While the U.S. economy outperforms other rich countries, it doesn’t feel that way for many Americans. Forty-two percent of Americans don’t have an emergency savings fund, while 40% can’t afford a ...

Most voters are worried about the problem of income inequality, and the Democratic Party has a slight advantage on the issue.

A new study published in Social Psychological and Personality Science has found that rising income inequality is associated ...

Income inequality and carbon dioxide emissions for high-income nations such as the United States, Denmark and Canada are intrinsically linked -- but a new study has taken a deeper look at the ...

H ow many billionaires does it take to match the net worth of half of the world’s population? In 2016, the richest eight people on the planet owned as much private net wealth as the poorer half of ...

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The increase in U.S. income inequality since 1970 largely reflects gains made by households in the top 20% of the income distribution. Estimates suggest that households outside this group have ...

The divergence seems to be due to higher income groups benefiting disproportionately from policy changes and also because ...

Utilizing data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) from 1991 to 2011, we aim to analyze the effects of income distribution on two risks for chronic diseases: body mass index (BMI) and ...

The global food system has undergone significant transformations due to changes in economic and political status, the built ...