📢🚨 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) 👇

What’s the causal impact of street noise on housing prices? Thanks to @mmagagno.bsky.social (@diw.de) for presenting The Price of Silence at Department of Law at Roma Tre University. This marked the final Inequality InRome seminar of Fall 2025. We’ll be back in January. New program coming soon!

my great-grandparents arrived in the UK in the 1890s with nothing. they sold pickles from the front room window, took in laundry, worked as tailors. their children were nurses, teachers, salesmen. their grandchildren were professors, designers, opticians, doctors, magistrates, entrepreneurs.

We’ve reached the final seminar of the Fall 2024 season. On Dec 10, @mmagagno.bsky.social (@diw.de) will present her paper The price of silence, on the causal impact of street noise on housing prices. Join us in person at @Giur_Roma_Tre or online 👇 🔗 sites.google.com/view/inequal...

Thanks @morellisal.bsky.social, and thanks to all speakers and attendees. It was a great event - make sure to sign up for news on future events!

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!

Great to host Giulia Giupponi (Università Bocconi) for her talk on "Company Wage Policy in a Low-Wage Labor Market". 📸 Some moments from the event below. Next up: Dec 10 | The final Inequality InRome seminar of the Fall 2025 series. Info and registration: sites.google.com/view/inequal...

How did the overlap of income distributions evolve across Eu countries from 2007 to 2021? Thanks to Antonio Scialà (@UnivRoma3) for presenting his paper with, an analysis of EU-SILC data, at the latest Inequality in Rome seminar. Next up: Dec 3. Info: sites.google.com/view/inequal...

Perché si parla così tanto di patrimoniale? Qual è il contributo della componente patrimoniale alla fiscalità generale? Ne ho parlato il 13 novembre scorso all'Università Cattolica a Milano (@Unicatt). Qui è possibile rivedere l'intero dibattito 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=M73B...

Join the next Inequality in Rome seminar! Wed Nov 26 | 12–1 PM Antonio Scialà (@RomaTreUniversity) will present: “Patterns and drivers of EU income inequality: an analysis of EU-SILC data” In person & online | Light lunch to follow Info e registration: sites.google.com/view/inequal...

The UN just held a vote on ending torture, in which three countries voted against ending torture. 🔍 Zoom in…

Oltre 600 economisti hanno firmato una lettera a sostegno dell'istituzione di un "Panel on Inequality" internazionale. Tra i firmatari anche @morellisal.bsky.social del coordinamento ForumDD. Il testo integrale: www.equals.ink/p/sign-on-le... Per approfondire: www.independent.co.uk/news/south-a...

L'ultimo Rapporto Povertà di Caritas Italiana ospita anche un mio saggio, con Giacomo Gabbuti. Parliamo delle disuguaglianze esistenti e del come e perché occuparsene. Felici di aver ospitato la presentazione all'università Roma Tre. La registrazione completa👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5ht...

Some shots from today’s seminar Home Improvements, Wealth Inequality and the Energy-Efficiency Paradox. Thks to Yasmine Van der Straten (Nova School of Business and Economics) for her talk at our Inequality InRome Seminar at Department of Law at Roma Tre University Don’t miss our next talk on 26 Nov

"Italy's low taxation of inheritance stunts social mobility and preserves privilege from one generation to the next," said [Salvatore] Morelli, an economics professor at Rome's Roma Tre University and head of the City University of New York's Graduate Center Wealth Project. @stone-lis.bsky.social 👇👇

“Italy’s light touch on inheritance tax comes at a cost” Thanks to @reuters.com for drawing on GCWealthProject data (via @stone-lis.bsky.social) to show that, in Italy, inherited wealth as a share of GDP has doubled over the past 30 years, while the inheritance tax remains one of the lowest in Eu

Next at the Inequality in Rome Seminar Series: Yasmine Van der Straten (Nova School of Business & Economics) presents: "Home Improvements, Wealth Inequality and the Energy-Efficiency Paradox" 🗓️Wed 19 Nov In-person & online |Light lunch to follow Info & registration: sites.google.com/view/inequal...

