Income Inequality News
Opinion | How reliance on the market is betraying advanced economies
Income inequality in the West is near historic highs, wealth gaps are even worse and economic insecurity is widespread
4 min read11 Apr 2019Why income inequality in India may be fuelling populist politics
Amid rising income inequality, India has seen the highest increase in share of people who think incomes must be made more equal in the country, shows data
3 min read8 Jan 2019Opinion | How not to fight income inequality
Greater equality through mandated wage compression is a mistake that will deliver a state less able to contribute to a more just society
4 min read19 Nov 2018Degree or skills: What will get you that job?
Skill building is important to determine wages and signalling is not the only role of college education
1 min read1 Nov 2018SnapFact: How inequality hurts our body and brain
Income inequality in a society creates constant social and psychological stress for the poor that grinds down human bodies and brains
1 min read25 Oct 2018SnapFact: Where you grew up can affect your income
Neighbourhoods with faster economic growth may not actually improve a child’s potential life income, showing there are other factors at play
1 min read22 Oct 2018Income inequality in India: Is the British Raj to blame?
A new research by economic historian Tirthankar Roy of London School of Economics finds that the role of the British in worsening income inequality may be overstated
1 min read17 Oct 2018‘Brahmin Left’ vs ‘Merchant Right’—the emergence of West’s new political conflict
The emergence of the Brahmin left has occurred because of globalization, migration, increased educationall of which have created new dimensions of inequality and weakened previous class-based coalitions
1 min read12 Sep 2018Snap Fact: How investments impact wealth inequality
A study finds that between the years 2002 and 2011, varying investment returns accounted for 84% of the increase in inequality of wealth held in equities
1 min read15 Aug 2018Economic inequality in India and the world
It is reasonably clear, despite protocols of measurement which tell us otherwise, that inequality in the world is increasing
4 min read29 Jun 2018Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared