“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

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

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.

If you are interested in #inequality, how it shapes economic opportunities, and the implications for both public policy and economic research, then listen to this engaging conversation I had with Steven Durlauf, director of @ucstonecenter.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t... #econsky

I'm never going to have a better use for this meme.

Thrilled to share the featured content I contributed to for the GC Wealth Project! It provides helpful insights into the Wealth Topography section. This datawarehouse is an incredible public resource for researchers, students, and journalists alike! Sharing is caring :) #Econsky

Insgesamt wäre eine "worst first"-Sanierungsoffensive somit nicht nur klima- und energiepolitisch, sondern insbesondere auch sozialpolitisch sinnvoll, resümieren die Studienautor*innen Sophie Behr, Merve Kücük, @smaexie.bsky.social und @karstenneuhoff.bsky.social. (6/6) t.co/ebc3JYwPWe

The Stone Center is happy to announce our two newly selected postdoctoral scholars, @zhexunmo.bsky.social and @severinrapp.bsky.social! They will start their two-year appointments at the Graduate Center, CUNY, in September. Welcome, Zhexun and Severin! bit.ly/43IRwmf

On my way to the Econ Department @unimainz-events.bsky.social. Tomorrow, I ll present the paper "The Scarring Effects of Firm Shutdowns", co-authored with Johannes Seebauer, Matteo Targa, and @jkoenig.bsky.social. wiwi.uni-mainz.de/brownbag/

I will talk about the distribution of augmented #wealth in Australia from 2002-2018. Tomorrow 11 am (CET) 26th of Jan. 2024 You can register here oenb.at/Termine/2024... #Event #Econsky #OeNB @oenb.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @stone-lis.bsky.social

@rkwilkins.bsky.social joined @bsky.app 🥳🥳🥳 Welcome Roger!

I arrived at @wuvienna.bsky.social this morning. Thank you, @elist.bsky.social @franziskadbacher.bsky.social, and @severinrapp.bsky.social for hosting me!