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Robert Misik in conversation with Branko MilanovićVISIONS OF INEQUALITYA sweeping and original history of how economists across two centuries have thought about inequality, told through portraits of six key figures. “How do you see income distribution in your time, and how and why do you expect it to change?” That is the question Branko Milanović imagines posing to six of history's most influential economists: François Quesnay, Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Karl Marx, Vilfredo Pareto, and Simon Kuznets. Probing their works in the context of their lives, he charts the evolution of thinking about inequality, showing just how much views have varied among ages and societies. Indeed, Milanović argues, we cannot speak of “inequality” as a general concept: any analysis of it is inextricably linked to a particular time and place.Meticulously extracting each author's view of income distribution from their often voluminous writings, Milanovic offers an invaluable genealogy of the discourse surrounding inequality. These intellectual portraits are infused not only with a deep understanding of economic theory but also with psychological nuance, reconstructing each thinker's outlook given what was knowable to them within their historical contexts and methodologies.Branko Milanović is Senior Scholar at the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality at the City University of New York and Visiting Professor at the International Inequalities Institute at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Formerly Lead Economist in the World Bank's research department, he is the author of Capitalism, Alone; and The Haves and the Have-Nots.Robert Misik, Author and Journalist

Economist Steven Durlauf, director of the Stone Center for Research on Wealth Inequality and Mobility at the Harris School of Public Policy Studies at the University of Chicago, says that the federal budget deficit is the biggest source of the country's trade deficit, meaning politicians have failed "to seriously address the relationship between what the government wishes to do and how much it costs." If politicians can't cut budget deficits and, potentially, raise taxes, Durlauf says, tariffs won't fix the problem, and will cause new troubles. Durlauf sees the tariffs creating a one-time price hike of 2 to 3 percent, he expects unemployment to rise by about 1 percent, and he expects stagflation while the government sorts out tariffs and ultimately settles on lower levels than have been in current headlines. Howard Dvorkin, chairman at Debt.com, talks about how consumers who were already acting stretched are likely to respond to feeling the pinch of tariff-induced price hikes, and whether that will be the thing that gets consumers to stop spending. He has advice on what consumers should do to avoid getting caught in a debt spiral in this environment, and how the market is likely to respond to rate cuts when they happen later this year. Plus, Chuck answers a question from a listener who is facing expenses that require him to sell some securities to raise cash, and he wants to know how to decide the pecking order on which assets get the axe and where in his asset allocation they come from. 

In this episode, Mark Blyth talks with two inequality experts to try and understand something that's been bugging him for years.It goes like this: inequality has profound effects on our economy, society, and lives. It has also been growing, and today is at historically high levels. Given all that, why does inequality never seem to be a topic around which we organize our politics? Too complicated? Too boring? Too unsolvable? The answers that Mark got made him rethink the question itself, and hopefully will make you see inequality in a new light, too. Guests on this episode:Charlotte Cavaille is an assistant professor of public policy at the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, and author of “Fair Enough? Support for Redistribution in the Age of Inequality”.Branko Milanovic is a senior scholar at the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality at the CUNY Graduate Center.Learn more about the Watson Institute's other podcasts

Our Alabama Public Television system was one of the first public television networks in the nation. Today it is one of the best. They continue to produce premiere documentaries, especially surrounding Alabama history. Under the auspices of Director/Producers Pete Conroy and Seth Johnson, they are set to release “A Legacy of Progress. The Jim Folsom Jr. Story.” The premieres of the documentary on Folsom will be Feb. 27 at the Stone Center at Jacksonville State University, Folsom's alma mater, and a second on March 6 at the Hoover Library. The Folsom documentary will air statewide on APTV those same nights....Article Link

Professor Steven Durlauf, leading economist who runs The University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy's Stone Center for Research for Wealth Inequality and Mobility, joins Lisa Dent on the show to clear up confusion pertaining to the freeze on federal funding the Trump administration has implemented and what this means going forward for the […]

Today's discussion was recorded in October of 2024 and was held with Dr. Branko Milanovic. Dr. Milanovic is a senior scholar at the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality and one of the leading scholars on income inequality in the world.  He worked as a lead economist at the World Bank's research department for 20 years, and as a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He has held numerous professorships at universities such as the University of Maryland, Johns Hopkins University, London School of Economics, and the New School, where he currently teaches. He is the author of several influential books including The Haves and the Have—Nots, Capitalism Alone, and his newest book, Visions of Inequality. Dr. Milanovic earned his Ph.D. from the University of Belgrade.  Together, we discussed his newest book, a history of thought around inequality, and why he did not include Henry George in his book, even though he is such an important thinker on this subject.  To check out more of our content, including our research and policy tools, visit our website: https://www.hgsss.org/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smart-talk-hgsss/support

Season 1, Episode 35, Release Date: 6-23-2024 Leslie Petruk and Parenting Through the Eyes of a Child   Leslie is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and Director at the Stone Center for Counseling & Leadership, as well as a Clinical Supervisor. Find out more about the Stone Center here: www. thestonecenternc.com Leslie has expertise working with children, individuals, couples and families. She is an author, IFS trainer, presenter and therapist. She has written two chapters of Jenna Riemersma's book, "Altogether Us."   This is a special epsidoe, because Leslie was also my first IFS teacher, in my Level one training. I couldn't have asked for a better teacher :) We nerded out a little about poetry, and here are some of our favorite poets-- Rumi, Nikita Gill, N. Scott Momaday, Jeff Foster, David Whyte, John O'Donohue, and Matt Licata.   Here is some of the transcript that I wanted to highlight:   David. Leslie, how can we use sandtrays in our practice? Leslie. This is a way to help dive into unconscious realm with clients. I like to give clients choice, and allow them to pick objects. They create something, without relying on their "thinking brain." In a way, it is like their parts are being laid out in front of them.  David. Some people might have diffculty when given too much choice and freedom. This might even feel threatening. How do you handle this situation? Leslie. I hold the space. I focus on creating a welcoming and trusting space, and I also hold onto the truth that clients know inside what to do. I might reflect what they are doing, and what is happening, as I create this safe container for them. Although it could be more challenging for children with trauma to get started with sandtrays, once they are able to be part of this process, they tend to get lost in the sandtrays.   David. When you write about parenting skills, how do you differentiate between helping someone have good parenting skills, with overall good relationship and communication skills? Leslie. That is a good question, because healthy attachment applies to any relationship. I remember one time after I did an incredible piece of work with my IFS therapist. I found that I was so present to my children afterwards, and it was a very dramatic shift that had never happened in quite the same way before. I wanted to share this with every parent!   David. We have so much power over our children's lives. In some ways, they are all they really know. Leslie. As my child left for college, I worried if I had given her enough to be successful. Launching children is so hard, in many different ways. But, it is also a beautiful process.   Leslie. My hope with working with parents is to help them have clarity of their parts, and to understand their agendas.  David. It seems important to put our children's needs first.   Leslie. I think it is all about balance. If we are not there for ourselves, we can't be our best selves for our parents. We need to care for our needs-- so we can give our children guidance and a safe place.  David. I feel like as parents we want to helop our children be self-led. Leslie. Yes, and at the same tie, children are naturally filled with joy and curiosity. David. Basically, life is a sandbox for children. Leslie. The biggest message I would want to give to others is to have self-compassion. There is always something you can feel guilty about as a parent. Guilt can be a motivator to make a repair. But, it is not helpful to use this guilt as a bat to beat ourselves up with.  Being able to repair with ourselves as well as our children is so important.   Leslie shared that when we are activated, it is a reminder for us to get curious! 

What if you could learn from the richest people that ever lived -- both how to make money, and how to keep it once you make it. My guest has a lot to share about both pursuits. Guido Alfani is a Professor of Economic History at Bocconi University, Milan (Italy). He is also an Affiliated Scholar at the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality (New York) and a Research Fellow of the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR, London). In the last fifteen years, Guido has focused his research on economic inequality in the long run of history and on the history of major pandemics (often combining the two topics). His most recent book, published by Princeton University Press, is dedicated to the rich, the very rich, and the super-rich, and it is entitled As Gods among Men. A History of the Rich in the West. Today — my guest takes us on a trip back in time. I love history. I strongly believe that it rhymes, and there are many patterns worth recognizing as they can help us understand the present and maybe even look into the future. Professor Alfani tells us how wealth has evolved, with different societies defining it in various ways. He introduces us to the three main paths to riches; you'll have to listen to find out what they are. He also discusses a topic close to my heart and professional pursuits — inherited wealth throughout the ages. Guido explains how maintaining wealth over multiple generations proved to be a challenge throughout history. We take on a revolutionary role of finance, and specifically the stock market, in keeping and growing wealth among more people, including women. Speaking of women, Guido's book offers a greater understanding of the role they played in their families, preserving fortunes, especially in times of turmoil and change. Stay tuned until the end, when my guest reveals the most consistent strategy for wealth accumulation through the centuries and leaves us with some advice on how to avoid losing wealth once we have it. It's all music to my ears, a very special guest with a unique book that ties together many of the topics and questions that I've studied, observed, and experienced over the last twenty years of my career as an investment advisor to affluent families and individuals. Please help me welcome Professor Guido Alfani.https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691215730/as-gods-among-men Podcast Program – Disclosure Statement Blue Infinitas Capital, LLC is a registered investment adviser and the opinions expressed by the Firm's employees and podcast guests on this show are their own and do not reflect the opinions of Blue Infinitas Capital, LLC. All statements and opinions expressed are based upon information considered reliable although it should not be relied upon as such. Any statements or opinions are subject to change without notice. Information presented is for educational purposes only and does not intend to make an offer or solicitation for the sale or purchase of any specific securities, investments, or investment strategies.  Investments involve risk and unless otherwise stated, are not guaranteed.  Information expressed does not take into account your specific situation or objectives, and is not intended as recommendations appropriate for any individual. Listeners are encouraged to seek advice from a qualified tax, legal, or investment adviser to determine whether any information presented may be suitable for their specific situation.  Past performance is not indicative of future performance. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talking-billions/message

In today's episode I am joined by IFS and sandtray extraordinaire, Leslie Petruk!    Topics Covered in Episode Include: 1. Leslie's history with IFS and how her first introduction to IFS was a "part shit show" 2. Leslie's transition from sandtray to IFS 3. What is sandtray 4. Intention of the miniatures 5. Purpose and intention of sandtray 6. Benefits of externalizing parts with miniatures/figurines 7. Self-energy externalized 8. Using sandtray with the genogram 9. 'Now and Then' exercise to help people connect with parts when insight is challenging 10. I announce I'll be a program assistant for one of Leslie's IFS Level 1 trainings starting in February, 2024!!!    Leslie is a licensed clinical mental health counselor and supervisor, board certified coach, certified IFS therapist, and IFS lead trainer. She is the director of The Stone Center for Counseling and Leadership where she and her team served children, individuals, and families in Charlotte North Carolina until 2021 when she transitioned her practice online.  Her specialized training in sandtray therapy, play therapy, and marriage and family therapy serve her well as she works with those who are dealing with grief and loss, depression, anxiety, trauma, adjustment, and relational challenges.   Leslie Petruk Resources: Psychology Today Profile: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/leslie-petruk-charlotte-nc/51444 IFS Institute Profile: https://ifs-institute.com/practitioners/all/14286   Natalie Deering Resources: Website: https://www.ndwellnessservices.com/ Email: ndwellness.services@therapysecure.com Text/Call: (859) 320-0865 Instagram: @nataliedeering   *If you liked this episode, please follow, rate, and leave a review!* 

