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Christophe Van Langenhove

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Assistant Professor in Economics at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). Research on wealth inequality, wealth mobility, heterogeneous agent macro, asset pricing. christophevanlangenhove.github.io/

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Christophe Van Langenhove @christophevl.bsky.social · Jan 30

🚨 New working paper 🚨

I investigate wealth mobility in the United States using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID).

#EconSky #WealthMobility

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Joël Bühler @joelliambuehler.bsky.social · 3d

Ever wondered whether capital or labor income makes individuals move up the income ladder? So did my fantastic co-authors @marcoranaldi.bsky.social and @robertoiacono.org and I!

Short answer: It's mostly LABOR income! 1/2

World Inequality Lab @wid.world · 3d

Do individuals move ⤴️ or⤵️ the income ladder because of jumps in labor or capital income, or both?

👉Upward mobility is primarily driven by labor income but almost never by capital alone, find @marcoranaldi.bsky.social @joelliambuehler.bsky.social @robertoiacono.org

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Upward mobility is primarily driven by labor income but almost never by capital alone - WID - World Inequality Database

Upward mobility is primarily driven by labor income but almost never by capital alone This paper studies the dynamics of capital and labor income mobility using high-quality register data from Norway.

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UChicago | Stone Center on Wealth Inequality & Mobility @ucstonecenter.bsky.social · 22d

In a new paper, Coleman & Lukina re-examine assortative matching literature using new rank correlation measures. Contrary to previous results, they find that assortative matching actually rose from the 1960s through the 1980s to 2013, rather than flattening out.
Read their research→ bit.ly/4mqXDDH

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Arthur Apostel @arthurapostel.bsky.social · Jun 4

Hoe zijn de vermogens in België verdeeld? Niet-technische (poging tot toch 😉) blogpost voor de Universitaire Stichting Armoedebestrijding.

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Belgische vermogensongelijkheid, 1935-2022 - Armoede en Sociale Uitsluiting

Hoe is vermogen in België verdeeld? En hoe evolueerde de vermogensverdeling door de tijd heen? In deze blogpost bespreekt Arthur Apostel hoe deze vragen beantwoord kunnen worden en wat de resultaten z...

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Arthur Apostel @arthurapostel.bsky.social · May 26

🚨 New working paper: “Belgian wealth inequality, 1935-2022” (NBB WP 477).
▸ Top 1 % owns ≈22 % of net wealth - same as bottom 75 %
▸ Inequality strongly declined last century, stabilised in recent years
PDF 👉 www.nbb.be/en/media/17695
#EconSky #Belgium #WealthInequality

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Christophe Van Langenhove @christophevl.bsky.social · Jan 30

🚨 New working paper 🚨

I investigate wealth mobility in the United States using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID).

#EconSky #WealthMobility

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Christophe Van Langenhove @christophevl.bsky.social · Jan 30

Read the full paper here: wps-feb.ugent.be/Papers/wp_25_1104.pdf

Christophe Van Langenhove @christophevl.bsky.social · Jan 30

🚨 New working paper 🚨

I investigate wealth mobility in the United States using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID).

#EconSky #WealthMobility

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Ben Moll @benmoll.bsky.social · Nov 29

New paper: benjaminmoll.com/challenge/

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Fabian Pfeffer @fabianpfeffer.bsky.social · Nov 26

Interested in inequality research? Here is a starter pack containing research centers / institutes / organizations dedicated to the study of socioeconomic inequality.

Time seemed ripe as, finally, organizations are moving to Bluesky. Let me know if others should be added.

go.bsky.app/5daYr6v

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