Income Distribution

Income Distribution

Map showing income per capita in 1300 (US dollars, 1990 PPP) across Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia, with regions shaded by income brackets.
A comparison of wealth gaps in ancient empires reveals stark differences and lasting consequences.
A college education currently provides roughly a 10% rate of return, beating the long-term performance of equities.
economics major
Majoring in economics can boost a graduate's early-career income by several thousand dollars, at least for those who live in California.
People who are good at math get ore satisfaction from money.
Those that were the best at math didn't even show income satiation — there was no upper limit to how much money could make them happy.
Are we close to the end of poverty? Two people look over a neighborhood in Bogota.
The decline of global poverty is one of the most important achievements in history, but the end of poverty is still very far away.
mortality rate
A divergence in mortality rates between U.S. states suggests that public health policy plays a substantial role in how long people live.
A man and a woman drawing on a white board for an article on how your personality type affects your salary.
The highest earning Myers-Briggs personality type? ENTJ.