This paper applies the concept of an Inequality Deflator to evaluate the relative value of capital versus individual income.

As is the case in most developed countries, the population of New Zealand is ageing numerically and structurally. Population ageing can have important effects on the distribution of personal income within and between urban areas. The age structure of the population may affect the distribution of income through the life-cycle profile of earnings but also...

Executive summary The nature of work is changing. While our parents and grandparents could once expect to get a job directly out of high school and keep it for life, today’s workers cannot. Technology is partly to blame for this. Bill Gates has predicted that at least a dozen job types, like commercial pilots and...

This report argues that Australia is well placed to resist the economic and political pressures which can make us more unequal over time. If we do this, our economy will grow strongly and middle Australia will see the benefits. The alternative – to go down the American road of rising inequality, would be bad for...

This report argues that failing to address the status quo will drive the racial wealth divide for centuries to come.