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Carlos Gradín

@carlosgradin.bsky.social
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Prof. Applied Economics, UVigo; UNU-WIDER Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow. Economic development, labor economics, inequality, poverty. sites.google.com/view/cgradin

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Red EQUALITAS @redequalitas.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 Help academics and inequality experts for the creation of an International Panel on Inequality, the PRIMARY recommenation of last year's G20 report on inequality. How? Sign and share this open letter: forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/Respon... Some context below 👇
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Red EQUALITAS @redequalitas.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
☀️ We close this academic year with great news! Our project “Desigualdad y políticas públicas”, coordinated by Gustavo Marrero and Carlos Bethencourt, has been awarded funding under the "Proyectos de Generación de Conocimiento 2025". Now it’s time to recharge. Enjoy the summer! 🌿 👇 Find out more:
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Red EQUALITAS @redequalitas.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
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Un proyecto coordinado dentro de EQUALITAS ha obtenido financiación en la convocatoria de Proyectos de Generación de Conocimiento 2025 | Equalitas
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Sébastien Fontenay @fontenaysbasti1.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
📝New working paper with Daniel Fernández-Kranz: Do childhood family laws shape adult family choices? 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 We find that childhood exposure to U.S. joint custody reforms lowers adult fertility, mainly via lower parenthood and couple formation. tinyurl.com/9u56xk9w
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Red EQUALITAS @redequalitas.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Good news again! Luis Ayala, @ayllonsara.bsky.social, Elena Bárcena, Coral del Río, @carlosgradin.bsky.social, Rosa Martínez and Iñaki Permanyer have been appointed to a Technical Committee of the "Consejo Superior de Estadística" on living standards, quality of life and well-being statistics. 👇
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Red EQUALITAS @redequalitas.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Our colleague Luis Ayala has been appointed President of Cáritas Española. We are confident that his experience, dedication, and commitment will guide him in this important responsibility. equalitas.es/es/noticias/...
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Nuestro compañero, Luis Ayala Cañón, ha sido nombrado presidente de Cáritas Española | Equalitas
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Red EQUALITAS @redequalitas.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
SEMINAR next week! The last one of the 2025–2026 academic year. 🗓️ Tuesday, June 9 at 12:00 (Google Meet) 🎤 Speaker: Bernat Remolins, Universitat de Girona Title: The causal effects of mandatory gender equality plans 💬 Discussant: Raquel Sebastián Lago DM to join! #seminarioEQUALITAS
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Red EQUALITAS @redequalitas.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
¿Sabíais que nuestra compañera @olgacanto.bsky.social forma parte del Consejo del nuevo International Panel on Inequality (IPI) impulsado por el G20 y Joseph Stiglitz? 👇Puedes leer mas sobre ello en: www.weforum.org/stories/2026...
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What could an international panel to tackle inequality achieve?
The G20 report has called for a global expert panel on inequality based on the IPCC. That idea has merit – but inequality is different from climate change.
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Red EQUALITAS @redequalitas.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
🎓 We are thrilled to host the next #Equalitas Workshop at @ucm.es on April 23–24! Sharing knowledge is essential for advancing the field. With over 30 attendees, 3 specialized sessions, and 2 keynote speakers (@pedrotrivin.bsky.social & Mariña Fernández-Salgado), we are ready for a deep dive.
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Carlos Gradín @carlosgradin.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
New ROIW paper with Gabriela Zapata. The (Shapley) contribution of inherited circumstances to labor market #inequality in Chile is 17-36%, depending on where in the distribution we put more emphasis, and has remained persistent: bit.ly/ineqop (New SSC Stata code: ineqop.ado, bit.ly/sineqop)
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Carlos Gradín @carlosgradin.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
One of the most striking phenomena of the last few decades has been the rise of a new global middle class driven by fast economic growth in Asia. I address it in a new @redequalitas.bsky.social WP, endogenously defining current boundaries, looking at its long-term evolution #WIID bit.ly/midlcass
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Red EQUALITAS @redequalitas.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
📢 A kind reminder! Ángel Simón Marrero Llinares is presenting today. Pedro Salas Rojo will be the discussant. TODAY at 12:00 CET (Google Meet). You’re welcome to join us. Just send a DM.
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Red EQUALITAS @redequalitas.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
SEMINAR next week! 🗓️ Tuesday, March 3, at 12:00 (Google Meet) 🎤 Speaker: Ángel Simón Marrero Llinares, Universidad de La Laguna Title: Predicting Educational Performance: Bridging Algorithmic Fairness and Inequality of Opportunity 💬 Discussant: Pedro Salas Rojo DM to join! #seminarioEQUALITAS
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WEIPO (UAH) @weipo.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
🚩 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 – 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 & 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 We are excited to announce the II Early Career & PhD Workshop on Socioeconomic Mobility and Public Policies, taking place on October 22–23, 2026, at the University of Alcalá (Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain). Join us!
