We need to tax billionaires
While ordinary citizens pay around half of their income in tax, billionaires often pay close to zero income tax because they earn almost all of their income through companies. Yet there is a lack of political will to change this. If the super-rich are left outside the tax system, the concentration of economic power eventually […]
New economics for a new era
In 1986, the LSE hosted The Other Economic Summit that led to the foundation of the NEF to address the urgent economic challenges facing people and planet. Forty years later, we reconvene at the LSE as we enter a decisive period for our economies and our democracies. Across the world, people are experiencing the economy […]
Meeting the Inequality Emergency: Building a New Era of Understanding and Cooperation
In November 2025, the “Extraordinary Committee of Independent Experts on Global Inequality”—commissioned by President Cyril Ramaphosa for South Africa’s G20 Presidency—published the first-ever report on inequality to the G20. The Committee highlights a critical turning point in the report that extreme inequality triggers a chain of negative economic, political, and societal outcomes that exacerbate one another. […]
Confronting Global Inequality – with Mayor Zohran Mamdani
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani sits down with ICRICT Commissioners Joseph Stiglitz & Gabriel Zucman to discuss ideas on how taxing the rich is crucial to confront global inequality head-on
Taxation of the Wealth of the Super-Rich: For Tax Justice and Economic Efficiency at the Assemblée nationale
At the Assemblée nationale, Eric Coquerel, Chairman of the Finance Committee, and Charles de Courson hosted a high-level debate on taxation of the super-rich Organized in partnership with the EU Tax Observatory and ICRICT, the discussion brought together leading economists and ICRICT Commissioners: Joseph Stiglitz, Jayati Ghosh, and Gabriel Zucman. The debate explored how fair […]
Tax Justice and Solidarity at the Vatican
The Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences and ICRICT convened the high-level conference “Tax Justice and Solidarity: Towards an Inclusive and Sustainable Common Home” at the Vatican, bringing together political leaders—including Lula da Silva, Pedro Sánchez and Thabo Mbeki—alongside prominent economists and advocates such as Joseph Stiglitz, Jayati Ghosh and Gabriel Zucman. The event framed tax […]
EU Tax Symposium
The future of taxation: inequality and growth in the global economy
Wealth, Power, and Democracy: A Political Agenda to Rein in Extreme Wealth
Purpose Examine the interlinkages between extreme wealth concentration and democratic erosion while showcasing concrete political processes that can deliver results for taxing the super-rich. Demonstrate how progressive taxation serves as both a tool for fiscal justice and a mechanism to protect democratic institutions from the corrosive influence of concentrated economic power.📅 October 15🕐 3-5.30pm ET📺 […]
Conference in Paris: Shaping the Future of International Tax Cooperation
Join us on October 2, from 6–8 PM at the Paris School of Economics, for a high-level discussion bringing together ICRICT Commissioners, policymakers, academics, and civil society leaders to explore:
G20 Social Summit
Legacy of leadership on the finance trail: G20 Social and Africa