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Severin Rapp @severinrapp.bsky.social · 21h

In tomorrow's seminar at the @stone-lis.bsky.social I will be presenting my paper "The Good Council: Deliberating inequality in a field experiment" (w @frawin.bsky.social @lukaslehner.bsky.social @franziskadbacher.bsky.social and Martin Haselmayer). Join: stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/programs/mul...

Multidisciplinary Seminar Series - Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality

Fall 2025 Hosted by Stone Center Postdoctoral Scholars All seminars will be held biweekly on Wednesdays from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM (EDT) in hybrid format: In-Person Location: Stone Center Library and...

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Severin Rapp @severinrapp.bsky.social · 18d

Excited to announce that our @stone-lis.bsky.social Seminar Series starts its new iteration soon. You can join in person or online on Wednesdays 10.00 am EST, biweekly! The programme: stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/programs/mul...

We will first convene on Wednesday!

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Janet Gornick @janetgornick.bsky.social · 19d

"Contemporary China: Demystifying Economic and Social Changes" - wrapped. Thanks to our expert panelists, and to the audience for sharp questions. The program will be shown on CUNY TV and posted online; stay tuned.
@stone-lis.bsky.social
@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
@brankomilan.bsky.social
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Aleksandr V. Gevorkyan @avgevork.bsky.social · 20d

The big conversation - taking place now at the @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social - discussing demographics, development, inequality, perceptions in / of #China with @brankomilan.bsky.social @janetgornick.bsky.social & others on the panel.

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INEQ - Research Institute Economics of Inequality @ WU Vienna @ineq-wu.bsky.social · Aug 19

From the INEQ archive 📂
@franziskadbacher.bsky.social, @severinrapp.bsky.social and @lorenzbodner.bsky.social have summarised their insights into inheritance and debt distribution in Vienna.
📄Find the full Research Note 2024|03 here: short.wu.ac.at/ineq_rn. (Only in German)
#INEQ #INEQ_RN

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Severin Rapp @severinrapp.bsky.social · Jul 24

esteemed colleague @smaexie.bsky.social on some interesting new features of the GC wealth project data warehouse: consumer durables and offshore wealth. find out more about the GC wealth data here: wealthproject.gc.cuny.edu

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Severin Rapp @severinrapp.bsky.social · Jul 23

shoutout to two interesting papers of the NBER summer institute on wealth transfers and taxation: 1️⃣https://lucymsall.github.io/research_papers/MsallNaess_stepup_JMP.pdf 2️⃣https://conference.nber.org/conf_papers/f224515.pdf

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Severin Rapp @severinrapp.bsky.social · Jul 14

Summer feeling boring? Join the last Summer 2025 Multidisciplinary Seminar! I will be presenting on wealth at death, deathbed planning and tax policy at the bottom of the distribution. Join in person or 🌐: bit.ly/SCMDSS-Summe...

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Janet Gornick @janetgornick.bsky.social · Jul 12

The GC CUNY Stone Center community showed up! Max Longmuir and Severin Rapp - current Postdoctoral Scholars and members of the GC Wealth Project team - presented ongoing research projects on wealth.
@smaexie.bsky.social @severinrapp.bsky.social @morellisal.bsky.social

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Severin Rapp @severinrapp.bsky.social · Jul 10

amazing to see this published! congratulations and thanks for pointing out.

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Journal of Public Economics @jpube.bsky.social · Jun 29

Just published in @jpube.bsky.social:

"The Influence of Inheritances on Wealth Inequality in Rich Countries"

By @morellisal.bsky.social, Brian Nolan, @juancpal.bsky.social, & Philippe Van Kerm

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

#econsky #publiceconomics #publicfinance

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Severin Rapp @severinrapp.bsky.social · Jun 30

Great honour and inspiration to be part of the session on inheritance at the LISIT with @izmartinez86.bsky.social and @bluebery-planterose.com. Looking back on an exciting symposium with super interesting contributions and informal discussions as well as an amazing scenery.

Roberto Iacono @robertoiacono.org · Jun 30

The day continued with a session on Inheritance chaired by @robertoiacono.org and that included presentations by @izmartinez86.bsky.social (earnings responses to sudden wealth), @bluebery-planterose.com (Inheritance and Inequality), and @severinrapp.bsky.social (Leaving legacies and liabilities).

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Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality @stone-lis.bsky.social · Mar 11

The GC CUNY Stone Center is thrilled to announce our two newly selected postdoctoral scholars, Naomi Crowther @naomicrowther.bsky.social and Marai Hayes! They will start their two-year appointments at the @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social in August. Welcome, Naomi and Marai!

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The Stone Center Announces Its Seventh Cohort of Postdoctoral Scholars - Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality

A seventh cohort of postdoctoral scholars will join the Stone Center for two-year appointments that begin in August 2025: Naomi Crowther, who was selected for the position that focuses on wealth inequ...

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Severin Rapp @severinrapp.bsky.social · Feb 19

I am looking forward very much to welcoming @leastnngr.bsky.social tomorrow at the @stone-lis.bsky.social Spring 2025 Multidisciplinary Seminar Series. She will be speaking about the functional income distribution at the firm level - and how it is affected by monetary policy. bit.ly/SCMDSS-S25

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality Spring 2025 Multidisciplinary Seminar Series. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joini...

