Paolo Brunori

@paolobrunori.bsky.social

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

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LSE Inequalities @lseinequalities.bsky.social · 6d

📣 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 ⬇️
buff.ly/XWCHaYM

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SPES - Sustainability Performances, Evidence & Scenarios @spesproject.bsky.social · 6d

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

LSE Inequalities @lseinequalities.bsky.social · 6d

📆 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

LSE Inequalities @lseinequalities.bsky.social · 7d

📣 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 ⬇️
buff.ly/M23KHL9

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LSE Inequalities @lseinequalities.bsky.social · 7d

📣 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.

🔗 buff.ly/VJM2ICl

Paolo Brunori @paolobrunori.bsky.social · 7d

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

LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 17d

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 · 17d

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 · 21d

📣 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 · 21d

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 👇👇👇

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.

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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

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

Reposted by Steven N. Durlauf, Paolo Brunori

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

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

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!

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

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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)

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

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...

Paolo Brunori @paolobrunori.bsky.social · May 16

The legacy of years of equalization in the US after WWs is still visible today and continues to limit the rise of inequality and polarization. If this trend isn't reversed, things will worsen within a generation. We show this in EL with @psalasr.bsky.social and Vanesa Jorda doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...

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Sam Carana @samcarana.bsky.social · Apr 27

High ocean temperatures are causing Arctic sea ice volume to be very low compared to earlier years. The image shows volume through April 26, 2025. arctic-news.blogspot.com/2025/04/reco...

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Forum Disuguaglianze e Diversità @forumdd.bsky.social · Apr 23

7 maggio | Ore 16:30
Università di Roma Tre

Public lecture di Brian Nolan (University of Oxford).

Al centro: la povertà infantile e la sua persistenza intergenerazionale in Europa, Italia compresa.

Registrazione (consigliata non obbligatoria): bit.ly/4m0l8of

Reposted by Stephen P. Jenkins, Peter Fallesen, Paolo Brunori

Lili Vargha @lilivargha.bsky.social · Apr 17

Data problems with the Hungarian EU-SILC, a tale for all researchers to look at histograms (of raw variables or composite indicators) before doing any analysis: www.valaszonline.hu/2025/04/11/r...

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LSE Inequalities @lseinequalities.bsky.social · Apr 15

📣 Vacancy!

CenTax is seeking an individual with experience in policy-orientated analysis and engagement, for example via roles within government or policy-oriented research institutions, to undertake fast-paced, high-profile policy research.

Apply: buff.ly/Bn9nRGE

Reposted by Paolo Brunori

Brice Magdalou @bricemagdalou.bsky.social · Apr 15

« The University will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights » … The beginning of the American awakening?

news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

Harvard won’t comply with Trump administration’s demands — Harvard Gazette

“The University will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights,” says President Garber.

news.harvard.edu

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