Germany's first archive on inequality

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WID.world combines different data sources: national accounts, survey data, fiscal data, and wealth rankings. By doing so, it becomes possible to track more precisely the evolution of all income or wealth levels, from the bottom to the top. The key novelty of WID.world is to use such data in a system...

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A comprehensive and up-to-date resource: The Global wealth report analyzes the household wealth of 5.2 billion people across the globe. Multi-faceted and eye-opening.

This report presents a proposal for an internationally coordinated standard ensuring an effective taxation of ultra-high-net-worth individuals. In the baseline proposal, individuals with more than $1 billion in wealth would be required to pay a minimum amount of tax annually, equal to 2% of their we...

Rise of 10.6% Is the Highest Annual Rate in More Than a Decade, Creating $26 Trillion in New Private Wealth, but Digital Leaders Threaten Traditional Players’ Dominance, According to a New BCG Report.

Link: Boston Consulting Group.

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Millionaires under the Microscope: Data Gap on Top Wealth Holders Closed: Wealth Concentration Higher than Presumed.

Millionaires have so far been underrepresented in population surveys, so little is known about them and the precise concentration of wealth in Germany.

Link: DIW Weekly Report.