{"id":19055,"date":"2024-09-23T11:42:31","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T09:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/?post_type=research-groups&#038;p=19055"},"modified":"2026-01-14T10:54:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T09:54:32","slug":"lecture-inequality-and","status":"publish","type":"research-groups","link":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/research-groups\/economic-and-social-well-being\/lecture-inequality-and\/","title":{"rendered":"Lecture &#8211; Inequality and"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"section py-0 static\">\n<section class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-section section\"><div class=\"container xl:max-w-screen-xl\"><div class=\"js-secondary-nav--sticky wp-block-unilux-blocks-secondary-navigation\" id=\"ce44fdee-4203-4c55-910e-2ac443cf0438\">\n    <nav\n        id=\"secondary-navigation\"\n        role=\"navigation\"\n        aria-label=\"Secondary menu\"\n        class=\"secondary-nav\"\n    >\n        <button\n            class=\"secondary-nav__button btn btn-solid--primary w-full\"\n            aria-expanded=\"false\"\n            aria-controls=\"secondary-navigation__list\"\n            title=\"The selected page is Overview\"\n            type=\"button\"\n        >\n            <span class=\"btn__name mr-auto\">Overview<\/span>\n            <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--xs\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-down\" \/>\n            <\/svg>\n        <\/button>\n\n        <ul id=\"secondary-navigation__list\" class=\"secondary-nav__list\">\n            <li class=\"secondary-nav__item\">\n    <a\n        href=\"\"\n        target=\"\"\n        rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"\n        class=\"secondary-nav__link \"\n            >\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--xs\">\n            <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\" \/>\n        <\/svg>\n        <span class=\"secondary-nav__name\">Overview<\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"secondary-nav__item\">\n    <a\n        href=\"\"\n        target=\"\"\n        rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"\n        class=\"secondary-nav__link \"\n            >\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--xs\">\n            <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\" \/>\n        <\/svg>\n        <span class=\"secondary-nav__name\">Research<\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"secondary-nav__item\">\n    <a\n        href=\"\"\n        target=\"\"\n        rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"\n        class=\"secondary-nav__link \"\n            >\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--xs\">\n            <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\" \/>\n        <\/svg>\n        <span class=\"secondary-nav__name\">Lectures<\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n    <\/nav>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-lecture-series\"\n    >\n&#8220;Inequality and &#8230;?&#8221; Lecture Series<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The purpose of the &#8220;Inequality and &#8230;?&#8221; lectures series is to provide a&nbsp;<strong>forum<\/strong>&nbsp;where the research community, the private and public sectors and the general public in Luxembourg can gather around a theme which researchers have traditionally associated with this country, namely,&nbsp;<strong>income studies<\/strong>&nbsp;in a broad sense. The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230201183802\/http:\/\/www.lisdatacenter.org\/\">Luxembourg Income Study<\/a>&nbsp;(LIS) was created in 1983. LIS has become the leading cross-sectional database of micro-economic income data for social science research. Today it benefits from a worldwide reputation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The unifying thread of the lectures is the&nbsp;<strong>concept of inequality<\/strong>, that is, differences in the distribution of some attributes, such as income and wealth, among the population. Each lecture tackles the links between these differences and a central social phenomenon. Each lecture is a source of inspiration for an audience with different levels of expertise, ranging from a general educational level through BAs in social sciences to accomplished researchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230201183802\/https:\/\/wwwen.uni.lu\/research\/fhse\/dbcs\/people\/conchita_d_ambrosio\">Professor Conchita D&#8217;Ambrosio<\/a> established the lecture series in&nbsp;<strong>collaboration<\/strong>&nbsp;with the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230201183802\/http:\/\/www.csl.lu\/\">Chambre des Salari\u00e9s<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230201183802\/https:\/\/wwwen.uni.lu\/research\/fdef\/dem\">CREA<\/a>, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230201183802\/https:\/\/institute.eib.org\/\">European Investment Bank Institute<\/a>&nbsp;(EIB Institute),&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230201183802\/http:\/\/www.lisdatacenter.org\/\">LIS<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230201183802\/https:\/\/www.liser.lu\/\">LISER<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230201183802\/http:\/\/www.statistiques.public.lu\/en\/actors\/statec\/index.html\">STATEC<\/a>. Financial support from the&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230201183802\/https:\/\/www.fnr.lu\/\">Fonds National de la Recherche<\/a>&nbsp;(FNR) is gratefully acknowledged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"our-past-lectures\"\n    >\nOur past lectures<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-accordion accordion accordion--theme accordion-standard\" data-reference=\"c152cca4-79c2-4010-99a4-c2f1640b04c3\" data-accordion-type=\"standard\"><div class=\"accordion__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-accordion-item\">\n    <h3 class=\"accordion__header\"\n                    id=\"2020-inequality-and-lecture-series\"\n        >\n        <button\n            type=\"button\"\n            id=\"accordion-labelledby-216d9fe7-fd38-49f6-9908-a36b1d8ef225\"\n            class=\"accordion__button collapsed\"\n            aria-expanded=\"false\"\n            aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-216d9fe7-fd38-49f6-9908-a36b1d8ef225\"\n            data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n            data-bs-target=\"#accordion-panel-216d9fe7-fd38-49f6-9908-a36b1d8ef225\"\n        >\n            <span class=\"accordion__title\">\n                                2020 Inequality and &#8230;?  &#8211; Lecture Series            <\/span>\n\n            <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-down \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-down\"><\/use><\/svg>        <\/button>\n    <\/h3>\n    <div id=\"accordion-panel-216d9fe7-fd38-49f6-9908-a36b1d8ef225\"\n        class=\"accordion__collapse collapse\"\n        aria-labelledby=\"accordion-labelledby-216d9fe7-fd38-49f6-9908-a36b1d8ef225\"\n        data-bs-parent=\"[data-reference=&quot;c152cca4-79c2-4010-99a4-c2f1640b04c3&quot;]\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"accordion__body \">\n            \n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-politics\"\n    >\nInequality and Politics<\/h5>\n\n<p>Roberto Galbiati, CNRS, Sciences PO &#8211; 11 February 2020<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Taad-yLRkwo\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The recent revival of the debate around economic inequality is often accompanied by concerns that&nbsp;<strong>rising inequality may have political consequences<\/strong>. In this lecture, based on recent literature in political economy and on historical evidence, we will discuss some of these concerns with a focus on two issues a)&nbsp;<strong>how political institutions can affect and can be affected by economic inequality<\/strong>, and b) how holding political offices influences individuals\u2019 wealth. We will present historical case studies that show how the accumulation of wealth by some individuals can influence the health of political institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Inequality-and-Politics_presentation.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--white-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-justice\"\n    >\nInequality and Justice<\/h5>\n\n<p>Guillerma Jasso, New York University &#8211; 22 January 2020<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rVZlKdU7EOA\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Classically the sense of justice is considered the first line of defense against inequality; but absent a link between inequality and justice, the sense of justice would not awaken to exert its moral suasion. Because both inequality and justice rest on a secure mathematical foundation, it is possible to obtain many theoretical results, including: First,&nbsp;<strong>there is no general necessary relation between inequality and justice<\/strong>; their link can be nonexistent or positive or negative. Second, in certain scenarios, as economic inequality increases, the average justice evaluation moves deep into underreward territory, and the justice evaluation distribution stretches outward, increasing the gulf between underrewarded and overrewarded. Third,&nbsp;<strong>the just society has a mixed government<\/strong>; distribution of goods is by the many, and distribution of bads by the few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Inequality-and-Justice_presentation_Jan20.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"accordion__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-accordion-item\">\n    <h3 class=\"accordion__header\"\n                    id=\"2019-inequality-and-lecture-series\"\n        >\n        <button\n            type=\"button\"\n            id=\"accordion-labelledby-f497f0f8-39dd-4497-bbbc-f27b92fcd597\"\n            class=\"accordion__button collapsed\"\n            aria-expanded=\"false\"\n            aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-f497f0f8-39dd-4497-bbbc-f27b92fcd597\"\n            data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n            data-bs-target=\"#accordion-panel-f497f0f8-39dd-4497-bbbc-f27b92fcd597\"\n        >\n            <span class=\"accordion__title\">\n                                2019  Inequality and &#8230;?  &#8211; Lecture Series            <\/span>\n\n            <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-down \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-down\"><\/use><\/svg>        <\/button>\n    <\/h3>\n    <div id=\"accordion-panel-f497f0f8-39dd-4497-bbbc-f27b92fcd597\"\n        class=\"accordion__collapse collapse\"\n        aria-labelledby=\"accordion-labelledby-f497f0f8-39dd-4497-bbbc-f27b92fcd597\"\n        data-bs-parent=\"[data-reference=&quot;c152cca4-79c2-4010-99a4-c2f1640b04c3&quot;]\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"accordion__body \">\n            \n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-child-human-capital\"\n    >\nInequality and Child Human Capital<\/h5>\n\n<p>Janet Currie, Princeton University &#8211; 18 December 2019<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mE-UZqKbcb0\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Child health is increasingly recognized as a critical form of human capital<\/strong>, but only recently have we begun to understand how valuable it is and how its development could be better supported. This lecture provides an overview of recent work that demonstrates the&nbsp;<strong>key role of public insurance in supporting longer-term human capital development<\/strong>&nbsp;and points to improvements in child mental health as an especially important mechanism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Inequality-and-Child-Human-Capital_ppt.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-pain\"\n    >\nInequality and Pain<\/h5>\n\n<p>Michael Wolfson, Universtiy of Ottawa &#8211; 5 November 2019<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KQyOi9kQIqU\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Inequalities in health, wherever and however they are measured, are generally large. But, should we be concerned? Philosophers have discussed when&nbsp;<strong>health inequalities are unjust<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 for example, when there are ways&nbsp;<strong>they can be ameliorated<\/strong>. But their discourse tends to be qualitative, expressed only in terms of logical argument. Health economists, on the other hand, have proposed&nbsp;<strong>a variety of measurements of health inequalities<\/strong>, but generally have nothing to say about the extent to which they are \u201cjustified\u201d. In this analysis, we bring together the philosophical and measurement strands of the literature in order to offer a&nbsp;<strong>quantitative assessment of which kinds of health inequalities may be justified<\/strong>, including one of the most widespread kinds of ill health, chronic pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Inequality-and-Pain_presentation.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-bequests\"\n    >\nInequality and Bequests<\/h5>\n\n<p>Charles Horioka, Kobe University and NBER &#8211; 25 September 2019<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bgsOtkeNz5g\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Bequests and other&nbsp;<strong>intergenerational transfers are an important source of the intergenerational transmission of wealth<\/strong>&nbsp;and income inequality. In this presentation, I will try to answer the following three questions: Do people leave bequests and other intergenerational transfers? What is the quantitative importance of intergenerational transfers?&nbsp;<strong>Why do people leave intergenerational transfers?<\/strong>&nbsp;For example, are intergenerational transfers motivated by intergenerational altruism toward one\u2019s children? Or are they motivated by a desire to induce one\u2019s children to provide care, attention,&nbsp; and financial support during old age? Does it matter whether and why people leave intergenerational transfers? In particular, what impact do intergenerational transfers have on the intergenerational transmission of wealth disparities?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Inequality-and-buequests.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-its-measurement\"\n    >\nInequality and Its Measurement<\/h5>\n\n<p>Satya R. Chakravarty, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata &#8211; 8 July 2019<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3xGm8Q0X3do\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The purpose of this lecture is to examine some selected aspects of income distributions across populations.&nbsp;<strong>We analyze the concept of inequality and some of its measures developed in the literature<\/strong>. An index of income inequality is a scalar measure of interpersonal income differences within a given population. Social scientists generally use four&nbsp;<strong>properties for a good measure of inequality<\/strong>. The measures compatible with these properties allow us to compare inequality, for example, between China and Luxembourg, two countries with very different population size; or, alternatively, between Mozambique and Luxembourg, two countries with very different per-capita GDP. The lecture provides a detailed analysis of these properties and their implications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Inequality-and-Its-Measurement_presentation.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-child-development-in-deprived-populations\"\n    >\nInequality and Child Development in Deprived Populations<\/h5>\n\n<p>Costas Meghir, Yale University, NBER and IFS &#8211; 26 June 2019<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IUtexbgZXC4\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>This lecture will discuss&nbsp;<strong>how interventions at early childhood affect key outcomes among disadvantaged children<\/strong>, including cognition, language and social skills. It will also examine how such interventions change the behaviour of households towards their children, and more generally the way such interventions may be propagated and possibly amplified by changes in parental behaviour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Presentation-Inequality-and-Child-Development-in-Deprived-Populations.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-the-art-market\"\n    >\nInequality and the Art Market<\/h5>\n\n<p>Andres Solimano, International Center for Globalization and Development (CIGLOB) &#8211; 6 June 2019<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ThjlYkEsvi0\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At a time of high wealth concentration at the top,&nbsp;<strong>investors are directing part of their wealth to the art marke<\/strong>t, that mobilizes annual sales of around 67 billion dollars and rising. Art prices grew more rapidly than stock prices in the run up to the global financial crisis of 2008-09 but its recovery in the period 2009-18 has been weaker than the strong upsurge in stock prices.&nbsp;<strong>Is artwork a \u201csafe-haven\u201d asset?<\/strong>&nbsp;Two pieces of evidence are explored in this lecture to address this question: (i) the behavior of real gold prices during the great depression of the 1930s, the stagflation of the 1970s and the global financial crisis of 2008-09 and (ii) correlation analysis between art prices and stock, oil, gold and bitcoin prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Inequality-and-the-Art-Market_-Solimano_June2019-1.pptx\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-public-opinions\"\n    >\nInequality and Public opinions<\/h5>\n\n<p>Leslie McCall, CUNY&nbsp;&#8211; 11 April 2019<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i6aKFglGWrg\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>This talk will present a framework for understanding how, in the United States,<strong>&nbsp;public opinions about inequality, economic opportunity, and redistribution are related to one another<\/strong>&nbsp;in ways that are at odds with key tenets of American exceptionalism, such as American dream and free market ideologies. The framework posits that Americans connect rising and high levels of economic inequality to a restriction of economic opportunities that in turn motivates support for opportunity-enhancing policies (e.g., in education and employment). McCall and collaborators test this model using survey experiments and new survey questions in nationally representative surveys, including, for comparative purposes, in Sweden and Denmark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Inequality-and-public-opionion-11-apr-_-presentation.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-consumption\"\n    >\nInequality and Consumption<\/h5>\n\n<p>Tullio Jappelli, University of Naples Federico II&nbsp;&#8211; 27 March 2019<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ljoZj3P6BxI\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>There is a long debate on how one should measure inequality or poverty. The first part of the lecture will focus on the pros and cons of&nbsp;<strong>using the consumption distribution to measure inequality and poverty<\/strong>, rather than more traditional measures based on income or wages. The second part of the lecture deals with the underlying determinants of consumption inequality, on why economic shocks can lead to spreading of consumption inequality, how households can cope with these shocks, and how their response depends on the development of insurance and credit markets. The questions addressed include:&nbsp;<strong>how should we measure consumption?<\/strong>&nbsp;how does consumption respond to income shocks? why do people respond in different ways? can fiscal policy raise consumption demand? Empirical illustrations draw on data for Europe and North America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Inequality-and-Consumption_presentation_27March19.pptx\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-beliefs\"\n    >\nInequality and Beliefs<\/h5>\n\n<p>Christina Fong, Carnegie Mellon University &#8211; 13 March 2019<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y1yxIYlzNAg\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>People who believe that an unequal outcome is meritocratic are more likely to accept it. However, just as inequality can be conceptualized abstractly as \u201chigh\u201d or \u201clow\u201d or more precisely as shares of specific percentiles of the distribution (e.g., the income share of the top tenth of a percent),&nbsp;<strong>beliefs about inequality can be abstract or more specific<\/strong>. Some beliefs concern justice in the economy as a whole while others concern the deservingness of specific income classes or racial groups, such as \u201cpoor\u201d, \u201crich\u201d, or \u201cblack\u201d people.