Events
The World Inequality Lab organises events to stimulate debate and policy discussion on inequality. Equality Debates are regular conferences featuring the presentation of new research around the theme of equality and inequality, followed by a discussion with the audience. World Inequality Conferences are organized every four years to coincide with the launch of the World Inequality Report. More occasionally, other events and policy forums are organized in partnerships with other organizations.
Equality Debate with Arnaud Orain
To mark the publication of Arnaud Orain‘s new book, Le Monde Confisqué, Essai sur le Capitalisme de la Finitude (XVIe-XXIe siècle), the World Inequality Lab invites you to an Equality […]
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Inequality and Labour Income Share in Southeast Asia
The World Inequality Lab, in partnership with the Centre Asie du Sud-Est, and the CNRS, is organizing a workshop entitled “Inequality and Labour Income Share in Southeast Asia” on June, […]
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International Conference on “Taxing Billionaires”
The Taxing Billionaires conference will take place on Tuesday April 8th and Wednesday April 9th at Paris School of Economics. It will bring together leading researchers, including Thomas Piketty and […]
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Equality Debate with Bina Agarwal
Bina Agarwal, co-winner of the 2024 Global Inequality Research Award (GiRA), received her prize and gave a lecture at Paris School of Economics on March 19, 2025. The GiRA […]
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Equality Debate with George Monbiot
On Thursday 30 January 2025, the World Inequality Lab invited George Monbiot to present and discuss his latest book The Invisible Doctrine: The SeEqualitcret History of Neoliberalism (& How it […]
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Equality Debate with Benjamin Lemoine | Chasseurs d’Etats
On the occasion of the release of Benjamin Lemoine’s new book, Chasseurs d’États, Les fonds vautours et la loi de New York à l’assaut de la souveraineté, the World Inequality […]
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Webinar: What’s new in the World Inequality Database
The World Inequality Database provides open access to the most extensive available database on the historical evolution of the world distribution of income and wealth, both within countries and between […]
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Technology-Based Market Power
On Tuesday 17 September 2024, Mordecai Kurz will give a lecture at Paris School of Economics on the relationship between inequality and technological change. This event is co-hosted by the […]
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Equality Debate with Timothy K. Kuhner
On Tuesday 11 June 2024, the World Inequality Lab hosted a discussion at Paris School of Economics on the relation between inequality reduction and constitutional changes with: Timothy K. Kuhner […]
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