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Laboratorio de Oportunidades @labdeoportunidades.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

We are pleased to announce the first Economic Opportunity in Europe Conference, co-organized by @oppinsights.bsky.social, Sciences Po and @labdeoportunidades.bsky.social Paris, France | Jun 15–16, 2026 | Keynote: Raj Chetty Sub deadline: March 1 🔗More Info: opportunityinsights.org/updates/econ...

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Jorge Tamames @jorgetamames.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Justo lo que el mundo necesitaba: una newsletter más. La inauguro con un intento de repensar la seguridad europea. Inshallah os guste y os suscribáis. de-siria-a-soria.ghost.io/cuatro-segur...

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Cuatro seguridades

El discurso de las cuatro libertades es uno de los más célebres en la historia presidencial de Estados Unidos. Lo pronuncia Franklin Roosevelt el 6 de enero de 1941, cuando acude al Congreso a defende...

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Keith Boykin @keithboykin.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

RFK Jr. has shut down 5 of the nation's 12 Head Start regional offices, closing facilities in Chicago, Boston, New York, San Francisco, and Seattle. Head Start has served more than 39 million children with free learning and development services, health screenings, and nutritious meals.

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Mass layoffs rattle Head Start leaders already on edge over funding problems

President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday laid off scores of Health and Human Services employees, including many who ran the Head Start early education program.

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Berna León @bernaleon.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Hoy @futurepolicylab.bsky.social publica este importantísimo estudio, en el que se demuestra que el Capi tan solo llega al 10% de los hogares con niños pese a que podría llegar a más del 50% de estos!

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Jorge Tamames @jorgetamames.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Un trabajo importante para hacer que el CAPI rinda al máximo de su potencial, y que se suma a investigaciones anteriores de FPL sobre rentas mínimas e Ingreso Mínimo Vital (www.futurepolicylab.com/informes/gar...).

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Emma Álvarez Cronin @emmaalcr.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Nuevo informe sobre non-take-up, esta vez nos centramos en la implementación del Complemento de Ayuda a la Infancia (CAPI) y cómo su integración dentro del IMV puede estar limitando su capacidad para reducir la pobreza infantil.

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Future Policy Lab @futurepolicylab.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

🔴 Hoy lanzamos este informe que demuestra que pese a que más del 50% de los hogares españoles con niños debería beneficiarse del Complemento de Ayuda para la Infancia (CAPI), tan solo llega al 10,5%. Breve hilo con qué cabe proponer 🧵👇 elpais.com/economia/202...

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La mitad de los hogares con niños tiene derecho a la nueva ayuda por hijo, pero solo llega al 10,5%

Un estudio propone desvincular el IMV del Complemento de Ayuda a la Infancia para reducir la tasa de pobreza infantil de España, de las más altas de Europa

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Adam Tooze @adamtooze.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

It is a myth that large numbers of voters who formerly supported social democratic parties have defected to the far-right. Visit Chartbook Top Link to find out more!

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Jorge Tamames @jorgetamames.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Es por aquí: «Los 537 multimillonarios que viven en la UE soportan un tipo efectivo del 0,2% de su patrimonio. Si los contribuyentes con fortunas de más de 100m€ tributaran cada año al 2%, las arcas públicas de los Estados miembros tendrían 67.000m€ adicionales» elpais.com/economia/202...

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Una nueva propuesta plantea crear una tasa a los ricos para financiar la reindustrialización y el gasto en defensa en la UE

El Observatorio Fiscal de la UE estima que se podrían recaudar 67.000 millones con un impuesto del 2%; España ingresaría 5.200 millones más

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

There has been a lot of chatter today about Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump, some regarding this moment when White House correspondent Brian Glenn asked if the Ukrainian president plans to wear a suit. I want to address idea in this thread. 🧵

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Jaime Palomera @jaimepalomera.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Os dejo un teaser de ‘El Secuestro de la Vivienda’. Última revisión y ya estará listo para salir del horno. Mis editores están muy ilusionados, así que yo con ellos. Pronto anunciaremos la fecha de presentación… y más cositas. Se vienen curvas.