&nbsp;<strong>This talk reviews the literature on different types of beliefs<\/strong>&nbsp;and the different ways in which they can affect redistributive politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/inequality-and-beliefs-presentation-13-mars19.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-educational-prosperity\"\n    >\nInequality and Educational Prosperity<\/h5>\n\n<p>J. Douglas Willms, The Learning Bar &#8211; 6 february 2019<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/irjop77s3EU\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Educational prosperity is an assessment framework that can be used to&nbsp;<strong>assess the capacity of a school district, state, or country to develop children\u2019s literacy skills and well-being<\/strong>, to set goals for increasing their capacity, and to monitor progress towards those goals. The framework follows a life-course approach, with key outcomes for each of several stages of development. These outcomes are referred to as&nbsp;<strong>\u2018prosperity outcomes\u2019<\/strong>. This lecture will review family, institutional and community factors that drive these outcomes and show that if countries build strong foundations for success for each stage of children\u2019s development, its children will thrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Educational-Prosperity-_Feb-2019.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-women-in-politics\"\n    >\nInequality and Women in Politics<\/h5>\n\n<p>Alessandra Casarico, Bocconi University &#8211; 16 January 2019<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h2wXSA4SwJU\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Inequality in political empowerment between men and women is higher than in the economic sphere<\/strong>. According to the Global Gender Gap Index (World Economic Forum, 2017), the world has closed only 23% of the gender gap in politics. In Europe, women represent 30% of politicians in legislative bodies and 29.5% in government cabinets (EIGE, 2018).&nbsp;<strong>What is the source of this inequality? Why do we care about eliminating it<\/strong>? Are there effective policies to promote female political empowerment and reduce gender gaps in the political arena? This lecture will present recent research addressing the above questions, while offering a picture of gender inequality in politics, and the challenges ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Inequality-and-WomenPolicy_16Jan19.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"accordion__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-accordion-item\">\n    <h3 class=\"accordion__header\"\n                    id=\"2018-inequality-and-lecture-series\"\n        >\n        <button\n            type=\"button\"\n            id=\"accordion-labelledby-e5f1795b-ca58-4849-9f96-090f3210e30d\"\n            class=\"accordion__button collapsed\"\n            aria-expanded=\"false\"\n            aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-e5f1795b-ca58-4849-9f96-090f3210e30d\"\n            data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n            data-bs-target=\"#accordion-panel-e5f1795b-ca58-4849-9f96-090f3210e30d\"\n        >\n            <span class=\"accordion__title\">\n                                2018  Inequality and &#8230;?  &#8211; Lecture Series            <\/span>\n\n            <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-down \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-down\"><\/use><\/svg>        <\/button>\n    <\/h3>\n    <div id=\"accordion-panel-e5f1795b-ca58-4849-9f96-090f3210e30d\"\n        class=\"accordion__collapse collapse\"\n        aria-labelledby=\"accordion-labelledby-e5f1795b-ca58-4849-9f96-090f3210e30d\"\n        data-bs-parent=\"[data-reference=&quot;c152cca4-79c2-4010-99a4-c2f1640b04c3&quot;]\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"accordion__body \">\n            \n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-happiness\"\n    >\nInequality and Happiness<\/h5>\n\n<p>Andrew Clark, Paris School of Economics, CNRS &#8211; 12 December 2018<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xf7PZGrU2p8\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>There can be few more readily-accepted statements than \u201cIncome inequality is bad for well-being\u201d. We here first consider how well-being is measured, and then ask how it is related to the distribution of income. What may have appeared obvious is in fact not so. When individuals compare their incomes to each other,&nbsp;<strong>inequality changes not only absolute income but also income relative to others<\/strong>. In addition, our normative judgements of the \u201cright\u201d level of inequality vary widely according to the method applied to measure them, the part of the income distribution in which income changes, and whether income changes are fair. Reflecting the above concerns,&nbsp;<strong>empirical work on income inequality and happiness has produced a remarkable variety of contradictory findings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/InequalityandHapppinessLux_Clark18.pptx\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-migration\"\n    >\nInequality and Migration<\/h5>\n\n<p>Michel Beine, University of Luxembourg &#8211; 15 November 2018<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-9jN5DsdJbY\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>International migration is on the rise. In a period of less than 50 years, the stock of migrants has been multiplied by more than 3. This general phenomenon of massive movements of people nevertheless conceals quite an heterogeneous picture in terms of sending and receiving countries. In this lecture, starting from the idea that every move starts with plans, we provide&nbsp;<strong>new explanation of that heterogeneity using data from the Gallup World Survey<\/strong>. We argue that these data contain useful information to predict future migration flows. We show that the data can shed some light on the way individuals perceive their own but also the foreign country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Inequality-and-Migration-15Nov18.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-corruption\"\n    >\nInequality and Corruption<\/h5>\n\n<p>Nastassia Leszczynska, European Center for Advanced Research in Economics&nbsp;and Statistics (ECARES) &#8211; 3 October 2018<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DgWN4sVNvOw\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Corruption is closely associated with unfair consequences. Most studies find a positive correlation between corruption and inequality. Not only petty corruption does cause huge losses, it also widens the gap between rich and poor members of the society. However, a few empirical findings explore the&nbsp;<strong>possibility of a negative relationship between corruption and inequality<\/strong>, and view it as a pro-poor redistribution mechanism. This lecture will review empirical and experimental findings, and explore how preferences for fairness can be used to influence corrupt behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/InequalityCorruption_EIBULux_2018-1.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-social-relations\"\n    >\nInequality and Social Relations<\/h5>\n\n<p>Jean-Paul Chavas, University of Wisconsin-Madison &#8211; 12 September 2018<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fR5HhLlNYTM\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The last few decades have seen a rise in income inequality. This rise has generated concerns about inequality and its policy implications.&nbsp;Economic inequalities can be evaluated based on fairness. But fairness&nbsp;can be inconsistent with economic efficiency; and it&nbsp;can depend on social relations. This lecture examines&nbsp;<strong>the linkages between fairness, economic efficiency and social relations<\/strong>, along with their implications for policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Inequality-and-Social-Relations.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-human-capital-and-marital-patterns\"\n    >\nInequality, Human Capital and Marital Patterns<\/h5>\n\n<p>Pierre-Andr\u00e9 Chiappori, Columbia University &#8211; 29 May 2018<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I2G8hE0EQ6U\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Human capital has played a key role in the evolution of inequality over the recent decades. This lecture will first present some facts about inequality in general, then discuss&nbsp;<strong>endogenous human capital formation and its role on the labor and marriage markets<\/strong>. I will argue that an &#8216;inequality spiral&#8217; is generated as educated people tend to marry their own and invest more into their children, increasing assortative matching among their offspring and resulting in more inequality for the next generation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Chiappori_Inequality-Human-Capital-and-Marital-Patterns.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-the-pibien-etre\"\n    >\nInequality and the PIBien-\u00eatre<\/h5>\n\n<p>Serge Allegrezza, STATEC &#8211; 17 April 2018<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N-mXV2Hd-tE\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The PIBien-\u00eatre aims to go beyond GDP in order to<strong>&nbsp;capture the multiple facets of the quality of life<\/strong>. The government of Luxembourg assigned this project to the CES and CSDD to develop a comprehensive notion of well-being. The result is an array of 63 indicators that cover 11 different domains of people\u2019s lives from 2009 onward. The agency in charge of data collection and computation is STATEC. A final report on the project was submitted last year. The talk will focus on some of the shortcomings of the list of indicators and present proposals to move forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Inequality-and-PIBenetre_17Apr18.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-european-identity\"\n    >\nInequality and European Identity<\/h5>\n\n<p>Frank Cowell, London School of Economics and Political&nbsp;Science &#8211; 28 March 2018<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gju3JwZMWm0\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The connection between the<strong>&nbsp;European Identity and inequality<\/strong>&nbsp;presents a puzzle. This talk examines whether the answer to the puzzle is to be found in the facts about income and wealth distribution, or in European attitudes to distributional fairness, or in the connections between European citizens\u2019 preferences for redistribution and their own national ties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Inequality-and-European-Identity.