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New Light on Income Inequality

In developing and emerging economies, one charitable explanation for the poor quality of public debate about income inequality is that data on income distribution are often unavailable or dubious. A new set of studies could help put an end to all that.

ABU DHABI – Speeches by politicians on inequality tend to be short on facts and long on ideological assertion. In developing and emerging economies, one charitable explanation for the poor quality of public discourse about income inequality is that data on income distribution are often unavailable or dubious. On this most important of subjects, debates tend to generate more heat than light.

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