Get your fill of Global Carbon Budget 2025 figures and associated data here, released today: robbieandrew.github.io/GCB2025/

📢Global Carbon Budget 2025📢 Fossil CO2 emissions continue to rise in 2025 while the terrestrial carbon sink recovers to pre-El Niño strength. The key findings are covered in two reports this year: * ESSDD (preprint): essd.copernicus.org/preprints/es... * Nature: www.nature.com/articles/s41... 1/

Ovgi Giovedì *13 novembre 2025*, dalle ore 14.30 alle 18.30, presso l'Aula Pio XI dell'Università Cattolica (Largo A. Gemelli, 1 - Milano) parteciperò all'evento *"Per una migliore imposizione fiscale sul patrimonio"*.

Great Opportunity for those who want to work on the economics of inheritance

Un'imposta sui grandi patrimoni? Con Elena Granaglia, qualche mese fa, avevamo scritto questo articolo che esamina i fondamenti teorici e le prove empiriche relative all'attuazione di un'imposta sul patrimonio destinata ai super ricchi.

Another fact from our new G20 Report on Inequality, commissioned by President Ramaphosa: One in four people globally (2.3 billion) face moderate or severe food insecurity, meaning they have to regularly skip meals, which is up by 335 million since 2019. g20.org/wp-content/u...

Save the date 14 nov. - ore 11 Dipartimento di Giurisprudenza - Roma Tre | Aula Morvillo (ex aula 5) Presentazione del Rapporto 2025 di Caritas Italiana su povertà ed esclusione sociale in Italia - “Fuori campo. Lo sguardo della prossimità”. Non mancate! giurisprudenza.uniroma3.it/articoli/pre...

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"Avere una base di ricchezza su cui contare potrebbe allargare lo spettro delle opportunità" per tutti i giovani e tutte le giovani. In edicola su TPI una lunga intervista a @morellisal.bsky.social sulla proposta di eredità universale per i e le 18enni. Anche online: www.tpi.it/economia/ere...

How did refugee center openings impact natives' social media activity and voting behavior in the Netherlands during the 2015–2016 inflow? Thanks to Olivier Marie (Erasmus School of Economics) for presenting his paper. Next up: Yasmine Van der Straten - Nov 19 Info 👉 sites.google.com/view/inequal...

L'Italia è il paradiso delle eredità. Tassarle è giusto e utile. Come? Lo spiega @morellisal.bsky.social con un lungo intervento sul @fattoquotidiano.bsky.social Interviene sull'aumento del peso delle eredità anche @lastampa.it.web.brid.gy che dedica una pagina alle eredità in vita. In edicola 👇

Unfortunately, tomorrow's (Oct. 15) Inequality InRome seminar with Andrea Ajello (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) has been cancelled. We hope to reschedule the event soon, further updates will be shared. Info: sites.google.com/view/inequal...

We're happy to welcome Andrea Ajello (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) to the Inequality InRome seminar series. 🗓️Wed 15 Oct | 12-1 pm In-person & online | Light lunch to follow Info and registration : sites.google.com/view/inequal...

Thanks to Bernardo Fanfani for presenting his paper Collective Bargaining and the Italian Wage Structure in today’s Inequality InRome seminar. Next up: Andrea Ajello, 15 Oct, 12–1 PM. Join us in person or online! Info & registration ⤵️ sites.google.com/view/inequal...

In Italia gli ereditieri godono di un trattamento fiscale di favore in confronto ai lavoratori dipendenti? Come si può riformare la tassazione in chiave progressiva? Di questo e molto altro parleremo oggi 10 ottobre al 2° Festival dell'economia critica a Milano alla Fondazione Feltrinelli .

