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Severin Rapp

@severinrapp.bsky.social

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postdoc @lseinequalities.bsky.social // inequality/household finance // severinrapp.com/ // foto Wenzel

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Severin Rapp @severinrapp.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

📢 Call for Submissions: III/LIS Comparative Inequality Conference If you're doing research on economic inequality, the call for submissions for the third III/LIS Comparative Inequality Conference is now open. The conference will take place in London in February 2027. Submit by Sept 15th 2026

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Severin Rapp @severinrapp.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Very interesting panel discussion at the @wid.world #worldinequalityconference on billionaire taxation and the Calif ballot initiative

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Severin Rapp @severinrapp.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Underestimating one's rank in the wealth distribution leads to a higher savings rate, both among high and low income households (even if we control for the fact that the wealthy are more prone to underestimating their wealth rank and have more opportunities to save)

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Severin Rapp @severinrapp.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

This figure shows the average savings rate along the income distribution for 1. individuals who underestimate their rank in the wealth distribution (top line), and those with accurate perceptions and overestimators

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Severin Rapp @severinrapp.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

This figure shows misperceptions along the net wealth distribution (perceived decile in the wealth distribution minus actual rank). The graph reveals a strong tendency towards the middle (the wealthy tend to overestimate, and low-wealth individuals underestimate).

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Severin Rapp @severinrapp.bsky.social · 23/09/2024

Here is the key graph, showing that along the income distribution, savings rates are higher among individuals who underestimate their wealth rank (the top line) versus those who have accurate perceptions or overestimate their relative affluence.

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Severin Rapp @severinrapp.bsky.social · 29/08/2024

Today I am starting my postdoc at @stone-lis.bsky.social to work on #wealth #inequality and demographic #econ. This is an incredibly exciting new chapter. Pls do reach out if you are in NYC 🏙️

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Severin Rapp @severinrapp.bsky.social · 02/08/2024

The data also reveals that most bequests go to one heir.

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Severin Rapp @severinrapp.bsky.social · 24/11/2023

Excited to share the most recent version of my paper on household scale effects and wealth distribution #jmp #EconTwitter The latest version of the draft is available on my website: severin-rapp.github.io/assets/wealt... A short thread:

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