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Economist @ LSE - International Inequalities Institute & AssocProf @ UNIFI - www.unicaldine.it
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LSE Inequalities
16 days ago
📣 New III working paper: Victoria Hünewaldt and
@paolobrunori.bsky.social
contribute to the growing evidence that inequality is often misperceived, and that personal experience plays a more significant role than objective conditions in shaping beliefs and attitudes toward it. 🔗
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3rd Opportunity & Mobility research grant at III LSE. Join us for a visiting period!
www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...
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Opportunity Mobility and Inherited Inequalities Visiting PhD Grant
Spend one academic term at the International Inequalities Institute. This visiting period assists doctoral researchers in their own research, and connects them with a network of academic contacts.
https://www.lse.ac.uk/international-inequalities/research/opportunity-mobility/opportunity-mobility-and-inherited-inequalities-visiting-phd-grant
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Paolo Brunori
LSE Inequalities
about 1 month ago
Pranab Bardhan has published his conversation with III Director Francisco Ferreira 💬 They discuss the Latin American political economy, and the historically high levels of economic inequality in the region. Read the full piece here ⬇️
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A Conversation on the Latin American Political Economy
This conversation is with Francisco Ferreira, a Brazilian economist
https://buff.ly/LAUjQK3
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LSE Inequalities
about 1 month ago
📣 Call for applications for the Nineteenth Doctorate Winter School on Inequality and Social Welfare Theory (IT19) The School provides the opportunity to discuss issues concerning the topic 'Inequality and Big Challenges'. 📆 Apply by 27 November Further details here ⬇️
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Nineteenth Winter School on Inequality and Social Welfare Theory (IT19)
LISER's public research focuses on social and economic policies, including their spatial dimension. Its mission is to provide the scientific community and society with clear, relevant and solid…
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Francesco Andreoli
about 1 month ago
✨Winter School
#IT19
✨ 📢
@cesifo.org
@dseunivr and
@liser.lu
are glad to announce the Nineteenth Winter School on
#Inequality
and
#SocialWelfare
Theory (#IT19): Inequality and Big Challenges. 👉January 6-10, 2026 👉Alba di Canazei 🏔️ IT 👉 Call:
dse.univr.it/it/documents...
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Fairness Foundation
about 1 month ago
Do you feel lucky? Why acknowledging our own good fortune would make the world a better place. An article by our founder, Julian Richer:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Do you feel lucky? Why acknowledging our own good fortune would make the world a better place | Julian Richer
I have been fortunate, and I know it. Now I’d like more successful people to admit that meritocracy is a myth, says Julian Richer, founder of Richer Sounds
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/17/luck-good-fortune-world-success-people
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LEARN EU
about 2 months ago
📢 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐜 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐍 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 Work with
@hermwerf.bsky.social
&
@carlahaelermans.bsky.social
as part of the
@eui-eu.bsky.social
team 🗓 Deadline: 24 November 2025 🎯 School career inequalities & policymaker engagement Start: Jan 2026 13 month contract Please share - more below
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CESifo
about 2 months ago
📢 Call for Papers for the 19th Winter School on Inequality and Social Welfare Theory! Submit by 27 November 2025 📆6-10 January 2026, Canazei Organized by the University of Verona, CESifo &
@liser.lu
featuring a selection of speakers Submit 👉
liser.lu/events/canaz...
For info👉
www.ifo.de/w/ef33de33
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Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality
about 2 months ago
How much inequality passes from generation to generation in Latin America? A new WP by Francisco Ferreira,
@paolobrunori.bsky.social
,
@gneidhofer.bsky.social
,
@psalasr.bsky.social
& Louis Sirugue finds that 30–50% of educational inequality and 46–66% of income inequality is inherited.
