Is inequality largely the result of the Industrial Revolution? Or, were pre-industrial incomes and life expectancies as unequal as they are today? For want of sufficient data, these questions have not yet been answered. This paper infers inequality for 14 ancient, pre-industrial societies using...

"Is inequality largely the result of the Industrial Revolution? Or, were pre-industrial incomes and life expectancies as unequal as they are today? For want of sufficient data, these questions have not yet been answered. This paper infers inequality for 14 ancient, pre-industrial societies using...

Alle reden von Ungleichheit, seitdem der Mittelstand schrumpft und die Schere zwischen Arm und Reich gröe︢r wird. Doch stimmt das wirklich: Führt Kapitalismus zwangsläufig zu Ungleichheit? Wie müssen wir dann die Wohlstandsphase nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg verstehen? Branko Milanovic zählt...