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The International Inequalities Institute drives integrated research and teaching on inequality at LSE. Home of @afsee-lse.bsky.social.
💡 Research spotlight:

Our SOUTHMOD team is strengthening policy capacity across Latin America.

This year, the team have delivered specialised training for government partners in Bolivia, as well as Ecuador’s National Statistical Institute (INEC).

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November 26, 2025 at 3:43 PM
📣 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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November 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
📣 Upcoming seminar:

Standard measures of poverty and income inequality often overlook how sharply the cost of living varies across places. Dr Beatriz Jambrina Canseco uses the case of Spain to explore this issue.

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November 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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📢 Upcoming event | “The politics of hunger in Sudan” with @nisrinelamin.bsky.social. We'll look at how war, foreign investment & extractivism are deepening famine in a country rich in resources.

🗓️ 3 Dec | 6.30pm
📍Hong Kong Theatre & Online

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The politics of hunger in Sudan | Nisrin Elamin
6.30pm Weds 3 Dec | Nisrin Elamin | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE
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November 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Catch up on last week's special event with @uk.theconversation.com 💻

Our expert panel discussed what measures they think the chancellor should prioritise in her budget when it comes to taxation and spending, wealth and inequality.

Watch it here ⬇️
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Budget 2025: Rachel Reeves’ most taxing questions
Hosted by the International Inequalities Institute and The Conversation. Tuesday 18 November, 5.00 - 6.30pm. Speakers: Emma Chamberlain, Barrister, Pump Court Tax Chambers and Visiting Professor of…
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November 25, 2025 at 11:33 AM
🔜 Next week!

@andy-summers.bsky.social, @arunadvani.bsky.social, and Emma Chamberlain explore how the wealth tax conversation has evolved and whether the UK should be looking to implement a wealth tax today.

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Should the UK have a wealth tax? | The viability of wealth tax
6.30pm Mon 1 Dec | Arun Advani, Emma Chamberlain, Andy Summers | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE
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November 25, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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We were delighted to celebrate Chris Oechsli’s remarkable contributions to AFSEE, the III and his global leadership in philanthropy, social and economic equity with the award of an LSE Honorary Fellowship 🎓.

📖 Read the press release: afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/news/l...
November 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
“Upward mobility is rarely a solo journey… «moving up» often means «reaching back» – providing financial, emotional and practical support to one’s family of origin”

– Malik Fercovic in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog

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November 24, 2025 at 10:06 AM
“Specifying an extreme wealth line would facilitate measurement of a growing democratic, environmental, economic and social problem – and spark debate about how to tackle it”

– Tania Burchardt @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social and @michaelvaughan.bsky.social in our latest blog post
Let’s be clear – an Extreme Wealth Line is not a cap on wealth
An extreme wealth line (EWL) defines a level where the harms associated with extreme wealth become socially unacceptable. It is not the same as a cap on wealth
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November 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
On measuring poverty & well-being – and the need for leadership from the G20: “If we want to shift the dial at the global level, we need international consensus and harmonisation”

– Jakob Dirksen in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog @ophioxford.bsky.social
The G20 should lead efforts on poverty and well-being metrics
To reduce hunger, poverty and inequalities requires he right metrics to track progress and evaluate interventions, writes Jakob Dirksen. But neither crude aggregates (like GDP) nor dashboards of…
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November 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
💡 Our Perceptions of Inequality programme is advancing our understanding of how people view and react to inequality.

Highlights include:
🔴 An international workshop (May 2025)
🔴 Two special journal issues
🔴 A new PhD & ECR Visiting Programme

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November 21, 2025 at 12:02 PM
📄 New III working paper:

This paper analyses how intergenerational mobility and inequality of opportunity reflect the inheritability of inequality in Latin America, documenting high educational and income persistence driven by inherited circumstances.

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November 20, 2025 at 11:30 AM
What can be *said* about extreme wealth – and what should be *done*? The two should not be conflated.
An extreme wealth line is a social indicator – the starting point for discussion, write Tania Burchardt @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social & @michaelvaughan.bsky.social #LSEInequalitiesBlog

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Let’s be clear – an Extreme Wealth Line is not a cap on wealth
An extreme wealth line (EWL) defines a level where the harms associated with extreme wealth become socially unacceptable. It is not the same as a cap on wealth
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November 19, 2025 at 10:08 AM
📣 Upcoming seminar:

@tarunkhaitan.bsky.social assesses discrimination law’s choice to only regulate discrimination in the state and the market, and not within the family.

