The conference will be structured along three axes: - Presentations of research on all dimensions of socioeconomic inequality, for which the World Inequality Lab is welcoming submissions of completed papers or detailed drafts. - The releasing of the World Inequality Report 2022. The report will...

This year's focus: Digitalization drives Mobility. The term mobility has different meanings in the following science disciplines. In economics, mobility is the ability of an individual or a group to improve their economic status in relation to income and wealth within their lifetime or between...

The aim of the workshop is to examine recent patterns of social mobility, as well as their causes and consequences. We welcome both theoretical and empirical papers on these issues. Topics of interest include (but not exclusively): - social mobility and income and wealth inequality, - taxation...

It is being investigated the relationship between oil windfalls and income inequality using the subnational data of one of the resource-richest and most unequal countries in the world – Russia. While previous literature has produced contradictory findings due to the use of an aggregate measure...

Removing impediments to economic mobility and ensuring fair access to economic opportunities is a central concern for citizens and policymakers. This conference seeks proposals that analyze the causes, consequences, and policy implications of barriers to mobility across the income and wealth...

Topics: Governing Diversity & Inequality; Stability in Multi-Level Governance; Inequality, Diversity & Welfare; Managing Conflicts in Plural Societies; Culture and Inequality; Regional Inequalities & Public Policy; Education, Inequality and Social Policies; Diversity and Social Values; Digital...

Program: Panel 1: Keynote: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Labor Migrants: Accentuation of Inequalities. Panel 2: What Makes a Politician an Expert on Colonial Labor? The ILO and the Concept of ‘Native Labor’. Panel 3: Debates on "Trafficking in Persons and Slavery" in Cameroon. Panel...

Das WSI-Herbstforum 2021 s erörtert, ob und wie Solidarität die Gestaltung der Post-Corona-Gesellschaft prägt: Ist die Gesellschaft durch Corona gleicher oder ungleicher geworden? Welche Faktoren haben die Entwicklungen beeinflusst? Mit welchen sozialstaatlichen Instrumenten soll Arbeit...

Topics: - Monetary and financial policy to respond to the COVID-19 crisis and support the recovery; - Fiscal policies to support growth, reduce inequality, and address the public debt overhang; - Structural policies to restore confidence and mitigate the negative impact on employment and income...

Topics: - Explanations for Spending at Older Ages; - The Impact of Covid-10 on Older Workers' Employment and Social Security Spillovers; - Has the COVID pandemic changed retirement plans?; - Factors Influencing the Choice of Pension Distributions at Retirement; - Wealth Inequality and Retirement...