All seminars will be held from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM in hybrid format. Schedule: February 6th: "Understanding Intergenerational Occupational Mobility: Self-Selection and Income Inequality" with Swapn...

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morellisal.bsky.social @morellisal.bsky.social · Jan 8

The GC Wealth Project has launched an updated version of its data warehouse!
Key improvements: new data concepts, new sources, and expanded coverage of regions, countries, and time periods.
Discover all the updates:

wealthproject.gc.cuny.edu/news/article...

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Severin Rapp @severinrapp.bsky.social · Jan 13

The newly released Version 1.2 does not only expand coverage, but also provides for example regional data for the US! Here is a summary article on the key novelties: wealthproject.gc.cuny.edu/news/article...

The GC Wealth Project

Expanding and consolidating research and data on wealth, wealth inequalities, and wealth transfers and related tax policies — across countries and over time.

wealthproject.gc.cuny.edu

Severin Rapp @severinrapp.bsky.social · Jan 13

Update to the GC wealth project database just out. This great project draws together data on wealth (inequality). Some particularly nice features are:

⚖️ compare different data sources
💰 data on taxation
➗ decomposition of wealth by asset/debt types

wealthproject.gc.cuny.edu

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Severin Rapp @severinrapp.bsky.social · Dec 20

Weekend reading: Research note "Schulden und Hinterlassenschaften: Die Verteilung von Nachlassvermögen in Wien" research.wu.ac.at/ws/portalfil... mit @franziskadbacher.bsky.social @lorenzbodner.bsky.social

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morellisal.bsky.social @morellisal.bsky.social · Dec 16

How much of the wealth do the poorest 50% own in the US? Have wealth shares rebounded enough since 2008? Click to compare the U.S. to other countries through the GC Wealth Project’s interactive dashboard — see our new featured content here: wealthproject.gc.cuny.edu/news/article...

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Severin Rapp @severinrapp.bsky.social · Dec 10

join us this Thursday at the @stone-lis.bsky.social seminar for @smaexie.bsky.social presenting his research on the driving factors of the distribution of financial wealth. This will be super interesting (and its also the final seminar this year)! stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/multidiscipl...

Multidisciplinary Seminar Series - Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality

Fall Semester 2024 Hosted by Stone Center Postdoctoral Scholars All seminars will be held from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (EDT/EST) in hybrid format: In-Person Location: Stone Center Library and Meeting R...

stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu

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Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality @stone-lis.bsky.social · Dec 6

At what point do inheritances increase wealth inequality? What are the possible implications for the design of inheritance taxes? A new WP on data from 6 rich countries by @morellisal.bsky.social, Brian Nolan, @juancpal.bsky.social & Philippe Van Kerm. #EconSky
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Stephen P. Jenkins @stephenpjenkin1.bsky.social · Dec 6

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Sebastian Königs @sebkoenigs.bsky.social · Dec 4

🚨 We are hiring!

The #OECD is looking to hire one or several Economists / Policy Analysts to work on labour market and social policy, including on #inequalities.

The vacancy is open until 3 January 2025.

Please spread the word, retweet and apply! #EconSky

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Economist(s) / Policy Analyst(s)

Company Description: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organisation of 38 member countries that works to build better policies for better lives. Our...

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Severin Rapp @severinrapp.bsky.social · Dec 4

Hot off the press by @margitschratz.bsky.social: A review article on the behavioural responses to inheritance taxation. Some takeaways: Real responses are smaller than avoidance, responses are smaller in more recent studies, tax design matters, ... worth a read: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Behavioral Responses to Inheritance Taxation – A Review of the Empirical Literature

Increasing wealth inequality and concentration, together with the search for options to secure long-term sufficiency of tax systems in face of ageing …

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Selçuk Bedük @sbeduk.bsky.social · Nov 29

3-year Postdoc Opportunity in the DECIPHE project at DIW Berlin.

You'll work closely with P. Lersch and collaborate with the team to study intergenerational persistence of homeownership in Europe.

Deadline: 15 Jan 2024

For job details: www.diw.de/sixcms/detai...

For DECIPHE: www.deciphe.eu

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Severin Rapp @severinrapp.bsky.social · Nov 27

Brian Nolan is an incredible scholar, who has done a great deal to advance research on #poverty and #inequality. Here is a brief overview of some of his contributions.

Working under his supervision during my masters was a great experience that still shapes my own research.

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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Severin Rapp @severinrapp.bsky.social · Nov 26

Highly interesting WP by my esteemed colleague @zhexunmo.bsky.social: Reluctance to make choices in redistributive experiments in China may be indicative of diminished political agency.

Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality @stone-lis.bsky.social · Nov 26

An incentivized redistribution experiment with university students in China and France reveals differences in the way merit- and luck-based inequalities are perceived. Read the WP by Margot Belguise, @yuchenhuang.bsky.social & GC Stone Center postdoc @zhexunmo.bsky.social.
#econsky
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