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SPES - Sustainability Performances, Evidence & Scenarios
about 2 months ago
STD for Jan.14th & 15th 2026! All invited to projects SPES & ToBe Research joint Final Conference in Bruxelles. Over the past three years, the projects have generated
#novelframeworks
,
#tools
, and evidence, bridging the gap between
#productivity
,
#environmentalsustainability
, and
#socialfairness
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LSE Inequalities
about 2 months ago
📣 Our 2025 annual report is now online! This report highlights our work over the past year, which continues to shape debates, inform policy, and foster collaborations across disciplines and national borders. Read it now ⬇️
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LSE Inequalities
about 2 months ago
📣 Vacancy alert: We are seeking to recruit a Research Officer (post-doctoral researcher) for a 24-month period to conduct original research on topics related to inequality, intergenerational mobility, and inequality of opportunity. Apply by 20 November ⬇️
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LSE Inequalities
about 2 months ago
📆 Upcoming III seminar: Join us on 11 November, as Louis Sirugue provides a meta-analysis of intergenerational income mobility around the world. 💻 Attend online:
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🎟️ Attend in-person:
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Paolo Brunori
LSE Inequalities
2 months ago
📣 New III working paper: Javier Olivera, Christian Breunig,
@ts-broderstad.bsky.social
, Patrick Dumont and Maj-Britt Sterba compare the “mental maps” of redistribution among politicians and citizens across seven parliaments. 🔗
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Join the OM team
@lseinequalities.bsky.social
2-year post-doc on Mobility and Opportunity. Apply by Nov. 20th.
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
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LSE Methodology
2 months ago
Don't forget to submit your Assistant Professor in Computational Social Science application this weekend❗ 📚
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Applications close 26 October 🚨
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Econometrica
2 months ago
A widely held view is that the Gini coefficient is not decomposable by subgroups. This paper proposes an axiomatic framework that ensures well-behaved within and between-group terms under which the Gini is decomposable with a novel and unique formula.
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Janet Gornick
2 months ago
Deadline approaching - November 3! Two postdoc positions at the GC-CUNY
@stone-lis.bsky.social
center in New York City. One position is focused on
#mobility
and
#poverty
, the other on
#wealth
and/or wealth
#inequality
. Info and link below.
#EconSky
#Sociology
#PoliSciSky
👇👇👇
bit.ly/40TZR6J
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Applications Are Open for Two Postdoctoral Positions at the GC CUNY Stone Center - Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality
The Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality is seeking applicants for an eighth cohort of postdoctoral scholars. These full-time, two-year positions will begin in August 2026.
https://bit.ly/40TZR6J
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Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity (AFSEE)
2 months ago
📣 We're hiring! We are looking for a Communications Manager to create, implement, and lead on all aspects of the AFSEE programme’s communications strategy. Deadline: 4 November 2025 (23:55 pm) More information on the vacancy and how to apply:
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
#vacancy
#HEJobs
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Stephen P. Jenkins
3 months ago
Tenure-track assistant prof post in LSE's Department of Social Policy:
www.lse.ac.uk/social-polic...
. "Outstanding candidates whose core research examines crime and/or criminal justice with a demonstrable research interest in international social and public policy, are invited to apply. ..."
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Department of Social Policy | Available positions
Jobs available in the Department of Social Policy
https://www.lse.ac.uk/social-policy/jobs-available
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New OECD report on inequality of opportunity is out
www.oecd.org/content/dam/...
Happy to see that OECD consider our approach to inequality of opportunity estimation to be useful.
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NBER
4 months ago
How to make inequality of opportunity measurement more credible by accounting for model uncertainty, from Giovanni Bernardo, Steven N. Durlauf, Andros Kourtellos, and Chih Ming Tan
https://www.nber.org/papers/w34163
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Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality
4 months ago
Applications are open for our postdoctoral scholars program! These 2-year positions start in Aug. 2026 and are based at the GC CUNY Stone Center. One is focused on
#mobility
and
#poverty
, the other on
#wealth
and/or wealth inequality. Apply by Nov. 3!
