Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Christian Weller is an economist focused on retirement inequality. The Federal Reserve recently released new household data in two ...

While the U.S. economy outperforms other rich countries, it doesn’t feel that way for many Americans. Forty-two percent of Americans don’t have an emergency savings fund, while 40% can’t afford a ...

Changes in overall economic conditions may affect real household income levels and also how income is distributed across households. Analysis using annual data from 1967 to 2023 shows that the adverse ...

While the financial landscape of 2026 remains unknown, there is one thing you can know: where your income places you in America’s economic ladder.

Editor's note: The Institute for Business in Global Society (BiGS) invited economist Anton Korinek to speak about the impact of artificial intelligence on the economy during our AI in Society seminar ...

Motio Research's estimate of median household income in December 2023 was $77,051. The estimated income earned by a household at the exact middle of the income distribution in the United States ...

The Irish government recently announced that its so-called* “Basic Income for the Arts” (BIA) program will become permanent starting in 2026. This is a victory for the arts as well as an ...

U.S. philantropist and oil magnate John D. Rockefeller gives a dime to a child. After “robber barons” like Rockefeller amassed a staggering amount of wealth in the late 19th century, the progressive ...

To explore how public sentiment can influence minimum wage policies, we zoomed in on protests as a signal of public opinion across the US. We analysed data from over 130,000 protests across US ...

This article examines the relationship between intra-couple income distribution and subjective wellbeing, using nationally representative data from Hungary. We show that the association between the ...

Malaysia has recorded a consistent decline in income distribution gaps based on various economic indices and indicators, said ...

In my last column “The Democrat Big Lie on taxation,” I debunked the claim that the rich don’t pay their fair share of the taxes. A reader’s online comment grudgingly conceded my point but sidestepped ...