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Paolo Brunori
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Economist @ LSE - International Inequalities Institute & AssocProf @ UNIFI - www.unicaldine.it

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LSE Inequalities @lseinequalities.bsky.social · 19h
📣 Call for applications for the Nineteenth Doctorate Winter School on Inequality and Social Welfare Theory (IT19)

The School provides the opportunity to discuss issues concerning the topic 'Inequality and Big Challenges'.

📆 Apply by 27 November

Further details here ⬇️
Nineteenth Winter School on Inequality and Social Welfare Theory (IT19)
LISER's public research focuses on social and economic policies, including their spatial dimension. Its mission is to provide the scientific community and society with clear, relevant and solid…
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Francesco Andreoli @fandreoli83.bsky.social · 4d
✨Winter School #IT19 ✨

📢 @cesifo.org @dseunivr and @liser.lu
are glad to announce the Nineteenth Winter School on #Inequality and #SocialWelfare Theory (#IT19):
Inequality and Big Challenges.

👉January 6-10, 2026
👉Alba di Canazei 🏔️ IT
👉 Call: dse.univr.it/it/documents...

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Fairness Foundation @fairness.bsky.social · 7d
Do you feel lucky? Why acknowledging our own good fortune would make the world a better place. An article by our founder, Julian Richer: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Do you feel lucky? Why acknowledging our own good fortune would make the world a better place | Julian Richer
I have been fortunate, and I know it. Now I’d like more successful people to admit that meritocracy is a myth, says Julian Richer, founder of Richer Sounds
www.theguardian.com

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CESifo @cesifo.org · 11d
📢 Call for Papers for the 19th Winter School on Inequality and Social Welfare Theory! Submit by 27 November 2025

📆6-10 January 2026, Canazei
Organized by the University of Verona, CESifo & @liser.lu featuring a selection of speakers
Submit 👉 liser.lu/events/canaz...
For info👉 www.ifo.de/w/ef33de33

Reposted by Janet Gornick, Stephen P. Jenkins, Paolo Brunori

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Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality @stone-lis.bsky.social · 13d
How much inequality passes from generation to generation in Latin America? A new WP by Francisco Ferreira, @paolobrunori.bsky.social, @gneidhofer.bsky.social, @psalasr.bsky.social & Louis Sirugue finds that 30–50% of educational inequality and 46–66% of income inequality is inherited.
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Abstract text of working paper

Reposted by Stephen P. Jenkins, Maarten Vink, Markus Klein , and 4 more

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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 20d
Job! A vacancy at the @eui-eu.bsky.social for a postdoc joining the @learnineq.bsky.social project, for 13 months, starting mid January. We study inequalities in school careers, and we engage with policy makers. The vacancy is here, please forward. DEADLINE 24 NOVEMBER. www.eui.eu/Documents/Se...

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LSE Inequalities @lseinequalities.bsky.social · 21d
📣 Our 2025 annual report is now online!

This report highlights our work over the past year, which continues to shape debates, inform policy, and foster collaborations across disciplines and national borders.

Read it now ⬇️
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SPES - Sustainability Performances, Evidence & Scenarios @spesproject.bsky.social · 21d
STD for Jan.14th & 15th 2026!
All invited to projects SPES & ToBe Research joint Final Conference in Bruxelles.
Over the past three years, the projects have generated #novelframeworks, #tools, and evidence, bridging the gap between #productivity, #environmentalsustainability, and #socialfairness.

Reposted by Stephen P. Jenkins, Paolo Brunori

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LSE Inequalities @lseinequalities.bsky.social · 21d
📆 Upcoming III seminar:

Join us on 11 November, as Louis Sirugue provides a meta-analysis of intergenerational income mobility around the world.

💻 Attend online: buff.ly/ELpNRMY
🎟️ Attend in-person: buff.ly/ONQn6aR

Reposted by Stephen P. Jenkins, Paolo Brunori

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LSE Inequalities @lseinequalities.bsky.social · 22d
📣 Vacancy alert:

We are seeking to recruit a Research Officer (post-doctoral researcher) for a 24-month period to conduct original research on topics related to inequality, intergenerational mobility, and inequality of opportunity.

Apply by 20 November ⬇️
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LSE Inequalities @lseinequalities.bsky.social · 22d
📣 New III working paper:

Javier Olivera, Christian Breunig, @ts-broderstad.bsky.social, Patrick Dumont and Maj-Britt Sterba compare the “mental maps” of redistribution among politicians and citizens across seven parliaments.

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Paolo Brunori @paolobrunori.bsky.social · 22d
Join the OM team @lseinequalities.bsky.social 2-year post-doc on Mobility and Opportunity. Apply by Nov. 20th. jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

Reposted by Ingo Rohlfing, Will Lowe, Paolo Brunori

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LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · Oct 24
Don't forget to submit your Assistant Professor in Computational Social Science application this weekend❗

📚 jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

Applications close 26 October 🚨
we're hiring assistant professor in computational social science, applications close 26/10/2025

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Econometrica @ecmaeditors.bsky.social · Oct 24
A widely held view is that the Gini coefficient is not decomposable by subgroups. This paper proposes an axiomatic framework that ensures well-behaved within and between-group terms under which the Gini is decomposable with a novel and unique formula. buff.ly/XdnzG6F

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Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity (AFSEE) @afsee-lse.bsky.social · Oct 21
📣 We're hiring!

We are looking for a Communications Manager to create, implement, and lead on all aspects of the AFSEE programme’s communications strategy.

