Severin Rapp
@severinrapp.bsky.social
postdoc @stone-lis.bsky.social //
inequality/household finance //
https://severin-rapp.github.io/ //
foto Wenzel
inequality/household finance //
https://severin-rapp.github.io/ //
foto Wenzel
People misperceive their rank in the wealth distribution: the wealthy underestimate how much they have compared to others, and people at the bottom of the distribution think that they are doing better compared to others than they actually do. Our research shows that misperceptions shape for savings.
January 18, 2026 at 7:15 PM
People misperceive their rank in the wealth distribution: the wealthy underestimate how much they have compared to others, and people at the bottom of the distribution think that they are doing better compared to others than they actually do. Our research shows that misperceptions shape for savings.
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📄 New III working paper:
This paper describes a new public-access online database containing internationally comparable estimates of inequality of opportunity for seventy-two countries, covering two-thirds of the world’s population.
🔗 buff.ly/3IEgjiU
This paper describes a new public-access online database containing internationally comparable estimates of inequality of opportunity for seventy-two countries, covering two-thirds of the world’s population.
🔗 buff.ly/3IEgjiU
January 15, 2026 at 10:01 AM
📄 New III working paper:
This paper describes a new public-access online database containing internationally comparable estimates of inequality of opportunity for seventy-two countries, covering two-thirds of the world’s population.
🔗 buff.ly/3IEgjiU
This paper describes a new public-access online database containing internationally comparable estimates of inequality of opportunity for seventy-two countries, covering two-thirds of the world’s population.
🔗 buff.ly/3IEgjiU
Reposted by Severin Rapp
🎉 Wir feiern 10 Jahre INEQ!
Bei unserer Jubiläumsfeier vor rund einem Monat haben wir erstmals unser Video zu „10 Jahren INEQ“ gezeigt – jetzt ist es auch online auf short.wu.ac.at/ineq_10_jahre verfügbar.
🎥 Ein großes Dankeschön an alle, die Teil dieser Reise waren – und sind.
#INEQ
Bei unserer Jubiläumsfeier vor rund einem Monat haben wir erstmals unser Video zu „10 Jahren INEQ“ gezeigt – jetzt ist es auch online auf short.wu.ac.at/ineq_10_jahre verfügbar.
🎥 Ein großes Dankeschön an alle, die Teil dieser Reise waren – und sind.
#INEQ
November 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
🎉 Wir feiern 10 Jahre INEQ!
Bei unserer Jubiläumsfeier vor rund einem Monat haben wir erstmals unser Video zu „10 Jahren INEQ“ gezeigt – jetzt ist es auch online auf short.wu.ac.at/ineq_10_jahre verfügbar.
🎥 Ein großes Dankeschön an alle, die Teil dieser Reise waren – und sind.
#INEQ
Bei unserer Jubiläumsfeier vor rund einem Monat haben wir erstmals unser Video zu „10 Jahren INEQ“ gezeigt – jetzt ist es auch online auf short.wu.ac.at/ineq_10_jahre verfügbar.
🎥 Ein großes Dankeschön an alle, die Teil dieser Reise waren – und sind.
#INEQ
Signed on this letter calling for a permanent International Panel on Inequality: a global, independent body to give policymakers the best evidence on the scale, causes, and consequences of inequality.
www.equals.ink/p/sign-on-le...
Inequality is not inevitable. It's a policy choice.
www.equals.ink/p/sign-on-le...
Inequality is not inevitable. It's a policy choice.
November 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Signed on this letter calling for a permanent International Panel on Inequality: a global, independent body to give policymakers the best evidence on the scale, causes, and consequences of inequality.
www.equals.ink/p/sign-on-le...
Inequality is not inevitable. It's a policy choice.
www.equals.ink/p/sign-on-le...
Inequality is not inevitable. It's a policy choice.
Reposted by Severin Rapp
🎉 Join us for a free online event.
📅 Tues 4th Nov. 5pm GMT.
With: @brankomilan.bsky.social @laywilliams.bsky.social
Panel: @johncassidysays.bsky.social @undercoverhist.bsky.social @annastansbury.bsky.social
Register: bit.ly/StoneCentreInequalityDialogue
📅 Tues 4th Nov. 5pm GMT.
With: @brankomilan.bsky.social @laywilliams.bsky.social
Panel: @johncassidysays.bsky.social @undercoverhist.bsky.social @annastansbury.bsky.social
Register: bit.ly/StoneCentreInequalityDialogue
August 20, 2025 at 1:33 PM
🎉 Join us for a free online event.
📅 Tues 4th Nov. 5pm GMT.
With: @brankomilan.bsky.social @laywilliams.bsky.social
Panel: @johncassidysays.bsky.social @undercoverhist.bsky.social @annastansbury.bsky.social
Register: bit.ly/StoneCentreInequalityDialogue
📅 Tues 4th Nov. 5pm GMT.
