Timothy Shipp

The World Income Inequality Database (WIID) just got a major update! 📊Detailed income inequality stats up to 2022 📊WIID Companion for easy comparisons 📊Global and regional income distributions down to the percentile level! 🔍 Explore what's new go.unu.edu/FdMod

📢 Big news for inequality researchers & policy-makers! @UNUWIDER has just released a major update to the World Income Inequality Database (WIID) — the most comprehensive source of global income inequality data. wider.unu.edu/news/unu-wider… 🧵👇

Hey Trump voters. Hate to break it to you - but here’s what actually happened on Tuesday. Watch. Bernie explained it 20 years ago.

Are knowledge monopolies driving global inequalities? 🤔 Discover how the control over knowledge has shaped economic fortunes across the globe and why reforming the knowledge economy is crucial for equitable development in this new blog post go.unu.edu/qd2g1 @CambridgeUP

We just released the #WIIDExplorer to make the comparable income inequality data in the WIID Companion accessible to everyone. This was one of my pet projects over the past year and a lot of hard work from the @UNUWIDER team has gone into it. Please share! go.unu.edu/ImDe9

📢 Today, we release the #WIID Explorer, new tool for accessing & analysing our data on income #inequality. With it, you can access global income #inequality statistics, conduct independent analysis, and create graphs, charts, and tables. Find out more! go.unu.edu/zooEo

Amazing things happened in America the last time we taxed billionaires at 90%. It’s an incredible story that every American should know! hartmannreport.com/p/what-happens…

It was great working with these economists on their new article for the WIDERAngle. They really brought the empirics. All charts are interactive in the link if you want a closer look. go.unu.edu/3Wa1c @decastells @VicenteRoyuela @CarlosGradin:

I played 'It dont bother me' by Scott and Charlene's Wedding on repeat while working for about 40 minutes this morning. Surprisingly helpful.

‘The McKinseys and the Deloittes have no expertise in the areas that they’re advising in’ on.ft.com/3z6xvaK

@anustup_kundu @UN Congratulations @anustup_kundu Nice work!

After several years of work, sweat, and lots of coffee, I can say that I have something concrete now. Last Monday on the 77th @UN day, I defended my doctoral thesis "Essays on Economic Preferences and Social Mobility: Evidence from India". 1/n

I am humbled just to be in the audience today at the #AL26 delivered by @DrDaronAcemoglu for @UNUWIDER and @Uniandes conference on reducing #inequality #WIDERDevConf2022

While all vulnerable populations will suffer, a gender lens is warranted as women, in particular, are ranked lowest in the hierarchy of caste, class or religious stratification | Hema Swaminathan and Rahul Lahoti thewire.in/women/coronavi…

We're pleased to be joined by Minister of Finance and Public Credit Republic of Colombia and #WIDERAlumni @JoseA_Ocampo - he joins the stage sharing unique insights into the policy approaches in Colombia. #WIDERDevConf2022 @EconomiaUAndes #VIICongresoEconómico

"Employment is the most important tool in poverty reduction" says @JoseA_Ocampo. And in the social policy area he says universal systems are essential. But there has to be ways to target the most vulnerable to reduce #inequality.

Santiago Levy brings up the policy solution of Conditional Cash Transfers. In Latin America over the last 20 years these programmes have proven to increase human capital - except that this has not also bought the better jobs that people need to reduce #inequality.

How to reduce inequality? An impressive panel is answering that question right now - live stream - youtu.be/I55nXqpAstM #WIDERDevConf2022