PPT-Measuring inequality Issues to be addressed by the HLEG subgroup on income and wealth

Issues to be addressed by the HLEG subgroup on income and wealth inequality Thomas Piketty Paris School of Economics OECD January 16 th 2014  W ork under the income and wealth inequality theme would take stock of. st. century. Thomas . Piketty. Paris School of Economics. Madrid. , January . 8. 2015. This . presentation. . is. . based. . upon. . Capital in the 21. st. . century. . (Harvard . University. Dr Carlie Goldsmith . Aims of the workshop . Introduce you to academic debates on social inequality. . Examine rates of income and wealth inequality in Britain and comparatively. . Examine evidence that shows how the size of the gaps in income affects social life, and in particular the prevalence of social problems. . (Master PPD & APE, Paris School of Economics). Thomas . Piketty. Academic year 2013-2014 . Lecture 5: The structure of inequality: labor income. (Tuesday . January 7. th. . 2014). (check . on line. (Master PPD & APE, Paris School of Economics). Thomas Piketty. Academic year 2014-2015 . Lecture 5: The structure of inequality: labor income. (. Tuesday November 4. th. 2014). (check . on line. : . Inequality. , corporate persons and an impoverished discipline . Paul Leighton. American Society of Criminology, 2012. This presentation is adapted from a longer invited lecture. , . The . Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison: Inequality, Corporate Power and . GINI Coefficients. Author: Zack Beamer. How severe is income inequality?. How can this be measured?. Ratio of CEO to Worker pay. †:. 354 to 1. Workers: $34,645. S&P 500 CEOs: $12,259,894. Is this a rigorous method of measuring inequality?. . Wealth Management Profession. Brooke . Harrington, PhD. Associate Professor. Copenhagen Business School. Global wealth inequality. We are living in a world of historic extremes. . Why wealth inequality matters. Twenty-First . Century. Joseph E. Stiglitz. International Economic Association World Congress. Mexico City. June 2017. What is to be explained?. Enormous increase in inequality in income and wealth over past third of a century. Daniel Waldenström. Uppsala University. Winter School. in Inequality and Social Welfare, Canazei, 2012. 1. Outline of talk. Introduction: Role of wealth in inequality trends. Wealth concentration over the path of development. Going Backwards in the Measurement of Human Development?. Pedro Conceição. Chief-Economist, Regional Bureau for Africa, UNDP. Second Conference on Measuring Progress. What do we Talk About when we Talk About Inequality?. Causes and Consequences. Eshragh Motahar. Fall 2016. Introduction. What do we mean by inequality. Income (pre-tax, post-tax), Wealth. Is it inevitable. Historical context. What is new?. Why should we care about it . Causes and Consequences. Eshragh Motahar. Fall 2016. Introduction. What do we mean by inequality. Income (pre-tax, post-tax), Wealth. Is it inevitable. Historical context. What is new?. Why should we care about it . century. Thomas . Piketty. Paris School of Economics. Buenos Aires. , . January . 16 . 2015. This . presentation. . is. . based. . upon. . Capital in the 21. st. . century. . (Harvard . University. Walter . Scheidel. (Stanford University). Argument. Violence has been the single most important means of leveling wealth and income inequality in human history. 4 principal mechanisms:. Mass mobilization war.