Inequality: Drivers, Impacts, and Policies

Thursday, 2 July 2015

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8:30 AM-10:00 AM


TH06-01
Income Inequality, Public Opinion and Political Outcomes
Inequality: Drivers, Impacts, and Policies

Session Organizer: Herman van de Werfhorst, University of Amsterdam

Participants:
How Income Inequality Is Related to Tolerance for Inequality
Martin Schröder, University of Marburg
Redistribution and Responsiveness: Do Governments Represent Middle Class Voter Demand?
Ursula Dallinger, University Trier
The Structure of Inequality, Social Trust and Redistribution: A Cross-Country Analysis in a Panel of OECD Countries
Andreas Katsikidis, Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences
Crisis, Class, and Social Policy: Public Opinion and Inequality
Alexander Horn, Aarhus University; Kees van Kersbergen, Aarhus University; Carsten Jensen, Aarhus University; Anthony Kevins, Aarhus University

10:15 AM-11:45 AM


TH06-02
Inequality, Social Policy and Taxation
Inequality: Drivers, Impacts, and Policies

Session Organizer: Brian Nolan, INET, University of Oxford

Participants:
Top Tax Progression and the German Dual Income Tax
Katharina Jenderny, Freie Universitaet Berlin
A Fresh Look at an Old Question: Is Pro-Poor Targeting of Cash Transfers More or Less Effective in Terms of Reducing the Incidence of Income Poverty and Inequality?
Abigail McKnight, LSE
The glass ceiling of poverty reduction. The dynamics of low wages, minimum income packages and median household incomes in rich European welfare states
Bea Cantillon, Herman Deleeck Centre for Social Policy, University of Antwerp; Diego Collado, Herman Deleeck Centre for Social Policy, University of Antwerp; Natascha Van Mechelen, Herman Deleeck Centre for Social Policy, University of Antwerp
Drivers of Social Exclusion in Europe: An Analysis of the 2011 European Quality of Life Survey
Polly Vizard, CASE, LSE

2:15 PM-3:45 PM


TH06-03
Inequality and the Labour Market
Inequality: Drivers, Impacts, and Policies

Session Organizer: Abigail McKnight, LSE

Participants:
Labor Supply and Earnings Inequality: A Cross Country Study
Cecilia Garcia Penalosa, Aix-Marseille Université & School of Economics, CNRS & EHESS; Lara Vivian, Aix-Marseille Université & School of Economics, CNRS & EHESS
Household Income Inequality and Part-Time Employment: The Role of DUAL Earners during the Financial Crisis
Stephen Bazen, Aix-Marseille University
Inequality and Minimum Wage Policy: Not Even Talking, Much Less Walking in Mexico
Alice Krozer, University of Cambridge; Juan Carlos Moreno-Brid, UNAM
The Vortex of Social Structure and Social Movements: A Prey-Predator Model of Trade Unions and Inequality in Capitalist Countries (1870-2013)
Louis Chauvel, University of Luxembourg; Martin Schröder, University of Marburg

4:00 PM-5:30 PM


TH06-04
Inequality of Wealth
Inequality: Drivers, Impacts, and Policies

Session Organizer: Ive Marx, University of Antwerp

Participants:
Wealth Inequality in South Korea in a Comparative Perspective: Housing Wealth, Household Structure, and Institutional Contraints
Byung You Cheon, Hanshin University; Jeong Jun Ho, Kangwon University; Jin-Wook Shin, Chung-Ang University; Jiyeun Chang, Korea Labor Institute
The Plight of Triple Precariousness: Low Income, Low Wealth and Inadequate Liquidity
Sarah Kuypers, University of Antwerp; Ive Marx, University of Antwerp
The Relative Role of Socio-Economic Factors in Explaining the Change Distribution of Wealth in the US and the UK
Frank Cowell, LSE; Eleni Karagiannaki, CASE, LSE; Abigail McKnight, LSE
Causes and Consequences of the Racial Wealth Gap Across the Life Course
Loriann Campbell, Cal State Northridge

Friday, 3 July 2015

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TH06-05
Income Inequality, Well-Being and Social Cohesion
Inequality: Drivers, Impacts, and Policies

