Summer School on Socioeconomic Opportunity and Inequality at the Institute of Applied Economic Research
The Summer School on Socioeconomic Opportunity and Inequality seeks to provide the next generation of scholars with the multidisciplinary underpinning necessary for effective research on inequality dynamics. It features leading scholars tackling inequality research from the lens of economics, sociology, and public policy, to foster cross-disciplinary approaches to inequality research and public policy evaluation regarding long-term inequality issues. It also engages advanced Ph.D. students and early-career faculty through immersive lectures on state-of-the-art methods for inequality research, one-on-one and small-group meetings with senior researchers, and poster sessions where summer school students can receive input on their early-stage research from the research community. The summer schools are designed to yield long-term benefits in creating lasting intellectual links that can be pursued long after the conclusion of the meetings. Organized in partnership between the Stone Center for Research on Wealth Inequality, the International Inequalities Institute at LSE, and the Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA) in Brasilia, Brazil.
Participation is by invitation only.
Conference Schedule
Monday, June 23
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End Time
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Session |
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9:20 a.m.
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9:30 a.m.
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Opening Remarks | |
| Session I | |||
| 9:30 a.m. |
10:15 a.m.
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Inequality in Brazil, 1985-2024 – An Overview | Pedro Souza |
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10:20 a.m.
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11:05 a.m.
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Gene-Environment Interactions, ACE-Model Decompositions for Twins, an Application for Brazil | Lucas Mation |
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11:05 a.m.
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11:35 a.m.
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Coffee Break
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11:35 a.m.
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12:20 p.m.
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Racially Disparate Effects of the Japan Trade Shock | Brandon Enriquez |
| 12:20 p.m. | 1:20 p.m. | Lunch | |
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Session II | |
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1:20 p.m.
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2:50 p.m.
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Keynote: New Ways to Measure Intergenerational Mobility
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Steven Durlauf |
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2:55 p.m.
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3:40 p.m.
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Trapped in Declining Occupations: Barriers to Worker Mobility in a Changing Economy
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Xi Song |
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3:40 p.m.
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4:10 p.m.
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Coffee Break | |
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4:10 p.m.
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4:55 p.m.
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Old and Informal: The Labor Market Effects of Social Pensions in Brazil |
Rodrigo Toneto |
Tuesday, June 24
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Start Time
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End Time
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Session
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Session Leaders
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9:00 a.m.
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9:30 a.m.
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Breakfast
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| Session I | |||
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9:30 a.m.
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10:15 a.m.
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Gender Segregation in Secondary School Course Choices: Socioeconomic Gradients and the Protective Role of School Gender Culture |
Lorena Ortega |
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10:20 a.m.
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11:05 a.m.
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Estimating Returns to Unobserved Skills Controlling for Compositional Changes | Carlos Corseuil |
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11:05 a.m.
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11:35 a.m.
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Coffee Break
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11:35 a.m.
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12:20 p.m.
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Intergenerational Mobility, Education, and Race in Brazil | Carlos Costa Ribeiro |
| 12:20 p.m. | 1:20 p.m. | Lunch | |
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Session II | |
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1:20 p.m.
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2:50 p.m.
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Keynote: Inequality in Latin America: Outcomes and Opportunities |
Francisco Ferreira |
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2:55 p.m.
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3:40 p.m.
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Universal Higher Education and Upward Mobility: Degree Returns, Admission Policies and Student Sorting |
Goya Razavi |
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3:40 p.m.
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4:10 p.m.
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Coffee Break | |
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4:10 p.m.
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4:55 p.m.
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The Black-White Mortality Gap and Unemployment Insurance Cuts during the Covid Pandemic
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John Earle |
Summer School Schedule
Wednesday, June 25
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Start Time
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End Time
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Session
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Session Leaders
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| Session I | |||
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9:30 a.m.
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12:00 p.m.
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Gender Inequality
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John Earle |
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12:00 p.m.
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1:00 p.m.
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Lunch/Office Hours | |
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Session II: Student Presentations
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| 1:00 p.m. | 1:20 p.m. | Family Background and the New Quality of Life Questionnaire in Brazil’s Budget Survey (POF) | Leonardo Santos |
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1:20 p.m.
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1:40 p.m. | Possibility Luck: Who Is Expected to Deliver for the Common Good? | Zilan Erol |
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2:10 p.m.
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2:30 p.m.
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Intergenerational Mobility in Latin America: What Do We Learn from Perceptions?
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Maria Gabrielli |
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2:30 p.m.
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2:50 p.m.
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Reservations, Assimilation, and the Intergenerational Mobility of Native Americans, 1900-1940
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Renato De Angelis |
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2:50 p.m.
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3:10 p.m.
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“The Ball Is in His Court. It’s up to Him.”: Parental Communication About Meritocracy | Lauren Kinnard |
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Session III
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3:10 p.m.
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5:40 p.m.
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From Job Descriptions to Occupations: What Social Scientists Can Teach and Learn from LLMs?
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Xi Song |
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5:40 p.m.
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6:40 p.m.
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Office Hours
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Thursday, June 26
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Start Time
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End Time
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Session
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Session Leaders
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10:00 a.m.
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10:30 a.m.
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Breakfast
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| Session I | |||
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10:30 a.m.
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1:00 p.m.
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Wealth Inequality. Evidence from Five Data Sources
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Facundo Alvaredo |
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1:00 p.m.
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2:00 p.m.
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Lunch/Office Hours | |
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Session II: Student Presentations
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| 2:00 p.m. | 2:20 p.m. | Operationalizing Relative Deprivation: A Cross-National Approach to Perceptions of Economic Inequality and Social Justice | Miguel Lattz |
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2:20 p.m.
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2:40 p.m. | Inequality and Intergenerational Mobility in Rural India | Vibhu Pratyush |
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2:40 p.m.
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3:00 p.m.
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The Geography of Intergenerational Mobility in South Africa
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Aarifah Razak |
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3:00 p.m.
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3:20 p.m.
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Female Labor Supply and Childcare Policies: Insights from Intra-Household Time Allocation
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Hiroki Shinjo |
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3:20 p.m.
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3:40 p.m.
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Session III
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3:40 p.m.
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6:10 p.m.
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Using Machine Learning to Understand the Intergenerational Transmission of Inequality
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Paolo Brunori |
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6:10 p.m.
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7:10 p.m.
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Office Hours
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Friday, June 27
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Start Time
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End Time
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Session
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Session Leaders
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9:00 a.m.
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9:30 a.m.
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Breakfast
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| Session I | |||
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9:30 a.m.
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12:00 p.m.
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Inherited Inequality Around the World
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Francisco Ferreira |
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12:00 p.m.
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1:00 p.m.
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Lunch/Office Hours | |
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Session II: Student Presentations
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| 1:00 p.m. | 1:20 p.m. | Extinguishing the Blaze: Impact of Crop Residue Management on Stubble Burning in India | Piyush Gandhi |
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1:20 p.m.
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1:40 p.m.
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Access to Opportunities and Employment Outcomes | Arthur Bazolli |
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Session III
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1:40 p.m.
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4:10 p.m.
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Meritocracy
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Steven Durlauf |
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4:10 p.m.
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4:20 p.m.
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Concluding Remarks
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This program is made possible through equal support from the Stone Center for Research on Wealth Inequality, the International Inequalities Institute at LSE, and the Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA).
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