Greater inequality within UK, USA than some developing countries, trade 'footprint' shows

Friday, October 31, 2014 - 04:03 in Mathematics & Economics

An inequality footprint has been devised by researchers, demonstrating the link that each country's domestic economic activity has to income distribution elsewhere in the world. "The footprint maps the movement of commodities around the world. It is a new tool which can assist businesses, government and non-government organisations in understanding the complex dynamics of inequality and trade," said the lead author of the paper.

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