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ISI: Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research

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We investigate how resources are distributed and transformed across generations and societies. As part of a global network, we seek to generate knowledge that fosters dialogue and shapes solutions that contribute to a more equitable and flourishing future.

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ISI: Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research @isi-munich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yes, that‘s how we work here. Do you wanna be part of it?
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Fabian Pfeffer @fabianpfeffer.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Gemeinsam mit über 200 Professorinnen und Professoren deutscher Hochschulen haben wir heute einen offenen Brief an die Bundesregierung gerichtet, um die Gründung eines Internationalen Ungleichheitsgremiums der Vereinten Nationen zu unterstützen. Die SZ berichtet: www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/u...
Screenshot of two articles: An Interview with Joseph Stiglitz and coverage of the open letter written by German professors
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ISI: Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research @isi-munich.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Still on final_final_v7? Apply for the 2027 ISI Pipeline Program and find the mentor your research needs. Deadline: Sept. 30. Follow the link: www.isi-munich.de/en/programs/...
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Sasha Killewald @sashakillewald.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I had the privilege of participating in this program as a mentor this year - highly recommend!
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ISI: Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research @isi-munich.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Still on final_final_v7? Apply for the 2027 ISI Pipeline Program and find the mentor your research needs. Deadline: Sept. 30. Follow the link: www.isi-munich.de/en/programs/...
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The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Are you beginning your career researching social or wealth #inequality? The 2027 @isi-munich.bsky.social Pipeline Program pairs early-career scholars on wealth inequality with a senior mentor abroad. Apply by 30 Sep: form.jotform.com/262431358048... Info: www.isi-munich.de/en/programs/...
ISI Pipeline Program
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ISI: Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research @isi-munich.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Today! Some last tickets available at the door.
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ISI: Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research @isi-munich.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
We're looking for participants! For our printed annual report, we're looking for people in Munich who are willing to talk about money. Does your income cover the cost of living? What gives you financial security? Get in touch or introduce us to someone whose perspective we should hear.
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ISI: Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research @isi-munich.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Come meet us at @isi-munich.bsky.social today for Bites of Inequality! There will be snacks and interesting people.
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ISI: Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research @isi-munich.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Today @christopherswader.bsky.social started this term‘s Bites of Inequality at our new office. Thanks for this great talk about the loneliness economy.
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Center for Advanced Studies @caslmu.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
On 15 June, they will discuss with Fabian Pfeffer @fabianpfeffer.bsky.social, founding director of the @isi-munich.bsky.social, and further members of the #CASResearchFocus “Bureaucracy”. @alexalenz.bsky.social @cknill.bsky.social www.cas.lmu.de/de/veranstal...
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Administration Burden: Politics, Bureaucracy and Inequality
Prof. Pamela Herd, Ph.D. (CAS Fellow/University of Michigan), Prof. Donald Moynihan, Ph.D. (CAS Fellow/University of Michigan) | Moderation: Prof. Dr. Fabian Pfeffer (LMU)
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ISI: Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research @isi-munich.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
We are part of the research cooperation program of @lmu.de and @suhealthsci.bsky.social . Are you joining us for Global Perspectives on Tax Data: Advancing Wealth Inequality Research? If you have registered for the workshops at ISI on 10 and 11 June, this is the program we have prepared for you.
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ISI: Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research @isi-munich.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Officially opening the doors of @isi-munich.bsky.social with Jim and Cathy Stone today.
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ISI: Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research @isi-munich.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Housing is becoming a luxury.
At @isi-munich.bsky.social writer @larafurora.bsky.social reads from No Sweet Home and discusses rising rents and displacement, together with inequality researcher @lenaradau.bsky.social 
Tickets: doo.net/veranstaltun... Please note: the event will be held in German.
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ISI: Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research @isi-munich.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Inspiring talks, fresh perspectives, and no shortage of great conversations. Our first major event at the new office was a great success. Under perfect sunshine, people from a wide range of backgrounds and disciplines came together to share ideas enjoy great food between sessions.
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ISI: Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research @isi-munich.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Meet the Pipeline Team – Part 5! The ISI Pipeline Program by @isi-munich.bsky.social connects early-career scholars with established researchers for international mentoring and exchange. Last but not least: @davgritti.bsky.social and @sashakillewald.bsky.social .
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ISI: Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research @isi-munich.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Meet the Pipeline Team – Part 4! This week’s pair: @christophevl.bsky.social and @durlauf.bsky.social More pairs coming soon.
