February 28, 2025
Comparing the Economist's Democracy Index and the Index of Economic Freedom, we wind up with some surprises about democracy and markets.
January 20, 2025
Looking at individual wealth from 1850 to 1940, we would observe a surprising number of people that dropped out of the top 1%.
November 25, 2022
Among the countless ways to measure global inequality, we can look between nations, within them, and over time.
June 1, 2020
Although the per capita GDP gap between two countries could appear large, the difference shrinks when you bring welfare into your calculations.
February 28, 2019
Disliked by many as discriminatory, inconvenient, and even embarrassing, tipping is a paradox because it refuses to disappear.
January 25, 2017
Barely recognized by U.S. News ranking, colleges where graduates achieve income mobility prove that the American Dream remains a viable goal.