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Red EQUALITAS @redequalitas.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Don’t miss this post from two of our members! (@samuellado.bsky.social & @ayllonsara.bsky.social)
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Red EQUALITAS @redequalitas.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
SEMINAR: New Year, Same Vibes! 🗓️ Thursday, January 29, at 12:00 (Google Meet) 🎤Speaker: @samuellado.bsky.social, Universitat de Girona Title: The causal impact of school-meal programmes on children in developed economies: A meta-analysis 💬Discussant: @gmarrero1972.bsky.social #seminarioEQUALITAS
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WEIPO (UAH) @weipo.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
España se sitúa entre los países de la Unión Europea con mayores tasas de pobreza infantil ➡️ Uno de cada tres niños y niñas —más de 2,7 millones— vive en riesgo de pobreza y exclusión social.
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WEIPO (UAH) @weipo.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Las consecuencias económicas y sociales de este problema son mayúsculas. 🔴 Límite a la acumulación de capital humano 🔴 Menor movilidad social 🔴 Costes persistentes para el conjunto de la economía
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WEIPO (UAH) @weipo.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
¿Existe solución? ¿Cuáles son las causas de este fenómeno y cómo ha sido su evolución durante los últimos años? Nuestra coordinadora, @olgacanto.bsky.social, aborda todas estas cuestiones (y más) en Carne Cruda Podcast. 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/0y0p...
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España abandona a sus niños (CARNE CRUDA #1596)
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Red EQUALITAS @redequalitas.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
New paper out! Carlos Bethencourt & Daniel Santos study how gender-role identity in adolescence shapes women’s fertility in adulthood. Published in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, you can find it here 👇 doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
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WEIPO (UAH) @weipo.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
¿𝐐𝐮𝐞́ 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢́𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐮𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐫 𝐥𝐚 𝐩𝐨𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐳𝐚 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐧̃𝐚? Con motivo del Día Internacional de los Derechos de la Infancia, os compartimos algunos resultados importantes del informe técnico que hemos elaborado para la Plataforma de Infancia y que se presentará en diciembre de 2025 en Madrid.
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Red EQUALITAS @redequalitas.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
SEMINAR: Ready for round two! 🗓️ Wednesday, November 26, at 12:00 (Google Meet) 🎤Speaker: Joan Mut Benítez, Universidad Complutense de Madrid Title: Widowhood policy in the US 💬Discussant: Juan Gabriel Rodríguez DM us if you’d like to join! #seminarioEQUALITAS
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Red EQUALITAS @redequalitas.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
@ayllonsara.bsky.social & @samuellado.bsky.social have a new blog post for the Fundació “la Caixa”. About the causal impact of school-meal subsidies on academic achievement. elobservatoriosocial.fundacionlacaixa.org/en/-/becas-c... Want to dive deeper? See their Working Paper: 👉 IZA DP No. 18042
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School meal subsidies catalan language - El Observatorio Social - Fundación "la Caixa" - osocial
Do subsidised school meals favour linguistic immersion? According to this study, beneficiary students spend more time at school.
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Olga Cantó @olgacanto.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Ayer se presentó el IX Informe FOESSA sobre la situación social en España. Imprescindible este análisis para el diseño adecuado de las políticas públicas que necesitamos www.caritas.es/main-files/u...
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Red EQUALITAS @redequalitas.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Hoy hace un mes que nuestro integrante @carlosgradin.bsky.social pronunció la laudatio en la investidura de Joseph E. Stiglitz como doctor honoris causa de la UIMP. 👇Aquí puedes recuperarlo: equalitas.es/es/noticias/...
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El premio Nobel de Economía, Joseph E. Stiglitz, fue nombrado doctor honoris causa por la Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo (UIMP) | Equalitas
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WEIPO (UAH) @weipo.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Además, destaca sus implicaciones políticas y sociales, vinculadas al aumento del malestar ciudadano y la polarización. 🔗 Puedes leer la entrada completa aquí: sites.google.com/view/weipo-u...
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WEIPO (UAH) @weipo.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
El texto muestra que España se sitúa entre los países europeos con mayores niveles de inseguridad económica, un fenómeno que no solo afecta a los hogares con menos recursos, sino también a amplios sectores de las clases medias.
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WEIPO (UAH) @weipo.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
A partir de su capítulo publicado en el Research Handbook on Measuring Poverty and Deprivation, junto a nuestra también compañera Marina Romaguera-de-la-Cruz, analiza cómo las percepciones de riesgo influyen en la calidad de vida, considerando esto una dimensión central de la cohesión social.
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WEIPO (UAH) @weipo.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
🚨🗞️ 𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐆 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓! Nuestra coordinadora, @olgacanto.bsky.social, reflexiona en esta nueva entrada sobre un tema clave para entender el bienestar en las sociedades avanzadas: la inseguridad económica.
