The #UNtaxconvention negotiations may be the most important global economic process happening right now. At a recent @IDEAs webinar, our co-chair Jayati Ghosh broke down what’s actually at stake in the ongoing negotiations around the UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation — and why this moment matters. Two protocols are on the table alongside […]
12 March 2026
On February 20, 2026, in Madrid, at the conference “Desigualdad: Es Hora de Actuar – Hoja de ruta hacia la creación de un panel internacional sobre desigualdad”, our co-chair Joseph Stiglitz delivered a powerful address on the urgency of tackling the global inequality crisis. Drawing on his experience as a lead author of the IPCC’s […]
20 February 2026
Join our co-chair Jayati Ghosh on why universal social protection is a matter of international fair taxation. We all will face vulnerability, whether through sickness, disability, or old age. Social security is the universal right that protects us during those moments. Yet, for billions, it remains out of reach. 🌍 The Stakes: 🎥 A new […]
19 February 2026
At The Australia Institute webinar our co-chair Joseph Stiglitz argued for very high tax rates on corporate natural resource super-profits. Whay? As long as there are excess returns, companies will continue to invest. Tax those super-profits heavily the resources belong to the Australian people. Here⤵️
13 February 2026
Listening to the statement by the delegate from India at the @UN (below) clearly shows how impossible it is to say with some level of objectivity where value is created. Where there is no or little objectivity, the legions of accountants and tax lawyers of the MNEs can exploit this to claim that limited value […]
11 February 2026
La ganadora del mayor premio en la historia del show de TV de España está “encantada” de que la mitad vaya a pagar servicios públicos. “Soy fiel creyente en nuestro sistema de impuestos por los servicios públicos que tenemos en España” ¡Bravo!
7 February 2026
At the IMF–World Bank Annual Meetings, filmmaker and activist Abigail Disney — member of Patriotic Millionaires — delivered a searing reflection on what extreme wealth does not only to society, but to those who hold it. Speaking from personal experience, she described how inherited privilege breeds isolation, erodes empathy, and distorts democracy itself: “There is […]
15 October 2025
At the IMF–World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington D.C., Chile’s Finance Minister Nicolás Grau outlined how fair taxation can deliver both fiscal stability and social progress. He highlighted Chile’s new copper royalty and anti-avoidance reforms, designed to ensure those with greater wealth contribute their share — while reducing uncertainty, boosting investment, and strengthening democracy.
15 October 2025
At the IMF–World Bank Annual Meetings, ICRICT Co-Chair Joseph Stiglitz made the case for a 2% minimum tax on wealth to protect democracy and fairness. Using France as an example, he argued that when billionaires oppose such a modest rate, “they’re admitting either incompetence—or tax avoidance.” Stiglitz outlined three reasons this measure matters: it strengthens […]
15 October 2025
In the second edition of UNESCO’s Albert Hirschman Lecture series, development economist and ICRICT Co-Chair Jayati Ghosh explores how globalization and inequality demand a fundamental rethinking of today’s economic paradigms. Drawing on her extensive work on development, economic justice, and global governance reform, Ghosh examines how orthodox economic models often neglect power relations, structural inequalities, […]
7 October 2025