Nice to hear ex-Kanzler Scholz mention our paper with @brankomilan.bsky.social on homoploutia on The Rest Is Politics. It looks at how top labor and capital incomes increasingly go to the same households and what that means for inequality: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

New paper on the capitalization of the world, together with @brankomilan.bsky.social, out today! A short thread follows below 👇

Join us in London in May for our 6th Early Career Workshop! Details below:

📢 Call for papers! We are organizing the 6th Early Career Workshop in Quantitative Political Economy on 14-15 May 2026 at King’s College London! Keynote: Shanker Satyanath (NYU) No fee, travel grants might become available! Submit at: tinyurl.com/qpe2026

This Wednesday we are very happy to be hosting Guido Tabellini on "Do Elections Moderate or Polarize Political Rhetoric?" Feel free to contact us (see details at sites.google.com/view/kingsqp...) if you're interested in attending.

🏆 François Bourguignon, former Director of PSE and Director of Studies at @ehess.fr, has been awarded the 2026 Revue économique Prize for his major contributions to research on inequality, poverty, and economic development. shorturl.at/LT8F8

This Wednesday we are very happy to be hosting Ignacio Jurado (@jurado.bsky.social) on "Losing Elections: Democratic Consent and Illiberal Attitudes in Polarized Contexts". Feel free to contact us (see details at sites.google.com/view/kingsqp...) if you're interested in attending.

I'm hiring a post-doctoral researcher to join us at the University of Oxford and our @inetoxford.bsky.social Inequality team. Ideal candidate has experience in the fields of inequality, social mobility, and/or public policy. We can sponsor visas for non-UK applicants. www.inet.ox.ac.uk/vacancies

JOB! I'm hiring a postdoc for 2 years on my ERC MaMo project. Looking for someone with strong quant methods, ongoing work close to the project's aims, and a desire to publish in sociology. Start flexible in the next 12 months. Formal call out shortly, but contact me first.

This Wednesday we are very happy to be hosting Florian Foos (@florianfoos.bsky.social, LSE) on "Differential Mobilization and Turnout Inequality". Feel free to contact us (see details at sites.google.com/view/kingsqp...) if you're interested in attending.

Want to come spend two years in the UK working on a research project? Come to KCL on British Academy International Fellowship. Guidance for our internal selection process available here: www.kcl.ac.uk/research/fun... happy to chat about it

🚨 We're hiring an Assistant Professor (Lecturer) in Economics Only 5 days left to apply. See details 👇

🚨 We're hiring an Assistant Professor (Lecturer) in Economics Only 5 days left to apply. See details 👇

📢 We’re hiring! King's College London Political Economy is recruiting an Assistant Professor (Lecturer in the UK system) in Economics. Apply here: www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/130885-... Feel free to contact me for information about the role and our department. @kcl-spe.bsky.social @kingsqpe.bsky.social

📢🚨 PhD position in my new "@welgain.bsky.social" project 🚨 📢 I am looking for a 🎓 PhD student 🎓 interested in impact evaluation, welfare programs, labor & public economics, social policy & inequality, to work with me at NTNU in Trondheim (www.ntnu.edu). (1/3) 👇

3rd Opportunity & Mobility research grant at III LSE. Join us for a visiting period! www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

The #IIPF2026 Call for Papers is out! 👉 www.iipf.org/papers/Call%... Submit your public finance paper by Feb. 15, 2026. Further information on the congress at www.iseg.ulisboa.pt/en/event/iipf/ Organizers at ISEG 👇 and Scientific Chairs Naomi Feldman and @dforemny.bsky.social #EconConf #EconSky

📢 #CallForPapers 7th Workshop on the Economics and Politics of Migration CEPR @ebrd.bsky.social King's College London & Sapienza University are co-organising a workshop on 28-29 May 2026 in Rome Submit by 23 January cepr.org/events/7th-w... @micheledimaio.bsky.social @plvezina.bsky.social #EconSky

🚨 PhD Opportunity on the Economics of AI 🚨 I'm recruiting a fully funded 3.5-year PhD student to study how generative AI is transforming UK labour markets! This position is a unique collaboration between King's College London and the AI Security Institute.

We're organizing a conference to honor life and work of Shlomo Yitzhaki (he passed away in 2023). He made major contributions to work on inequality and tax policy design, in economics and statistics. He was also my co-author and friend👇 Please consider submitting and attending!

📢 Call for Submissions UK-based early career researchers in political science, political economy & public policy: apply to our January Early Career Workshop at LSE. 🗓️ Deadline: 28 Dec 2025 🔗 forms.gle/HXU4DnBq9HmX...

On Wednesday, I joined the 12th London Inequality Workshop at King’s College London, hosted by the London Inequality Network. It brought together over 50 scholars to discuss wealth, inheritance, and mobility. Thks @yonatanberman.com @marcoranaldi.bsky.social @cmtneztt.bsky.social for the invitation!

Happening today!

And also this👇 bsky.app/profile/dann...