EPISODE 1823: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Branko Milanovic, author of VISIONS OF INEQUALITY, about how different economists have made sense of economic inequality over the last 250 yearsBRANKO MILANOVIC is a Senior Scholar at the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality at the CUNY Graduate Center and the author of the forthcoming Visions of Inequality: From the French Revolution to the End of the Cold War. Branko's main area of work is income inequality, in individual countries and globally, including in pre-industrial societies. He has published articles in The Economic Journal, Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Economic Literature, Economic History Review, and Journal of Political Philosophy, among others. His book, The Haves and the Have-nots (2011) was selected by The Globalist as the 2011 Book of the Year. His book Global Inequality (2016), was awarded the Bruno Kreisky Prize for the best political book of 2016, and Hans Matthöfer Prize in 2018, and was translated into sixteen languages. It addresses economic and political effects of globalization and introduces the concept of successive “Kuznets waves” of inequality. In March 2018, Branko was awarded (jointly with Mariana Mazzucato) the 2018 Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Knowledge. His new book Capitalism, Alone was published in September 2019. He has contributed numerous op-eds and essays to Social Europe, VoxEU, The Guardian, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Vox, The Financial Times, Le Monde, El Pais, La Vanguardia, Le Monde Diplomatique and blogs ProMarket (U of Chicago), Global Policy (Durham University), Brave New Europe (Berlin). His blog posts are regularly translated into Spanish (Letras Libres), German (Makronom), Italian (Fata Turchina) and French (Atlanico).Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.

"How do you see income distribution in your time, and how and why do you expect it to change?" That is the question Branko Milanovic imagines posing to six of history's most influential economists: François Quesnay, Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Karl Marx, Vilfredo Pareto, and Simon Kuznets. Probing their works in the context of their lives, he charts the evolution of thinking about inequality, showing just how much views have varied among ages and societies. Indeed, Milanovic argues, we cannot speak of "inequality" as a general concept: any analysis of it is inextricably linked to a particular time and place. Visions of Inequality: From the French Revolution to the End of the Cold War (Harvard UP, 2023) takes us from Quesnay and the physiocrats, for whom social classes were prescribed by law, through the classic nineteenth-century treatises of Smith, Ricardo, and Marx, who saw class as a purely economic category driven by means of production. It shows how Pareto reconceived class as a matter of elites versus the rest of the population, while Kuznets saw inequality arising from the urban-rural divide. And it explains why inequality studies were eclipsed during the Cold War, before their remarkable resurgence as a central preoccupation in economics today. Meticulously extracting each author's view of income distribution from their often voluminous writings, Milanovic offers an invaluable genealogy of the discourse surrounding inequality. These intellectual portraits are infused not only with a deep understanding of economic theory but also with psychological nuance, reconstructing each thinker's outlook given what was unknowable to them within their historical contexts and methodologies. Branko Milanovic is Senior Scholar at the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality at the City University of New York and Visiting Professor at the International Inequalities Institute at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Caleb Zakarin is the Assistant Editor of the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

"How do you see income distribution in your time, and how and why do you expect it to change?" That is the question Branko Milanovic imagines posing to six of history's most influential economists: François Quesnay, Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Karl Marx, Vilfredo Pareto, and Simon Kuznets. Probing their works in the context of their lives, he charts the evolution of thinking about inequality, showing just how much views have varied among ages and societies. Indeed, Milanovic argues, we cannot speak of "inequality" as a general concept: any analysis of it is inextricably linked to a particular time and place. Visions of Inequality: From the French Revolution to the End of the Cold War (Harvard UP, 2023) takes us from Quesnay and the physiocrats, for whom social classes were prescribed by law, through the classic nineteenth-century treatises of Smith, Ricardo, and Marx, who saw class as a purely economic category driven by means of production. It shows how Pareto reconceived class as a matter of elites versus the rest of the population, while Kuznets saw inequality arising from the urban-rural divide. And it explains why inequality studies were eclipsed during the Cold War, before their remarkable resurgence as a central preoccupation in economics today. Meticulously extracting each author's view of income distribution from their often voluminous writings, Milanovic offers an invaluable genealogy of the discourse surrounding inequality. These intellectual portraits are infused not only with a deep understanding of economic theory but also with psychological nuance, reconstructing each thinker's outlook given what was unknowable to them within their historical contexts and methodologies. Branko Milanovic is Senior Scholar at the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality at the City University of New York and Visiting Professor at the International Inequalities Institute at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Caleb Zakarin is the Assistant Editor of the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

"How do you see income distribution in your time, and how and why do you expect it to change?" That is the question Branko Milanovic imagines posing to six of history's most influential economists: François Quesnay, Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Karl Marx, Vilfredo Pareto, and Simon Kuznets. Probing their works in the context of their lives, he charts the evolution of thinking about inequality, showing just how much views have varied among ages and societies. Indeed, Milanovic argues, we cannot speak of "inequality" as a general concept: any analysis of it is inextricably linked to a particular time and place. Visions of Inequality: From the French Revolution to the End of the Cold War (Harvard UP, 2023) takes us from Quesnay and the physiocrats, for whom social classes were prescribed by law, through the classic nineteenth-century treatises of Smith, Ricardo, and Marx, who saw class as a purely economic category driven by means of production. It shows how Pareto reconceived class as a matter of elites versus the rest of the population, while Kuznets saw inequality arising from the urban-rural divide. And it explains why inequality studies were eclipsed during the Cold War, before their remarkable resurgence as a central preoccupation in economics today. Meticulously extracting each author's view of income distribution from their often voluminous writings, Milanovic offers an invaluable genealogy of the discourse surrounding inequality. These intellectual portraits are infused not only with a deep understanding of economic theory but also with psychological nuance, reconstructing each thinker's outlook given what was unknowable to them within their historical contexts and methodologies. Branko Milanovic is Senior Scholar at the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality at the City University of New York and Visiting Professor at the International Inequalities Institute at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Caleb Zakarin is the Assistant Editor of the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history

"How do you see income distribution in your time, and how and why do you expect it to change?" That is the question Branko Milanovic imagines posing to six of history's most influential economists: François Quesnay, Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Karl Marx, Vilfredo Pareto, and Simon Kuznets. Probing their works in the context of their lives, he charts the evolution of thinking about inequality, showing just how much views have varied among ages and societies. Indeed, Milanovic argues, we cannot speak of "inequality" as a general concept: any analysis of it is inextricably linked to a particular time and place. Visions of Inequality: From the French Revolution to the End of the Cold War (Harvard UP, 2023) takes us from Quesnay and the physiocrats, for whom social classes were prescribed by law, through the classic nineteenth-century treatises of Smith, Ricardo, and Marx, who saw class as a purely economic category driven by means of production. It shows how Pareto reconceived class as a matter of elites versus the rest of the population, while Kuznets saw inequality arising from the urban-rural divide. And it explains why inequality studies were eclipsed during the Cold War, before their remarkable resurgence as a central preoccupation in economics today. Meticulously extracting each author's view of income distribution from their often voluminous writings, Milanovic offers an invaluable genealogy of the discourse surrounding inequality. These intellectual portraits are infused not only with a deep understanding of economic theory but also with psychological nuance, reconstructing each thinker's outlook given what was unknowable to them within their historical contexts and methodologies. Branko Milanovic is Senior Scholar at the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality at the City University of New York and Visiting Professor at the International Inequalities Institute at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Caleb Zakarin is the Assistant Editor of the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"How do you see income distribution in your time, and how and why do you expect it to change?" That is the question Branko Milanovic imagines posing to six of history's most influential economists: François Quesnay, Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Karl Marx, Vilfredo Pareto, and Simon Kuznets. Probing their works in the context of their lives, he charts the evolution of thinking about inequality, showing just how much views have varied among ages and societies. Indeed, Milanovic argues, we cannot speak of "inequality" as a general concept: any analysis of it is inextricably linked to a particular time and place. Visions of Inequality: From the French Revolution to the End of the Cold War (Harvard UP, 2023) takes us from Quesnay and the physiocrats, for whom social classes were prescribed by law, through the classic nineteenth-century treatises of Smith, Ricardo, and Marx, who saw class as a purely economic category driven by means of production. It shows how Pareto reconceived class as a matter of elites versus the rest of the population, while Kuznets saw inequality arising from the urban-rural divide. And it explains why inequality studies were eclipsed during the Cold War, before their remarkable resurgence as a central preoccupation in economics today. Meticulously extracting each author's view of income distribution from their often voluminous writings, Milanovic offers an invaluable genealogy of the discourse surrounding inequality. These intellectual portraits are infused not only with a deep understanding of economic theory but also with psychological nuance, reconstructing each thinker's outlook given what was unknowable to them within their historical contexts and methodologies. Branko Milanovic is Senior Scholar at the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality at the City University of New York and Visiting Professor at the International Inequalities Institute at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Caleb Zakarin is the Assistant Editor of the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/european-studies

"How do you see income distribution in your time, and how and why do you expect it to change?" That is the question Branko Milanovic imagines posing to six of history's most influential economists: François Quesnay, Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Karl Marx, Vilfredo Pareto, and Simon Kuznets. Probing their works in the context of their lives, he charts the evolution of thinking about inequality, showing just how much views have varied among ages and societies. Indeed, Milanovic argues, we cannot speak of "inequality" as a general concept: any analysis of it is inextricably linked to a particular time and place. Visions of Inequality: From the French Revolution to the End of the Cold War (Harvard UP, 2023) takes us from Quesnay and the physiocrats, for whom social classes were prescribed by law, through the classic nineteenth-century treatises of Smith, Ricardo, and Marx, who saw class as a purely economic category driven by means of production. It shows how Pareto reconceived class as a matter of elites versus the rest of the population, while Kuznets saw inequality arising from the urban-rural divide. And it explains why inequality studies were eclipsed during the Cold War, before their remarkable resurgence as a central preoccupation in economics today. Meticulously extracting each author's view of income distribution from their often voluminous writings, Milanovic offers an invaluable genealogy of the discourse surrounding inequality. These intellectual portraits are infused not only with a deep understanding of economic theory but also with psychological nuance, reconstructing each thinker's outlook given what was unknowable to them within their historical contexts and methodologies. Branko Milanovic is Senior Scholar at the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality at the City University of New York and Visiting Professor at the International Inequalities Institute at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Caleb Zakarin is the Assistant Editor of the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"How do you see income distribution in your time, and how and why do you expect it to change?" That is the question Branko Milanovic imagines posing to six of history's most influential economists: François Quesnay, Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Karl Marx, Vilfredo Pareto, and Simon Kuznets. Probing their works in the context of their lives, he charts the evolution of thinking about inequality, showing just how much views have varied among ages and societies. Indeed, Milanovic argues, we cannot speak of "inequality" as a general concept: any analysis of it is inextricably linked to a particular time and place. Visions of Inequality: From the French Revolution to the End of the Cold War (Harvard UP, 2023) takes us from Quesnay and the physiocrats, for whom social classes were prescribed by law, through the classic nineteenth-century treatises of Smith, Ricardo, and Marx, who saw class as a purely economic category driven by means of production. It shows how Pareto reconceived class as a matter of elites versus the rest of the population, while Kuznets saw inequality arising from the urban-rural divide. And it explains why inequality studies were eclipsed during the Cold War, before their remarkable resurgence as a central preoccupation in economics today. Meticulously extracting each author's view of income distribution from their often voluminous writings, Milanovic offers an invaluable genealogy of the discourse surrounding inequality. These intellectual portraits are infused not only with a deep understanding of economic theory but also with psychological nuance, reconstructing each thinker's outlook given what was unknowable to them within their historical contexts and methodologies. Branko Milanovic is Senior Scholar at the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality at the City University of New York and Visiting Professor at the International Inequalities Institute at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Caleb Zakarin is the Assistant Editor of the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/economics

"How do you see income distribution in your time, and how and why do you expect it to change?" That is the question Branko Milanovic imagines posing to six of history's most influential economists: François Quesnay, Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Karl Marx, Vilfredo Pareto, and Simon Kuznets. Probing their works in the context of their lives, he charts the evolution of thinking about inequality, showing just how much views have varied among ages and societies. Indeed, Milanovic argues, we cannot speak of "inequality" as a general concept: any analysis of it is inextricably linked to a particular time and place. Visions of Inequality: From the French Revolution to the End of the Cold War (Harvard UP, 2023) takes us from Quesnay and the physiocrats, for whom social classes were prescribed by law, through the classic nineteenth-century treatises of Smith, Ricardo, and Marx, who saw class as a purely economic category driven by means of production. It shows how Pareto reconceived class as a matter of elites versus the rest of the population, while Kuznets saw inequality arising from the urban-rural divide. And it explains why inequality studies were eclipsed during the Cold War, before their remarkable resurgence as a central preoccupation in economics today. Meticulously extracting each author's view of income distribution from their often voluminous writings, Milanovic offers an invaluable genealogy of the discourse surrounding inequality. These intellectual portraits are infused not only with a deep understanding of economic theory but also with psychological nuance, reconstructing each thinker's outlook given what was unknowable to them within their historical contexts and methodologies. Branko Milanovic is Senior Scholar at the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality at the City University of New York and Visiting Professor at the International Inequalities Institute at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Caleb Zakarin is the Assistant Editor of the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"How do you see income distribution in your time, and how and why do you expect it to change?" That is the question Branko Milanovic imagines posing to six of history's most influential economists: François Quesnay, Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Karl Marx, Vilfredo Pareto, and Simon Kuznets. Probing their works in the context of their lives, he charts the evolution of thinking about inequality, showing just how much views have varied among ages and societies. Indeed, Milanovic argues, we cannot speak of "inequality" as a general concept: any analysis of it is inextricably linked to a particular time and place. Visions of Inequality: From the French Revolution to the End of the Cold War (Harvard UP, 2023) takes us from Quesnay and the physiocrats, for whom social classes were prescribed by law, through the classic nineteenth-century treatises of Smith, Ricardo, and Marx, who saw class as a purely economic category driven by means of production. It shows how Pareto reconceived class as a matter of elites versus the rest of the population, while Kuznets saw inequality arising from the urban-rural divide. And it explains why inequality studies were eclipsed during the Cold War, before their remarkable resurgence as a central preoccupation in economics today. Meticulously extracting each author's view of income distribution from their often voluminous writings, Milanovic offers an invaluable genealogy of the discourse surrounding inequality. These intellectual portraits are infused not only with a deep understanding of economic theory but also with psychological nuance, reconstructing each thinker's outlook given what was unknowable to them within their historical contexts and methodologies. Branko Milanovic is Senior Scholar at the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality at the City University of New York and Visiting Professor at the International Inequalities Institute at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Caleb Zakarin is the Assistant Editor of the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/book-of-the-day

Writing a book like that makes you really think brutally about the past. It makes you really think about the current time and also how the future would look at you.Branko MilanovicAccess Bonus Episodes on PatreonMake a one-time Donation to Democracy Paradox.A full transcript is available at www.democracyparadox.com.Branko Milanovic is a Research Professor at the City University of New York and a Senior Scholar at the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality. He served as the lead economist in the World Bank's Research Department for almost 20 years. His most recent book is Visions of Inequality: From the French Revolution to the End of the Cold War.Key HighlightsIntroduction - 0:31Why Economic Inequality - 2:53Ideas Before 1820 - 13:26Marx and Socialism - 19:52Piketty and Modern Thought - 40:17Key LinksVisions of Inequality: From the French Revolution to the End of the Cold War by Branko Milanovicglobalinequality blog by Branko MilanovicFollow Branko Milanovic on X @BrankoMilanDemocracy Paradox PodcastThomas Piketty on EqualityJacob Hacker and Paul Pierson on the Plutocratic Populism of the Republican PartyMore Episodes from the PodcastMore InformationApes of the State created all MusicEmail the show at jkempf@democracyparadox.comFollow on Twitter @DemParadox, Facebook, Instagram @democracyparadoxpodcast100 Books on DemocracySupport the show

------------------Support the channel------------ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedissenter PayPal: paypal.me/thedissenter PayPal Subscription 3 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ybn6bg9l PayPal Subscription 5 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ycmr9gpz PayPal Subscription 10 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y9r3fc9m PayPal Subscription 20 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y95uvkao   ------------------Follow me on--------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDissenterYT   This show is sponsored by Enlites, Learning & Development done differently. Check the website here: http://enlites.com/   Dr. Branko Milanović is Presidential Professor at the Graduate Center and a senior fellow at the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality at The City University of New York (CUNY). Dr. Milanović's main area of work is income inequality, in individual countries and globally, as well as historically, among pre-industrial societies (Roman Empire, Byzantium, and France before the Revolution), and even inequality in soccer. His latest book is Visions of Inequality: From the French Revolution to the End of the Cold War.   In this episode, we focus on Visions of Inequality. We start by talking about how long people have been thinking about economic inequality, and the elements of the best income distribution studies. We then go through the work of authors like François Quesnay, Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Karl Marx, Vilfredo Pareto, and Simon Kuznets, and how there was a natural progression across them. We discuss how and why studies of income distribution went into retreat during the Cold War era; the rise of neoliberalism and its consequences; and what led to the revival of economic studies. We also talk about a recent expansion in our understanding of the dynamics of inequality, with race and gender inequality. Finally, we discuss Dr. Milanović's goals with this book. -- A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY PATRONS/SUPPORTERS: PER HELGE LARSEN, JERRY MULLER, HANS FREDRIK SUNDE, BERNARDO SEIXAS, OLAF ALEX, ADAM KESSEL, MATTHEW WHITINGBIRD, ARNAUD WOLFF, TIM HOLLOSY, HENRIK AHLENIUS, JOHN CONNORS, FILIP FORS CONNOLLY, DAN DEMETRIOU, ROBERT WINDHAGER, RUI INACIO, ZOOP, MARCO NEVES, COLIN HOLBROOK, PHIL KAVANAGH, MIKKEL STORMYR, SAMUEL ANDREEFF, FRANCIS FORDE, TIAGO NUNES, FERGAL CUSSEN, HAL HERZOG, NUNO MACHADO, JONATHAN LEIBRANT, JOÃO LINHARES, STANTON T, SAMUEL CORREA, ERIK HAINES, MARK SMITH, JOÃO EIRA, TOM HUMMEL, SARDUS FRANCE, DAVID SLOAN WILSON, YACILA DEZA-ARAUJO, ROMAIN ROCH, DIEGO LONDOÑO CORREA, YANICK PUNTER, ADANER USMANI, CHARLOTTE BLEASE, NICOLE BARBARO, ADAM HUNT, PAWEL OSTASZEWSKI, NELLEKE BAK, GUY MADISON, GARY G HELLMANN, SAIMA AFZAL, ADRIAN JAEGGI, PAULO TOLENTINO, JOÃO BARBOSA, JULIAN PRICE, EDWARD HALL, HEDIN BRØNNER, DOUGLAS FRY, FRANCA BORTOLOTTI, GABRIEL PONS CORTÈS, URSULA LITZCKE, SCOTT, ZACHARY FISH, TIM DUFFY, SUNNY SMITH, JON WISMAN, DANIEL FRIEDMAN, WILLIAM BUCKNER, PAUL-GEORGE ARNAUD, LUKE GLOWACKI, GEORGIOS THEOPHANOUS, CHRIS WILLIAMSON, PETER WOLOSZYN, DAVID WILLIAMS, DIOGO COSTA, ANTON ERIKSSON, CHARLES MOREY, ALEX CHAU, AMAURI MARTÍNEZ, CORALIE CHEVALLIER, BANGALORE ATHEISTS, LARRY D. LEE JR., OLD HERRINGBONE, STARRY, MICHAEL BAILEY, DAN SPERBER, ROBERT GRESSIS, IGOR N, JEFF MCMAHAN, JAKE ZUEHL, BARNABAS RADICS, MARK CAMPBELL, TOMAS DAUBNER, LUKE NISSEN, CHRIS STORY, KIMBERLY JOHNSON, BENJAMIN GELBART, JESSICA NOWICKI, LINDA BRANDIN, NIKLAS CARLSSON, ISMAËL BENSLIMANE, GEORGE CHORIATIS, VALENTIN STEINMANN, PER KRAULIS, KATE VON GOELER, ALEXANDER HUBBARD, LIAM DUNAWAY, BR, MASOUD ALIMOHAMMADI, PURPENDICULAR, JONAS HERTNER, URSULA GOODENOUGH, GREGORY HASTINGS, DAVID PINSOF, AND SEAN NELSON! A SPECIAL THANKS TO MY PRODUCERS, YZAR WEHBE, JIM FRANK, ŁUKASZ STAFINIAK, TOM VANEGDOM, BERNARD HUGUENEY, CURTIS DIXON, BENEDIKT MUELLER, THOMAS TRUMBLE, KATHRINE AND PATRICK TOBIN, JONCARLO MONTENEGRO, AL NICK ORTIZ, AND NICK GOLDEN! AND TO MY EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS, MATTHEW LAVENDER, SERGIU CODREANU, BOGDAN KANIVETS, AND ROSEY!

The United States bills itself as a land of opportunity; where economic and social advancement depend on abilities, skills, and drive, rather than the circumstances into which one is born. But is this characterization accurate? How does the U.S. compare to other countries in terms of socio-economic mobility across generations? And does the ability to change one's economic lot differ much by race, income, and national origin? Steven Durlauf of the Harris School, at the University of Chicago joins EconoFact Chats to discuss these issues, and to highlight ways policymakers can broaden opportunity for socio-economic advancement across racial and income groups in the U.S. Steven is the Director of the Stone Center for Research on Wealth, Inequality, and Mobility at the University of Chicago.