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-surnames\"\n    >\nInequality and Surnames<\/h5>\n\n<p>Gregory Clark, University of California, Davis &#8211; 8 March 2018<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/io0OM-DVhf8\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Until recently, surnames for men in most societies were inherited from their fathers. In this talk I show how we can use this fact, and the<strong>&nbsp;information content in surnames<\/strong>, to reveal surprising results about the nature and mechanisms of&nbsp;<strong>social mobility<\/strong>. In particular surnames reveal that social mobility rates are much lower than conventionally estimated, and hence inequalities greater. Surnames also can offer surprising insights into the sources of regional inequalities in economic outcomes. They suggest, for example, that regional disparities in modern England are entirely the product of selective migration of economic talent within England over the past 200 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Clark-Luxembourg-1.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-genes\"\n    >\nInequality and Genes<\/h5>\n\n<p>Markus J\u00e4ntti, Stockholm University &#8211; 1 March 2018<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B6g1UKi8Emo\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Inequality in economic outcomes partly reflects genetic variation: there is considerable evidence that economic outcomes are strongly positively correlated within families. However, the strength of these correlations varies across both time and space, suggesting that other forces are also at play. This leads to more complex models of family assocations in economic outcomes.&nbsp;<strong>The policy implications of different views of the relationship between economic inequality and genes are discussed.<\/strong>&nbsp;While doubt can be cast on the view that inequality is mostly genetic, the implications for, e.g., policies to reduce inequality are widely misunderstood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/InequalityandGenes_2018-02-01.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-luxembourg\"\n    >\nInequality and Luxembourg<\/h5>\n\n<p>Nicolas Schmit, Gouvernement du Grand-Duch\u00e9 de Luxembourg, Minist\u00e8re du Travail, de l\u2019Emploi et de l\u2019\u00c9conomie sociale et solidaire &#8211; 9 January 2018<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VCNPLcrFDak\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>This lecture analyzes&nbsp;<strong>inequality<\/strong>&nbsp;in one of the wealthiest countries worldwide. Traditionally, Luxembourg has been a relatively equal society but new economic developments are changing this. What does the new digital economy mean in this respect? Is there&nbsp;<strong>polarization<\/strong>&nbsp;in the labour market? Is growing inequality a result of prices in the housing market?What active<strong>&nbsp;public policies<\/strong>&nbsp;could be employed to reduce inequalities?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Inequality-and-Luxembourg.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"accordion__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-accordion-item\">\n    <h3 class=\"accordion__header\"\n                    id=\"2017-inequality-and-lecture-series\"\n        >\n        <button\n            type=\"button\"\n            id=\"accordion-labelledby-045423e8-8035-4f56-ac96-a2cb36697e3e\"\n            class=\"accordion__button collapsed\"\n            aria-expanded=\"false\"\n            aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-045423e8-8035-4f56-ac96-a2cb36697e3e\"\n            data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n            data-bs-target=\"#accordion-panel-045423e8-8035-4f56-ac96-a2cb36697e3e\"\n        >\n            <span class=\"accordion__title\">\n                                2017  Inequality and &#8230;?  &#8211; Lecture Series            <\/span>\n\n            <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-down \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-down\"><\/use><\/svg>        <\/button>\n    <\/h3>\n    <div id=\"accordion-panel-045423e8-8035-4f56-ac96-a2cb36697e3e\"\n        class=\"accordion__collapse collapse\"\n        aria-labelledby=\"accordion-labelledby-045423e8-8035-4f56-ac96-a2cb36697e3e\"\n        data-bs-parent=\"[data-reference=&quot;c152cca4-79c2-4010-99a4-c2f1640b04c3&quot;]\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"accordion__body \">\n            \n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-technology\"\n    >\nInequality and Technology<\/h5>\n\n<p>Omar Arias , The World Bank &#8211; 6 December 2017<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PocEIag35C8\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>There is consistent evidence that&nbsp;<strong>technology<\/strong>, particularly automation, is affecting the skill content of jobs and driving&nbsp;<strong>inequality<\/strong>&nbsp;in labor markets of developed economies. How does the skill content of jobs change as countries develop? Is automation also generating polarization in labor markets of developing countries? Recent analysis using labor force surveys, as reported in the World Development Report 2016, suggests that similar processes of&nbsp;<strong>labor market polarization<\/strong>&nbsp;are emerging in some developing countries. The trends depend on whether the evolution of shares or absolute levels of&nbsp;<strong>employment in middle-wage<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>middle-skill jobs<\/strong>&nbsp;are examined. This lecture will discuss this evidence, its possible drivers, what could be expected in the future as&nbsp;<strong>new technologies<\/strong>&nbsp;continue to evolve and become cheaper, and draw implications for&nbsp;<strong>skills building<\/strong>&nbsp;and other&nbsp;<strong>social policies<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Presentation-Inequality-and-Technology.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-the-better-life-initiative\"\n    >\nInequality and The Better Life Initiative<\/h5>\n\n<p>Martine Durand, OECD &#8211; 15 November 2017<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CObENrQz2_M\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>What makes for a good life? While the richness of human experience cannot be captured in numbers alone, it is important that the statistics shaping public policy reflect both people\u2019s&nbsp;<strong>material living conditions<\/strong>, and the&nbsp;<strong>quality of their lives<\/strong>. One of the strengths of the&nbsp;<strong>Better Life Initiative<\/strong>&nbsp;is in providing a diverse range of internationally comparable&nbsp;<strong>statistics on well-being<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 from health and wealth, to jobs and housing, safety and civic engagement. &nbsp;Yet national averages disguise a great deal of variation in people\u2019s experiences within OECD countries \u2013 and it is important to understand how life is going for people, not just on average, but across all groups in society. Indeed,&nbsp;<strong>inequality<\/strong>&nbsp;is an important feature shaping the&nbsp;<strong>well-being of societies<\/strong>, including disparities associated with age, gender, education and income. The 2017 edition of the OECD report How\u2019s Life? highlights the many facets of inequality, showing that gaps in people\u2019s achievements and opportunities extend right across the different dimensions of well-being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Presentation_Durand-OECD_15112017.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-economic-history\"\n    >\nInequality and Economic History<\/h5>\n\n<p>Guido Alfani, Bocconi University &#8211; 12 October<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a-8AErof4rk\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Recent research in economic history has unearthed previously unknown facts about the&nbsp;<strong>long-term trends in inequality<\/strong>. We now have, for at least some areas of Europe, time series of&nbsp;<strong>key inequality indicators<\/strong>&nbsp;from ca. 1300. These new data are changing the way in which we perceive economic inequality not only in the past, but even today \u2013 as a key lesson from history, is that economic inequality (especially, but not only, of wealth) has a marked tendency for&nbsp;<strong>increasing over time<\/strong>, and only catastrophes on the scale of the Black Death or the World Wars managed to bring it down, albeit temporarily. This lecture will provide an overview of these recent acquisitions, and will debate why they are relevant for current debates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Alfani_Luxemburg_2017_Final.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-trade-unions\"\n    >\nInequality and Trade Unions<\/h5>\n\n<p>Ronald Janssen, Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD &#8211; 10 July 2017<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8qLenIncoU8\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>International economic institutions such as the OECD and the IMF are increasingly paying attention to the problem of&nbsp;<strong>high and rising inequalities<\/strong>&nbsp;and its causes and consequences. It is however not so obvious whether&nbsp;<strong>the policy solutions<\/strong>&nbsp;these institutions are recommending are adequate and comprehensive. In the analysis carried out in this lecture, particular attention will be paid to the role of labour markets institutions such as&nbsp;<strong>collective bargaining<\/strong>&nbsp;and other mechanisms of wage formation. In addition, recent developments that focus on the role and the causes of falling labour shares are discussed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/presentation-chambre-employees_final.ppt\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-macroeconomics\"\n    >\nInequality and Macroeconomics<\/h5>\n\n<p>Benjamin Moll, Princeton University &#8211; 17 May 2017<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kkNbitn9pVo\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Does the existence of inequality change how we should think about macroeconomic policies? Are recessions more severe in more unequal countries? Traditionally,&nbsp;<strong>macroeconomics had no role for inequality<\/strong>. But better data and more powerful computing methods mean that we are now able to study the rich&nbsp;<strong>interactions<\/strong>&nbsp;between&nbsp;<strong>inequality<\/strong>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<strong>macroeconomy<\/strong>&nbsp;that characterize our world. On the one hand, inequality shapes macroeconomic aggregates; on the other hand, macroeconomic shocks and policies also affect inequality. Incorporating the enormous heterogeneity observed at the micro level, and in particular the large disparities in income and wealth, often delivers strikingly&nbsp;<strong>different implications<\/strong>&nbsp;for monetary and fiscal policies and allows us to study their&nbsp;<strong>distributional implications<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/inequality_macro_slides.