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November 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Ahead of the G20 summit, Jakob Dirksen asks: how are we measuring poverty and well-being?

To make progress on the SDGs and whatever comes after they “expire” in 2030, what single thing should the G20 focus their attention on?
@ophioxford.bsky.social #LSEInequalitiesBlog

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November 18, 2025 at 12:40 PM
TODAY: Join our special online event with @uk.theconversation.com ahead of the UK budget announcement.

We explore how wealth is closely linked to inequality, and why a failure to address current wealth trends could present a serious threat to future generations.

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Budget 2025: Rachel Reeves’ most taxing questions
5.00pm Tues 18 Nov | Budget 2025: Rachel Reeves’ most taxing questions | Online public event at LSE
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November 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
We are pleased to be co-hosting a special event with @lselaw.bsky.social and @centaxuk.bsky.social marking five years since the Wealth Tax Commission.

Join us to discuss how the conversation has evolved and whether the UK should implement a wealth tax today.

Register now ⬇️
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Should the UK have a wealth tax? | The viability of wealth tax
6.30pm Mon 1 Dec | Arun Advani, Emma Chamberlain, Andy Summers | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE
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November 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Would you like to know more about the AFSEE Programme?

Join our Information Webinar on Monday, October 20 from 2:00-3:30 pm BST to hear from the AFSEE team. There will be Q&A at the end of the session where you can ask the team questions.

🔗 Register here: lse.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 18, 2025 at 12:36 PM
💡 Research spotlight:

Our Gender Justice and the Wellbeing Economy programme brought partners together for the first time at their two-day workshop at LSE in May 2025.

This allowed for a collective discussion on the longer-term agenda of the programme.

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November 14, 2025 at 10:30 AM
💡 Research spotlight:

Supported by @jrf-uk.bsky.social, III researchers have explored how to shift UK public attitudes to wealth.

Key outputs include JRF’s 'Talking about Wealth Inequality' report, plus a 6-part podcast by @wealtherty.bsky.social.

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November 12, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Last week, we were delighted to host the first launch of the incredible new book by @brankomilan.bsky.social.

If you missed the event, you can catch up on the recording now ⬇️
Great global transformation: national market liberalism in a multipolar world | LSE Event
Join us for this talk by Branko Milanovic about his new book, The Great Global Transformation: National Market Liberalism in a Multipolar World. Global neoliberalism is on its last legs, while a new…
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November 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
📣 Upcoming III seminar:

Professor Peter Lanjouw considers the accuracy of estimates by the World Bank, which suggest that poverty in India has dramatically declined.

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November 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🔜 Next week!

We are excited to be joined by Emma Chamberlain, @helenmiller.bsky.social, @maharafiatal.bsky.social, and @mikesavagelse.bsky.social to discuss why it is so important for the Chancellor to address current wealth trends in her upcoming budget.

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November 11, 2025 at 12:53 PM
People don’t weigh up inequality in the abstract – they interpret it via an “us” vs “them” lens, argue Daniel Walsh and Sonja Zmerli. And “them” includes not just “the 1%” but figures such as politicians, footballers & bankers #LSEInequalitiesBlog

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“Us vs Them”: How people make sense of inequality in the UK
New research in political psychology suggests people interpret economic inequality as “us” vs “them” - the "1%” but also politicians, footballers & bankers
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November 11, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Catch up on last week's III seminar with Dr Laura Sochas 💻

She explores how social policies such as austerity, migration policy and family policy shape reproductive inequalities and health inequalities in the UK and Europe.

Watch it now ⬇️
LSE III Event | How do social policies unequally restrict reproduction among specific populations?
Part of the Inequalities Seminar Series Tuesday 28 October, 12.30 - 1.30pm. In-person and online seminar. MAR 2.09. Speaker: Dr Laura Sochas, Chancellor's Fellow and Leverhulme Early Career Research…
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November 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM