Statistical fallacies that you will want to avoid. Source: buff.ly/2YCJBHK

The announcement is up for for the Atkinson Conference on Economic and Social Inequality: September 10th and 11th at Nuffield College, Oxford. Submissions are due by 22 May 2026; decisions will be communicated by 8 June 2026. The call is here: atkinsonconference.github.io

The paper is available open access 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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...

NEW JOB AD - POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER in PUBLIC ECONOMICS - (“Drivers and consequences of rising economic inequality”) 2 positions (Deadline May 17 2026) sites.google.com/site/salvato...

Kudos to Salvatore Morelli and his tremendous team, at both Roma Tre and @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social for their incomparable contribution to #wealth research. @morellisal.bsky.social @ignacioflores.bsky.social @smaexie.bsky.social @severinrapp.bsky.social @schechtlm.bsky.social and many more.

Written by M. Longmuir @smaexie.bsky.social, F. Disslbacher, @severinrapp.bsky.social, F. Di Biase, G. Rella, F. Subioli, A. Rego Johnson, M. Targa, S. Morelli @morellisal.bsky.social, M. Schechtl @schechtlm.bsky.social, T.Asher, L. Giangregorio & I. Flores @ignacioflores.bsky.social

Very happy to be a little part of it, I learned a lot during my time @stone-lis.bsky.social. The GC Wealth Project provides a carefully curated data warehouse on wealth topography, wealth inequality and taxation, and it keeps on growing. Check it out👇

With yet again escalating fossil fuel prices, the distributional implications of heating policy deserve renewed attention. In our new Energy Policy Paper we address the question “Does buildings modernization protect against energy cost shocks?”. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Interesting working paper on wealth mobility in Germany by Markus Grabka, @pmlersch.bsky.social, @smaexie.bsky.social, and @drschnitzlein.bsky.social population-economics.committee.socialpolitik.de/sites/defaul...

New WP alert!👇👇👇

Excited to share that I’ve joined the Social Policy Research Centre at UNSW as a casual Research Officer. I’ll be working with @brucebradbury.bsky.social on his ARC project on inequality, prosperity and the Australian welfare state.

“Ever greater disparities between the rich and the poor lead to a dangerous weakening of the fabric that holds communities together” – Aini Gauhar of @equalitytrust.bsky.social in out latest blog post. What needs to be done? #LSEInequalitiesBlog 🔗 buff.ly/ge4V2ZL

We invite applications for two postdoctoral scholars! These 2-year positions start in Aug. 2026 and are based at the GC CUNY Stone Center in NYC. 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

For six months, I've said that threats to economic data have been more collateral damage than intentional harm. No longer. Firing the head of the BLS is five-alarm intentional harm to the integrity of US economic data and the entire statistical system.

I wrote a little piece based on the GC Wealth Project. #econsky

It was great to meet many old and new friends at #ECINEQ2025. 😊

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

More from Max! Economic causes of rising wealth inequality have received widespread attention, but how have demographic shifts influenced this trend? A new WP by Lisa Klein, @pmlersch.bsky.social & @smaexie.bsky.social looks at Germany's changing demographics & wealth inequality. bit.ly/3Ilvn6S

I shared some thoughts on researching #wealth #inequality and intergenerational #mobility. Happy for any feedback. 😊 #econsky

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

New Working Paper Alert! Joint work with my amazing co-authors Lisa Klein and @pmlersch.bsky.social! We show how demographic changes contributed to #wealth #inequality in #Germany from 1988 to 2017. #econsky

We are hiring a 3-year postdoc for the ERC-funded WEALTHTRAJECT project at DIW Berlin. More details here: www.diw.de/sixcms/detai...

I’m very happy to share that our new discussion paper with Sophie Behr, Merve Kucuk, and @karstenneuhoff.bsky.social off has been published by DIW Berlin! www.diw.de/de/diw_01.c.... #EnergyPoverty #RetrofitPolicy #Decarbonization #EPBD #CarbonPricing #ClimateJustice #DIWBerlin

In April, GC-CUNY's Stone Center hosted a 2-day workshop on socio-economic inequality in China. The 20+ presentations were fascinating, covering multiple facets of inequality and assessing a vast array of Chinese & cross-national data sources. @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @lisdata.bsky.social 👇👇👇

Heading to the @popassocamerica.bsky.social meeting in DC, always happy to connect over coffee.

April 10th marks 100 years since F. Scott Fitzgerald's #TheGreatGatsby was published, which for me adds a bit of spice to this presentation I will give @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social The talk will include a bit of biography on how the #GreatGatsbyCurve got its name! #EconSky #TeachEcon #Econ4All

Two weeks left to apply! This year's Inequality by the Numbers research workshop will be held in person at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social from June 9 to 13. Apply by March 31!

The GC-CUNY Stone Center invites applications for our annual research workshop, *Inequality by the Numbers*, June 9-13 in NYC. Deadline March 31. Details 👇👇👇. @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @brankomilan.bsky.social @pkrugman.bsky.social @morellisal.bsky.social @milescorak.com @lisdata.bsky.social

An interesting read on How Americans Feel About Tariffs. I like the clear description of how different framing/response options in the polls change the outcome. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

I am looking for an RA for a very small project (50-70 hours, with a possibility of extension) on historical house prices. Please share widely with candidates you think might be interested, or get in touch if you'd like to know more! sites.google.com/view/carolin... #econsky

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 Federal Reserve is not as independent from the executive branch as we’d like to think. The NY Fed just cancelled this Thursday’s @aeacswep.bsky.social reception at #EEA2025 and withdrew from our summer fellowship program. Both support women and underrepresented groups in economics. #EconSky

📢 New Research Alert! I am very pleased that my co-authered work with @jkoenig.bsky.social is now published in the International Review of Financial Analysis. 📖 Open access link: authors.elsevier.com/a/1kb7N3mS%7... #HouseholdFinance #WageRisk #InvestmentBehavior #PortfolioChoice #Econsky #Wealth

In 2004, it took the world a year to add a gigawatt of solar power — now it takes a day

Paul Krugman on how rejecting science and undermining the belief that government can be a force for good can have disastrous effects on health policy. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/rfk-jr-and...

This is effectively a ban on sociology. Banned words include "inequality" (and "inequalities" just in case), "socioeconomic," "status," "gender," "race and ethnicity," "institutional," "systemic," "biases," "polarization," and even "sense of belonging." Is there any subfield left?!

Most researchers working with #income or #wealth infos have come across this kind of brackets. But little is known about how the number of brackets or the upper cut-off point influence the quality of a metric approximation. We looked into this: ojs.ub.uni-konstanz.de/srm/article/... #econsky A 🧵

I am looking forward to attending the @assameeting.bsky.social. Always happy to meet up for a chat. Also, San Francisco is beautiful in January. Great way of starting into the new year. #econsky #assa2025

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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...

Recently, UOW hosted Danielle Wood, Chair of the Productivity Commission, who delivered the Annual Economic and Social Policy Lecture. Terrific insights on income and wealth inequality and intergenerational mobility in Australia. Thanks, Danielle, and thanks to all attendees!

Interested in inequality research? Here is a starter pack containing research centers / institutes / organizations dedicated to the study of socioeconomic inequality. Time seemed ripe as, finally, organizations are moving to Bluesky. Let me know if others should be added. go.bsky.app/5daYr6v

The great @pmlersch.bsky.social is here 🥳 🙌

Please apply!

Hey @mubashariqbal.com please add: bsky.app/starter-pack...

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

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

Have you ever wondered: What is your position in the distribution of wealth? How would you be affected by a change in wealth taxes? How would others be affected? Find out at wealthometer.org! Just updated with the most recent wealth data for AT, DE, ES, IT & GR!

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