Inequality

The pandemic has rolled back years of progress on gender parity for pay, making women wait a generation longer to earn the same as men.

As the world retreated into lockdown following the spread of Covid-19, a sense of common suffering prompted many to contemplate the arbitrariness of human status distinctions, as politicians, celeb

(Jan 16): Citigroup Inc.

(Dec 13): Economic inequality has moved to the top of the political agenda in many countries, including free-market poster children such as the US and the UK.

SINGAPORE (Nov 4): Three of the world’s more affluent cities have erupted in protests and unrest this year.

SINGAPORE (Nov 4): Proposals for a broad tax on wealth are not new, but they are receiving renewed attention in the US.

SINGAPORE (Sept 16): Thomas Piketty’s last blockbuster helped put inequality at the centre of economic debates.

When the lowest income households have higher expenditure than income, what does this imply about inequality and unmet needs?

SINGAPORE (Aug 5): Singapore’s overall average monthly household income has risen 2.4% since half a decade ago in 2012/13, whereas expenditure only went up 0.8%.

SINGAPORE (July 31): Singapore’s overall average monthly household income has risen 2.4% since half a decade ago in 2012/13, but the bottom 20% of households in the city state might be feeling even