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Branko Milanovic
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1) Income inequality; 2) Politics; 3) History; 4) Soccer.
Author of "Global inequality" and "Capitalism, Alone" (2019).
Stone Center, CUNY; LSE, London

Branko Milanović is a Serbian-American economist. He is most known for his work on income distribution and inequality.

Source: Wikipedia
Economics 47%
Political science 31%

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A *super* interesting review by Jan-Luiten van Zanden of Greif, Mokyr & Tabellini new book "Two paths to prosperity: Culture and Institutions in Europe and China, 1000–2000".
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Two Paths to Prosperity: Culture and Institutions in Europe and China, 1000–2000 – EH.net
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An excellent review of "The Great Global Transformation" by Nicholas Mulder. I read it last weekend, but today I was able to print it and read it more carefully, Excellent.
weltinnenpolitik.substack.com/p/two-great-...
Two Great Transformations
Part I: A review of Branko Milanovic
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The John Jay economics program (where I teach) is accepting applications for Fall 2026 for our MA program. We are one of the only programs in the country focused on radical political economy, at a public school in the heart of Manhattan. For more information, see johnjayeconomics.org/how-to-apply/
How to Apply
We are now welcoming applications from students wishing to start in the Fall 2026 semester. The deadline to apply is July 15, 2026. To be considered for admission, you must have: We prefer…
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Scatter plots are cool! Inspired by @brankomilan.bsky.social's excellent *Visions of Inequality* , I drew some as alternative ways of visualising historic #econsky social tables of income and population by class. Blog post, with #rstats code, at freerangestats.info/blog/2026/02... 1/n

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Well, @brankomilan.bsky.social’s insomnia has produced a positive externality for the rest of us (undoubtedly with net positive benefit!)—a taxonomy of economists working on inequality and redistribution, neatly captured in a diagram by @rszarfenberg.bsky.social:

buff.ly/BQVW7BF

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The main argument in my book is the 'synergy between Schumpeterian theory and republican theory. The former indicts the informal political power of incumbent and superstar firms in the name of innovation, the latter in the name of liberty.'
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'les élites américaines avaient deux options pour se protéger : « changer les règles de la mondialisation afin qu’elle ne touche plus les classes moyennes » ou « augmenter leurs revenus en taxant davantage les riches ». Elles ont choisi la première option'
legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2026/02/1...
La nouvelle grande transformation  | Le Grand Continent
En proposant une critique du dernier grand livre de l'économiste Branko Milanovic, Andrea Capussela montre comment une analyse réaliste des origines politiques et économiques de notre temps pourrait o...
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