Research indicates that positions of very high private wealth can often be maintained by
families over many generations. This article puts front and center the institutions …

The role of transport in providing access to employment has received considerable attention.
Since transport policies may be motivated by assumed effects on employment probability …

Are mass violence and catastrophes the only forces that can seriously decrease economic
inequality? To judge by thousands of years of history, the answer is yes. Tracing the global …

Svoju najrecentniju knjigu Paul Collier nudi kao manifest za obnovljenu socijaldemokraciju
utemeljenu koliko u ekonomskim toliko iu moralnim promišljanjima. Socijaldemokracija bi …

This chapter provides new evidence on educational inequality and reviews the literature on
the causes and consequences of unequal education. We document large achievement gaps …

When I started writing this book, I knew I'd need to read piles of research but failed to foresee
the enormity of the piles. Education isn't just a major industry; it inspires researchers' …

Socioeconomic differences in behaviour are pervasive and well documented, but their
causes are not yet well understood. Here, we make the case that a cluster of behaviours is …

Income inequality is rising. A quarter of a century ago, the average disposable income of the
richest 10% in OECD countries was around seven times higher than that of the poorest 10%; …

We use administrative records on the incomes of more than 40 million children and their
parents to describe three features of intergenerational mobility in the United States. First, we …

This Global Teacher Status Index survey in 2018 (GTSI 2018) went to 35 countries (instead
of 21 countries as in 2013) and administered a questionnaire to over 1,000 members of the …