The United States bills itself as a land of opportunity; where economic and social advancement depend on abilities, skills, and drive, rather than the circumstances into which one is born. But is this characterization accurate? How does the U.S. compare to other countries in terms of socio-economic mobility across generations? And does the ability to change one's economic lot differ much by race, income, and national origin? Steven Durlauf of the Harris School, at the University of Chicago joins EconoFact Chats to discuss these issues, and to highlight ways policymakers can broaden opportunity for socio-economic advancement across racial and income groups in the U.S. Steven is the Director of the Stone Center for Research on Wealth, Inequality, and Mobility at the University of Chicago.

Heather Boushey, a member of President Biden's Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) and chief economist to the Investing in America Cabinet, discusses Biden's plan to build a clean energy economy in the U.S. "The president has made clear, I feel like gazillions of times at this point, that his goal is to build an economy from the bottom up and middle out," began Boushey at the March 22 event at UC Berkeley. "He wants an economy where growth is strong, sustainable. Where gains are broadly shared. Where the economy is stable, not just strong. Where our industries are globally competitive. Where we have a strong and vibrant middle class. Where we run our economy on clean energy and we bring down carbon emissions. And where we move beyond longstanding inequities."And so, we at the CEA, we help the president as he is thinking about the economics behind how we're going to do this. And so, today's conversation, what I want to spend the next little bit of time talking to you about, is about the president's economic blueprint to reach his goals — what motivated it, what it is, why we believe that the evidence shows us that it'll be effective and what successes that we're already seeing."This talk was co-sponsored by the Berkeley Society and Economy Initiative, the Network for a New Political Economy, the Stone Center on Wealth and Income Inequality, and Social Science Matrix.Listen to the episode and read the transcript on Berkeley News (news.berkeley.edu).Executive Office of the President of the United States photo via Wikimedia Commons.Music by Blue Dot Sessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How should we think and feel about so many things that are still so so bad, but, crucially here, so much better, than they were. Consider child mortality. Apparently, five million children under 5 died in the last year. Yet that number has more than halved in the last 30 years, which is again a huge reduction from the 20 million children under 5 who died each year in 1950. What do we do with information like this? Five million child deaths is an unacceptable tragedy. At the same time, 15 million children are essentially saved each year as compared to 1950. In this episode we explore the fascinating and intellectually consistent but emotionally incongruent thought - that things are bad, but better. Our guests bring to light data that seldom features in newsfeeds and help to unpack both the great advances being made on the one hand, alongside the worsening situations confronted by many millions of people. GuestsFrancisco Ferreira is the Amartya Sen Professor of Inequality Studies at the London School of Economics, where he is also Director of the International Inequalities Institute. Francisco is an economist working on the measurement, causes, and consequences of inequality and poverty in developing countries, with a special focus on Latin America. His work has been published widely and been awarded various prizes, including the Richard Stone Prize in Applied Econometrics and the Kendrick Prize from the International Association for Research in Income and Wealth. He is also an Affiliated Scholar with the Stone Center at the City University of New York; Francisco currently serves as President of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA). Prior to joining the LSE, Francisco had a long career at the World Bank, where his positions included Chief Economist for the Africa Region He has also taught at the Paris School of Economics. Francisco was born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil, and holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the London School of Economics.Emma Varvaloucas, is the executive director of The Progress Network, where she writes the weekly What Could Go Right? newsletter and co-hosts the What Could Go Right? podcast. She was formerly the executive editor of Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. In addition to The Progress Network and Tricycle, her writing has also appeared in the New York Post and Forbes, and has been syndicated by Apple News.Emma is a 2021 Dialog Emerging Fellow, a graduate of New York University, where she double-majored in journalism and religious studies. ~~ You can be part of the discussion @PofCharity on Twitter, @PrincipleofCharity on Facebook and @PrincipleofCharityPodcast on Instagram. Your hosts are Lloyd Vogelman and Emile Sherman. Find Lloyd @LloydVogelman on Linked in Find Emile @EmileSherman on Linked In and Twitter. This Podcast is Produced by Jonah Primo and Bronwen Reid Find Jonah at jonahprimo.com or @JonahPrimo on Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recorded on March 22, 2023, this talk — "The Modern American Industrial Strategy: Building a Clean Energy Economy from the Bottom Up and Middle Out" — features Heather Boushey, a member of President Biden's Council of Economic Advisers and Chief Economist to the Invest in America Cabinet. Boushey is co-founder of the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, where she was President and CEO from 2013-2020. She previously served as chief economist for Secretary Clinton's 2016 transition team and as an economist for the Center for American Progress, the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress, the Center for Economic and Policy Research, and the Economic Policy Institute. This talk was co-sponsored by the Berkeley Society and Economy Initiative (BESI), the Network for a New Political Economy (N2PE), the Stone Center on Wealth and Income Inequality, and Social Science Matrix. Abstract The Biden-Harris Administration began at a time of intersecting crises, including the pandemic, rising inequality, stagnating economic growth, and the large and growing costs of climate change. The President, in partnership with Congress and state and local governments, took rapid action with policies that have spurred the strongest and most equitable economic and labor market recovery in modern history — including legislation to enhance the resilience of our supply chains, rebuild our physical infrastructure, and accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy. These historic measures, together forming the core of the Modern American Industrial Strategy, were designed with an understanding that strategic public investments are essential to achieving the full potential of our nation's economy — one built from the bottom up and middle out, where the gains of economic growth are shared.

How do the wealthy maintain their wealth through tax havens, and what can we learn about these opaque practices? Recorded on April 3, 2023, this panel featured experts explaining aspects of the global ecosystem of tax avoidance, including how corporations and individuals move across multiple legal jurisdictions to maintain wealth and avoid paying taxes. The panel included Duncan Wigan, Professor with Special Responsibilities in the Department of Organization at Copenhagen Business School; and Gabriel Zucman, Professor of Economics at the Paris School of Economics and Ecole Normale Supérieure – PSL, Associate Professor of Economics at UC Berkeley, Director of the EU Tax Observatory, and director of the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Wealth and Income Inequality at UC Berkeley. The panel was moderated by Marion Fourcade, Professor of Sociology at UC Berkeley and Director of Social Science Matrix. Co-sponsored by Social Science Matrix, the Network for a New Political Economy (N2PE), the Stone Center on Wealth and Income Inequality, and the Berkeley Economy and Society Initiative.

For this episode I talked with Leslie McCall of the City University of New York. Leslie wonders if we should be asking different kinds of research questions, focusing on the possibilities for solidarity among the majority of people in the U.S. She's particularly critical of how we, as social scientists, frame our research about political polarization. Instead of focusing so intensely on divisions among people, she argues, we should be studying how the ultra wealthy and powerful are able to thwart the will of the majority in reducing economic inequality, for example.Leslie McCall is Associate Director of the Stone Center, and Presidential Professor of Sociology and Political Science at The Graduate Center, CUNY. She studies public opinion about inequality, trends in earnings and income inequality; and patterns of intersectional inequality. You can find more information about Leslie's work in the show notes.https://stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/people/mccall-leslie/https://stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/leslie-mccall-the-multidimensional-politics-of-inequality-lse-event/https://stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/panel-building-political-alliances-across-race-and-class/

Welcome to the daily304 – your window into Wonderful, Almost Heaven, West Virginia.   Today is Saturday, Feb. 25  Wheeling mulls installation of solar panels atop Stone Center…WV's new Commerce Secretary James Bailey outlines his goals…and WV stands to make big gains from a new battery making facility…on today's daily304. #1 – From THE INTELLIGENCER – A project to invest nearly a quarter million dollars into solar panels atop the Stone Center in downtown Wheeling is driven not only by the benefits of renewable energy, but also by an ongoing effort to propel economic development in the heart of the city.  Members of Wheeling City Council are expected to hear a second reading before taking a final vote on an ordinance to spend $240,255 with RED (Regional Economic Development Partnership) for the project. The Williams Lea Group leases a number of floors at the Stone Center owned by RED. Local officials have been eyeing incentives to not only keep them at the site but also to lay the groundwork that could encourage them to further expand there. “One of the things they've expressed interest in is green power,” said Craig O'Leary, program director at RED. “And so we have worked with Solar Holler to try to find the best way to satisfy their interests and to try to secure a long-term lease in downtown. Between us and the city it's very important.” Read more: https://www.theintelligencer.net/news/top-headlines/2023/02/green-energy-eyed-as-fuel-for-economic-engine-at-stone-center-in-wheeling/   #2 – From WV News – West Virginia Commerce Secretary James Bailey was tapped to lead the state's most diverse department at the beginning of December. A veteran civil servant with experience serving several of the agencies within the Department of Commerce, Bailey was appointed by Gov. Jim Justice following the retirement of former Secretary Ed Gaunch. Bailey said one of his goals is to address staffing shortages within several agencies under Commerce. “We need to be more flexible in the qualifications that we're seeking in folks, and we need to be competitive in both our pay and benefit structure,” he said. The Commerce Department's annual budget proposal includes a $66.5 million funding increase for the state parks system requested by Justice. While he said he couldn't reveal many details yet, a portion of that funding will be used to create two new state parks, Bailey said. Read more: https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/bailey-settling-in-to-role-as-new-west-virginia-secretary-of-commerce/article_9f734e42-aee1-11ed-932c-c733943690e8.html   #3 – From SOURCE – Form Energy plans to commercialize a battery that can economically store electricity for 100 hours at its first commercial-scale battery-making facility to be located in Wheeling. The long duration energy storage could provide vital backup power for hospitals and offices -- especially in rural and remote areas like those throughout West Virginia.  In an agreement between the Somerville, Massachusetts-based company and the state Department of Economic Development signed last month, Form Energy and its multiday battery would “reform the global electricity system to reliably run on 100% low-cost renewable energy, every day of the year.” The state agreed to provide Form Energy $290 million and retain ownership of the 55-acre property until the company employs 750 full-time workers. The pact requires the company to meet that employment threshold by the end of 2028. Read more: https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/legislative_session/wv-stands-to-benefit-disproportionately-from-battery-design-form-energy-plans-for-weirton-factory/article_189592e6-4ee0-51f0-bcf0-30d3d4a2dbaa.html   Find these stories and more at wv.gov/daily304. The daily304 curated news and information is brought to you by the West Virginia Department of Commerce: Sharing the wealth, beauty and opportunity in West Virginia with the world. Follow the daily304 on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @daily304. Or find us online at wv.gov and just click the daily304 logo.  That's all for now. Take care. Be safe. Get outside and enjoy all the opportunity West Virginia has to offer.  

