The paper, which focuses on 19th century estimates, proposes a set of "rules" or a broadly common methodology to enable better comparability of the results. Read the paper by @brankomilan.bsky.social, @philerfurth.bsky.social, @mgzl.bsky.social, & @ggabbuti.bsky.social.

📢now forthcoming in ECMA! The Class Gap in Career Progression: Evidence from US Academia Class is rarely a focus of research or DEI in elite US occupations. Evidence suggests it should be: we find a large class gap in at least one occupation - tenure-track academia...🧵

📅 Don't miss our symposium exploring Why Wealth Inequality Matters on Tuesday, January 27 from 1-5 PM EST. Register to join us in person at MIT or watch the livestream: shapingwork.mit.edu/events/why-w...

New INEQ Research Note! 🆕 @severinrapp.bsky.social and Pirmin Fessler have summarised how perceived and actual wealth affect saving behaviour. 📄Find the full Research Note 2025|05 here: short.wu.ac.at/ineq_rn Please note: Research Notes are currently only available in German. #INEQ #INEQ_RN

People misperceive their rank in the wealth distribution: the wealthy underestimate how much they have compared to others, and people at the bottom of the distribution think that they are doing better compared to others than they actually do. Our research shows that misperceptions shape for savings.

📄 New III working paper: This paper describes a new public-access online database containing internationally comparable estimates of inequality of opportunity for seventy-two countries, covering two-thirds of the world’s population. 🔗 buff.ly/3IEgjiU

🎉 Wir feiern 10 Jahre INEQ! Bei unserer Jubiläumsfeier vor rund einem Monat haben wir erstmals unser Video zu „10 Jahren INEQ“ gezeigt – jetzt ist es auch online auf short.wu.ac.at/ineq_10_jahre verfügbar. 🎥 Ein großes Dankeschön an alle, die Teil dieser Reise waren – und sind. #INEQ

Signed on this letter calling for a permanent International Panel on Inequality: a global, independent body to give policymakers the best evidence on the scale, causes, and consequences of inequality. www.equals.ink/p/sign-on-le... Inequality is not inevitable. It's a policy choice.

🎉 Join us for a free online event. 📅 Tues 4th Nov. 5pm GMT. With: @brankomilan.bsky.social @laywilliams.bsky.social Panel: @johncassidysays.bsky.social @undercoverhist.bsky.social @annastansbury.bsky.social Register: bit.ly/StoneCentreInequalityDialogue

Excited to welcome @julieturaz.bsky.social for the @stone-lis.bsky.social multidisciplinary seminar series tomorrow (10:00 EST). Join us in person or online by registering here: gc-cuny-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Two weeks! Apply by Nov. 3 to our postdoctoral scholars program. Two positions starting in Aug. 2026: one focused on #mobility and #poverty, the other on #wealth and/or wealth inequality. Learn more at the link below! #EconSky #Sociology #PoliSciSky

Intriguing, innovative new Stone Center Working Paper, by @stone-lis.bsky.social postdoc @severinrapp.bsky.social and colleagues. "This paper investigates how participation in a citizens’ assembly affects individuals’ redistributive preferences and (perceived) role in democracy." Do take a look 👇👇👇.

Check out our new Working Paper where we evaluate a citizen assembly and how participation impacts political agency and preferences!

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

In tomorrow's seminar at the @stone-lis.bsky.social I will be presenting my paper "The Good Council: Deliberating inequality in a field experiment" (w @frawin.bsky.social @lukaslehner.bsky.social @franziskadbacher.bsky.social and Martin Haselmayer). Join: stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/programs/mul...

Excited to announce that our @stone-lis.bsky.social Seminar Series starts its new iteration soon. You can join in person or online on Wednesdays 10.00 am EST, biweekly! The programme: stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/programs/mul... We will first convene on Wednesday!

"Contemporary China: Demystifying Economic and Social Changes" - wrapped. Thanks to our expert panelists, and to the audience for sharp questions. The program will be shown on CUNY TV and posted online; stay tuned. @stone-lis.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @brankomilan.bsky.social 👇👇

From the INEQ archive 📂 @franziskadbacher.bsky.social, @severinrapp.bsky.social and @lorenzbodner.bsky.social have summarised their insights into inheritance and debt distribution in Vienna. 📄Find the full Research Note 2024|03 here: short.wu.ac.at/ineq_rn. (Only in German) #INEQ #INEQ_RN

esteemed colleague @smaexie.bsky.social on some interesting new features of the GC wealth project data warehouse: consumer durables and offshore wealth. find out more about the GC wealth data here: wealthproject.gc.cuny.edu 🖥️🏝️

shoutout to two interesting papers of the NBER summer institute on wealth transfers and taxation: 1️⃣https://lucymsall.github.io/research_papers/MsallNaess_stepup_JMP.pdf 2️⃣https://conference.nber.org/conf_papers/f224515.pdf

Summer feeling boring? Join the last Summer 2025 Multidisciplinary Seminar! I will be presenting on wealth at death, deathbed planning and tax policy at the bottom of the distribution. Join in person or 🌐: bit.ly/SCMDSS-Summe...

The GC CUNY Stone Center community showed up! Max Longmuir and Severin Rapp - current Postdoctoral Scholars and members of the GC Wealth Project team - presented ongoing research projects on wealth. @smaexie.bsky.social @severinrapp.bsky.social @morellisal.bsky.social

Just published in @jpube.bsky.social: "The Influence of Inheritances on Wealth Inequality in Rich Countries" By @morellisal.bsky.social, Brian Nolan, @juancpal.bsky.social, & Philippe Van Kerm www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #econsky #publiceconomics #publicfinance

Great honour and inspiration to be part of the session on inheritance at the LISIT with @izmartinez86.bsky.social and @bluebery-planterose.com. Looking back on an exciting symposium with super interesting contributions and informal discussions as well as an amazing scenery.

The GC CUNY Stone Center is thrilled to announce our two newly selected postdoctoral scholars, Naomi Crowther @naomicrowther.bsky.social and Marai Hayes! They will start their two-year appointments at the @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social in August. Welcome, Naomi and Marai! bit.ly/3XGbEDK

I am looking forward very much to welcoming @leastnngr.bsky.social tomorrow at the @stone-lis.bsky.social Spring 2025 Multidisciplinary Seminar Series. She will be speaking about the functional income distribution at the firm level - and how it is affected by monetary policy. bit.ly/SCMDSS-S25

The GC Wealth Project has launched an updated version of its data warehouse! Key improvements: new data concepts, new sources, and expanded coverage of regions, countries, and time periods. Discover all the updates: wealthproject.gc.cuny.edu/news/article...

Update to the GC wealth project database just out. This great project draws together data on wealth (inequality). Some particularly nice features are: ⚖️ compare different data sources 💰 data on taxation ➗ decomposition of wealth by asset/debt types wealthproject.gc.cuny.edu

Weekend reading: Research note "Schulden und Hinterlassenschaften: Die Verteilung von Nachlassvermögen in Wien" research.wu.ac.at/ws/portalfil... mit @franziskadbacher.bsky.social @lorenzbodner.bsky.social

How much of the wealth do the poorest 50% own in the US? Have wealth shares rebounded enough since 2008? Click to compare the U.S. to other countries through the GC Wealth Project’s interactive dashboard — see our new featured content here: wealthproject.gc.cuny.edu/news/article...

join us this Thursday at the @stone-lis.bsky.social seminar for @smaexie.bsky.social presenting his research on the driving factors of the distribution of financial wealth. This will be super interesting (and its also the final seminar this year)! stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/multidiscipl...

At what point do inheritances increase wealth inequality? What are the possible implications for the design of inheritance taxes? A new WP on data from 6 rich countries by @morellisal.bsky.social, Brian Nolan, @juancpal.bsky.social & Philippe Van Kerm. #EconSky bit.ly/3OHw0Yw

Is there a better job?

Hot off the press by @margitschratz.bsky.social: A review article on the behavioural responses to inheritance taxation. Some takeaways: Real responses are smaller than avoidance, responses are smaller in more recent studies, tax design matters, ... worth a read: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

3-year Postdoc Opportunity in the DECIPHE project at DIW Berlin. You'll work closely with P. Lersch and collaborate with the team to study intergenerational persistence of homeownership in Europe. Deadline: 15 Jan 2024 For job details: www.diw.de/sixcms/detai... For DECIPHE: www.deciphe.eu

Brian Nolan is an incredible scholar, who has done a great deal to advance research on #poverty and #inequality. Here is a brief overview of some of his contributions. Working under his supervision during my masters was a great experience that still shapes my own research.

Highly interesting WP by my esteemed colleague @zhexunmo.bsky.social: Reluctance to make choices in redistributive experiments in China may be indicative of diminished political agency.

A concise overview of our working paper with P. Fessler on biased perceptions of #inequality and savings behaviour. We find that individuals misperceive how wealthy they are compared to others. Wealthy individuals who underestimate their wealth rank oversave #EconSky

Poverty and social policy started pack with EU focus. Wave to be added. go.bsky.app/BQXryVx

Our team at the GC-CUNY Stone Center is migrating toward BlueSky. Please do follow us! 🍎 @stone-lis.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @pkrugman.bsky.social‬ @milescorak.bsky.social‬ @severinrapp.bsky.social @mslopen.bsky.social @smaexie.bsky.social @zhexunmo.bsky.social More to come.

I created this list a couple of days ago based on some people I know about but there has been a ton of new arrivals--please let me know who else to include. Also, this is an interdisciplinary list! #EconSky #Sociology #PoliSky #Demography go.bsky.app/T667spi

I created a Public Econ (broadly defined) starter pack (I didn't see one - let me know if I'm wrong), starting from those I am following, or who are following me. I missed a lot. Please reply below this tweet and tag yourselves #econsky #publiceconomics #econ go.bsky.app/EcFdNWG

We are hiring a research assistant to work with us on #intergenerational #mobility and #wealth. See call for further Infos! severin-rapp.github.io/assets/CfA_P... @stone-lis.bsky.social #econsky #psid #data

Exciting research opportunity coming up at the @stone-lis.bsky.social. Come work with us if you are interested in #wealth, intergenerational #mobility and #data: severin-rapp.github.io/assets/CfA_P...

@franziskadbacher.bsky.social und ich diskutieren hier die Potenziale einer Erbschaftssteuer: www.diepresse.com/19002591/wie...

Join us this week at the @stone-lis.bsky.social seminar series with @zhexunmo.bsky.social who will present his work on the historical evolution of national wealth in China 🇨🇳: gc-cuny-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

WP w @franziskadbacher.bsky.social featured by the World Inequality Lab: wid.world/news-article...

Excited to see this new wp out with @franziskadbacher.bsky.social: we use a new data source on wealth in 🇦🇹 to study the distribution of wealth at death and its drivers ⤵️

On Thursday, 26th Sept I will be presenting my paper "The subjective wealth distribution: How it arises and why it matters to inform policy?" at the @stone-lis.bsky.social Fall 2024 Multidisciplinary Seminar Series. Join us! Register: gc-cuny-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

This is a super interesting call for integration of wealth inequality research and sociological class analysis: