Proud to see our article in print! "Poverty Disparities and the Reconfiguration of Social Provisioning: White, Black, and Latino Single-Mother Families, 1996–2018". Coauthored with @jvandernaald.bsky.social & Sarah Bruch. Check out fabulous 2-part special issue: www.rsfjournal.org/content/12/1

📢 Call for Papers 3rd Workshop on Wealth Inequality, Economic Mobility & Labor Markets 📍 𝐖𝑼 Vienna | 🗓 19–20 Nov 2026 🗓 Submission deadline: June 30 🔗 Details & submission: wu.ac.at/ineq/ws26 #INEQ #CfP

Interessante Entwicklung in Kalifornien. Ich habe mit dem @aundwmagazin.bsky.social darüber gesprochen. Wissenschaftliche Hintergrundinfos in diesem Artikel von @arunadvani.bsky.social und Hannah Tarrant: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Join us in Vienna to discuss inequality, economic mobility & labor markets! With @franziskadbacher.bsky.social and @izmartinez86.bsky.social I'm stoked to announce this workshop, keynotes by @emilynix100.bsky.social and @natewilmers.bsky.social. Nov 19-20, submit by June 30: www.wu.ac.at/ineq/ws26

A panel of experts will discuss @brankomilan.bsky.social's latest book, "The Great Global Transformation," this Wed., May 6, at 6:30 pm. Featuring Qin Gao, Daniel Markovitz & @adamtooze.bsky.social; moderated by @janetgornick.bsky.social. Register for the livestream!

The Atkinson Conference on Economic and Social Inequality will take place on 10-11 September at Nuffield College (Oxford). ▶️Plenaries: Philippe Aghion, Janet Gornick & roundable moderated by FT's Sarah O'Connor. 🚩CfP Deadline: 22 May. Join us in Oxford! Details here: atkinsonconference.github.io

We published a paper on the GC Wealth Project in @springernature.com Scientific Data, describing our extensive public data base on private wealth. In this blog article, we give some insights about the work behind the paper communities.springernature.com/posts/mappin...

From the INEQ network 🌍 The data descriptor of the GC Wealth Project Data Warehouse is now published in Nature Scientific Data. @franziskadbacher.bsky.social and INEQ Research Fellow @severinrapp.bsky.social are part of the international project team. #INEQ

We published a paper about the GC Wealth Project (wealth project.gc.cuny.edu) in Scientific Data. Check this out and see how the project could support your work on wealth, its distribution and transmission 👇

It was a wonderful event at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social today with an enthusiastic and packed house to hear @gabrielzucman.bsky.social, @mayor.nyc.gov and I talk about the absolute necessity for global societies to tax the ultra rich. It's not radical to think they should pay their fair share too

The retreat was great fun and very insightful. Very honoured to be part of this.

Three days of intensive work sessions for the GC Wealth Project team, by @stone-lis.bsky.social and Roma Tre University, in Allumiere, Italy. A valuable time to strengthen our work on the wealth data warehouse and prepare for the upcoming release of v2.0. Discover 👉 wealthproject.gc.cuny.edu

📢 Next week at our Spring 2026 Multidisciplinary Seminar Series: Marai Hayes presents "The Long Tail of Childhood Health" — how early health shapes earnings, employment, and wealth all the way into retirement. Monday, March 23 | 2–3:30 PM 📍 Room 6203.01, CUNY Graduate Center Don't miss it!

Dont miss out on the 2026 Young Economists Conference in Vienna. This is a fantastic opportunity for early career researchers 💡

Starting at 6:30pm this eve (NYC time). In-person is sold out, but the livestream ... unlimited capacity. Jointly hosted by @stone-lis.bsky.social and @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social. We know that a lively conversation is in store. 👇👇👇

Submit your paper by April 12th write to: [email protected]

The @financialtimes.com features a @oecd-ocde.bsky.social working paper I worked on together with Olivier Thevenon, where we show that the cost of children is higher for single parents. The full paper is available here: doi.org/10.1787/bd0b...

We’re pleased to announce a $10 million gift from the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Foundation, which supports the work of @stone-lis.bsky.social www.gc.cuny.edu/news/10-mill... @cuny.edu

📣Out today📣: Report on #wealth and #inheritance in #Switzerland, based on close to 17 million tax records 190 pages of facts & figures, put together with @fuster.bsky.social, @izmartinez86.bsky.social & Falone Moseka, and supported by E4S (@heclausanne.bsky.social, EPFL, IMD) 👉 lnkd.in/dPuCknGm

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...