I review evidence for the power ethos inside modern firms.

I continue to explore how our evolved sociality explains resource distribution. I discuss the power ethos — the idea that individuals get resources in proportion to their social influence.

It’s time to put economics in line with the rest of science. We need a theory of resource distribution that accepts our evolved sociality.

In some countries, the top 1% share of income has increased while the Gini index has decreased. Here’s how it can happen.

The idea that income is proportional to productivity is a thought virus that needs to die.

We often talk about inequality using a single number — usually the Gini index. But the reality is that inequality is complex. To study inequality, we need to use multiple metrics.

In the United States, the income share of the top 1% is tightly related to the share of corporate dividends in national income.

Anthropologist Jason Hickel thinks we measure inequality incorrectly. He argues we should measure absolute inequality rather than relative inequality. I think this is a mistake.

Gregory Clark proposes that the differential reproduction of the rich led to the industrial revolution. He’s probably wrong.

I pay tribute to scientists who I think have done excellent empirical research.