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The Equitable Economy

Income Inequality

Davos Elites Love to Advocate for Equality – So Long As Nothing Gets Done

Branko Milanovic
The return to the industrial relations and tax policies of the early 19th century has been spearheaded by people who speak the language of...
Income Inequality

The Malleable Demand for Trade Protection: How Political Campaigns Can Easily Manipulate Public Attitudes Toward Public Policy

Rafael Di Tella
Where does today’s anti-trade sentiment come from? A new study finds that people are particularly sensitive to job losses and outsourcing due to international...
ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

Making Your Vote Count: Does the Voting Behavior of Asset Managers Truly Reflect Their Clients’ Interests?

Mikael Homanen
In the past five years, thanks to growing public pressure, there has been increased attention on the voting behavior of asset managers. As a...
Antitrust and Competition

Facebook, Extreme Inequality, and Globalization: ProMarket’s Top Stories of 2018

ProMarket writers
As 2018 draws to a close, we look back at ProMarket’s most-read and most-widely shared stories of the past year.     The early mentor to Mark...
ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

“Short Sellers Don't Exist to Fix the Problems. They Exist to Shed Light on the Problems”

Guy Rolnik
In an interview with ProMarket, Fahmi Quadir, the short seller whose bet against Valeant in 2015 helped expose the company's misdeeds, talks about short...
Income Inequality

The Inequality Paradox: Rising Inequalities Nationally, Diminishing Inequality Worldwide

Branko Milanovic
Workers in emerging economies benefitted from globalization and workers in rich countries, on balance, did not. Overturning globalization, however, will neither work nor bring...
ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

Is Market Price Relevant for Minority Shareholder Appraisal Actions?

Bin Zhou
Vice Chancellor Travis Laster of Delaware Chancery Court has recently cautioned that while courts have given greater deference to market price in appraising fair...
Income Inequality

Does Sweden’s Radical Right Reflect Too Much Social Inclusivity, Or Too Little?

Ernesto Dal Bó
Many have attributed the success of the far-right Sweden Democrats to Sweden's open immigration policy. Instead, a new study shows that income inequality and...
ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

Does Learning More at University Actually Pay Off in the Job Market?

Carolina Arteaga
Does a degree really add to students’ skills or simply point employers toward students who were clever enough to get accepted?      Education is one of...
Income Inequality

Inequality in the Middle East

Facundo Alvaredo
Survey estimates suggest that inequality in the Middle East is not particularly high despite considerable political conflict. This column uses new ‘distributional national accounts’...
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