Session Organizer: Herman van de Werfhorst, University of Amsterdam

Participants:
Does Inequality Make People Unhappy? Evidence of the Link Between Inequality of Opportunity and Subjective Wellbeing in Europe
Laura Ravazzini, University of Neuchatel; Florian Wendelspiess Chavez Juarez, University of Geneva; Christian Suter, University of Neuchatel
Rising Income Inequality and Declining Social Cohesion in Europe
Herman van de Werfhorst, University of Amsterdam
Is It Real? Inequality and Self-Perception
Philipp Poppitz, University Hamburg
Subjective Wealth and Power Status, Status Inconsistency, and Psychological Health in China
Lei Jin, Chinese University of Hong Kong; Tony Tam, Chinese University of Hong Kong

10:15 AM-11:45 AM


TH06-06
Intergenerational Wealth Inequality
Inequality: Drivers, Impacts, and Policies

Session Organizer: Ive Marx, University of Antwerp

Participants:
How Rigid Is the U.S. Wealth Structure? Inter- and Multigenerational Correlations in Family Wealth
Fabian T. Pfeffer, University of Michigan; Alexandra Killewald, Harvard University
Staying Rich or Getting Richer? Inheritance and Private Wealth Accumulation in 13 European Countries
Philipp Korom, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies
The Impact of Intergenerational Transfers on the Distribution of Wealth: An International Comparison
Charles Yuji Horioka, Asian Growth Research Institute
Family Wealth and Children's Educational Outcomes in Sweden - an Extended Family Approach
Martin Hällsten, Stockholm University; Fabian T. Pfeffer, University of Michigan
The Impact of Inheritances in the Portuguese Wealth Distribution
Carlos Farinha Rodrigues, CEMAPRE - Lisbon School of Economics and Management; Isabel Andrade, CEMAPRE - Lisbon School of Economics and Management

2:15 PM-3:45 PM


TH06-07
Inequality: A Broader View
Inequality: Drivers, Impacts, and Policies

Session Organizers: Abigail McKnight, LSE; Wiemer Salverda, University of Amsterdam

Participants:
Against Monocausal Analysis of Growing Inequality: Interdependent and Complementary Inequality Regimes in the World
Robert Alain Boyer, Institut des Amériques, France
Unpicking Piketty
Michael Roberts, Independent Researcher
Inequality in China: Change and Prospects
Frank Cowell, LSE
Social mobility in Europe
Anna Ludwinek, Eurofound

4:00 PM-5:30 PM


TH06-08
Panel Debate “Drivers, Impacts and Policies of Inequality”
Inequality: Drivers, Impacts, and Policies

Book Authors: Ive Marx, University of Antwerp; Brian Nolan, INET, University of Oxford; Daniele Checchi, University of Milan; Herman van de Werfhorst, University of Amsterdam
Session Organizers: Wiemer Salverda, University of Amsterdam; Abigail McKnight, LSE

Saturday, 4 July 2015

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TH06-09
Educational Choices and Inequality
Inequality: Drivers, Impacts, and Policies

Session Organizer: Daniele Checchi, University of Milan

Participants:
Educational Policies and Income Inequality
Herman van de Werfhorst, University of Amsterdam; Daniele Checchi, University of Milan
The Role of Families, Schools and Education Systems in Creating Educational Inequalities. Summer and School Year Learning in Finland and the US
Anne Christine Holtmann, European University Institute
Wage Inequality, Skill Inequality and Employment: Evidence from Piaac
Sonja Jovicic, Schumpeter School of Business and Economics
Educational Homogamy and Income Inequality in European Countries
Daniella Brals, University of Amsterdam (Economics) and Academic Medical Center (Global Health); Wiemer Salverda, University of Amsterdam; Vid Stimac, Hertie School of Governance

10:15 AM-11:45 AM


TH06-10
Inequality in the Crisis
Inequality: Drivers, Impacts, and Policies

Session Organizer: Wiemer Salverda, University of Amsterdam

Participants:
Household Wealth Trends in the United States, 1962-2013: What Happened over the Great Recession?
Edward Wolff, New York University
Decomposing Income Changes in the UK in the 2000s
Iva Tasseva, ISER, University of Essex
Inequality, Growth and Living Standards in OECD Countries: A Changing Relationship?
Brian Nolan, INET, University of Oxford; Max Roser, University of Oxford; Stefan Thewissen, University of Oxford
Growth, Inequality, and Social Welfare: A Reassessment
Thibault Darcillon, University of Paris 7; Karim Azizi, University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne