GoKawiilNobel laureate Stiglitz backs new UN-linked panel to tackle global wealth inequality
A Nature commentary co-authored by economist Joseph Stiglitz and UNAIDS chief Winnie Byanyima proposes creating an International Panel on Inequality (IPI), a roughly 40-member expert body that would synthesize research on income and wealth gaps for policymakers. The proposal already has support from the UN, the African Union, and more than 700 scholars, with South Africa, Brazil, Spain and Norway backing it. The commentary cites data showing the richest 1% captured 41% of new wealth created between 2000 and 2024, versus just 1% for the poorest half of the world.
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Despite decades of research documenting how wealth concentration undermines social mobility and public trust, governments have largely failed to act, and the IPI aims to bridge that gap between evidence and policy the way climate panels have done for climate science. Its success will hinge on whether it can secure broad government funding and maintain a transparent, diverse selection process rather than becoming dominated by a narrow set of voices.
- The richest 1% captured 41% of new global wealth from 2000-2024, versus 1% for the poorest half
- A proposed International Panel on Inequality would have ~40 experts advising policymakers
- South Africa, Brazil, Spain, Norway and over 700 scholars already back the initiative
Source: nature.com, 2026-09-15
Published there as: “Global inequality panel is a chance for research to change lives”
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