Do intergenerational asset transfers matter for intragenerational education choices? Thanks to Jan Mazza for discussing his paper at the Inequality in Rome Seminar. Next up: Bernardo Fanfani, 8 Oct 2025, 12–1 PM. Info: sites.google.com/view/inequal...

Ready to start a new season of the Inequality In Rome Seminar Series! We begin on Wed, 24 Sept with Jan Mazza. Join us in Rome or follow us online at 12pm (Rome - IT time). Full program & registration 👉 sites.google.com/view/inequal...

Il problema non è nell'eredità in sé, ma che solo poche persone ricevano eredità sostanziose. Il problema è la disuguaglianza generata, non per merito ma per nascita. Su Presa Diretta, nella puntata "La grande ricchezza", c'è anche il ForumDD con @morellisal.bsky.social Rivedi l'inchiesta 👇

The #InequalityInRome seminar series is back! We start again on Wed, 26 Sept with Jan Mazza. Discover the full program & register here 👉https://sites.google.com/view/inequality-in-rome/seminar-series

Two new openings for postdoctoral scholars with us at the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality in NYC - Apply by Nov 3 @stone-lis.bsky.social

Negli ultimi anni abbiamo assistito a un’impennata del numero dei miliardari e dei loro patrimoni in Europa. E l’Italia è un caso particolare: da decenni ha un tasso di crescita limitato ma la ricchezza è elevata. Su Vita.it il contributo di @morellisal.bsky.social 👉 www.vita.it/storie-e-per...

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

The 2nd edition of the Lofoten Int'l Symposium on Inequality & Taxation (#LISIT2025) was a success.

A new WP by @guidoalfani.bsky.social provides the most in-depth examination of factors affecting inequality at the local level of any preindustrial society, and adds to our understanding of the distributional effects of epidemics. stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/research/wea...

Ridurre le disuguaglianze generate dalle grandi eredità è possibile. Ne ho parlato al convegno di OxfamItalia a partire da un nuovo paper The influence of inheritances on wealth inequality in rich countries. sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @fattoquotidiano 👇 ilfattoquotidiano.it/2025/06/16/t...

Branko Milanovic ha anche rilasciato un'intervista a Micromega lo scorso 30 maggio, in occasione della sua keynote lecture. Di seguito il link per accedere all'articolo: www.micromega.net/branko-milan... L'intervista è per gli abbonati, ma il primo articolo è gratuito per chi si registra

Branko Milanovic's (@brankomilan.bsky.social‬‬ @stone-lis.bsky.social) keynote about his book Visions of Inequality marked the opening of the 40th PhD cycle in Economics at Roma Tre University. A fun and rich debate ensued! (#InRome Public Lecture!) Some pics 👇👇

Just FYI: Martin Wolf and I will be doing a series of podcasts for the FT. Landing page here, but also on various platforms www.ft.com/wolf-krugman...

As many countries see the rise of a new "inheritocracy," estate, inheritance, and gift (EIG) taxes are declining. But there's a lot of variation across countries' EIG tax. Learn how to visualize data on the GC Wealth Project site (@[email protected]) 👇 wealthproject.gc.cuny.edu/news/article...

With five months now in, its looking increasingly likely 2025 will end up as the second warmest on record. It could still end up as the third warmest after 2024 and 2023, but it's virtually certain to be a top-three year.

⬇️ Tomorrow (May 30: 2:30 pm) join us in Rome! with @brankomilan.bsky.social (@stone-lis.bsky.social‬) @EconomiaRomaTre @Giur_Roma_Tre sites.google.com/view/inequal... #PhDEcon

Today with Simon Toussaint (Utrecht School of Economics) for the InRome Seminar, discussing his paper "Robust Estimation of Private Business Wealth". Don’t miss the next one! David Leite das Neves (Paris School of Economics): The Firm as Tax Shelter, on Jun 11. Info: sites.google.com/view/inequal...