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ISI: Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research @isi-munich.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Exchange between established and early-career researchers is rare. The ISI Pipeline Program by @isi-munich.bsky.social creates space for exactly that. This week's tandem: Angelina Grigoryeva and Tali Kristal.
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ISI: Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research @isi-munich.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Meet the Pipeline Team – Part 2: @shayobrien.bsky.social & @mikesavagelse.bsky.social The ISI Pipeline Program @isi-munich.bsky.social connects early-career scholars with established researchers for meaningful exchange that academia often lacks. More tandems coming soon.
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ISI: Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research @isi-munich.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Meet the Pipeline Team – Part 1! Time for real exchange in academia is rare. The ISI Pipeline Program changes that: an international mentoring fellowship connecting researchers who benefit from each other’s expertise. This week: elenavanstee.bsky.social and samfriedman.bsky.social.
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ISI: Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research @isi-munich.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Listen to @fabianpfeffer.bsky.social talking about wealth inequality and its influence on democracy. (Only available in German.)
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Gilda Sahebi @gildasahebi.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Endlich ist es raus! Unser ARD Radiofeature: „Wie Vermögensungleichheit die Demokratie angreift“. Dazu haben Kristin Langen und ich mit Milliardenerben, Unternehmer:innen, Lobbyisten und Expert:innen gesprochen: Welchen Einfluss hat Geld auf politische Strukturen? www.ardsounds.de/episode/urn:...
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Podcast: Überreichtum – Wie Vermögensungleichheit Demokratie angreift
Vermögen ist in Deutschland extrem ungleich verteilt – mit Folgen für Politik und Demokratie. Das ARD-Radiofeature geht der Frage nach, wie Vermögende ganz legal politischen Einfluss ausüben können. G...
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ISI: Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research @isi-munich.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Come work with us. job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/5...
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Office Manager / Office Managerin / Assistenz Lehrstuhl (m/w/d)
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ISI: Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research @isi-munich.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Born poor, staying poor?
A new study using 50 years of US panel data asks whether public spending on children has weakened the intergenerational persistence of poverty. Bites of Inequality
 Join us and meet @zparolin.bsky.social
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ISI: Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research @isi-munich.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
🚀🌍 Who owns outer space?
@isafei.bsky.social on shifting space law, commercialization, the idea of outer space as a common good – and what this means for global justice. 🗓 Tue, 12:15–1:45
📍 Konradstraße 6, R. 208
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ISI: Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research @isi-munich.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
🔥 Next Friday. Almost sold out. Jan 23 at Lost Weekend Munich: @christinajcross.bsky.social reads from Inherited Inequality and turns it into a conversation. Open, informal, made for curious people. Drinks with your ticket, snacks included. Get your ticket here: doo.net/veranstaltun...
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ISI: Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research @isi-munich.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Are younger generations falling behind by mid-life? This Bites of Inequality talk compares wealth trends across Baby Boomers, Gen X, and Millennials in the US and Germany — revealing rising inequality in the US and broad wealth decline in Germany. See you next week?
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ISI: Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research @isi-munich.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Don’t forget to save your ticket. Seats are limited. 🥳
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ISI: Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research @isi-munich.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Please mark January 23 in your calendars. On that afternoon, the excellent @christinajcross.bsky.social, will join us in Munich at „Lost Weekend“ and read from her book „Inherited Inequality“, with plenty of space for conversation and smart questions. Tickets are available on our website.
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ISI: Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research @isi-munich.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Please mark January 23 in your calendars. On that afternoon, the excellent @christinajcross.bsky.social, will join us in Munich at „Lost Weekend“ and read from her book „Inherited Inequality“, with plenty of space for conversation and smart questions. Tickets are available on our website.
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ISI: Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research @isi-munich.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Our tiny comms team started in February. Now our Inaugural Report won three awards: FOX Efficiency, FOX Efficiency Visuals and the International Creative Media Award. We’re thrilled that clear, accessible inequality research is being recognised. ✨
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ISI: Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research @isi-munich.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Real utopias? Yes, please! Our colleague @lenaradau.bsky.social talks about her important research: www.lmu.de/de/die-lmu/s...
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Reale Utopien: Vom Wunschdenken zur Wirklichkeit
Wohnen neu gedacht: Lena Radau erforscht in ihrer Doktorarbeit alternative Formen des Zusammenlebens – und will eine Brücke schlagen zwischen Utopie und Realität.
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Patrick Breitenbach @patrickbreitenbach.de · 01/12/2025
Sehr sehr spannend, was @lenaradau.bsky.social da macht: Realutopische Soziologie. Genau das was eigentlich gebraucht wird. Und dann noch zum Thema Wohnen. Sehr gut. Viel Erfolg und ganz viel Reichweite!