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-the-rentiers\"\n    >\nInequality and the Rentiers<\/h5>\n\n<p>Philippe Askenazy, CNRS &#8211; 2 May 2017<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5mBla1NZUjM\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Why do conservative governments, from the UK to Japan, accept and even promote the creation of or the increase in the&nbsp;<strong>minimum wage<\/strong>? Why is a large share of the workforce considered as low-productivity while their competencies are improving and their work is intensifying?Why are&nbsp;<strong>profits<\/strong>&nbsp;still growing in the wake of economic liberalization? This lecture proposes a personal global answer to such puzzling questions. Various determinants of rent-sharing in modern capitalism are disentangled. I stress two mechanisms: the triumph of&nbsp;<strong>proprietarism<\/strong>&nbsp;and the misleading naturalization of&nbsp;<strong>labor earning<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>productivity inequality<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Luxembourg_Askenazy_presentation.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-personal-responsibility\"\n    >\nInequality and Personal Responsibility<\/h5>\n\n<p>Francisco Ferreira, The World Bank &#8211; 27 April 2017<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UZ44CCbF-pA\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Are all forms of inequality equally bad?&nbsp; Modern views of social justice suggest that one should distinguish between income differences that result from the exercise of&nbsp;<strong>personal responsibility<\/strong>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<strong>effort<\/strong>, and those that arise from differences in&nbsp;<strong>circumstances<\/strong>&nbsp;beyond the control of individuals, such as race, gender, family background or country of birth. These views have shaped a vibrant literature on the definition and measurement of&nbsp;<strong>inequality of opportunity<\/strong>. This lecture will review both the theory and the empirics of measuring inequality of opportunity, and explore&nbsp;<strong>implications<\/strong>&nbsp; for intergenerational mobility, poverty, and our very notion of development policy objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Presentation_Ferreira_Peragine_Luxembourg.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-climate-change\"\n    >\nInequality and Climate Change<\/h5>\n\n<p>Stephan Klasen, University of G\u00f6ttingen &#8211; 29 March 2017<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FEXCykZ-czI\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Equity issues are central to policy debates about&nbsp;<strong>climate change<\/strong>. But what is the role of inequality between and within nations on&nbsp;<strong>carbon emissions<\/strong>? The first part of the talk reviews recent findings on this issue. The second part of the talk examines barriers to&nbsp;<strong>first-best climate policy<\/strong>. Economics has offered clear and convincing first-best solutions to the problem of climate change, but they do not play a central role in the setting of climate policy. Drawing on insights from the IPCC\u2019s fifth assessment report, the talk argues that, for political economy reasons, there is<strong>&nbsp;little chance<\/strong>&nbsp;of enacting the economists\u2019 first-best solution. The talk then discusses what this means for&nbsp;<strong>global and European climate policy<\/strong>, including the Paris Agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/pesentation_Klasen_29mars2017.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-child-development\"\n    >\nInequality and Child Development<\/h5>\n\n<p>Ariel Kalil, University of Chicago &#8211; 23 February<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mj6WSCuiygY\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Children face very different chances of getting ahead in life depending on the circumstances of their birth. Parenting and its role in the diverging destinies of rich and poor children are discussed in this lecture.&nbsp;<strong>Inequality begins at home<\/strong>. It develops from the differences in the ways advantaged and disadvantaged parents interact with their children. Traditional policy interventions fail to attack the root cause of achievement gaps. To equalize the playing field, governments may need to invest in parents so parents can better invest in their children. Unfortunately, large-scale interventions typically yield modest effect sizes at best and often do not even change children\u2019s skills in the long term. Understanding what motivates parents to invest in their children could have a major impact on&nbsp;<strong>the design of policies<\/strong>&nbsp;to reduce inequality in children\u2019s skill development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Kalil-LUX-Feb-2017.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-inequity\"\n    >\nInequality and Inequity<\/h5>\n\n<p>Fran\u00e7ois Bourguignon, Paris School of Economics &#8211; 18 January 2017<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8x7s9gM28ms\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>In economics,<strong>&nbsp;inequality<\/strong>&nbsp;is most often defined by how unequal the resources that people can live on are. In contrast,&nbsp;<strong>inequity<\/strong>&nbsp;refers to the fact that people are not being offered the same possibilities of generating those resources, even though they might all expend the same efforts. The former type of inequality is often called \u2018<strong>inequality of outcomes\u2019<\/strong>&nbsp;whereas the latter corresponds to&nbsp;<strong>\u2018inequality of opportunity\u2019<\/strong>. This lecture will focus on the crucial distinction between these&nbsp;<strong>two concepts of inequality<\/strong>, showing that measuring them calls for different methods. In addition, correcting them may not conform to the same&nbsp;<strong>social objectives<\/strong>&nbsp;or have the same&nbsp;<strong>impact on the functioning of the economy<\/strong>. The two approaches may not rely on the same policy instruments. At the same time, however, the two concepts are complementary in several respects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/presentation-_Inequality-or-Inequity.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"accordion__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-accordion-item\">\n    <h3 class=\"accordion__header\"\n                    id=\"2016-inequality-and-lecture-series\"\n        >\n        <button\n            type=\"button\"\n            id=\"accordion-labelledby-e42bcb98-ba48-42e3-b9d6-0801a37e86e3\"\n            class=\"accordion__button collapsed\"\n            aria-expanded=\"false\"\n            aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-e42bcb98-ba48-42e3-b9d6-0801a37e86e3\"\n            data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n            data-bs-target=\"#accordion-panel-e42bcb98-ba48-42e3-b9d6-0801a37e86e3\"\n        >\n            <span class=\"accordion__title\">\n                                2016  Inequality and &#8230;?  &#8211; Lecture Series            <\/span>\n\n            <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-down \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-down\"><\/use><\/svg>        <\/button>\n    <\/h3>\n    <div id=\"accordion-panel-e42bcb98-ba48-42e3-b9d6-0801a37e86e3\"\n        class=\"accordion__collapse collapse\"\n        aria-labelledby=\"accordion-labelledby-e42bcb98-ba48-42e3-b9d6-0801a37e86e3\"\n        data-bs-parent=\"[data-reference=&quot;c152cca4-79c2-4010-99a4-c2f1640b04c3&quot;]\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"accordion__body \">\n            \n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-gdp\"\n    >\nInequality and GDP<\/h5>\n\n<p>Robert Inklaar, University of Groningen &#8211; 20 December 2016<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F6yJmSZ4bSc\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>(PPPs). Yet new information on PPPs tends to spark furious debate, as relative income rankings get shuffled and international income differences are compressed or widened. This lecture will discuss some of the<strong>&nbsp;measurement challenges<\/strong>&nbsp;that can lead to these surprises, and how best to deal with the ensuing uncertainty. The consequences of these measurement challenges will be discussed in the context of current debates about&nbsp;<strong>global inequality<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>poverty<\/strong>, and in a historical perspective regarding the long-run shape of cross-country income inequality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/InequalityGDP_Inklaar_presentation.