Divided We Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Rising

In the three decades prior to the recent economic downturn, wage gaps widened and household income inequality increased in a large majority of OECD countries. This occurred even when countries were going through a period of sustained economic and employment growth. This report analyses the major underlying forces behind these developments:

• An Overview of Growing Income Inequalities in OECD Countries
• Special Focus: Inequality in Emerging Economies

– Part I. How Globalisation, Technological Change and Policies Affect
Wage and Earnings Inequalities

– Part II. How Inequalities in Labour Earnings Lead to Inequalities in
Household Disposable Income

– Part III. How the Roles of Tax and Transfer Systems Have Changed

Find the report here