------------------Support the channel------------ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedissenter PayPal: paypal.me/thedissenter PayPal Subscription 1 Dollar: https://tinyurl.com/yb3acuuy PayPal Subscription 3 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ybn6bg9l PayPal Subscription 5 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ycmr9gpz PayPal Subscription 10 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y9r3fc9m PayPal Subscription 20 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y95uvkao This show is sponsored by Enlites, Learning & Development done differently. Check the website here: http://enlites.com/ Dr. Branko Milanović is Presidential Professor at the Graduate Center and a senior fellow at the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality at The City University of New York (CUNY). Dr. Milanović's main area of work is income inequality, in individual countries and globally, as well as historically, among pre-industrial societies, and even inequality in soccer. His books include “The Haves and the Have-nots: A Brief and Idiosyncratic History of Global Inequality”, “Global Inequality: A New Approach for the Age of Globalization”, and “Capitalism, Alone”. In this episode, we focus on “Capitalism, Alone”. We start by defining capitalism, and distinguishing mainly between political capitalism and liberal meritocratic capitalism. We talk about China's political capitalism, and the historical role of communism. We get into economic inequality, and discuss how it is measured, recent trends, what drives it, if it is a problem, and how to reduce it. We discuss specifically Universal Basic Income as a proposed solution. Finally, we ask if capitalism has been a net-positive for global society, and if it is possible to predict its future. -- A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY PATRONS/SUPPORTERS: KARIN LIETZCKE, ANN BLANCHETTE, PER HELGE LARSEN, LAU GUERREIRO, JERRY MULLER, HANS FREDRIK SUNDE, BERNARDO SEIXAS, HERBERT GINTIS, RUTGER VOS, RICARDO VLADIMIRO, CRAIG HEALY, OLAF ALEX, PHILIP KURIAN, JONATHAN VISSER, JAKOB KLINKBY, ADAM KESSEL, MATTHEW WHITINGBIRD, ARNAUD WOLFF, TIM HOLLOSY, HENRIK AHLENIUS, JOHN CONNORS, PAULINA BARREN, FILIP FORS CONNOLLY, DAN DEMETRIOU, ROBERT WINDHAGER, RUI INACIO, ARTHUR KOH, ZOOP, MARCO NEVES, COLIN HOLBROOK, SUSAN PINKER, PABLO SANTURBANO, SIMON COLUMBUS, PHIL KAVANAGH, JORGE ESPINHA, CORY CLARK, MARK BLYTH, ROBERTO INGUANZO, MIKKEL STORMYR, ERIC NEURMANN, SAMUEL ANDREEFF, FRANCIS FORDE, TIAGO NUNES, BERNARD HUGUENEY, ALEXANDER DANNBAUER, FERGAL CUSSEN, YEVHEN BODRENKO, HAL HERZOG, NUNO MACHADO, DON ROSS, JONATHAN LEIBRANT, JOÃO LINHARES, OZLEM BULUT, NATHAN NGUYEN, STANTON T, SAMUEL CORREA, ERIK HAINES, MARK SMITH, J.W., JOÃO EIRA, TOM HUMMEL, SARDUS FRANCE, DAVID SLOAN WILSON, YACILA DEZA-ARAUJO, IDAN SOLON, ROMAIN ROCH, DMITRY GRIGORYEV, TOM ROTH, DIEGO LONDOÑO CORREA, YANICK PUNTER, ADANER USMANI, CHARLOTTE BLEASE, NICOLE BARBARO, ADAM HUNT, PAWEL OSTASZEWSKI, AL ORTIZ, NELLEKE BAK, KATHRINE AND PATRICK TOBIN, GUY MADISON, GARY G HELLMANN, SAIMA AFZAL, ADRIAN JAEGGI, NICK GOLDEN, PAULO TOLENTINO, JOÃO BARBOSA, JULIAN PRICE, EDWARD HALL, HEDIN BRØNNER, DOUGLAS P. FRY, FRANCA BORTOLOTTI, GABRIEL PONS CORTÈS, URSULA LITZCKE, DENISE COOK, SCOTT, ZACHARY FISH, TIM DUFFY, AND TRADERINNYC! A SPECIAL THANKS TO MY PRODUCERS, YZAR WEHBE, JIM FRANK, ŁUKASZ STAFINIAK, IAN GILLIGAN, LUIS CAYETANO, TOM VANEGDOM, CURTIS DIXON, BENEDIKT MUELLER, VEGA GIDEY, THOMAS TRUMBLE, AND NUNO ELDER! AND TO MY EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS, MICHAL RUSIECKI, ROSEY, JAMES PRATT, MATTHEW LAVENDER, SERGIU CODREANU, AND BOGDAN KANIVETS!

Paul Krugman is the sole recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his work on international trade theory in 2008. He has taught at Yale, M.I.T. and Stanford. He is distinguished professor in the Graduate Center Economics Ph.D. program and distinguished scholar at the Stone Center for Socioeconomic Inequality at the City University of New York. KSE Public lectures with top world intellectuals serve to demonstrate solidarity with Ukraine and enhance Ukrainian intellectual sovereignty. More information about project: https://kse.ua/lektsi-na-pidtrimku-ukrayini/ The KSE launched a humanitarian aid campaign for Ukraine. The campaign's objective is to purchase necessary supplies, first aid, and protective kits for the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Paramedic Association, and the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces. No matter how small, every donation can help deliver essential aid and supplies. DONATE: https://kse.ua/support/donation Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KyivSchool https://twitter.com/brik_t

Dr. Branko Milanović is a senior scholar at the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequalities, most known for his work on income distribution and inequality. Previously the lead economist in the World Bank's Research Department for almost 20 years, his award-winning books entitled Global Inequality and Capitalism alone discuss income inequality across the world in an era of globalization. Holding a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Belgrade, he was named among the top 50 thinkers in the world by Prospect magazine.

"Why is it important to focus on regular people, people in the in-between, people who bear some cost but also reap some profit? Because it gives us an insight into most people's lives. As long as we don't understand how we become acquiescent, not much will change." In this episode, we welcome Amalia Leguizamón, Associate Professor of Sociology and core faculty at the Stone Center for Latin American Studies at Tulane University. Her research examines the political economy of the environment in Latin America, particularly Argentina's swift agrarian transformation based on the early adoption and intensive implementation of genetically modified soybeans. She is also the author of Seeds of Power: Environmental Injustice and Genetically Modified Soybeans in Argentina (Duke University Press, 2020). The song featured in this episode is Things It Would Have Been Helpful to Know Before the Revolution by Father John Misty. Support the podcast: GreenDreamer.com/support Green Dreamer is a community-supported podcast and multimedia journal exploring our paths to collective healing, biocultural revitalization, and true abundance and wellness for all. Find our show notes, transcripts, and newsletter at GreenDreamer.com.

A conversation on prosperity, opportunity, and inequality, with https://www.newyorkencounter.org/jeanpaul-fitoussi (Jean-Paul Fitoussi), Professor Emeritus of Economics at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris, and https://www.newyorkencounter.org/branko-milanovic (Branko Milanovic), senior fellow at the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality, https://nyencounter.squarespace.com/samuele-rosa (Samuele Rosa), senior economist, International Monetary Fund, moderated by https://www.newyorkencounter.org/anujeet-sareen (Anujeet Sareen), portfolio manager, Brandywine GlobalAmerica, we believe, is the land of opportunity, a country where people of diverse backgrounds have the opportunity to make the most of their talents. But is this narrative true today?  Do we truly offer equality of opportunity?  Income and wealth inequality are the worst they have been in nearly a century. Indeed, the deepening unease across the political spectrum and the increasing distrust of our institutions are perhaps largely a consequence of an erosion of the American dream.  These trends are similar in many advanced economies. How does America once again offer the promise of shared prosperity?

We are witnessing a COVID-19 driven explosion in inequality. This week, Oxfam released its annual report, Inequality Kills, showing that the pandemic is killing at least 1 person every 4 seconds, while the ten richest men have doubled their fortunes during this same pandemic. This is the biggest single increase in billionaire wealth in recorded history. Max and Nadia talk to Branko Milanovic, world-renowned authority on inequality, to find out why.Branko is a Senior Scholar at City University of New York's Stone Center on Socio-economic Inequality and Centennial Professor at London School of Economics' International Inequalities Institute (III). He was the Lead Economist in the World Bank's Research Department for almost 20 years, before leaving to write his book on global income inequality, Worlds Apart (2005). He has since authored three more award-winning books – The Haves and the Have-nots (2011), Global Inequality (2016) and Capitalism, Alone (2019).Please do share the episode on your social media.If you're joining us on EQUALS for the first time, tune in to our earlier interviews – from talking with the award-winning journalist Gary Younge on what we can learn from Martin Luther King Jr to fight inequality, to best-selling author Anand Giridharadas on whether we need billionaires, Zambian music artist PilAto on the power of music, thinker Ece Temelkuran on beating fascism, climate activist Hindou Ibrahim on nature, and the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva on what comes after the pandemic. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Denis Lachapelle is chair of Wilkes Comic Con. A life-long artist, geek, and gamer, for several years he produced fan art and commissions at comic book conventions throughout the state as Coffee Bruin Studios. Together with his co-chair Wendy Harmon, they produce the areas only Geek Culture convention. Now held twice a year, Wilkes Comic Con is an event that celebrates comic art, pop culture, cosplay, gaming, and comic books and collectibles. Known as the con that was created by artists for artists and the community, the Winter 2022 event features: The Marketplace with over 50 vendor tablesThe Dragon's Den, featuring a Magic Tournament, RPG one shots, and moreCosplay contestsInteractive panelsFood TrucksWilkes Comic Con will be held at the Stone Center for the Performing Arts on January 22, from 10 AM – 5PM.Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for 13 and under. Tickets can be purchased online at https://wilkescomiccon.com/tickets/ or at the door. For more information, including a list of events, special guests, and vendors, please go to wilkescomiccon.com https://wilkescomiccon.com/https://www.facebook.com/WilkesComicCon/https://twitter.com/ConWilkes Email: denis@wilkescomiccon.com

As the world stumbles through a second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is clear that both its catastrophic toll on human life and the severe socioeconomic dislocation it has caused matter equally. Yet it is also becoming clear that there is a growing inequality associated with governments and private citizens' responses to the pandemic – whether in terms of access to vaccines or public policy measures to support the most vulnerable sections. In this context, the work of Professor Branko Milanovic of the Stone Center on Socio Economic Inequality at the City University of New York, and former lead economist in the World Bank's Research Department for almost 20 years, matters ever more today, especially his study of the relationship between inequality and different forms of capitalism across the world. On this episode of the In Focus podcast, he shares his perspective on this subject, including on its relevance to India, with The Hindu's Associate Editor Narayan Lakshman.

