2025-2nd III/LIS Comparative Economic Inequality Conference 2025
Description
LIS and the UK LIS Satellite Office at the International Inequalities Institute (III) of the London School of Economics has organised the 2nd III/LIS Comparative Economic Inequality Conference on 27-28 February 2025.
This event was hosted at the Coque and Helix venues, and featured an array of distinguished speakers, thought-provoking keynote lectures, and engaging parallel sessions.
The conference covered critical topics, including:
- Earnings, gender, and global inequality.
- Intergenerational mobility and wealth distribution.
- The role of policies in addressing inequality and poverty.
- Innovations in inequality measurement and methods.
79 research papers covering these topics were presented across seven parallel sessions during the conference. In addition, the conference was highlighted by two keynote lectures by leading experts: Prof. Nora Lustig (Tulane University) and Prof. Fabian Pfeffer (LMU Munich). The conference featured a special evening event, a book presentation on Visions of Inequality: From the French Revolution to the End of the Cold War, by Prof. Branko Milanovic (CUNY Graduate Center).
Highlights from the conference are available in this article.
Keynote Speakers
Special Event: ‘Visions of Inequality: From the French Revolution to the End of the Cold War’
Branko Milanovic of the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York presented highlights from his most recent book followed by a discussion with Francisco Ferreira and Janet Gornick.This event, hosted as part of our conference, was moderated by Professor Francisco Ferreira from the International Inequalities Institute at the London School of Economics and Professor Janet Gornick of the Stone Center. Together, they led an engaging and insightful discussion on the historical dynamics of inequality.
A dedicated article providing more details about the special event is available here.
Conference Programme and available presentations
The available presentations can be accessed through the hyperlinks embedded in the titles of the papers from here.
Scientific Committee
H. Xavier Jara (LSE), Teresa Munzi (LIS), Philippe Van Kerm (University of Luxembourg, LIS), Nora Waitkus (LSE).
* LIS extends its gratitude to POST Luxembourg, the (LIS)2ER Initiative, and the University of Luxembourg for co-sponsoring the conference and the special event.