How unequal was a rural society in the Roman Empire? A new WP by @philerfurth.bsky.social examines income inequality in rural Roman Egypt in 1st century using daily social tables that build on data from papyri. 

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Publication alert🚨
Paper 2/3 of my PhD now out! How did unification in 19th century impact income inequality in DE and IT? Using new social tables for Germany, I study balance of power between core & periphery in newly unified states.
Find out more here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ir...

Where do I even start? 😳🫨

People in Bologna: Debate whether traditionally made Mortadella shall contain Pistachio pieces or not.

Someone in Wisconsin:

What are the most interesting conferences in economic history, economic geography and/or inequality to attend in the next couple of years? #Econsky

What to do on a rainy Saturday…

Publication Alert!

Studying comparative inter-regional interpersonal
income distributions (CIRIPID, I know - 7 letter acronym!), I show that inequality converges across regions and in some countries, regions are becoming equally more unequal. Check it out in JoEG: doi.org/10.1093/jeg/...

#Econsky

TIL that the first ⚽️ game between two non-british European nations was Austria vs Hungary in 1902 (thus when A-H empire still existed). While there seems to have never been a Habsburg empire national ⚽️ team (or was there?), a club competition with teams from Vienna, Budapest & Prague started in 1897

Calm before the start of the day..

In the census of Austria-Hungary of 1869 there was a separate professional category for „non-productive professions“. Any guesses who that might have included? (Answer below)

First post just a repeat of favorite football/inequality stat: Josef Bican, most prolific goal scorer of all time until dethroned by CR7, would have needed to play 95 years to earn 1 week of Christiano Ronaldo's wages. Having started his career in 1931, he would still have 3 years of playing ahead.