#EconSky
#Sociology
#PoliSciSky
bit.ly/40TZR6J
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Applications Are Open for Two Postdoctoral Positions at the GC CUNY Stone Center - Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality
The Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality is seeking applicants for an eighth cohort of postdoctoral scholars. These full-time, two-year positions will begin in August 2026.
https://stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/applications-are-open-for-two-postdoctoral-positions-at-the-gc-cuny-stone-center-2026/
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LSE Blogs
6 months ago
What accounts for he puzzling decline of
#polarisation
of opportunity in the US?
@paolobrunori.bsky.social
, Vanesa Jordá and
@psalasr.bsky.social
for
@lseinequalities.bsky.social
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The puzzling decline of polarization of opportunity in the US
If opportunities are polarised, individuals cluster around factors beyond their choosing (eg race) with each cluster having wildly different life prospects
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities/2025/07/01/the-puzzling-decline-of-polarization-of-opportunity-in-the-us/
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LSE Inequalities
6 months ago
“While inequality of opportunity measures the degree of ‘unfair’ inequality, it doesn’t capture how much circumstances group individuals into distinct social categories – the polarization of opportunity” –
@paolobrunori.bsky.social
, Vanesa Jordá &
@psalasr.bsky.social
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The puzzling decline of polarization of opportunity in the US
If opportunities are polarised, individuals cluster around factors beyond their choosing (eg race) with each cluster having wildly different life prospects
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities/2025/07/01/the-puzzling-decline-of-polarization-of-opportunity-in-the-us/
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Today’s inequality is inequality of opportunity for the next generation. The equalization of occupational status and educational in the 50s and 60s limited the growth of inequality of opportunity in the United States. Joint with
@psalasr.bsky.social
& Vanesa Jordà
blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities...
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The puzzling decline of polarization of opportunity in the US
If opportunities are polarised, individuals cluster around factors beyond their choosing (eg race) with each cluster having wildly different life prospects
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities/2025/07/01/the-puzzling-decline-of-polarization-of-opportunity-in-the-us/
6 months ago
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Incredible environment, outstanding participants, and flawless organization! The
@ucstonecenter.bsky.social
Summer School at IPEA, Brasília co-organized with
@lseinequalities.bsky.social
was a brilliant deep dive into research on inequalities. A truly immersive and inspiring experience!
6 months ago
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Proud of the media coverage by
@economist.com
of the paper co-authored with Chico Ferreira and Guido Neidhofer on inherited inequality in Latin America
www.economist.com/the-americas...
the original paper they refer to can be downloaded here:
doi.org/10.1093/ooec...
@lseinequalities.bsky.social
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Slums, swimming pools and Latin America’s inequality
Its tax and welfare systems are shockingly bad at reducing inequality
https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2025/06/05/slums-swimming-pools-and-latin-americas-inequality
7 months ago
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Ernesto Castañeda
7 months ago
Gov Newsom: “This is a manufactured crisis…This is not about immigration enforcement; this is about authoritarian tendencies. This is about command & control; it's about power; about ego. My way or the highway...It is a serious moment under the guise of immigration, but it is much deeper than that.”
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Great second edition of INTEDU in stunning Modena! Many thanks to Fabrizio Patriarca, Bianca Balsimelli Ghelli, and Giovanni Gallo for the excellent organization!
7 months ago
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The legacy of years of equalization in the US after WWs is still visible today and continues to limit the rise of inequality and polarization. If this trend isn't reversed, things will worsen within a generation. We show this in EL with
@psalasr.bsky.social
and Vanesa Jorda
doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
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Sam Carana
8 months ago
High ocean temperatures are causing Arctic sea ice volume to be very low compared to earlier years. The image shows volume through April 26, 2025.
arctic-news.blogspot.com/2025/04/reco...
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Paolo Brunori
Forum Disuguaglianze e Diversità
8 months ago
7 maggio | Ore 16:30 Università di Roma Tre Public lecture di Brian Nolan (University of Oxford). Al centro: la povertà infantile e la sua persistenza intergenerazionale in Europa, Italia compresa. Registrazione (consigliata non obbligatoria):
bit.ly/4m0l8of
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Lili Vargha
9 months ago
Data problems with the Hungarian EU-SILC, a tale for all researchers to look at histograms (of raw variables or composite indicators) before doing any analysis:
www.valaszonline.hu/2025/04/11/r...
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LSE Inequalities
9 months ago
📣 Vacancy! CenTax is seeking an individual with experience in policy-orientated analysis and engagement, for example via roles within government or policy-oriented research institutions, to undertake fast-paced, high-profile policy research. Apply:
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Ami Fields-Meyer
9 months ago
Non-cooperation: "The university will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights. Neither Harvard nor any other private university can allow itself to be taken over by the federal government…Harvard will not accept the government’s terms as an agreement in principle."
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Brice Magdalou
9 months ago
« The University will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights » … The beginning of the American awakening?
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
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Harvard won’t comply with Trump administration’s demands — Harvard Gazette
“The University will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights,” says President Garber.
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/04/harvard-wont-comply-with-demands-from-trump-administration/
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UPS Florence
9 months ago
Waiting for you to come at the next poster session (P07) to see Carlos’ poster about educational inequality in the World!
@karlosj89.bsky.social
@paolobrunori.bsky.social
@mtriventi.bsky.social
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Justin Wolfers
9 months ago
This chart was made in America by skilled artisans. It also provides important context for understanding our current tariff situation.
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Anche sto giro, ci raccomandiamo a San Gennaro e Santa Unione Europea...
www.ildenaro.it/dazi-usa-la-...
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Dazi Usa, la risposta da parte dell'Europa non può essere che unitaria. Per fortuna - Ildenaro.it
di Paolo Brunori e Giusepe Coco Una irresistibile ondata di moderazione ha investito il nostro governo sulla questione dei dazi, ed anzi la Presidente del Consiglio sostiene che i danni veri non li fa...
https://www.ildenaro.it/dazi-usa-la-risposta-da-parte-delleuropa-non-puo-essere-che-unitaria-per-fortuna/
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Antonio Fatas
9 months ago
What one would expect from the Trump administration
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UCL Social Research Institute
10 months ago
We're hiring! 📢 Lecturer in Sociology position now open. We seek a scholar with a strong foundation in sociology, a record of high-profile contributions, and the ability to engage students and colleagues across diverse methodological approaches.
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UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/redeployment/details?jobId=33175&jobTitle=Lecturer+in+Sociology
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Francesca Foliano
10 months ago
The Econ department at Southampton is hiring up to 3 lecturers (assistant professors). Priority to scholars with expertise in applied econ, microeconometrics, financial econometrics, and data science. Link here:
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMJ163/l...
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Lecturer in Economics at University of Southampton
Searching for an academic job? Explore this Lecturer in Economics opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMJ163/lecturer-in-economics
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Trump's administration's obsession with the discrimination of whites in South Africa is definitely well-placed. These are the results of 35 years of discrimination since the end of apartheid.
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Honored to be among the lecturers of the upcoming Summer School in Brasília, jointly organized by the
@ucstonecenter.bsky.social
,
@lseinequalities.bsky.social
, and @IPEA . Application open until April 30th.
10 months ago
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Ludger Woessmann
10 months ago
📢 Call for papers: 📢
@cesifo.org
Area Conference on Economics of Education (co-organized with Rick Hanushek) 5-6 Sept 2025, Munich Keynote:
@raffasadun.bsky.social
👉
www.cesifo.org/en/event/202...
Submission deadline: 18 May 2025 Past programs:
sites.google.com/view/woessma...
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LSE Inequalities
10 months ago
📣 We are excited to share the launch of LACIR x Oxford Open Economics: Rethinking Inequality in Latin America. The culmination of a multi-year collaboration between over 70 scholars, the papers in this issue ask: why does inequality endure? And what forces sustain
it? 🔗 buff.ly/661Df1W
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LSE Inequalities
10 months ago
📢 Coming up tomorrow! Join us at 12.45pm for a seminar with Professor Giovanni Vecchi as he presents a new method for reconstructing high-frequency historical income distributions, combining historical microdata with modern microsimulation techniques. 🔗 Register:
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