“Dilexi te.” In English, “I have loved you.” That is the title of Pope Leo XIV’s first teaching, released last week. Now, Marketplace doesn’t often cover the minutiae and teachings of the Holy See.

WASHINGTON — From corporate executives to Wall Street analysts to Federal Reserve officials, references to the “K-shaped economy” are rapidly proliferating. So what does it mean? Simply put, the upper ...

Growing dissatisfaction among the population, loss of trust in politics, increase in crime and violence: Economic inequality leads to a variety of social consequences. Nevertheless, the issue plays a ...

Economic inequality in Britain has become a central topic of political and social debate in recent years. Rising housing costs, stagnant wages, and widening wealth gaps have intensified concerns about ...

Raising the minimum wage can help address economic inequality, but support has declined as the gap between rich and poor has increased, according to new research from the School of Management.

Inequality is a big issue in the election campaign—but how is it actually playing out in Denmark, and what’s driving it?

In “Economic Sociology,” Charles A. Dana Professor of Sociology Francesco Duina presents students with a social and philosophical question. “I ask, ‘How many of you like a lot of inequality?’ Usually ...

Equity Pay Day shows the economic inequality between men and women. In 2025, women in the U.S. needed to work until March 25 to earn what a man earned in the previous year. For Hispanic women, Pay ...

Economists' love for jargon and data gives them prestige, but alienates them from ordinary folks. Ask them about inequality, and they will quote the Gini index. Ask them about economic growth, and ...

Canada is facing “crisis levels” of economic inequality as billionaire wealth soars and millions struggle with basic needs, ...

The conversation about economic inequality in the United States is one we need to be having. The disparities between those who have the most and those who have the least just keep growing. And ...