Paolo Brunori
@paolobrunori.bsky.social
Economist @ LSE - International Inequalities Institute & AssocProf @ UNIFI - www.unicaldine.it
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✨Winter School #IT19 ✨
📢 @cesifo.org @dseunivr and @liser.lu
are glad to announce the Nineteenth Winter School on #Inequality and #SocialWelfare Theory (#IT19):
Inequality and Big Challenges.
👉January 6-10, 2026
👉Alba di Canazei 🏔️ IT
👉 Call: dse.univr.it/it/documents...
📢 @cesifo.org @dseunivr and @liser.lu
are glad to announce the Nineteenth Winter School on #Inequality and #SocialWelfare Theory (#IT19):
Inequality and Big Challenges.
👉January 6-10, 2026
👉Alba di Canazei 🏔️ IT
👉 Call: dse.univr.it/it/documents...
November 21, 2025 at 11:37 AM
✨Winter School #IT19 ✨
📢 @cesifo.org @dseunivr and @liser.lu
are glad to announce the Nineteenth Winter School on #Inequality and #SocialWelfare Theory (#IT19):
Inequality and Big Challenges.
👉January 6-10, 2026
👉Alba di Canazei 🏔️ IT
👉 Call: dse.univr.it/it/documents...
📢 @cesifo.org @dseunivr and @liser.lu
are glad to announce the Nineteenth Winter School on #Inequality and #SocialWelfare Theory (#IT19):
Inequality and Big Challenges.
👉January 6-10, 2026
👉Alba di Canazei 🏔️ IT
👉 Call: dse.univr.it/it/documents...
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Do you feel lucky? Why acknowledging our own good fortune would make the world a better place. An article by our founder, Julian Richer: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Do you feel lucky? Why acknowledging our own good fortune would make the world a better place | Julian Richer
I have been fortunate, and I know it. Now I’d like more successful people to admit that meritocracy is a myth, says Julian Richer, founder of Richer Sounds
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Do you feel lucky? Why acknowledging our own good fortune would make the world a better place. An article by our founder, Julian Richer: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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📢 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐜 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐍 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭
Work with @hermwerf.bsky.social & @carlahaelermans.bsky.social as part of the @eui-eu.bsky.social team
🗓 Deadline: 24 November 2025
🎯 School career inequalities & policymaker engagement
Start: Jan 2026 13 month contract
Please share - more below
Work with @hermwerf.bsky.social & @carlahaelermans.bsky.social as part of the @eui-eu.bsky.social team
🗓 Deadline: 24 November 2025
🎯 School career inequalities & policymaker engagement
Start: Jan 2026 13 month contract
Please share - more below
Job! A vacancy at the @eui-eu.bsky.social for a postdoc joining the @learnineq.bsky.social project, for 13 months, starting mid January. We study inequalities in school careers, and we engage with policy makers. The vacancy is here, please forward. DEADLINE 24 NOVEMBER. www.eui.eu/Documents/Se...
November 14, 2025 at 10:06 AM
📢 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐜 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐍 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭
Work with @hermwerf.bsky.social & @carlahaelermans.bsky.social as part of the @eui-eu.bsky.social team
🗓 Deadline: 24 November 2025
🎯 School career inequalities & policymaker engagement
Start: Jan 2026 13 month contract
Please share - more below
Work with @hermwerf.bsky.social & @carlahaelermans.bsky.social as part of the @eui-eu.bsky.social team
🗓 Deadline: 24 November 2025
🎯 School career inequalities & policymaker engagement
Start: Jan 2026 13 month contract
Please share - more below
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📢 Call for Papers for the 19th Winter School on Inequality and Social Welfare Theory! Submit by 27 November 2025
📆6-10 January 2026, Canazei
Organized by the University of Verona, CESifo & @liser.lu featuring a selection of speakers
Submit 👉 liser.lu/events/canaz...
For info👉 www.ifo.de/w/ef33de33
📆6-10 January 2026, Canazei
Organized by the University of Verona, CESifo & @liser.lu featuring a selection of speakers
Submit 👉 liser.lu/events/canaz...
For info👉 www.ifo.de/w/ef33de33
November 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
📢 Call for Papers for the 19th Winter School on Inequality and Social Welfare Theory! Submit by 27 November 2025
📆6-10 January 2026, Canazei
Organized by the University of Verona, CESifo & @liser.lu featuring a selection of speakers
Submit 👉 liser.lu/events/canaz...
For info👉 www.ifo.de/w/ef33de33
📆6-10 January 2026, Canazei
Organized by the University of Verona, CESifo & @liser.lu featuring a selection of speakers
Submit 👉 liser.lu/events/canaz...
For info👉 www.ifo.de/w/ef33de33
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How much inequality passes from generation to generation in Latin America? A new WP by Francisco Ferreira, @paolobrunori.bsky.social, @gneidhofer.bsky.social, @psalasr.bsky.social & Louis Sirugue finds that 30–50% of educational inequality and 46–66% of income inequality is inherited.
bit.ly/4nR04Qq
bit.ly/4nR04Qq
November 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
How much inequality passes from generation to generation in Latin America? A new WP by Francisco Ferreira, @paolobrunori.bsky.social, @gneidhofer.bsky.social, @psalasr.bsky.social & Louis Sirugue finds that 30–50% of educational inequality and 46–66% of income inequality is inherited.
bit.ly/4nR04Qq
bit.ly/4nR04Qq
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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.
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.
November 5, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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.
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.
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📣 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
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
November 5, 2025 at 10:01 AM
📣 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
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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📣 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
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
November 4, 2025 at 9:58 AM
📣 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
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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📆 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
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
November 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
📆 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
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
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📣 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
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
November 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
📣 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
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
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/...
November 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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/...
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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 🚨
📚 jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Applications close 26 October 🚨
October 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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 🚨
📚 jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Applications close 26 October 🚨
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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
October 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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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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
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.
bit.ly
October 20, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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
bit.ly/40TZR6J
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📣 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
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
October 21, 2025 at 10:09 AM
📣 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
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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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
October 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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. ..."
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.
Happy to see that OECD consider our approach to inequality of opportunity estimation to be useful.
September 25, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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.
Happy to see that OECD consider our approach to inequality of opportunity estimation to be useful.
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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
August 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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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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
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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.
@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
July 8, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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.
@paolobrunori.bsky.social, Vanesa Jordá and @psalasr.bsky.social for @lseinequalities.bsky.social.
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“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
buff.ly/UowXBQ9
buff.ly/UowXBQ9
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
July 1, 2025 at 9:10 AM
“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
buff.ly/UowXBQ9
buff.ly/UowXBQ9
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
July 1, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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...
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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...
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
July 1, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities...
We explain new evidence from our very recent Economics Letters article! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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!
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!
June 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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!
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!
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
June 13, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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