Ben trovati! Sono Paolo Gaeta ed oggi per il podcast della nostra serie Tax Talks parleremo di concentrazione della ricchezza privata in Italia.  L'Italia è uno dei paesi nel mondo con il più alto rapporto ricchezza / reddito. Tuttavia la conoscenza della distribuzione dimensionale della ricchezza è attualmente limitata. Oggi tratteremo di una ricerca che vuole ampliare l'osservazione sulla tema della distribuzione del patrimonio personale che prende in esame un arco di tempo che va dal 1995 al 2016.  l'Italia oltre a distinguersi come uno dei paesi con maggiore quota di ricchezza privata è anche quello dove il 50% dei cittadini più poveri della popolazione adulta hanno subito il calo più marcato della ricchezza.  Ne parliamo oggi con il dott. Salvatore Morelli autore assieme al dott. Paolo Aicardi e Facundo Alvaredo della ricerca dal titolo “The Concentration of Personal Wealth in Italy 1995-2016” pubblicato dal The Graduate Center City University of New York.  Il dott. Morelli è Senior Scholar presso lo Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality of New York, ricercatore in scienza delle Finanze presso l'Universita' di Roma Tre e membro del coordinamento del Forum Disuguaglianze e Diversità, con master in scienze economiche presso la London School of Economics e un dottorato di ricerca presso l'Universita' di Oxford.  Ascolta il PODCAST su altre Fonti Digitali✅ Studio Gaeta Podcast su Spotify✅ Studio Gaeta Podcast su iTunes ✅ Studio Gaeta Podcast su Google✅ Studio Gaeta Podcast su AmazonTrascrizione:Benvenuti nello spazio TaxTalks, podcast dello studio Paolo Gaeta. Un'area dedicata a commenti, interviste ad esperti di diritto tributario, per comprendere meglio insieme come funziona e in che direzione si muove il sistema fiscale italiano. Idee, riflessioni e confronti di valore. Collegatevi al sito www.studiogaeta.com per ascoltare i nostri podcast ed essere aggiornati sulle iniziative dello studio. Bentrovati, sono Paolo Gaeta ed oggi per il podcast della serie tax talks parleremo della concentrazione della ricchezza privata in Italia. L'italia è uno dei paesi del mondo con il più alto rapporto ricchezza reddito. Tuttavia la conoscenza della distribuzione dimensionale della ricchezza è attualmente limitata. Oggi tratteremo di una ricerca che vuole ampliare l'osservazione sul tema della distribuzione del patrimonio personale che prende in esame un arco di tempo che va dal 1995 al 2016. L'italia, oltre a distinguersi come uno dei paesi con maggiore quota di ricchezza privata è anche quello dove il 50% dei cittadini più poveri della popolazione adulta hanno subito il calo più marcato della ricchezza. Ne parliamo oggi con il Dottore Salvatore Morelli, autore assieme al Dottore Paolo Aicardi e Facundo Alvaredo della ricerca dal titolo “The Concentration of Personal Wealth in Italy 1995-2016” pubblicato dal The Graduate Center City University of New York.  Il dott. Morelli è Senior Scholar presso lo Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality of New York, ricercatore in scienza delle Finanze presso l'Universita' di Roma Tre e membro del coordinamento del Forum Disuguaglianze e Diversità, con master in scienze economiche presso la London School of Economics e un dottorato di ricerca presso l'Universita' di Oxford. Domanda:Salvatore Buongiorno ci siamo lasciati l'ultima volta nel nostro podcast del mese di ottobre 2020 pensando di sentirci su altri temi ed eccoci qui, parliamo di ricchezza delle persone fisiche. Il tema è molto caldo, i numeri di cui ci parlerai, raccontano di una situazione che in Italia, come anche negli Stati Uniti, sotto all'attuale presidenza Biden è al centro dei molte attenzioni da parte degli operatori finanziari interni e internazionali e dello Stato. Ma raccontaci com'è nata l'idea di questa seconda ricerca e qual è la posizione dell'Italia nella classifica sull'accumulo della ricchezza nel panorama internazionale che viene fuori dalla vostra ricerca.Risposta:Grazie, buongiorno, l'idea della ricerca è quella di avere un'idea un po' più precisa su come siano effettivamente distribuiti i patrimoni delle famiglie italiane e quindi anche tra gli individui. In particolare vogliamo capire come sia distribuito l'intero stock di patrimonio stimato nei conti patrimoniali del settore delle famiglie che identificano il nostro Paese un totale di circa 8500 miliardi di patrimonio netto, cioè la somma di attivi finanziari immobiliari al netto dell'indebitamento. I risultati principali del nostro lavoro suggeriscono come da un lato il nostro Paese sia stato un po' investito da una vera e propria inversione delle fortune a partire dalla metà degli anni novanta ed è un periodo particolare perché segnato da una grande stagnazione dei redditi un susseguirsi anche da due gravi crisi finanziarie e recessioni economiche, poi rafforzate anche dalla crisi del debito e in altre parole è sempre più patrimonio si concentra nelle mani di un piccolo gruppo della popolazione, come ad esempio l'un per cento della popolazione è sempre meno nel gruppo più povero, quindi ad esempio il cinquanta per cento più povero della popolazione. In confronto ad altri paesi il livello di concentrazione di ricchezza che noi stimiamo e osserviamo per l'italia sembra essere oggi in linea con gli altri paesi europei come Francia, Spagna e Germania, però l'evoluzione temporale quindi il trend temporale osservato e stimato sembra più vicino invece a quello riscontrato negli Stati Uniti. L'italia appare come un paese con una classe medio-alta relativamente forte, parliamo per esempio del quaranta percento, subito al di sotto del dieci per cento più ricco, mentre la quota del cinquanta per cento più povero, quello che di cui ho parlato prima, che è composta da venticinque milioni di individui, ha sperimentato invece il più forte declino che noi osserviamo dalla metà degli anni novanta se confrontato con gli altri paesi. L'aspetto interessante del nostro lavoro è che per la prima volta, scattiamo una fotografia diversa da quella che riusciamo a stimare attraverso l'unica fonte di dati finora a disposizione che era l'indagine campionaria sui bilanci delle famiglie gestite dalla banca D'italia e queste dinamiche di crescita della disuguaglianza semplicemente non appaiono con questi dati. Nel nostro lavoro, invece, utilizziamo una nuova fonte di dati mai esplorata finora e si tratta dei registri della dichiarazione di successione che forniscono il nostro paese una fotografia dei possedimenti di ricchezza che passano di mano alla morte e che vengono dichiarate all'agenzia delle entrate. A partire da questi dati, aggiustandone anche un po' il contenuto, per esempio dobbiamo trasformare il valore catastale degli immobili in valore di mercato. Noi cerchiamo di ricostruire la fotografia della distribuzione del patrimonio degli italiani in vita. Il vantaggio principale di questi dati è una migliore copertura del gruppo dei ricchi di patrimonio semplicemente non riusciamo a stimare un numero più alto di persone con patrimoni milionari, cosa che invece l'indagine campionaria attualmente non riesce a fare e in più i nostri dati sono compatibili con le statistiche macroeconomiche dei conti nazionali.Domanda:Quale fotografia esce fuori della ricchezza individuale in termini di crescita nel lungo periodo, anche turbolento, che avete analizzato dal 1995 al 2016? Ci dai anche qualche dato interessante per profilare in maniera un po' più dettagliata il settore della popolazione con un focus sugli ultra high net worth individual?Risposta:Si, come hai accennato brevemente prima, la dinamica principale di lungo periodo è una dinamica di crescita di concentrazione della ricchezza nei segmenti di popolazione più ricche, andando un po più a fondo nei risultati stimiamo che, per esempio, la quota di ricchezza del 1% degli adulti più ricchi del paese è aumentato dal 16% nel 1995 al 22% nel 2016. Parliamo di circa 500mila adulti con almeno 1,4 milioni di euro, con una ricchezza netta media di circa 4 milioni di euro. Cioè in altre parole, di quel  8500 miliardi di euro di patrimonio netto aggregato che menzionavo prima, questo gruppo ne possiede oggi circa 1700 miliardi quel 1% più ricco della popolazione. Ma il nostro studio permette anche di andare un po' più a fondo e differenziare anche i più ricchi tra i ricchi, ad esempio, possiamo osservare la quota di ricchezza spettante allo 0.1% dei più ricchi della popolazione, circa 50mila individui. In questo gruppo ha visto raddoppiare la sua ricchezza netta da circa 7,6 milioni di euro a 15 milioni di euro dal 95 al 2016, mentre, ad esempio, giusto per un confronto, il cinquanta per cento più povero di cui parlavo prima controllava il 12% della ricchezza totale novantacinque scesa a circa il 3,5 % negli anni recenti. Si tratta di un calo di circa 80% della ricchezza netta media da ventisette mila euro a sette mila euro a prezzi costanti nel 2016 e possiamo ancora addirittura ulteriormente ingrandire l'osservazione andando un po' più a fondo nel gruppo dei più ricchi, ad esempio, possono arrivare al gruppo dei cinquemila adulti più ricchi lo 0,01%. E questo gruppo almeno un patrimonio netto di minimo 20 milioni di euro, con una media di 80 milioni di euro. Questo gruppo ha visto la quota di ricchezza più che raddoppiare sul totale da circa il 2% nel 95 al 5%n nel 2016 e questi numeri sono ovviamente ancora più grandi se dovessimo distribuire le stime dei miliardi di euro di patrimoni finanziari detenuti nei conti offshore che noi non riusciamo a catturare nei dati di contabilità nazionale, parliamo di circa 170 miliardi di euro ai giorni nostri, pari circa il 10% del prodotto interno lordo. Bene, se noi distribuissimo questa quantità di patrimoni finanziari detenuti nei conti offshore a gruppo della popolazione, ebbene la soglia per entrare all'interno di questo gruppo raddoppierebbe da circa venti a quaranta milioni di euro.Domanda:Ci puoi parlare delle determinanti dell'accumulazione e della concentrazione?Risposta:Sì, questo è un punto importante. Ad esempio noi usciamo non solo per esempio a osservare che i ricchi abbiano un patrimonio più sostanzioso, ma anche un portafoglio sostanzialmente  diverso ad esempio più dell'ottanta percento del patrimonio dei cinque adulti più ricchi sono detenuti in attività finanziarie di impresa, mentre l'1%più ricco detiene il sessanta percento dei patrimoni in immobili e chiaramente riuscire a differenziare i rischi dagli ultraricchi, dunque, appare anche cruciale non solo per stimare questa eterogeneità, ma anche per capire quali siano le determinanti di accumulazione e cosa possa guidare queste dinamiche. Infatti, in linea con questi risultati possiamo dire che osserviamo che le quote di ricchezza, soprattutto quelle più elevate, sono guidate dalla dinamica dei patrimoni finanziari. In altre parole, i rendimenti di questi titoli finanziari e dei risparmi hanno guidato queste dinamiche, mentre l'accumulo di patrimoni immobiliari, invece sembra avere avuto un effetto di stabilizzazione delle dinamiche concentrazione. Ma l'accumulazione di ricchezze non avviene solo per il cambio di risparmio, per la variazione dei prezzi dei titoli degli immobili, avviene anche per trasferimento di ricchezza ricevuti nel corso della vita. Noi ci soffermiamo abbastanza su questo canale, perché è per la sua rilevanza sostanziale. Per esempio, noi possiamo sapere che buona parte delle grandi fortune è frutto di risparmi e di attività imprenditoriali. Noi  riusciamo a vedere chiaramente come emerge un ruolo sempre più crescente l'eredità delle donazioni in vita, aumenta la concentrazione di queste eredità nelle mani di pochi. Quindi confermiamo in un certo senso i risultati di un altro studio di cui avevamo già parlato insieme in un altro podcast. E inoltre mostriamo anche da un lato, come una percentuale sempre più bassa di eredità milionari viene soggetto a tassazione oggi rispetto alla metà degli anni 90 e quindi è diminuito sostanzialmente l'onere fiscale medio su questi lasciti milionari.Domanda:A proposito di questo, qual è il ruolo delle imposte su questi grandi patrimoni in questo scenario attuale? In prospettiva quale può essere e quali le implicazioni del vostro lavoro nel panorama del dibattito nazionale e internazionale attorno a questi argomenti?Risposta:A dirla tutta, la corretta attuazione della distribuzione ricchezza, sicuramente un primo passo per parlare poi seriamente di fisco e di imposte sul patrimonio, la misurazione, la quantificazione era esattamente l'obiettivo della ricerca di cui abbiamo parlato. Parliamo di tassazione, usciamo un po' dal perimetro di questo studio, per orientarci in questo dibattito, comunque controverso ma assolutamente necessario, ci sono un paio di cose da ribadire secondo me. Innanzitutto l'italia è da anni in una fase di stagnazione dei redditi, mentre il peso dei patrimoni è continuato a salire. Siamo oggi uno dei paesi con il più alto rapporto tra ricchezza e il reddito del mondo sviluppato, se il totale del reddito disponibile delle famiglie vale 1150miliardi, abbiamo detto prima, il totale invece del patrimonio vale 8500 miliardi quindi stiamo parlando di un rapporto di sette a uno e questo rapporto è triplicato negli ultimi quaranta cinquant'anni. Invece, a fronte di questa crescita del peso dei patrimoni, non è invece cresciuto proporzionalmente la quota di introiti fiscali che è dovuta a prelievi sui patrimoni e quindi esiste banalmente un margine di azione in questo senso. Il secondo punto che vale la pena ribadire è che esistono diversi modi di passare il patrimonio, alcuni più diretti di altri. Bisognerebbe secondo me prendere un po' tutti in considerazione per ponderare bene i pro e i contro, per esempio, a partire dalla tassazione di trasferimento di ricchezza di cui parlavamo prima quelle riferite alle donazioni. Questa forma di tassazione, almeno storicamente, è tra le prime forme di tassazione create in generale e anche tra le prime ad essere anche generalmente apprezzate da varie culture politiche, perché abbraccia obiettivi di giustizia sociale da un lato, garantendo uguaglianza e opportunità pari riducendo gli squilibri e garantendo anche obiettivi di efficienza economica, banalmente migliorando la allocazione del capitale produttivo, magari favorendo anche la cessione attività territoriali al di fuori della sfera familiare. Infatti noi sappiamo che si può ereditare facilmente un'impresa, ma non necessariamente la capacità di gestirla al meglio e poi anche compatibile con obiettivi di democrazia liberale, perché riducendo il peso della ricchezza dinastica si tende un po' a distorcere meno le dinamiche democratiche perché noi sappiamo che anche le grandi ricchezze sono anche diciamo simbolo di potere, di influenza politica e concentrazione di potere economico. Quindi su questo in Italia ci sarebbe ancora da fare, perché il nostro sistema tributario vede con molto favore i lasciti ereditari e le donazioni e nel panorama internazionale l'italia è oggi uno dei paesi che tassa questi trasferimenti in modo un po' più timido. Ad esempio trasferimenti tra genitori e figli nel nostro paese sono tassati con un'aliquota proporzionale del 4% sopra il milione di euro. In tanti altri paesi avanzati come Uk, Francia, Germania, Giappone, Corea del Sud, l'aliquota massima arriva anche al 50/55%. Proprio un paio di giorni fa gli eredi della grande industria multinazionale Samsung hanno annunciato un pagamento di un'imposta sui lasci ereditari di circa 11 miliardi di dollari.Domanda:Pari circa il cinquanta per cento del valore del patrimonio, siamo a livelli davvero altissimi di vera redistribuzione.Risposta:E infatti proprio su questo punto avevamo avanzato un anno fa una proposta di riforma dell'imposta di successione italiana che diventi proprio più progressiva, faccia pagare meno persone ma che poi riesca a spostare il carico fiscale soprattutto su chi riceve fortune milionarie e avvicinando però anche l'aliquota massima ad altri paesi sviluppati, come appunto il caso della Corea del Sud, si puo' fare, garantendo anche il diritto alle famiglie di provvedere ai propri figli con delle soglie di esenzioni sostanziose. Per esempio noi avevamo proposto 500 mila euro, che ricordiamolo, è un livello di ricchezza sostanziale perché permette a conti fatti con i dati che ho menzionato prima di entrare nel sei per cento più ricco degli italiani, ma passare i trasferimenti chiaramente non è l'unico modo. Si possono passare i rendimenti del patrimonio, alcuni redditi da capitale, come i dividendi, le plusvalenze, ma anche gli affitti. Si possono tassare in questo senso i flussi di reddito generati dal patrimonio e facendolo quindi si riducono anche i rendimenti del patrimonio. Ma diciamo questo è l'esempio legato alla proposta dell'amministrazione Biden che ha proposto di aumentare le imposte sui capital gain negli Stati Uniti. Questo è un approccio che va in questa direzione però un aspetto negativo di questo approccio è che l'imposta si potrebbe facilmente evitare in un certo qual senso, prolungando la proprietà degli asset fino alla morte dove i capital gain vengono azzerati. Oppure prolungando fino a quando un'altra amministrazione cambierà nuovamente le regole. Quindi bisognerebbe in altre parole, provare a tassare i capital gain non realizzati. Esiste poi la possibilità anche delle patrimoniali vere e proprie. Qui ci sono due approcci sostanzialmente o tassare le cose, quindi diversi tipi di asset separatamente, come il caso delle patrimoniale all'italiana cioè si pagano le imposte di bollo sui conti, ma non si sommano questi asset in capo alla persona. Invece l'approccio alternativo sarebbe quello dell'imposta patrimoniale personale, cioè l'approccio, un po' più controverso, quello più dibattuto. Ma anche qui ci sarebbero due possibilità ulteriori l'implementazione o una tassa one-off, cioè una tantum oppure un'imposta ricorrente annuale. Chiaramente, in questo senso, le implicazioni distorsive di natura con comportamentale potrebbe essere completamente diverse, quindi sono tante le questioni aperte, ma un aspetto che bisognerebbe tenere in conto è che esiste ad esempio, come suggeriscono alcuni scienziati delle finanze americani, un numero sostanziale cospicuo di milionari le cui aziende non distribuiscono dividendi sufficienti che realizzano pochissimi capital gain, ricevono salari relativamente bassi e soprattutto le cui aziende pagano imposte molto basse sui profitti d'impresa. Quindi nessuno degli approcci tradizionale alla tassazione risolverebbe questo problema di bassa aliquota media, di questi individui che si sottraggono in un certo qualsenso alla progressività del sistema tributario e questo problema potrebbe essere risolto da un'imposta temporanea sui capital gain non realizzati, quindi quelli maturati o con un'imposta patrimoniale personale. Ovviamente su tutto questo in Italia siamo ancora molto lontani da averne discusso in maniera approfondita e sicuramente questo è il primo passo.Grazie di essere stato con noi Salvatore e complimenti davvero per l'importante e molto interessante e attuale lavoro che hai fattoGrazie! Grazie mille per l'interesse e per l'accoglienzaPotete ascoltare le trust Talks sul sito www.studiogaeta.com per contatti diretti con i nostri esperti inviati una mail a info@studiogaeta.com

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How have governments responded to the economic crisis created by the Covid-19 pandemic, and what will be the consequences? On Tuesday, April 6, a panel discussion with Wolfgang Schmidt, State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance of Germany, Angella MacEwen, Senior Economist, Canadian Union of Public Employees, and Branko Milanovic, Professor and Senior Scholar, the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality, the Graduate Center, CUNY, addressed the inequalities revealed and exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, the public policy tools available to ameliorate those inequalities, and the likely paths economies can take in the recovery from the pandemic. This public online event was moderated by John Torpey, Director, European Union Studies Center and Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, and organized with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Washington office. It was co-sponsored by the American Council on Germany, Colorado European Union Center of Excellence, University of Florida Center for European Studies, and Stone Center on Inequality at the Graduate Center, CUNY. You can find a transcript of the episode here: https://ralphbuncheinstitute.org/2021/04/08/economic-inequality-after-the-pandemic/ You can also watch the recording of the event here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdFdOBi7moc

Nobel laureate Paul Krugman is a distinguished professor of economics at The Graduate Center, CUNY, a faculty member at the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality, and a New York Times columnist. He writes frequently about U.S. politics, economics, and economic and social policy. Lately, he has been sharing his opinions about Bidenomics(mostly good), the state of the Republican Party and democracy in America (mostly not good), and how the U.S. can emerge from its “coronacoma.” In this episode of The Thought Project podcast, he elaborates on many of his ideas, particularly how the U.S. can pull itself out of its COVID-induced economic slump, burnish its international reputation and standing, and address inequality through policies on health care, child care, and social security. He discusses what could make the post-pandemic U.S. economy come roaring back and shares his biggest fears. Listen in on a frank and wide-ranging discussion with one of today's most well-known public intellectuals.

Marco Ranaldi is a postdoctoral scholar at the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality at the Graduate Center, CUNY. His research interests lie at the intersection between economic inequality and political economy, with a focus on inequality measurement and the comparative analysis of economic systems. He holds a PhD in Economics from the Paris School of Economics. Our next book club meeting will take place on April 6th. It will once again be hosted by Fiori Sara Berhane. We will (Zoom) meet at 7pm EST and will be reading The Ministry For The Future. All are welcome!Sign Up HereMusic by Podington Bear A Correction Podcast Episodes RSS

Rate, review and download our podcast Inequality is emerging as the “biggest policy challenge” during and after the Covid-19 pandemic, with the World Bank estimating that extreme global poverty is to rise for the first time in over 20 years. “The coronavirus pandemic is possibly the first so-called ‘global event’”, said Professor Branko Milanovic in the latest EBRD Economics Talk. Sir Angus Deaton, Nobel Prize laureate, also took part in the discussion on the nature of inequality and how it will be aggravated by the pandemic. EBRD Chief Economist Beata Javorcik sounded the alarm about coronavirus’s impact on emerging markets across the EBRD regions. What’s next? How can our societies be made more equal? What are the roles of the state and the private sector in combatting inequality? Professor Angus Deaton is a Nobel Prize laureate in Economics and Senior Scholar at the School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University.  His latest book “Deaths of Despair” is co-written with Anne Case and is a ground-breaking account of how the flaws in capitalism are fatal for America’s working class. Professor Branko Milanovic is a Presidential Professor at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and a senior fellow at the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality. Beata Javorcik is the EBRD Chief Economist and Professor of Economics at the University of Oxford. The discussion was joined by EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso and chaired by EBRD Communications Managing Director Jonathan Charles. Like what you hear? Review our podcast on iTunes or tweet us @EBRD #EBRDEconTalks