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-fairness\"\n    >\nInequality and Fairness<\/h5>\n\n<p>Bertil Tungodden, Norwegian School of Economics &#8211; 23 November 2016<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/quh5qBqnqMc\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>In this talk, I will survey recent evidence on how fairness concerns motivate distributive behavior, in particular the moral idea of personal responsibility. I will also present recent results of a comparison of the fairness preferences in the United States and Scandinavia. There is a striking difference in&nbsp;<strong>income inequality<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>redistributive policies<\/strong>&nbsp;between the United States and Scandinavia. To study whether there is a corresponding cross-country difference in social preferences, we conducted the first large-scale international social preference experiment, with nationally representative samples from the United States and Norway. We show that Americans and Norwegians differ significantly in<strong>&nbsp;fairness views<\/strong>, but not in the importance assigned to&nbsp;<strong>efficiency<\/strong>. The study also provides robust causal&nbsp;<strong>evidence of fairness<\/strong>&nbsp;considerations being much more fundamental for&nbsp;<strong>inequality<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>acceptance<\/strong>&nbsp;than&nbsp;<strong>efficiency considerations<\/strong>&nbsp;in both countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Lux_presentation_final23112016.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-the-great-gatsby-curve\"\n    >\nInequality and the Great Gatsby Curve<\/h5>\n\n<p>Miles Corak, University of Ottawa &#8211; 21 June 2016<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f_NOdHCsO-U\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>We should care about&nbsp;<strong>inequality<\/strong>&nbsp;because it has the potential to shape opportunities for the&nbsp;<strong>next generation<\/strong>. This presentation offers a framework for thinking about this relationship, and for understanding why the adult outcomes of children are more closely tied to their family background\u2014with the poor raising the next generation of poor adults, and the rich more likely to see their children to be rich in adulthood\u2014in countries with&nbsp;<strong>greater<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>inequality<\/strong>. Differences in&nbsp;<strong>families<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>labour markets<\/strong>, and&nbsp;<strong>public policy<\/strong>&nbsp;all play a role in understanding why the United States has relatively&nbsp;<strong>less social mobility<\/strong>&nbsp;than many other countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/corak_inequality_life_chances_and_public_policy_for_european_investment_bank_luxembourg.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-impact-investments\"\n    >\nInequality and Impact Investments<\/h5>\n\n<p>Yaron Neudorfer, Social Finance Israel &#8211; 31 May 2016<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nTQZLbN7GLM\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Inequality<\/strong>&nbsp;in society often leaves parts of the population undeserved and with no good access to social services. The gap only grows over time, as governments don\u2019t have enough money to resolve these&nbsp;<strong>social issues<\/strong>, and philanthropy is limited and not always sustainable.&nbsp;<strong>New resources<\/strong>&nbsp;are needed to be able to fund the best and&nbsp;<strong>most effective<\/strong>&nbsp;social interventions in order to deal with the most pressing problems of our societies. Impact investment in general, and&nbsp;<strong>social impact bonds<\/strong>&nbsp;specifically create the mechanisms that are able to bring new investors\u2019 money into social issues. This lecture will introduce new concepts in&nbsp;<strong>funding social issues<\/strong>&nbsp;and moving from treatment to prevention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/presentation_inequality-and-Social-Impact-Investments.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-inflation\"\n    >\nInequality and Inflation<\/h5>\n\n<p>Bart Hobijn,&nbsp;Arizona State University &#8211; 12 May 2016<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/okucD868DUU\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Households differ in the goods and services they buy and in the composition of their investment portfolios. These two differences result in&nbsp;<strong>inequality<\/strong>&nbsp;in both their inflation experiences as well as in their exposure to inflation risks. How large are differences in inflation experiences across different types of households and in the extent to which households are exposed to&nbsp;<strong>inflation risk<\/strong>? The answer to this question matters for many policy decisions. For example, it affects the choice of appropriate&nbsp;<strong>indexation of benefits and salaries<\/strong>, the quantification of changes in the&nbsp;<strong>inequality<\/strong>&nbsp;in standards of living, as well as the assessment of the effects of monetary and fiscal policy measures. This talk reviews the literature that has aimed to answer this question for the USA and provides new evidence for EU countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Inflation-and-Inequality-EIB-2016-05-12.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-inheritances\"\n    >\nInequality and\u00a0Inheritances<\/h5>\n\n<p>Edward Wolff, New York University&nbsp;&#8211; 14 April 2016<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qSi4R7S3lzk\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Have inheritances become more important over time in the U.S.? There is reason to think that the&nbsp;<strong>share of wealth transfers<\/strong>&nbsp;has been rising as the current generation of elderly is now the richest in U.S. history.Moreover,&nbsp;<strong>the baby-boom generation<\/strong>&nbsp;has now reached the prime inheritance age group of 50-59 and may be the first generation to inherit a&nbsp;<strong>considerable amount of money<\/strong>. However, there is little evidence of an&nbsp;<strong>inheritance \u201cboom\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How much, if at all, do inheritances contribute to&nbsp;<strong>overall wealth inequality<\/strong>? Though inheritances received are much larger for richer than poorer families,&nbsp;<strong>inheritances<\/strong>, as a share of current wealth, tend to be&nbsp;<strong>higherfor poorer<\/strong>&nbsp;families and thus tend to&nbsp;<strong>reduce overall wealth inequality<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This lecture will explore these and other issues based on the U.S. Federal Reserve Board\u2019s Survey of Consumer Finances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Inequality-and-Inheritances-slides.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-housing-exclusion\"\n    >\nInequality and Housing Exclusion<\/h5>\n\n<p>Marc Uhry, Fondation Abb\u00e9 Pierre &#8211; 15 March 2016<\/p>\n\n<p>In many countries that experience population growth, the coexistence of communities is threatened by<strong>&nbsp;housing shortages<\/strong>. The concentration of economic activity in a few big cities leads to multitudes of families seeking employment in these economic centers, thus generating&nbsp;<strong>speculative housing bubbles<\/strong>. In contrast, housing markets collapse in many shrinking cities. The&nbsp;<strong>inequalities<\/strong>&nbsp;that follow in the wake of such housing crises create disturbances with&nbsp;<strong>dramatic social consequences<\/strong>&nbsp;and can upset the economy on a worldwide scale. At the same time,&nbsp;<strong>housing<\/strong>&nbsp;is the chief lever by which the economy can recover in a peaceful way. Citizens can directly experience&nbsp;<strong>improvement and new challenges<\/strong>&nbsp;such as environmental protection, circular economies, restructured social interaction and the creation of `smart\u2019 cities can be met. This lecture will address the above issues with a focus on the European Union.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Inequality-and-Housing.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-child-poverty\"\n    >\nInequality and Child Poverty<\/h5>\n\n<p>Martin Evans, UNICEF &#8211; 1 March 2016<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XjgGp5N1J-A\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Child poverty is now a high priority in the new&nbsp;<strong>Sustainable Development Goals<\/strong>&nbsp;(SDGs).&nbsp;<strong>Poverty reduction<\/strong>&nbsp;will have to be monitored using international and national monetary poverty measures and also in \u2018multi-dimensional\u2019 terms. This lecture outlines the current state of play in&nbsp;<strong>global child poverty profiles<\/strong>&nbsp;and considers options for&nbsp;<strong>improving child poverty measurement<\/strong>. Empirical evidence will consider international and national profiles of child poverty and discussion will consider issues that are common to both&nbsp;<strong>povert<\/strong>y and&nbsp;<strong>inequality<\/strong>&nbsp;measurement for future SDG monitoring.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Inequality-and-Child-Poverty.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-the-super-rich\"\n    >\nInequality and the Super Rich<\/h5>\n\n<p>Daniel Waldenstr\u00f6m, Uppsala University &#8211; 4 february 2016<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qve8-l6-kPc\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Over the recent decades there has been a dramatic rise in&nbsp;<strong>top income shares<\/strong>&nbsp;in most Western countries. Several explanations have been proposed, some pointing at the role of&nbsp;<strong>market-driven forces<\/strong>&nbsp;such as technology and globalization whereas others emphasize the importance of&nbsp;<strong>political and economic institutions<\/strong>&nbsp;of taxation or changing social norms about income differences in society. This lecture presents the latest academic research about the evolution of&nbsp;<strong>top income<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>wealth<\/strong>&nbsp;positions around the Western world, what we know about the central determinants&nbsp;and how economic policy contribute to shaping these outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Inequality-and-the-Super-Rich.