Pierre Lefebvre
Economist at the Paris School of Economics, studying income inequality, social mobility, and the political economy of redistribution.
February 1, 2026·8 min read
The Great Divergence
Economic inequality has been rising in most developed countries for four decades. The share of income going to the top 1% has doubled or tripled since the 1980s. The consequences — reduced social mobility, political polarization, and the erosion of the middle class — are reshaping the social contract of democratic societies.
TOPICS
inequalitywealthsocial mobilitydemocracyeconomy
