

Inequality
Inequality
Equal gender pay set back a generation by pandemic, WEF says
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.
March 31, 2021
Inequality

From bipolarisation to bifurcation
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
December 24, 2020
Inequality

Citi Singapore adjusts pay for women who earn less than male peers doing the same work
(Jan 16): Citigroup Inc.
January 16, 2020
Inequality

If wealth is justified, so is a wealth tax
(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.
December 13, 2019
Inequality

When affluent cities face a crisis of social mobility and grievances over inequality
SINGAPORE (Nov 4): Three of the world’s more affluent cities have erupted in protests and unrest this year.
November 01, 2019
Inequality

Wealth tax deserves serious attention
SINGAPORE (Nov 4): Proposals for a broad tax on wealth are not new, but they are receiving renewed attention in the US.
November 01, 2019
Inequality

Thomas Piketty back with 1,200-page guide to abolishing billionaires
SINGAPORE (Sept 16): Thomas Piketty’s last blockbuster helped put inequality at the centre of economic debates.
September 13, 2019
Inequality

Making sense of data: Household income and expenditure, basic needs and inequality
When the lowest income households have higher expenditure than income, what does this imply about inequality and unmet needs?
August 13, 2019
Inequality

Singapore's lowest earners see expenses outpace income
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%.
August 02, 2019
Inequality

Singapore's poorest households spending more than they earn: SingStat data
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
July 31, 2019