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Red EQUALITAS @redequalitas.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Off we go! First Equalitas seminar: 🗓️ Wednesday, October 22, at 12:00 (Google Meet) 🎤Speaker: Daniel Santos, Universidad de La Laguna Title: Of Sons and Daughters: High Hopes, Uneven Disappointment 💬Discussant: @fontenaysbasti1.bsky.social DM us if you’d like to join! #seminarioEQUALITAS
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Carlos Gradín @carlosgradin.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
The importance of spatial inequality in sub-Saharan Africa is often overlooked. In this new open-access paper in the #JournalofAfricanEconomie, I show that it explains most of the consumption inequality trend in Mozambique in recent years @unu-wider.bsky.social EQUALproject doi.org/10.1093/jae/...
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Red EQUALITAS @redequalitas.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
We’re excited to launch the Equalitas Seminars, a forum for sharing and discussing ongoing research. 🕐 1h sessions: presentation, comments & discussion. Open access upon request and approval. Details about the first session (22nd October) will be announced soon!
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Carlos Gradín @carlosgradin.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
A very insightful lecture by Prof. @josephestiglitz.bsky.social during his Honorary Doctorate from UIMP yesterday on the true meaning of economic freedom and its misconceptions, the concerning threats to academic freedom, and much more. uimptv.es/acto-de-inve...
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Carlos Gradín @carlosgradin.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
This coming Sunday at noon, I'll have the great honor of introducing @josephestiglitz.bsky.social during his investiture ceremony as an honorary doctorate by the #UIMP at the beautiful Palacio de la Magdalena in Santander (Spain). Broadcast uimptv.es/acto-de-inve... (introduction in Spanish)
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Sébastien Fontenay @fontenaysbasti1.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
The OECD's latest gender equality report is out 💥 It was a privilege to join other experts in providing feedback. A monumental effort by OECD staff to synthesize policies and propose a way forward #GenderEquality #EndGBV
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Sara Ayllón @ayllonsara.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Hoy en Vigo con l@s @redequalitas.bsky.social en nuestro XI workshop! #poverty #inequality #ipv #wages #academicfriends #workhardplayhard
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Carlos Gradín @carlosgradin.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Thanks for coming!
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Red EQUALITAS @redequalitas.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
EQUALITAS Research Members Starter Pack. Join us! go.bsky.app/9vjdS7E
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Red EQUALITAS @redequalitas.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
🔁By merging sociological and economic insights, the article offers a nuanced discussion of wealth's role in contemporary class analysis (2/2) Full paper here 🔍 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Wealth and Income Stratification by Social Class in Five European Countries - Social Indicators Research
Wealth is a central determinant of life chances and intergenerational status persistence in modern societies. Despite increasing attention, sociologists traditionally overlooked its role in class-base...
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Red EQUALITAS @redequalitas.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
🚨🗞️🆕 EQUALITAS researchers Gustavo A. Marrero, Juan César Palomino and Dmitry Petrov are launching this project together with Clara Martínez-Toledano to measure regional wealth inequality in Spain.
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Carlos Gradín @carlosgradin.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
New OA book by Verónica Amarante, Maire Colacce & Federico Scalese. They explore the roles of unemployment, informality, economic security, and welfare stigma to explain why more people feel poor in LAC than objective measures suggest. #poverty @unu-wider.bsky.social doi.org/10.1017/9781...
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Poverty in Latin America
Cambridge Core - Economic Development and Growth - Poverty in Latin America
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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
🆕 Understanding Brazil’s falling income inequality 📢 Today on VoxDevTalks, Alysson Portella (Insper) discusses why the gap between the richest and poorest has been narrowing in Brazil since the 1990s: voxdev.org/topic/macroe...
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Tim Köhler @timkohler.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
How have the returns to education evolved during the post-Apartheid era in South Africa?🇿🇦 Read about it in a new short Econ3x3 blog I’ve put together below, summarizing a 2024 RESEP paper also below. www.econ3x3.org/article/how-... Full paper for those interested: resep.sun.ac.za/wp-content/u...
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How have the returns to education evolved in post-apartheid South Africa? | Econ3x3
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Dani Rodrik @drodrik.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
A lecture series organized by the International Economic Association on the Economic Consequences of Automation and AI. Watch the videos by Pascual Restrepo, David Autor, and Joshua Gans. www.iea-world.org/automation-a...
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Philipp Heimberger @heimbergecon.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Acemoglu argues: the positive macroeconomic effects of AI will be modest at best. "AI advances are unlikely to increase inequality as much as previous automation [...] predicted to widen the gap between capital and labor income [...] some of new tasks may have negative social value"
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Anda David @andadavid.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
What do we know on inequality in African countries? Check out our op-ed based on our book :) theconversation.com/what-causes-...
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What causes inequality in African countries? New book traces a vicious cycle
The richest 1% of Africans received 27% of the total revenue from growth on the continent. This is one of the inequalities that needs to change.
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