📢One week to go! There is still some time to sign up! 👇

🚨🚨🚨 Job alert! 🚨🚨🚨 The Department of Political Economy @kcl-spe.bsky.social are hiring a permanent Lecturer in Economics. It's a fantastic department that's really going places. Please share widely! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPL723/l...

Even with the current debates about property taxes and the proposed 'mansion tax', none of this is likely to meaningfully change the regressive nature of Stamp Duty in the UK.

This Wednesday we are very happy to be hosting Eleonora Alabrese (@eleala.bsky.social, U. of Bath) on "Bad Science: Retractions and Media Coverage". Feel free to contact us (see details at sites.google.com/view/kingsqp...) if you're interested in attending.

📆 In case you missed it! Please make sure to book a FREE ticket to the event, and sign up to our mailing list

Related to that: in the UK, stamp duty (a transaction tax on property purchases) is effectively a regressive wealth tax. For most homeowners it's a one-off tax on wealth paid once or twice in a lifetime, and falls disproportionately on the middle class. (from upcoming work with @zhuowen.bsky.social)

📢 We’re hiring! King's College London Political Economy is recruiting an Assistant Professor (Lecturer in the UK system) in Economics. Apply here: www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/130885-... Feel free to contact me for information about the role and our department. @kcl-spe.bsky.social @kingsqpe.bsky.social

CfP🗣️: 7th edition of the Workshop on the Economics and Politics of Migration. 28-29 May 2026, in Rome! Organised by CEPR/King's College/EBRD/Sapienza Keynotes are Paolo Pinotti (Bocconi) and Vicky Fouka (Stanford). Submit your papers: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Deadline 23 Jan. 🤓🔥🍕🍝🍷

We're hiring a Full Prof in Economics (open-field) at the Econ dept in King's Business School. Come join us in central London - apply here: econjobmarket.org/positions/12... #Econsky 1/2

Thanks to @adamtooze.bsky.social for sharing my work with @brankomilan.bsky.social about homoploutia on his Substack (h/t @joelliambuehler.bsky.social): open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...

This Wednesday we are very happy to be hosting Sandra Sequeira (LSE) on "Financial Security, Climate Shocks, and Social Cohesion". Feel free to contact us (see details at sites.google.com/view/kingsqp...) if you're interested in attending.

It was a pleasure to host the 2nd Transatlantic Political Economy Conference (T-PEC) earlier this week, organized by our own Cevat Aksoy, @nicolasajz.bsky.social and @clpennec.bsky.social. Thanks to all speakers, discussants and attendees, and special thanks to Elias Papaioannou for his keynote.

📄 The Inequality (or the Growth) We Measure: Data Gaps and the Distribution of Incomes New paper by Facundo Alvaredo, Mauricio De Rosa, @ignacioflores.bsky.social and Marc Morgan Read it now ⬇️ buff.ly/9GwqB3v

📣 New vacancy: The post-holder will help establish the new research programme on the Economics of Environmental Inequality. They will conduct research on how climate change and policy interact with and reinforce existing social and economic disparities. Apply by 13 November ⬇️ buff.ly/zs3T0hj

📢 Event Announcement! Join us on December 3rd afternoon at King’s College London for our upcoming London Inequality Workshop. We’ll have three excellent speakers, followed by informal drinks nearby! ✅ Planning to attend? Please register here: tinyurl.com/LINWorkshop12

Two points missing in recent Wealth Tax debates: - If we measure total taxes as a % of wealth (not income), the system is highly regressive - The wealthiest pay 3%-4% of their wealth annually in taxes. Wealth Tax shouldn't be seen as starting from zero (see US data from @gabrielzucman.bsky.social)

Two points missing in recent Wealth Tax debates: - If we measure total taxes as a % of wealth (not income), the system is highly regressive - The wealthiest pay 3%-4% of their wealth annually in taxes. Wealth Tax shouldn't be seen as starting from zero (see US data from @gabrielzucman.bsky.social)

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

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

📢 Mark your calendars! The London Inequality Workshop returns on 3 December 2025 at King's College London. We’ll be sharing the full program and registration info shortly - stay tuned! Hope to see many of you there.

This Wednesday we are very happy to be hosting Massimo Morelli (Bocconi) on "The Financial Drivers of Populism in Europe" Feel free to contact us (see details at sites.google.com/view/kingsqp...) if you're interested in attending.

Join us at INET Oxford (@inetoxford.bsky.social)! I'm hiring one post-doctoral researcher and three research assistants in the field of inequality, social policy, and social mobility to join our research team. Deadline: October 24. Read more and apply: www.inet.ox.ac.uk/vacancies

Also, if anyone wants to reform stamp duty, we can start by making it truly progressive in house price (data from assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/674db6... ):

Kicking off this year's seminar series with Lucy Barnes (@lucy-barnes.bsky.social) on "Economic Orientations and Preferences Over Redistributive Taxation." Feel free to contact us (see details at sites.google.com/view/kingsqp...) if you're interested in attending.

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 the class-based society of the “old” capitalism, there was a clear contradiction between capital and labour. But today, the richest capitalists & the richest workers are increasingly the same people. What should we make of this, asks @brankomilan.bsky.social? #LSEInequalitiesBlog