New study by @pbothe.bsky.social @lucaschancel.bsky.social @cmohren.bsky.social outlines potential pathways for global inequality by 2050. ⚠️Within-country redistribution will be needed to curb global inequality and face climate shocks. More in thread 🧵[1/3] wid.world/news-article...

The Muskian project is clear: dismantle democracy at all levels and resurrect pre-19th century plutocracy, where colonial-style corporations rule in place of public institutions. He calls himself the future — but this is as archaic as it gets. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

🔴REPLAY available! Catch @lucaschancel.bsky.social's keynote from the #TaxingBillionaires' conference (April 8): ☑️ Latest findings on global #wealthinequality ☑️ Reflections on billionaire #taxation ☑️ World Inequality Database's methodology and tools ▶️ Watch here youtu.be/WffeqGy-LKI?...

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Peu de personnalités publiques auront porté une critique aussi claire du système économique contemporain, de la dimension profondément inégalitaire de la crise climatique, et de la nécessité de justice sociale face au chaos du monde. RIP François. Un texte à lire: www.vatican.va/content/fran...

On ne veut pas gâcher la fête, mais la recherche est-elle bien une priorité en France?

“Moving From the Billionaire Age to the Age of Billionaire Taxation” – A snapshot of @lucaschancel.bsky.social's keynote at the #TaxingBillionaires Conference 🧵 Full video soon available. 1/5👇

Indian economist Bina Agarwal received first Global Inequality Research Award 🏆 Watch the ceremony and her lecture in presence of @lucaschancel.bsky.social, E. Laurent & @thomaspiketty.bsky.social ▶️ youtu.be/bbZSAK_h5YA?... @cris-sciencespo.bsky.social @sciencespo.bsky.social @pse.bsky.social

Les juges font leur job en disant le droit. Mais au jeu de la légitimité face aux politiques, ils plient aussi le match: 44% des français ont confiance en la justice contre 16% pour les partis politiques. 74% des Français estiment que les politiques sont plutôt corrompus. Verdict sans appel.

Extraordinary times require extraordinary measures. Wealthy universities do have some wiggle room in how they can deploy their endowments to cushion (some) of the Trump shock, as this article shows. lpeproject.org/blog/how-to-...

Join us for an Equality Debate with Bina Agarwal, co-winner of the 2024-25 Global Inequality Research Award ! Wednesday, March 18, 6PM, Paris School of Economics More information: inequalitylab.world/en/event/equ... @cris-sciencespo.bsky.social @wid.world

La France peut-elle devenir un refuge pour la recherche Américaine? Sans sursaut budgétaire on peut hélas en douter. Le budget de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche hexagonale rapporté au nombre d'étudiants est en chute libre, avec 24% de baisse sur la période 2012-2025.

Paris stands with the Stand Up For Science movement! No democracy without academic freedom. It starts with attacks on “wokism” or “islamo-gauchisme”—but the real target is liberal democracy itself. Time to push back ☀️@standupforscifr.bsky.social

Our paper "Climate Change and the Global Distribution of Wealth" is out in @natclimchange.bsky.social! We study how climate impacts & policies are transforming wealth inequality 🌍 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41... Huge thanks to an incredible team: C. Mohren, P. Bothe & @gregorsemieniuk.bsky.social

On peut résumer le rapport de la Cour des Comptes sur les retraites en une phrase: il n'y a pas de dette cachée (contrairement à ce qu'affirmait le Premier Ministre). www.ccomptes.fr/fr/publicati...

Truly humbled and excited about this!

The world's richest man just cut off $43 billion in aid meant for the world's poorest. Let's be clear: this is their project—absolute inequality. #DOGE #USAID

European billionaires who benefit from high quality public services, pay next to nothing in taxes as a share of their pharaonic wealth — and who now threaten to favor Trumpism over contributing a bit more to help solve a budget crisis in their home country. What do you call this?

China couldnt compete w/the West in producing internal combustion vehicles, so it made a huge bet c. 2009: invest in EVs & help Chinese automakers leapfrog incumbents from the West. That gamble has clearly paid off with declining oil imports & expanding auto exports www.cnn.com/2025/01/23/c... 🔌🚗 🔌💡

Que faire face au Trumpisme et ses avatars? www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...

We can’t spend 4 years debating if the new US political establishment uses fascist gestures, discourse or strategies—it does. Alas, talking about it all day won’t help progressives win elections. What must be discussed are economic policies that can radically improve US working-class lives.

Toute comptabilité est conventionnelle, mais dire "sur les 1000 Mds de dette accumulé depuis 10 ans, la moitié est imputable aux retraites" est carrément fantaisiste. Le rapport COR 2024 répond aux Haut commissaire au plan p. 13 à 15 et p.80 et suivantes www.cor-retraites.fr/sites/defaul...

François Bayrou a avancé plusieurs contrevérités dans son discours de politique générale, notamment sur le budget. Celui qui en parle le mieux est Lionel Jospin. www.liberation.fr/politique/li...

L'EPR de Flamanville aura coûté environ 7 fois plus que prévu. Pendant la durée du chantier, le coût du solaire photovoltaïque a lui été divisé par 7. www.lemonde.fr/economie/art... www.lazard.com/media/xemfey...

On ne résout pas un problème avec les modes de pensée qui l’ont engendré. On ne résout pas un problème avec les modes de pensée qui l’ont engendré. On ne résout pas un problème avec les modes de pensée qui l’ont engendré. On ne résout pas un problème…

The United States is now producing enough domestic solar to cover nearly all annual deployment. That's what policy can do, folks! And a majority of these jobs are in Republican districts.

Quite suddenly, however, Bluesky has, at least in my world, reached that point. There are now enough of the people I want a conversation with on here that I don't need to check Twitter to know what's going on, no longer need to post over there to be sure people see something 5/

Live right now: World Inequality Database 2024 Updates 🚨 Webinar: zoom.us/webinar/regi... Regional inequality insights: wid.world/news-article... 10 key facts based on this year's update: wid.world/news-article... Below a selection of a few basic facts.

Why are so many Americans receptive to critiques of elite universities, even when unfounded? Perhaps because these institutions—and the broader educational system—have offered them so little chance of access over the past century.

Join us online for a live discussion on the latest global income inequality data from the World Inequality Database. Tuesday, Nov 19, 2024 | 16:30-18:00 CET. Don’t miss it! 🚨 inequalitylab.world/en/event/web...

November 2024 update of the Climate Action Tracker : Current policies & actions lead to +2.2-3.4°C average global warming. Achieving 2030 targets would lead to +2.1-3.2°C 👇🏼

Why are CO2 emissions still going up? What are the key factors behind the increase, & when will they peak and start heading down? Wednesday 20 Nov 830-930, in person (Oslo) & streamed Register @ciceroclimate.bsky.social: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Global annual energy transition investments rose from $1.5 trillion in 2022 to $1.8tn in 2023. Despite this progress, the world needs at least $5 trillion annually to stay on track with climate goals.

Breaking News: California sued Exxon Mobil, alleging that it carried out a “decades-long campaign of deception” that overhyped the promise of recycling and spawned a plastic pollution crisis.

"Whether it’s fixing externalities or providing public goods, the economic rationale for industrial policy is very strong." @drodrik.bsky.social on how many critiques of industrial policy fail to meaningfully distnguish from a more general distaste for government. www.ft.com/content/3487...

🚨New paper out in Nature Climate Change, with P. Bothe and T. Voituriez: “The Potential of Wealth Taxation to Address the Triple Climate Inequality Crisis”. Drawing from our Climate Inequality Report 2023 and further reflections on climate finance👇🏼 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

"Il y a urgence à préciser les contours et l'organisation de la protection sociale écologique du 21ème siècle." Retrouvez notre tribune écrite avec Thomas Bezy dans Le Monde 👇 www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...

Thrilled to have been able to contribute to this sobering report by the United Nations Environment Program, alongside dozens of colleagues from around the globe. Read & share the Emissions Gap Report 2023 👇🏼 wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/ha...

How America Is Making Tree Equity a Climate Solution for Cities

"While communities that once hosted coal, oil or gas infrastructure make up only 18.6% of the population, they received 36.8% of the clean energy investment in the year after the Inflation Reduction Act’s passage," writes @shannonosaka.bsky.social. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...

This is a nice unpacking of the (lack of) relationship between economics and the IPCC.

Pleased to see that @sciam.bsky.social published the summary by @lucaschancel.bsky.social and me of our earlier work in Joule on the incidence of stranded oil and gas assets across the wealth distribution. www.scientificamerican.com/article/bold...

Dans cette tribune pour Le Monde, je fais le point sur la grève historique des salariés de l’automobile US. La question est la suivante: comment partager les richesses dans les secteurs de la transition? www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...

Congrats to Claudia Goldin on being awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics! This recognition underscores the increasing oppenness of economics to historical research and the study of inequality. Claudia Goldin is the first woman to receive the prize without any co-recipient.

Hello everyone! Excited to talk about inequality, climate change, economics, and politics here. Looking forward to sharing and debating latest evidence and analyses. Let's recreate the space for dialogue that we lost on X! 🌍⚖️ #Justice #Inequality #Climate #PoliticalEconomy #Transition