With: @brankomilan.bsky.social @laywilliams.bsky.social
Panel: @johncassidysays.bsky.social @undercoverhist.bsky.social @annastansbury.bsky.social
Register: bit.ly/StoneCentreInequalityDialogue
Excited to welcome @julieturaz.bsky.social for the @stone-lis.bsky.social multidisciplinary seminar series tomorrow (10:00 EST). Join us in person or online by registering here: gc-cuny-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality Fall 2025 Multidisciplinary Seminar Series. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining...
All seminars will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. in hybrid format.
Schedule:
September 24 – Małgorzata Szczepaniak, Assistant Professor of Economics, Nicolaus Copernicus University
“Divergent...
gc-cuny-edu.zoom.us
October 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Excited to welcome @julieturaz.bsky.social for the @stone-lis.bsky.social multidisciplinary seminar series tomorrow (10:00 EST). Join us in person or online by registering here: gc-cuny-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Reposted by Severin Rapp
Two weeks! Apply by Nov. 3 to our postdoctoral scholars program. Two positions starting in Aug. 2026: one focused on #mobility and #poverty, the other on #wealth and/or wealth inequality. Learn more at the link below!
#EconSky #Sociology #PoliSciSky
#EconSky #Sociology #PoliSciSky
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
#EconSky #Sociology #PoliSciSky
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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
October 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Two weeks! Apply by Nov. 3 to our postdoctoral scholars program. Two positions starting in Aug. 2026: one focused on #mobility and #poverty, the other on #wealth and/or wealth inequality. Learn more at the link below!
#EconSky #Sociology #PoliSciSky
#EconSky #Sociology #PoliSciSky
Reposted by Severin Rapp
Intriguing, innovative new Stone Center Working Paper, by @stone-lis.bsky.social postdoc @severinrapp.bsky.social and colleagues. "This paper investigates how participation in a citizens’ assembly affects individuals’ redistributive preferences and (perceived) role in democracy." Do take a look 👇👇👇.
Does deliberative democracy affect peoples’ political agency and redistributive preferences? A new WP by @franziskadbacher.bsky.social, Martin Haselmayer, @lukaslehner.bsky.social, @severinrapp.bsky.social & @frawin.bsky.social uses a field experiment to answer this question.
bit.ly/4q4qq3P
bit.ly/4q4qq3P
October 14, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Intriguing, innovative new Stone Center Working Paper, by @stone-lis.bsky.social postdoc @severinrapp.bsky.social and colleagues. "This paper investigates how participation in a citizens’ assembly affects individuals’ redistributive preferences and (perceived) role in democracy." Do take a look 👇👇👇.
Check out our new Working Paper where we evaluate a citizen assembly and how participation impacts political agency and preferences!
Does deliberative democracy affect peoples’ political agency and redistributive preferences? A new WP by @franziskadbacher.bsky.social, Martin Haselmayer, @lukaslehner.bsky.social, @severinrapp.bsky.social & @frawin.bsky.social uses a field experiment to answer this question.
bit.ly/4q4qq3P
bit.ly/4q4qq3P
October 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Check out our new Working Paper where we evaluate a citizen assembly and how participation impacts political agency and preferences!
Reposted by Severin Rapp
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
#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
September 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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
#EconSky #Sociology #PoliSciSky
bit.ly/40TZR6J
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...
stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu
October 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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...
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!
We will first convene on Wednesday!
September 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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!
We will first convene on Wednesday!
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"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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@stone-lis.bsky.social
@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
@brankomilan.bsky.social
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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.
September 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
"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
👇👇
@stone-lis.bsky.social
@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
@brankomilan.bsky.social
👇👇
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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
@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
August 19, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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
@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
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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July 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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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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
July 23, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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
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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July 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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...
Reposted by Severin Rapp
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
@smaexie.bsky.social @severinrapp.bsky.social @morellisal.bsky.social
July 12, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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
@smaexie.bsky.social @severinrapp.bsky.social @morellisal.bsky.social
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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
"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
June 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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
"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
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.
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).
June 30, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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.
Reposted by Severin Rapp
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!
bit.ly/3XGbEDK
bit.ly/3XGbEDK
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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March 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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!
bit.ly/3XGbEDK
bit.ly/3XGbEDK
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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February 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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
Reposted by Severin Rapp
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...
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...
January 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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...
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...
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
⚖️ compare different data sources
💰 data on taxation
➗ decomposition of wealth by asset/debt types
wealthproject.gc.cuny.edu
January 13, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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
⚖️ compare different data sources
💰 data on taxation
➗ decomposition of wealth by asset/debt types
wealthproject.gc.cuny.edu
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
research.wu.ac.at
December 20, 2024 at 6:54 PM
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