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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

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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

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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...

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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

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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

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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...

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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...

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At what point do inheritances increase wealth inequality? What are the possible implications for the design of inheritance taxes? A new WP on data from 6 rich countries by @morellisal.bsky.social, Brian Nolan, @juancpal.bsky.social & Philippe Van Kerm. #EconSky bit.ly/3OHw0Yw

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Is there a better job?

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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...

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3-year Postdoc Opportunity in the DECIPHE project at DIW Berlin. You'll work closely with P. Lersch and collaborate with the team to study intergenerational persistence of homeownership in Europe. Deadline: 15 Jan 2024 For job details: www.diw.de/sixcms/detai... For DECIPHE: www.deciphe.eu

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Brian Nolan is an incredible scholar, who has done a great deal to advance research on #poverty and #inequality. Here is a brief overview of some of his contributions. Working under his supervision during my masters was a great experience that still shapes my own research.

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Highly interesting WP by my esteemed colleague @zhexunmo.bsky.social: Reluctance to make choices in redistributive experiments in China may be indicative of diminished political agency.

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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

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Poverty and social policy started pack with EU focus. Wave to be added. go.bsky.app/BQXryVx

submitted 203 days ago • 33 comments

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.

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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

submitted 203 days ago • 69 comments

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

submitted 203 days ago • 38 comments

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

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Exciting research opportunity coming up at the @stone-lis.bsky.social. Come work with us if you are interested in #wealth, intergenerational #mobility and #data: severin-rapp.github.io/assets/CfA_P...

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@franziskadbacher.bsky.social und ich diskutieren hier die Potenziale einer Erbschaftssteuer: www.diepresse.com/19002591/wie...

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Join us this week at the @stone-lis.bsky.social seminar series with @zhexunmo.bsky.social who will present his work on the historical evolution of national wealth in China 🇨🇳: gc-cuny-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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WP w @franziskadbacher.bsky.social featured by the World Inequality Lab: wid.world/news-article...

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Excited to see this new wp out with @franziskadbacher.bsky.social: we use a new data source on wealth in 🇦🇹 to study the distribution of wealth at death and its drivers ⤵️

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On Thursday, 26th Sept I will be presenting my paper "The subjective wealth distribution: How it arises and why it matters to inform policy?" at the @stone-lis.bsky.social Fall 2024 Multidisciplinary Seminar Series. Join us! Register: gc-cuny-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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This is a super interesting call for integration of wealth inequality research and sociological class analysis:

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Link to our working paper on bequests in Vienna: www.wu.ac.at/en/ineq/rese...

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Unsere Studie zum Erben in Wien heute im @derstandardat.bsky.social mit @franziskadbacher.bsky.social : www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

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Today I am starting my postdoc at @stone-lis.bsky.social to work on #wealth #inequality and demographic #econ. This is an incredibly exciting new chapter. Pls do reach out if you are in NYC 🏙️

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Great to be back for the day and catch up with LSE's International #Inequalities Institute scholars! Great to see so much exciting research on intergenerational transmission, wealth an poverty going on in one place.

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The GC CUNY Stone Center has openings for two postdoctoral scholars. These 2-year positions start in August 2025. One is focused on #wealth, the other on economic #inequality. Scholars from underrepresented groups encouraged. Apply by Oct. 30! #EconSky #Sociology #PoliSciSky bit.ly/4dsY6RJ

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