In 2013, Cobham and Sumner proposed an alternative to the Gini co-efficient: the Palma ratio. They named it after José Gabriel Palma, a Chilean economist. Palma noticed that in most countries, the ...

Scott Galloway sounded the alarm of a looming revolution based on "out of control income inequality" insisting that our tax ...

Planet Money attended the annual meeting of American economists — and the most popular topic this year was artificial ...

The human brain undergoes significant changes over time, with its functional and structural dynamics evolving as we age.

An awkward question remains five years after Covid-19 began its deadly rampage: is the world ready to handle the next ...

Urban sprawl is not just unsightly. It could also be impeding intergenerational mobility for low-income residents and ...

Urban sprawl is not just unsightly. It could also be impeding intergenerational mobility for low-income residents and reinforcing racial inequality, according to a series of recent studies led by a ...

While an increasing number of households are in financial stress due to lack of affordable housing, it’s never been a better ...

The Idaho Education Association (IEA), the state teachers' union, is a strong opponent of this initiative and is fearful of the education inequality it believes this system will cause.

Chennai: Cheaper and domain-focused small language models (SLMs) will attract significant investments this year, Tata group ...

Income inequality in India has decreased post-pandemic, but remains higher than 2015-16, as shown by a recent study.

N Chandrasekaran calls for addressing inequality, improving access to healthcare and education, and providing skill training ...