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Soumitra Shukla @soumitrashukla.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

1/ As US colleges bring back the SAT, an old dilemma reemerges: do test scores reduce bias, or does focusing on “fit” quietly uphold class barriers? My research on class discrimination at elite firms sheds light. 🧵

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Erik Brynjolfsson @erikbryn.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Great to see "Generative AI at Work", my paper with Lindsey Raymond and Danielle Li, published in the @qjeharvard.bsky.social . We find that an LLM assistant makes customer support agents 14% more productive, improves customer satisfaction and reduces employee turnover.

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Future Policy Lab @futurepolicylab.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Nuestro director adjunto, @javiercarbonell.bsky.social, y nuestro fellow, Kilian Wirthwein, han publicado un informe sobre cómo puede la nueva Ley de Juventud mejorar la vida de los jóvenes. No te pierdas la presentación el 25 a las 6 pm en Madrid. Inscripciones: madrid.fes.de/event-regist...

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Drew Johnston @drew-johnston.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Have you ever wondered how social networks differ by gender? Check out my team's new dataset, which uses Facebook data to measure regional differences in social networks by gender all across the world! A 🧵 with examples, a description of our methodology, and a link to download the data:

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Omar Wasow @owasow.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

New study on how “skin tone shapes intergenerational economic disparities across 25 Latin American and Caribbean countries” finds “darker skin tones consistently linked to economic disadvantages.” papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Paper title: Unveiling the Cosmic Race: Intergenerational Skin Tone Gaps in Latin America and the Caribbean
World Inequality Lab Working Paper
50 Pages Posted: 31 Mar 2022 Last revised: 10 Feb 2025
By L. Guillermo Woo-Mora
Paris School of Economics (PSE); Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS)

Date Written: February 03, 2025

Abstract
This paper examines how skin tone shapes intergenerational economic disparities across 25 Latin American and Caribbean countries. First, it analyzes the distribution of ethnoracial identities and skin tone, confirming Mestizo predominance and revealing how broad categories obscure substantial phenotypic diversity. Second, it documents non-linear gaps in income and education, with darker skin tones consistently linked to economic disadvantages. A variance decomposition shows that skin tone explains significant within-group variation, offering explanatory power beyond self-reported ethnoracial categories. Finally, using mothers’ education as a benchmark, the study provides novel cross-country evidence on skin tone gaps in absolute educational intergenerational mobility, revealing barriers to upward mobility for darker-skinned individuals. Robustness checks with machine-assessed skin tone data from Mexico—incorporating additional parental and contextual controls—confirm these disparities. These findings underscore the need to account for phenotypic variation when studying economic inequality in Latin America.

Bar plot of ethnoracial identity showing about 47% of subjects identify as mestizo, 23% as white, 16% as black, 7% as indigenous and 6% as other. This masks, however, significant within "race" variation in skin tone (as shown in next figure).

Figure that shows skin tone share by ethnoracial category and which reveals that within racial categories like white, mestizo, indigenous, black and other are large numbers of subjects whose skin tones vary from light to dark.

A plot of regression estimates that shows as skin tone darkens, estimated household income per capita declines.

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Gabriel Zucman @gabrielzucman.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Longer-term perspective on the rise of US oligarchy

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Javier Soria @javiersoria.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

This weekend, I’ll be speaking at the @Harvard @Kennedy_School LATAM Conference in Panel 4: "Social Mobility in Latin American Cities." Excited to discuss inequality & opportunity in the region alongside amazing experts 🔗Tickets & more info here👇 : latinamerica-conference.com

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Gabriel Zucman @gabrielzucman.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Europa necesita un nuevo proteccionismo Resulta urgente hacer un examen sereno pero radical para modificar las relaciones económicas internacionales y frenar el nacionalismo elpais.com/opinion/2025...

