Billions of dollars in foreign aid could be spent more effectively if international poverty statistics were more accurate, finds new research. Dr Michail Moatsos King's Global Affairs says the current international poverty line is a ‘misleading shortcut method’. ⬇️ kcl.ac.uk/news/current-i…

📣 New research opportunity! The III are seeking a Research Officer to contribute to an exciting UKRI-funded project aimed at enhancing our understanding of social change through innovative mixed-methods research. 🗓Deadline: 16/09/24 👇 Apply now! ow.ly/KVqg50TcjEm

It's not just wealthy European countries losing tax revenues. Multinational corporations are using tax havens, including Ireland, to massively shortchange the much poorer countries of the global South as well.

Dani Rodrik has a new 'trilemma' for the world economy. According to him, we can only achieve two of the following three at the same time: 1) combat climate change 2) boost the middle class in advanced economies 3) reduce global poverty

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NYT documenting sniper head shots of children. commondreams.org/news/us-doctor…

Aviation accounts for 3.5% of climate change impact, and it's one of the sectors where emissions are increasingly most rapidly. But where do aviation emissions come from? The answer is in this new paper led by Frédéric Dobruszkes - THREAD doi.org/10.1016/j.jtra…

Upcoming seminar: We are joined by Berkay Ozcan (LSE Social Policy), who will discuss changing children's concentration on income distribution and its consequences for inequality and poverty. 💻Attend online: ow.ly/70sA50TSGxR 🎟️Attend in-person: ow.ly/tyaM50TSGxQ

“To all the world’s leaders, I remind you of your responsibility to ensure respect for international humanitarian law as set out in the Geneva Conventions. These are universally accepted and binding norms developed to preserve the very bare minimum of humanity." - Volker Türk

The 2024 #inequalitydata release is just around the corner! Join us for a webinar on Tuesday 19 November, where our team will guide you through the World Inequality Database and explore the latest data together. 👉Find out more and register here: inequalitylab.world/en/event/webin…

A must-(re)read: «Brahmin Left vs. Merchant Right» by Gethin, Martinez & Piketty. In the 1950-60s, Democrats were the workers’ party. 2020s: they’ve become a high-education party. The reversal in high/low education vote share is astonishing—and it’s not just a US trend. Buckle up

Our new #Fellowships from Agriculture, Nutrition & Health Academy offer a year of funding to bring recent #research into #policy decisions in #SubSaharanAfrica or #SouthAsia, via placement in a policy-making organization. Aim is healthier diets, less loss & waste + climate & equity. anh-academy.org/science-policy…

Honestly, I have never, never seen in my life an article that openly, without dissimulation, calls for two distinct judicial systems: one for upper races, another for lower.

The prestigious Oxford Union voted by an overwhelming majority that the Israeli regime is an apartheid state that’s wholly responsible for genocide

🎙️How does neoliberalism shape our lives and fuel inequality? Don't miss the upcoming #EqualityDebate featuring George Monbiot & Thomas Piketty! ⏰ Thursday, 30 January 2025, 12:30 – 13:30 📍 PSE, Paris 14e 🖊️ Register now👉 inequalitylab.world/en/event/the-i…

Maastricht University is hiring up to 3 PhD candidates for Inequality Dynamics vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job-invite/194…