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Erik Schokkaert

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Welfare and health economist KU Leuven

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Economics at Southampton @sotonecon.bsky.social · May 22

Check out the latest work by our colleague Joao (together with Nobuyuki Hanaki, Fabrice Le Lec, @schokkaert.bsky.social, Benoit Tarroux) on the intrinsic value to freedom, published in European Economic Review #econresearch #econtwitter #econsky
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Department of Economics KU Leuven @leuveneconomics.bsky.social · Mar 17

"Income Inequality in Belgium 1985-2022 New evidence from Distributional National Accounts"

New paper by Bart Capéau, André Decoster, Nabil Sheikh Hassan, Stijn Van Houtven, Jonas Vanderkelen, & Kobe Wolfs.

🔗https://feb.kuleuven.be/research/economics/Publications/DPS

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Lectrr @lectrr.bsky.social · Jan 13

Ondertussen censuurt Meta “we gaan niet meer aan factchecking of censuur doen” mijn cartoon over X.

Dan maar hier nog eens delen.

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Alberto Bisin @albertobisin.bsky.social · Jan 5

Two cents:

The increase in wealth inequality should not necessarily be a justification for wealth taxes (a whole complicated issue worthy of a distinct discussion) but it should certainly motivate democracies to find new ways to shield the democratic process from very large wealth.

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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · Dec 8

Very good piece by @drodrik.bsky.social - highly relevant to UK/Europe as well as US

"Our new economic structure requires a twenty-first-century version of “industrial policy” that focuses on creating good jobs in services. "

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Why Bidenomics Did Not Deliver at the Polls | by Dani Rodrik - Project Syndicate

Dani Rodrik thinks the Democrats were right to embrace economic populism, but neglected to update it for this century.

www.project-syndicate.org

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Jonas Vanderkelen @jonasvanderkelen.bsky.social · Dec 5

De publicatie van ons boek 'De paradox van ongelijkheid in België' lokte heel wat reacties uit. Samen met André Decoster schreef ik er een opiniestuk over voor De Tijd.

www.tijd.be/opinie/algem...

André Decoster | We zijn minder uitzonderlijk dan we dachten

Het ongelijkheidsonderzoek onder leiding van André Decoster lokte heel wat reacties uit. Professor emeritus Decoster en wetenschappelijk medewerker Jonas Vanderkelen reageren op de heisa over de timin...

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · Nov 29

An incredible photo posted today by French President Emmanuel Macron.

The floor of Notre Dame Cathedral is filled with the workers involved in the 5 year project to restore the building following the devastating fire in 2019.

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Hundreds of workers, some in high viz vests, cover the floor of Notre Dame cathedral with a photo taken from above, looking down the length of the restored building.

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Koen Vleminckx @koenvx.bsky.social · Nov 29

Meer over het Paradis-onderzoeksproject inzake inkomensongelijkheid, gefinancierd door de collega’s van federaal Wetenschapsbeleid @belspo, dat vandaag in de kranten staat: www.beparadis.be/home

BE-PARADIS

De paradox van ongelijkheid in België Inégalités en Belgique. Un paradoxe?

www.beparadis.be

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Anna Goeddeke @annagoeddeke.bsky.social · Nov 28

#Econsky #Teachecon

AER 1965

And still mostly correct

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Olivier Honnay @olivierhonnay.bsky.social · Nov 27

My university is awarding a well-deserved honorary doctorate to Max Roser @maxroser.bsky.social for his work making global data accessible and promoting informed discussions about the world’s achievements and challenges 👏.

In the good company of, amongst others, primatologist Frans de Waal.

Patroonsfeest 2025: KU Leuven maakt vijf nieuwe eredoctores bekend

Naar aanleiding van haar Patroonsfeest bekroont KU Leuven jaarlijks personen met bijzondere verdiensten op wetenschappelijk, maatschappelijk of...

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Kristoffer Berg @kristoberg.bsky.social · Nov 27

How much priority should society give to those with greater needs? What are implications for inequality measurement and redistribution? Check out the new working paper by Morten Håvarstein, @pgpiacquadio.bsky.social and me “Equity and Efficiency When Needs Differ” www.cesifo.org/en/publicati...

Equity and Efficiency When Needs Differ

There is no consensus on how to measure social welfare and inequality when households have different needs. As we show, a dilemma emerges between holding households responsible for their needs or comp...

www.cesifo.org

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Lukas Lehner @lukaslehner.bsky.social · Nov 27

Brian Nolan has shaped research on economic and social inequality for nearly five decades.

On the occasion of his retirement, @inetoxford.bsky.social has compiled an overview of his impressive work: www.inet.ox.ac.uk/ne...

To me, he's also been an amazing PhD supervisor and mentor!

Celebrating Brian Nolan’s Decade of Impact

Brian Nolan is credited with helping fundamentally change the way economics understands and thinks about economic inequality.

www.inet.ox.ac.uk

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De Afspraak @deafspraak.bsky.social · Nov 25

"We moeten naar een nieuwe soort politieke argumentatie gaan. Hoe meer we moraliseren, hoe meer we in de val van polariseren terechtkomen. Daar zitten we nu in: je bent ofwel voor, ofwel tegen. De feiten doen er niet meer toe."

Jos Delbeke over het klimaatdebat in #deafspraak

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Koen Vleminckx @koenvx.bsky.social · Nov 24

Evidence informed policy making veronderstelt een brug tussen wetenschap en beleid. Dat is precies wat het Belgisch Tijdschrift voor sociale zekerheid al 65 jaar probeert te doen. We maken op 16/12 a.s. de bilan op. Schrijf u hier in 👇🏻
socialsecurity.belgium.be/nl/sociaal-b...

Jubileum BTSZ 65

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Erik Schokkaert @schokkaert.bsky.social · Nov 21

A new paper on "Fair earnings taxation" by Erwin Ooghe, Erik Schokkaert, Hannes Serruys, forthcoming in Journal of Political Economy Microeconomics - on RePEc/IDEAS: ideas.repec.org/p/ces/ceswps... 💡

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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · Nov 21

Very sensible: this will benefit both Spain's economy/society and the migrants themselves.

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Spain to legalise about 300,000 undocumented immigrants per year

Spain will legalise about 300,000 undocumented immigrants per year over the next three years as it seeks to expand its labour force in the face of an ageing population, Migration Minister Elma Saiz told reporters on Tuesday.

www.reuters.com

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Jonas Vanderkelen @jonasvanderkelen.bsky.social · Nov 19

Final week to register for our workshop "The Paradox of Belgian Inequality" on Dec 3.

In this workshop, we present the results of a 4-year research project funded by BELSPO and carried out by the KU Leuven, the University of Antwerp and the ULB.

Registration via: feb.kuleuven.be/drc/Economic...

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