Deadline: 4 November 2025 (23:55 pm)

More information on the vacancy and how to apply: jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

#vacancy #HEJobs

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Janet Gornick @janetgornick.bsky.social · Oct 20
Deadline approaching - November 3! Two postdoc positions at the GC-CUNY @stone-lis.bsky.social center in New York City. One position is focused on #mobility and #poverty, the other on #wealth and/or wealth #inequality. Info and link below. #EconSky #Sociology #PoliSciSky 👇👇👇

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Applications Are Open for Two Postdoctoral Positions at the GC CUNY Stone Center - Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality
The Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality is seeking applicants for an eighth cohort of postdoctoral scholars. These full-time, two-year positions will begin in August 2026.
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Stephen P. Jenkins @stephenpjenkin1.bsky.social · Oct 7
Tenure-track assistant prof post in LSE's Department of Social Policy: www.lse.ac.uk/social-polic... . "Outstanding candidates whose core research examines crime and/or criminal justice with a demonstrable research interest in international social and public policy, are invited to apply. ..."
Department of Social Policy | Available positions
Jobs available in the Department of Social Policy
www.lse.ac.uk

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Paolo Brunori @paolobrunori.bsky.social · Sep 25
it would be fantastic!

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Paolo Brunori @paolobrunori.bsky.social · Sep 25
New OECD report on inequality of opportunity is out www.oecd.org/content/dam/...
Happy to see that OECD consider our approach to inequality of opportunity estimation to be useful.

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Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality @stone-lis.bsky.social · Sep 9
Applications are open for our postdoctoral scholars program! These 2-year positions start in Aug. 2026 and are based at the GC CUNY Stone Center. 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
Applications Are Open for Two Postdoctoral Positions at the GC CUNY Stone Center - Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality
The Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality is seeking applicants for an eighth cohort of postdoctoral scholars. These full-time, two-year positions will begin in August 2026.
stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu

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NBER @nber.org · Aug 28
How to make inequality of opportunity measurement more credible by accounting for model uncertainty, from Giovanni Bernardo, Steven N. Durlauf, Andros Kourtellos, and Chih Ming Tan https://www.nber.org/papers/w34163

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LSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · Jul 8
What accounts for he puzzling decline of #polarisation of opportunity in the US?

@paolobrunori.bsky.social, Vanesa Jordá and @psalasr.bsky.social for @lseinequalities.bsky.social.
The puzzling decline of polarization of opportunity in the US
If opportunities are polarised, individuals cluster around factors beyond their choosing (eg race) with each cluster having wildly different life prospects
blogs.lse.ac.uk

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Paolo Brunori @paolobrunori.bsky.social · Jul 1
Today’s inequality is inequality of opportunity for the next generation. The equalization of occupational status and educational in the 50s and 60s limited the growth of inequality of opportunity in the United States. Joint with @psalasr.bsky.social & Vanesa Jordà blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities...
The puzzling decline of polarization of opportunity in the US
If opportunities are polarised, individuals cluster around factors beyond their choosing (eg race) with each cluster having wildly different life prospects
blogs.lse.ac.uk

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LSE Inequalities @lseinequalities.bsky.social · Jul 1
“While inequality of opportunity measures the degree of ‘unfair’ inequality, it doesn’t capture how much circumstances group individuals into distinct social categories – the polarization of opportunity” – @paolobrunori.bsky.social, Vanesa Jordá & @psalasr.bsky.social

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The puzzling decline of polarization of opportunity in the US
If opportunities are polarised, individuals cluster around factors beyond their choosing (eg race) with each cluster having wildly different life prospects
blogs.lse.ac.uk

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Pedro Salas-Rojo 🍉 @psalasr.bsky.social · Jul 1
Today, @paolobrunori.bsky.social, Vanesa Jordà, and I write about the rather puzzling decline in the polarization of opportunity in the US:

blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities...

We explain new evidence from our very recent Economics Letters article! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The puzzling decline of polarization of opportunity in the US
If opportunities are polarised, individuals cluster around factors beyond their choosing (eg race) with each cluster having wildly different life prospects
blogs.lse.ac.uk

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Paolo Brunori @paolobrunori.bsky.social · Jun 30
Incredible environment, outstanding participants, and flawless organization! The @ucstonecenter.bsky.social
Summer School at IPEA, Brasília co-organized with
@lseinequalities.bsky.social was a brilliant deep dive into research on inequalities. A truly immersive and inspiring experience!

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Paolo Brunori @paolobrunori.bsky.social · Jun 13
Proud of the media coverage by @economist.com of the paper co-authored with Chico Ferreira and Guido Neidhofer on inherited inequality in Latin America www.economist.com/the-americas... the original paper they refer to can be downloaded here: doi.org/10.1093/ooec... @lseinequalities.bsky.social
Slums, swimming pools and Latin America’s inequality
Its tax and welfare systems are shockingly bad at reducing inequality
www.economist.com

Reposted by John Appleby, Laura Wray‐Lake, E. Wayne Ross , and 8 more

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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · Jun 9
Watch the slow motion: it appears to me that the officers discuss the photographer and reporter before the one on the end fires on them (it looks to me like he's aiming at the camera, not the reporter, but you decide)

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Paolo Brunori @paolobrunori.bsky.social · Jun 6
Great second edition of INTEDU in stunning Modena! Many thanks to Fabrizio Patriarca, Bianca Balsimelli Ghelli, and Giovanni Gallo for the excellent organization!

Reposted by Carlos Gradín, Paolo Brunori

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Pedro Salas-Rojo 🍉 @psalasr.bsky.social · May 19
📣New paper out with #VanesaJorda and @paolobrunori.bsky.social! Polarization of Opportunity @ Econletters.

Short, (hopefully) interesting, and fun to write and collaborate with these guys. Cannot ask for more! Link:

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...