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-opportunities-beyond-high-school\"\n    >\nInequality and Opportunities Beyond High-School<\/h5>\n\n<p>Jamil Salmi, Global Tertiary Education Expert, former Tertiary Education Coordinator, World Bank &#8211; 20 January 2016<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rq9Rh2h838Y\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>All over the world, education has undeniably become the main force of&nbsp;<strong>inclusion in society<\/strong>. Yet, much progress remains to be made, especially at the tertiary education level. In spite of the extensive efforts to improve access worldwide,&nbsp;<strong>tertiary education\u2014especially the university sector\u2014generally remains elitist<\/strong>, with the majority of enrolled students coming from wealthier segments of society. Against this background, this lecture proposes to summarize available evidence on the main forms and the scope of disparities in tertiary education, present the principal determinants of inequality at the tertiary education level, and outline promising approaches and measures for offering more equal opportunities to all disadvantaged groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Inequality-and-Opportunities-Beyond-High-School.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"accordion__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-accordion-item\">\n    <h3 class=\"accordion__header\"\n                    id=\"2015-inequality-and-lecture-series\"\n        >\n        <button\n            type=\"button\"\n            id=\"accordion-labelledby-0b306a38-779b-4923-8f88-09ae8cf731cc\"\n            class=\"accordion__button collapsed\"\n            aria-expanded=\"false\"\n            aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-0b306a38-779b-4923-8f88-09ae8cf731cc\"\n            data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n            data-bs-target=\"#accordion-panel-0b306a38-779b-4923-8f88-09ae8cf731cc\"\n        >\n            <span class=\"accordion__title\">\n                                2015  Inequality and &#8230;?  &#8211; Lecture Series            <\/span>\n\n            <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-down \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-down\"><\/use><\/svg>        <\/button>\n    <\/h3>\n    <div id=\"accordion-panel-0b306a38-779b-4923-8f88-09ae8cf731cc\"\n        class=\"accordion__collapse collapse\"\n        aria-labelledby=\"accordion-labelledby-0b306a38-779b-4923-8f88-09ae8cf731cc\"\n        data-bs-parent=\"[data-reference=&quot;c152cca4-79c2-4010-99a4-c2f1640b04c3&quot;]\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"accordion__body \">\n            \n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-gender-occupational-outcomes\"\n    >\nInequality and Gender Occupational Outcomes<\/h5>\n\n<p>Ronald L. Oaxaca, University of Arizona &#8211; 24 June 2015<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kF27BhDfdOc\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Equality<\/strong>&nbsp;of opportunity is a popular goal that a broad spectrum of political opinion is united on. Equality of outcomes as an objective of public policy is more divisive. I would argue that social concern over gender inequality in occupational outcomes is driven mainly by the very close&nbsp;<strong>association between occupational inequality and income inequality<\/strong>. If women were under-represented in low paying occupations lacking promotional opportunities, it is doubtful that gender occupational inequality would be a significant social issue (at least not for women). This lecture will explore the association between job titles and wages, job mobility in the workplace, and how to sort out how much of the gender wage gap can be attributed to&nbsp;<strong>job segregation in the workplace.&nbsp;<\/strong>Evidence will come from studies of actual firms as well as laboratory experiments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Presentation_Occupational_Inequality-2015.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-globalization\"\n    >\nInequality and Globalization<\/h5>\n\n<p>Jacques Silber, Bar-Ilan University &#8211; 20 May 2015<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oCwguS8X2lM\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>What type of inequality should we take a look at when analyzing&nbsp;<strong>world inequality<\/strong>&nbsp;and how did inequality vary over time? Does globalization refer to the international convergence of prices or real wages, to the increase in the volume of trade, the decline in transportation costs and trade restrictions or to the rise in information flows (social globalization)? What was the&nbsp;<strong>impact on inequality<\/strong>&nbsp;of technological change and institutional factors, such as the decline in the union coverage,&nbsp;in centralized collective bargaining and labor market regulations? Empirical evidence will be presented on these various issues, in particular on the&nbsp;<strong>impact of globalization on inequality<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Inequality-and-Gloabilization-slides-20150520.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-non-standard-work\"\n    >\nInequality and\u00a0Non-Standard Work\u00a0<\/h5>\n\n<p>Ana Llena-Nozal&nbsp;, OECD &#8211; 21 April 2015<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eJ26EteM2OQ\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>This lecture discusses the implications of developments in the labour market in terms of non-standard work on individual earnings and household income inequality. It documents&nbsp;<strong>how non-standard work affects the distribution of jobs and wages<\/strong>&nbsp;and discusses whether non-standard jobs are&nbsp;<strong>stepping-stones<\/strong>&nbsp;or not. The presentation also shows that non-standard workers living alone or with other non-standard workers suffer from higher chances of low income and poverty. In addition, it examines work incentive and adequacy effects of tax and benefit rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Inequality-and-Non-Standard-Work-21-April-2015.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-health\"\n    >\nInequality and Health<\/h5>\n\n<p>Frederick Zimmerman,&nbsp;University of California, Los Angeles &#8211; 25 March 2015<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jFK-5D6PDCA\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>How much inequality is too much? A philosophical answer is provided in Rawls\u2019&nbsp;<em>dictum<\/em>&nbsp;that only as much inequality can be tolerated as improves the lot of the least well-off. Using health and well-being to concretize Rawls\u2019 criterion, this presentation offers evidence suggesting that&nbsp;<strong>reducing inequality<\/strong>&nbsp;would result in meaningful&nbsp;<strong>improvements to population health and well-being<\/strong>. Data are presented on the relationships between inequality and health in several domains, and causal mechanisms operating at various levels are discussed. This evidence collectively suggests that levels of economic inequality have reached levels that are ethically indefensible in many countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/InequalityandHealthSlides_20150325.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-intergenerational-mobility\"\n    >\nInequality and Intergenerational Mobility<\/h5>\n\n<p>Tim Smeeding, University of Wisconsin and OECD &#8211; 26 February 2015<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I3HyyJPfGlI\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>This lecture considers what we know about the methods by which the intergeneration&nbsp;<strong>transmission of advantage and disadvantage<\/strong>&nbsp;work their way through the lifecycle; it&nbsp;shows&nbsp;<strong>how inequality affects mobility<\/strong>; it offers a perspective on when and how&nbsp;<strong>public policy<\/strong>&nbsp;can intervene to alter the time path of child development from birth through adulthood. The steps in the life course are illustrated with cross-national examples of parent\u2013child gradients in multiple child outcome domains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/InequalityandIntergenerationalMobilitySlides_20150226.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-beyond-gdp\"\n    >\nInequality and beyond GDP<\/h5>\n\n<p>Enrico Giovannini, University of Rome &#8220;Tor Vergata&#8221; &#8211; 8 January 2015<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2sA9mAGaJeI\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>A great deal of work over the last ten years has been carried out to measure the progress of our societies going \u201cBeyond GDP\u201d.&nbsp;<strong>New indicators<\/strong>&nbsp;have been developed, as well as&nbsp;<strong>initiatives<\/strong>&nbsp;to better integrate economic, social and environmental policies. In the meantime, income inequality has grown in both developed and developing countries. The lecture will discuss possible frameworks to measure&nbsp;<strong>equitable and sustainable well-being<\/strong>&nbsp;and opportunities to develop policies to reduce inequality in European countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/InequalityandBeyondGDPSlides_20150108.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"accordion__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-accordion-item\">\n    <h3 class=\"accordion__header\"\n                    id=\"2014-inequality-and-lecture-series\"\n        >\n        <button\n            type=\"button\"\n            id=\"accordion-labelledby-0f207787-9162-43b8-91f3-388c1fe60536\"\n            class=\"accordion__button collapsed\"\n            aria-expanded=\"false\"\n            aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-0f207787-9162-43b8-91f3-388c1fe60536\"\n            data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n            data-bs-target=\"#accordion-panel-0f207787-9162-43b8-91f3-388c1fe60536\"\n        >\n            <span class=\"accordion__title\">\n                                2014  Inequality and &#8230;?  &#8211; Lecture Series            <\/span>\n\n            <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-down \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-down\"><\/use><\/svg>        <\/button>\n    <\/h3>\n    <div id=\"accordion-panel-0f207787-9162-43b8-91f3-388c1fe60536\"\n        class=\"accordion__collapse collapse\"\n        aria-labelledby=\"accordion-labelledby-0f207787-9162-43b8-91f3-388c1fe60536\"\n        data-bs-parent=\"[data-reference=&quot;c152cca4-79c2-4010-99a4-c2f1640b04c3&quot;]\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"accordion__body \">\n            \n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-financial-literacy\"\n    >\nInequality and Financial Literacy<\/h5>\n\n<p>Annamaria Lusardi, George Washington University &#8211; 10 Novembre 2014<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DzJuVWeAM8o\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Shifting economic policies and changes in the pension and economic landscape have forced individuals around the world to assume greater responsibility for their own financial well-being. But&nbsp;<strong>how prepared are individuals<\/strong>&nbsp;to take on this greater responsibility and to process the economic information needed to make informed decisions about their current and future finances? Evidence using data collected across many countries shows that the level of financial literacy is very low, even in countries with well-developed financial markets.