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Reale Utopien: Vom Wunschdenken zur Wirklichkeit
Wohnen neu gedacht: Lena Radau erforscht in ihrer Doktorarbeit alternative Formen des Zusammenlebens – und will eine Brücke schlagen zwischen Utopie und Realität.
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ISI: Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research @isi-munich.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
💸 Who supports welfare cuts or tax hikes when money’s tight?
At Bites of Inequality, @kalf.bsky.social shows how self-interest wins when policies hit your own wallet. 🗓 Nov 25, 12:15–1:45
📍 LMU Sociology, Konradstr. 6
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Netzwerk Steuergerechtigkeit @steuergerecht.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Was läuft schief in den USA? 🤔 Darüber sprechen wir im Podcast Steuergerechtigkeit mit dem Soziologen & Ungleichheitsforscher Fabian Pfeffer (@isi-munich.bsky.social). Außerdem gehts um Bildungsmobilität, Deutschlands Vermögensungleichheit & Grenzen der Klassenanalyse.
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Was ist los in den USA?! Podcast #Steuergerechtigkeit 11/25
YouTube video by Netzwerk Steuergerechtigkeit
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Laura Räuber @lraeuber.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Vielen Dank an @fabianpfeffer.bsky.social vom @isi-munich.bsky.social @lmumuenchen.bsky.social für das superinteressante Gespräch zur #Vermögenssteuer!
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ISI: Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research @isi-munich.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
🍴 Bites of Inequality is back on the menu! Our lunchtime colloquium serves fresh research, sharp ideas, and a generous sprinkle of social curiosity — all in bite-sized talks that fit perfectly between your sandwich and your next meeting.
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ISI: Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research @isi-munich.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Our first conference recap is live. Thanks to everybody who made this event so special! www.isi-munich.de/en/news/wie-... #ISIWealthConference2025
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Fabian Pfeffer @fabianpfeffer.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
First ISI Wealth Conference ✅ Lots of exciting wealth research, new international connections, and a constant flow of novel ideas. My personal highlight, of course, was this successful and all-important Bavarian rite-de-passage. Two taps! 💪💪 Thanks to everyone for making it a success!
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Paula Villa Braslavsky @paulita.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
@fabianpfeffer.bsky.social on @deutschlandfunk.de.web.brid.gy www.deutschlandfunk.de/soziologe-pf...
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Soziale Ungleichheit - Soziologe Pfeffer: Vermögenssteuer ist "keineswegs radikal"
Der Soziologe Fabian Pfeffer hat sich für die Wiedereinführung einer Vermögenssteuer in Deutschland ausgesprochen.
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ISI: Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research @isi-munich.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
@fabianpfeffer.bsky.social proved that he is not only an expert on inequality but also on precision craftsmanship by successfully tapping a keg at the Hofbräuhaus. The crowd cheered as the first golden drops flowed, sealing what can only be described as his official Bavarian citizenship ceremony.
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Darius Ada @dariusada.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
I spent the last two days at the ISI Wealth Conference. All the talks I attended were super insightful and it was great to hear so many different perspectives and see the exciting new research on wealth inequality! @isi-munich.bsky.social
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ISI: Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research @isi-munich.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Day 3 #isimunich #ISIWealthConference
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Fabian Pfeffer @fabianpfeffer.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Much work got done yesterday in 12 sessions and many discussions. Today will be our experimental day, featuring a panel discussion, interactive exercise, and excursion. That is, assuming that people found their way back from the Hofbräuhaus yesterday evening! 👀 #ISIWealthConference2025 #isimunich
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ISI: Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research @isi-munich.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Day 2. #ISIWealtheConference2025 #isimunich
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Nikhil @zanynik.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
@isi-munich.bsky.social Interesting sessions so far at #isiwealthconference2025 in Munich
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Kris-Stella Trump @kstrump.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
What a treat, in every sense of the word, to be in Munich for the #isiwealthconference2025 @isi-munich.bsky.social
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Klaus Pforr @klauspforr.eurosky.social · 10/10/2025
the conference topic is WEALTH why downplay or hide it? perfect
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Fabian Pfeffer @fabianpfeffer.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
I know I am in the right place when it is annoyingly hard to decide which parallel session to attend. Looking forward to another day of that type of anguish. So much excellent work in the pipeline! #isiwealthconference2025
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Olga Cantó @olgacanto.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Wonderful and extremely interesting first day at the #isiwealthconference2025 @isi-munich.bsky.social
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