...

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 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 ...

The Gambia President Adama Barrow lauded Qatar Charity’s (QC) significant role in economically empowering vulnerable ...

The New Orleans area has long been a strategic hub for manufacturing and logistics. Located near the mouth of the Mississippi River, it has served as a key location for cargo trade in and out of North ...

The Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) has released updated guidance aimed at supporting foreign investors considering ...

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 ...