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LSE Inequalities @lseinequalities.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

📢 New III WP: This paper provides a methodological contribution to the study of historical income inequality by examining the construction and use of social tables for the 19th century. @brankomilan.bsky.social @mgzl.bsky.social @ggabbuti.bsky.social @philerfurth.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/WUZKIMg

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Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality @stone-lis.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

A new WP discusses methodological issues that arise in the study of inequality using social tables, an approach commonly employed for estimating income distributions in societies where neither income surveys nor tax data are available. stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/publications...

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Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality @stone-lis.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

The paper, which focuses on 19th century estimates, proposes a set of "rules" or a broadly common methodology to enable better comparability of the results. Read the paper by @brankomilan.bsky.social, @philerfurth.bsky.social, @mgzl.bsky.social, & @ggabbuti.bsky.social.

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Stone Center Working Paper Series - Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality

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Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality @stone-lis.bsky.social · 16/05/2024

How unequal was a rural society in the Roman Empire? A new WP by @philerfurth.bsky.social examines income inequality in rural Roman Egypt in 1st century using daily social tables that build on data from papyri. bit.ly/4aniP7l

Abstract text of Stone Center Working Paper 86 - read at link

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Phil Erfurth @philerfurth.bsky.social · 08/05/2024

Publication alert🚨 Paper 2/3 of my PhD now out! How did unification in 19th century impact income inequality in DE and IT? Using new social tables for Germany, I study balance of power between core & periphery in newly unified states. Find out more here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ir...

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Phil Erfurth @philerfurth.bsky.social · 17/11/2023

Where do I even start? 😳🫨

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Phil Erfurth @philerfurth.bsky.social · 28/10/2023

People in Bologna: Debate whether traditionally made Mortadella shall contain Pistachio pieces or not. Someone in Wisconsin:

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Phil Erfurth @philerfurth.bsky.social · 25/10/2023

What are the most interesting conferences in economic history, economic geography and/or inequality to attend in the next couple of years? #Econsky

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Phil Erfurth @philerfurth.bsky.social · 21/10/2023

What to do on a rainy Saturday…

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Phil Erfurth @philerfurth.bsky.social · 13/10/2023

Publication Alert! Studying comparative inter-regional interpersonal income distributions (CIRIPID, I know - 7 letter acronym!), I show that inequality converges across regions and in some countries, regions are becoming equally more unequal. Check it out in JoEG: doi.org/10.1093/jeg/... #Econsky

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Phil Erfurth @philerfurth.bsky.social · 11/10/2023

TIL that the first ⚽️ game between two non-british European nations was Austria vs Hungary in 1902 (thus when A-H empire still existed). While there seems to have never been a Habsburg empire national ⚽️ team (or was there?), a club competition with teams from Vienna, Budapest & Prague started in 1897

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Phil Erfurth @philerfurth.bsky.social · 11/10/2023

Calm before the start of the day..

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Phil Erfurth @philerfurth.bsky.social · 10/10/2023

In the census of Austria-Hungary of 1869 there was a separate professional category for „non-productive professions“. Any guesses who that might have included? (Answer below)

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Phil Erfurth @philerfurth.bsky.social · 09/10/2023

First post just a repeat of favorite football/inequality stat: Josef Bican, most prolific goal scorer of all time until dethroned by CR7, would have needed to play 95 years to earn 1 week of Christiano Ronaldo's wages. Having started his career in 1931, he would still have 3 years of playing ahead.

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