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Europa necesita un nuevo proteccionismo

Resulta urgente hacer un examen sereno pero radical para modificar las relaciones económicas internacionales y frenar el nacionalismo

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Daron Acemoglu @dacemoglumit.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

A summary of my thinking on shared prosperity, work and AI in ten bullet points.

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Lilith Verstrynge @lilithverstrynge.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Del escándalo y el victimismo a convertirse en una fuerza política y electoral respetable para millones de franceses. Escribo en @elpais.com sobre lo que la extrema derecha internacional le debe a Jean-Marie Le Pen. Españoles, Le Pen ha muerto - elpais.com/opinion/2025...

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Españoles, Le Pen ha muerto

Sin el fundador del Frente Nacional francés no se entiende a la hidra reaccionaria internacional que hoy suma adeptos

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morellisal.bsky.social @morellisal.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

The GC Wealth Project has launched an updated version of its data warehouse! Key improvements: new data concepts, new sources, and expanded coverage of regions, countries, and time periods. Discover all the updates: wealthproject.gc.cuny.edu/news/article...

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Stephanie Kennedy @wordswithsteph.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

José Andrés, the founder of World Central Kitchen (WCK), has been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the United States' highest civilian honor. Chef Andrés is being recognized for his extraordinary contributions to humanitarian work and the culinary world. The honor was presented…

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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Workshop on the Origins of Socioeconomic Inequalities, Luxembourg 15-16 May 2025.

Workshop
Origins of Socioeconomic Inequalities
Luxembourg, May 15-16, 2025
Call for Papers
We invite paper submissions for a workshop on the Origins of Socioeconomic Inequalities, to be held at the Kirchberg Campus of the University of Luxembourg. This workshop aims to bring together researchers to explore the latest developments and insights on the factors that drive socioeconomic disparities from distinct perspectives.
We aim to build a comprehensive understanding of how inequalities emerge and are sustained across generations.
The workshop will cover a range of key drivers of socioeconomic inequalities, including:
- Genes and Environment
- Assortative Mating
- Firms and Labor Markets
- Schools and Neighborhoods
- Intergenerational Transmission

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Javier Carbonell @javiercarbonell.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

If you want to know about inequality in Spain, check out this podcast!

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Florian Ederer @florianederer.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Academics from poorer socio-economic backgrounds are more likely to - not publish - have outstanding publication records - introduce more novel scientific concepts - less likely to receive recognition, as measured by citations, Nobel Prize nominations, and awards. www.nber.org/papers/w33289

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Owen Zidar @omzidar.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Pretty striking findings! www.parisschoolofeconomics.eu/app/uploads/...

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Fabrizio Bernardi @fabriberna.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

In Spain in regions like Madrid (7 public, 14 private), public unis face huge cuts while private ones thrive—backed by right-wing policies. What to do? Read my Op-ed published in El País: Defending Public Universities (translation from Spanish below) 1/2

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Defending Public Universities » fabrizio bernardi

A translation of an op-ed that I have published in El Pais on the 30/11/2024 As is well known in Spain, the Autonomous Community of Madrid is leading a political ... Read more

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Bhash Mazumder @bhashmazumder.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Ok, I tried making a starter pack on intergenerational mobility. I'm sure I've missed many folks so please let me know if you want to be added: go.bsky.app/DvGG8zV

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Javier Carbonell @javiercarbonell.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

I have never been more in agreement with a policy in my life than the Spanish government fining Ryanair and other low cost airlines €179M for abusive practices. 5 reasons: 1.- Extra charges for hand baggage 2.- Extra charges for reserving adjacent seats for minors and dependent persons

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Berna León @bernaleon.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Aprovechando con @javiersoria.bsky.social los últimos días de otoño del Harvard Yard 🍂

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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Does educational expansion promote social mobility? In my latest study on 40 countries, that just came out in the American Sociological Review, it looks like it does. Integrating decomposition techniques with a comparative framework, 1/n

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