&nbsp;<strong>Financial illiteracy<\/strong>&nbsp;is not only widespread but is particularly acute among some demographic groups, such as young people and women. Moreover, financial literacy can be linked to borrowing and saving behavior. It is also an important determinant of&nbsp;<strong>wealth inequality<\/strong>; according to the predictions of an intertemporal model of saving, from 30 to 40% of wealth inequality can be accounted for by financial literacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/InequalityandFinancialLiteracySlides_20141110.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-growth\"\n    >\nInequality and Growth<\/h5>\n\n<p>Jean Marc Fournier, Economist at OECD &#8211; 14 October 2014<\/p>\n\n<p>Income inequality has widened in most OECD countries during the past decades, reflecting to a large extent skill-biased technological change. Inequality is a concern as the relevant target is not GDP growth&nbsp;<em>per se<\/em>&nbsp;but rather the well-being of people. Furthermore, a recent OECD analysis suggests that higher inequality can reduce GDP&nbsp;<em>per capita<\/em>. The OECD has thus investigated the impact of&nbsp;<strong>growth-friendly structural reforms<\/strong>&nbsp;on inequality. Some growth-friendly policies could increase inequality, such as tightening unemployment benefits for the long-term unemployed. By contrast, several growth-enhancing reforms contributed to narrower inequality by delivering stronger market income gains for the poorest, such as raising secondary education rates, stepping up job-search support and activation programmes, or policies aiming at reducing the share of temporary contracts. Last, some reforms can lift all boats, such as increasing the overall level of education.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/InequalityandGrowthSlides_20141014.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-diversity\"\n    >\nInequality and Diversity<\/h5>\n\n<p>Shlomo Weber, Southern Methodist University and Center for Study of Diversity and Social Interactions, New Economic School &#8211; 4 June 2014<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wMj-tN1L5Xs\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The bulk of economic research on the issue of diversity has been centered on the role of economic and wealth inequality in the global economy. However, one cannot deny the&nbsp;<strong>impact of linguistic diversity<\/strong>&nbsp;on economic and political development, as well as on public policies. In spite of the claim that \u201cglobalization proceeds in English\u201d, linguistic diversity is a&nbsp;<strong>global social phenomenon<\/strong>. On one hand, there are financial costs, communication barriers, divisions in national unity, and, in some extreme cases, conflicts and war, associated with linguistic diversity, on the other hand, there is a growing support for protection of group and an individual identity. In our lecture we will argue that&nbsp;<strong>denial or restriction of linguistic rights<\/strong>&nbsp;of various population groups, or so-called linguistic disenfranchisement, could be detrimental for economic growth, political and social development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/InequalityandDiversitySlides_20140604.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-education\"\n    >\nInequality and Education<\/h5>\n\n<p>Daniele Checchi, University of Milan &#8211; 21 May 2014<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mWFsGx15ALE\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Inequality in education concerns not only school attendance, but also what you may achieve in terms of&nbsp;<strong>competences<\/strong>. It represents a potential cause of inequality in&nbsp;<em>earnings<\/em>, since it drives people in or out of the labour market. Policies favouring&nbsp;<strong>school inclusion<\/strong>&nbsp;seem effective in reducing educational inequality. These policies may take the form of either increases in years of education or increases in abilities. Years of education partially compensate for a possible lack of cultural resources due to family background, while abilities favour labour market participation and earnings potential. This lecture will address these issues from a theoretical and empirical perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/InequalityandEducationSlides_20140521.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-poverty\"\n    >\nInequality and Poverty<\/h5>\n\n<p>Stephen Jenkins, London School of Economics &#8211; 26 March 2014<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Yh8JSDnOdBI\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The income distribution is most commonly assessed in terms of how much inequality or poverty there is in a given year or by how much inequality and poverty have changed over time. This lecture makes a case for also drawing on information about&nbsp;<strong>income mobility<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 the links between people\u2019s incomes in one year and the next and between parental and offspring income. The questions addressed include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"ulux-list\">\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">Why does mobility matter?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">How much mobility and poverty persistence is there?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">To what extent is there a trade-off between greater income inequality and poverty and greater mobility?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Empirical illustrations draw on data for Europe and North America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/InequalityandPovertySlides_20140326.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-gender\"\n    >\nInequality and Gender<\/h5>\n\n<p>Janet Gornick, LIS &amp; City University of New York &#8211; 16 January 2014<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ry6sir8lCoU\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Inequality among men and women is&nbsp;<strong>still a reality<\/strong>. What is the role of the European Union in establishing work-family reconciliation policies in Europe? How do these policy provisions vary across high-income countries? What do we know about the effects \u2013 both intended and unintended \u2013 of reconciliation policies? What explains the comparatively low level of provision in the English-speaking countries, especially in the United States?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-asset-download-list-item\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/InequalityandGenderSlides_20140116.pdf\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--download-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--download-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Full slides presentation<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"accordion__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-accordion-item\">\n    <h3 class=\"accordion__header\"\n                    id=\"2013-inequality-and-lecture-series\"\n        >\n        <button\n            type=\"button\"\n            id=\"accordion-labelledby-26a7b42d-4954-42ff-8cfd-3b6275f8b8cd\"\n            class=\"accordion__button collapsed\"\n            aria-expanded=\"false\"\n            aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-26a7b42d-4954-42ff-8cfd-3b6275f8b8cd\"\n            data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n            data-bs-target=\"#accordion-panel-26a7b42d-4954-42ff-8cfd-3b6275f8b8cd\"\n        >\n            <span class=\"accordion__title\">\n                                2013  Inequality and &#8230;?  &#8211; Lecture Series            <\/span>\n\n            <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-down \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-down\"><\/use><\/svg>        <\/button>\n    <\/h3>\n    <div id=\"accordion-panel-26a7b42d-4954-42ff-8cfd-3b6275f8b8cd\"\n        class=\"accordion__collapse collapse\"\n        aria-labelledby=\"accordion-labelledby-26a7b42d-4954-42ff-8cfd-3b6275f8b8cd\"\n        data-bs-parent=\"[data-reference=&quot;c152cca4-79c2-4010-99a4-c2f1640b04c3&quot;]\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"accordion__body \">\n            \n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inequality-and-conflict\"\n    >\nInequality and\u00a0Conflict<\/h5>\n\n<p>Joan Maria Esteban, Institut d&#8217;An\u00e0lisi Economic\u00e0 &amp; Barcelona GSE &#8211; 28 November 2013<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"thumbnail  wp-block-unilux-blocks-thumbnail-video\">\n    <div class=\"card bg-theme p-0\">\n        <div class=\"card__container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"card__body p-0\">\n                <iframe \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NsVgrjz3lk0\" \n            title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" \n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n            style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n            allowfullscreen data-cookieconsent=\"ignore\">\n            <\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Over the second half of the 20th century,&nbsp;<strong>conflicts within national boundaries<\/strong>&nbsp;became increasingly dominant. One-third of all countries experienced civil conflict. There are two remarkable&nbsp;<strong>facts<\/strong>&nbsp;about social conflict that deserve notice: first, within-country conflicts account for an enormous share of deaths and hardship in the world today, and second, internal conflicts often appear to be ethnic in nature. Which factors influence social conflict? Do ethnic divisions predict conflict within countries? How do we conceptualize those divisions? If it is indeed true that ethnic cleavages and conflicts are related, how do we interpret such a result? 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