In this episode, Nate is joined by professor Miles Corak to discuss how to strengthen our social safety net and, more specifically, what an EI system for the 21st century should look like.Miles is currently an economics professor at The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, and senior scholar at the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality. In 2017, he was the Economist in Residence at Employment and Social Development Canada, and a lead author of Canada's first poverty reduction strategy.You can read more of his work at milescorak.com

I trasferimenti di ricchezza, (lasciti, eredità e donazioni) sono risorse economiche fondamentali per le famiglie e fonte prediletta per l'accumulo di ricchezza.   Nei paesi più ricchi la loro quota rispetto al reddito nazionale è aumentata notevolmente negli ultimi decenni. Questo trend è ancora più evidente in Italia dove da un lato i lasciti ereditari si stanno concentrando sempre più in poche mani, dall'altro le imposte di successione versate sono molto diminuite nell'arco dei decenni.  Ne parliamo con il dott. Salvatore Morelli, autore assieme al dott. Paolo Aicardi della ricerca dal titolo “Wealth Transfers and Net Wealth at Death: Evidence from the Italian Inheritance Tax Records 1995–2016” pubblicato ad ottobre 2020 dal National Bureau of Economic Research.  Il dott. Morelli è Senior Scholar presso lo Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality of New York, ricercatore in scienza delle Finanze presso l'Universita' di Roma Tre, con master in scienze economiche presso la London School of Economics e un dottorato di ricerca presso l'Universita' di Oxford.   Il documento può essere scaricato qui: https://www.dropbox.com/s/26lr2e7ti393e0x/NBER%20WP%2027899.pdf?dl=0

All about taxes | Gabriel Zucman is an Associate Professor of Economics and Director of the Stone Center on Wealth and Income Inequality at the University of California, Berkeley. In this interview, hosted by Andrew Keen, Professor Zucman discusses issues of taxation and tax havens. According to Professor Zucman, a major problem within free market capitalism is tax avoidance. He argues that in a globalized economy there should be new tools to ensure companies pay taxes where they make their profits.

Another wave of reflections for capitalism is now kindled by the Covid-19 crisis. Will the fiscal stimulus uplift the average Americans or end up exacerbating inequality? How is the crisis revealing fundamental fractures of the American and Western societies? The world as we have known it for the past decades has come to a stop, and the global socio-economic system might finally be shaken up as businesses remake their supply chains and governments re-envision their globalization goals... As people reflect on those important questions, we think it’s timely to re-introduce an earlier interview with Prof. Branko Milanovic on his book “Capitalism, Alone” and his insightful critique on the present and future of this political-economic system. “Capitalism, Alone: The Future of the System That Rules the World” provides a detailed recount of the path through which Capitalism came to dominate our world; an overview of the different capitalistic systems now govern the world; a range of problems such as inequality that Capitalism has engendered and struggled to respond to; and a deep reflection on the urgent socio-economic challenges our societies now face and how we may address them. As the public today grows ever more concerned with inequality, one of the most noteworthy ideas in the book is how liberal meritocratic capitalism is a system with inherent characteristics that “enhance inequality.” Drawing from Thomas Piketty and a wide range of literature and data, Prof. Milanovic provides a refreshing view on how we may rethink radical solutions for our dire problems. Branko Milanović is a visiting presidential professor at The Graduate Center, CUNY, and a senior scholar at the Stone Center on Socio-economic Inequality. He served as lead economist in the World Bank’s Research Department for almost 20 years, leaving to write his book on global income inequality, “Worlds Apart” (2005). His book “The Haves and the Have-nots” (2011) was selected by The Globalist as the 2011 Book of the Year. “Global Inequality” (2016) was awarded the Bruno Kreisky Prize for the best political book of 2016 and the Hans Matthöfer Prize in 2018, and was translated into 16 languages. It addresses economic and economic and political effects of globalization and introduces the concept of successive “Kuznets waves” of inequality. In March 2018, Milanovic was awarded (jointly with Mariana Mazzucato) the 2018 Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Knowledge.

Listen to Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer in conversation with Gabriel Zucman. They discuss wealth and income inequality as well as potential policy solution to address the widening gap between rich and poor. Gabriel Zucman is the Director of the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Wealth and Income Inequality at the University of California at Berkeley. He received his PhD in 2013 from the Paris School of Economics and taught at the London School of Economics before joining the Berkeley faculty in 2015. You might also find our regular articles, blogs and other written publications of interest. Just visit our website www.socialeurope.eu to read our latest output. If you want to stay up-to-date with all things Social Europe just sign up to our regular newsletter. You can do so on our website.

The first of a two-part broadcast on economic inequality and mobility with guests: James Parrott, Dir. of Economic & Fiscal Policies, Center for New York City Affairs, Janet Gornick, Ph. D, Dir. of CUNY’s Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality and AFSCME’s Dir. of Research & Bargaining Steve Kreisberg. 

The conclusion of a two-part broadcast on economic inequality and mobility with guests: James Parrott, Dir. of Economic & Fiscal Policies, Center for New York City Affairs, Janet Gornick, Ph. D, Dir. of CUNY’s Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality and AFSCME’s Dir. of Research & Bargaining Steve Kreisberg. 

Branko Milanovic is a Presidential Professor at the Graduate Center and a senior fellow at the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality. He obtained his Ph. D. in economics from the University of Belgrade with a dissertation on income inequality in Yugoslavia. He served as lead economist in World Bank Research Department for almost 20 years and as a senior associate at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington from 2003 to 2005. He has held teaching appointments at the University of Maryland (2007-2013) and at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University (1997-2007). He is the author of Capitalism, Alone: The Future of the System That Rules the World. In it,  he argues that capitalism has triumphed because it works. It delivers prosperity and gratifies human desires for autonomy. But it comes with a moral price, pushing us to treat material success as the ultimate goal. In what is becoming an increasingly polarised world, I really enjoyed getting somewhat out of my comfort zone to talk economics with Branko. We went an inch deep a mile wide in this conversation and covered numerous topics, including: The merits of capitalism, its criticisms and what could be improved Equality of outcome versus equality of opportunity Whether inequality is an avoidable feature of nature Job automation and UBI; and Inequality in sports, namely professional soccer With that, I bring you my conversation with Branko Milanovic. Topics Discussed: Why capitalism prevailed What capitalism gets wrong How capitalism could be improved What really influences inequality Is inequality necessary? Equality of outcome v equality of opportunity Trickle down effects Egalitarian capitalism Why taxes are not the answer The link between taxes and innovation Political capitalism (China) and its pitfalls Automation and UBI The decrease in inequality between countries, but the growing inequality within them Political polarisation Plutocracy and populism The perils of materialism Inequality in soccer Show Notes: Twitter: @brankomilan Capitalism, Alone: https://amzn.to/34v2GvJ Global Inequality: https://amzn.to/2OQET2M ---------- Listen to Future Squared on Apple Podcasts  goo.gl/sMnEa0 Also available on: Spotify, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Stitcher and Soundcloud Twitter: www.twitter.com/steveglaveski Instagram: www.instagram.com/@thesteveglaveski Future Squared: www.futuresquared.xyz Steve Glaveski: www.steveglaveski.com Medium: www.medium.com/@steveglaveski Steve's book: www.employeetoentrepreneur.io NEW Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/futuresquared/ Watch on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2N77FLx

When you think of critical moments in American history, what do you think of? The Mayflower, the Declaration of Independence, Pearl Harbor? This year is the 400th anniversary of another seminal moment in American history — when African slaves were first brought to an English-speaking colony in the Americas. “This anniversary is an important moment to go back and interrogate the meanings in different ways, from different perspectives and with a new eye,” said Joseph Jordan, the director of the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History. The Stone Center will investigate the meanings of this moment with its 1619 Collective Memory(ies) Project, which will feature a conversation among a panel of experts engaged with their audience. “We want to have a multi-vocal conversation where different voices are able to talk about their interpretation of the events,” Jordan said. “It opens up so many possibilities for new discoveries.” On this week’s episode, Jordan shares details behind the collective memories project, explains why it’s so important to remember this moment in American history and examines how this project fits in Carolina as a place for intellectual discoveries.

Well, folks!  Here we are at the last episode of the season!  But don't fret: we have a couple of bonus tricks up our sleeve, so stay tuned. This week, we are so excited to share this piece about Rosana Cruz and their work with the Hate Crimes Hotline at the New Orleans LGBT Community Center in the late 90's. Rosana is a writer, parent, social justice movement leader and intersectional feminist. They have lived in New Orleans for over 20 years and in that time, worked closely with numerous organizations in the struggle for racial justice, lgbtq liberation and immigrant rights.  They currently serve as the Vice President of Movement and Capacity Building at Race Forward: The Center for Racial Justice Innovation. They hold an MA in Latin American Studies from the Stone Center at Tulane University.  Essays by Cruz have been published in hipMama, Bridge the Gulf Project, Colorlines.com and the anthology Mamaphonic. Cruz was also a 2017 VONA Voices Fellow. This piece was produced and scored by free feral.

To learn more about Butterflies of Wisdom visit http://butterfliesofwisdom.weebly.com/ Be sure to FOLLOW this program https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wins-women-of-wisdom/id1060801905. To learn how Win walk and about Ekso go to http://www.bridgingbionics.org/, or email Amanda Boxtel at amanda@bridgingbionics.org.   On Butterflies of Wisdom today, Best-Selling Author, Win Kelly Charles and Juan Carlos Gill welcomes Dr. Craig B. Wiener. Dr. Wiener is a licensed Psychologist based in Worcester, Massachusetts where he specializes in the treatment of children, adolescents and families. Dr. Wiener obtained his Doctorate Degree from the Clark University in 1979, and he is a member of the American Psychological Association and the Massachusetts Psychological Association. In addition to over thirty years of private practice, he is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, and Clinical Director of Mental Health Services at Family Health Center of Worcester where he supervises a large staff of clinicians, Post-doctoral Fellows, and Pre-doctoral Psychology and Social Work Interns. He has taught in the Psychology Graduate Department at Clark University and in the Undergraduate Psychology departments at Worcester State University and Anna Maria College. Throughout his career, Dr. Wiener has questioned the growing tendency to make behavioral problems medical disabilities. His groundbreaking work with ADHD shows that the behaviors included in the ADHD diagnosis can become frequent due to reinforcement. He shows parents how to stop those reinforcements and alternatively develop their child’s self-reliance and cooperation. Dr. Craig B. Wiener is the author of three books on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). His first two books: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder as a Learned Behavioral Pattern: A Return to Psychology (2007), and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder as a Learned Behavioral Pattern: A Less Medicinal More Self-reliant Collaborative Intervention (2007) are written for professionals. These books critique traditional views about ADHD and highlight the problems associated with traditional ADHD interventions. His third book, Parenting Your Child with ADHD: A No-Nonsense Guide for Nurturing Self-reliance and Cooperation (2012) gives parents a powerful new drug-free way to eliminate ADHD behavior in an easy to read format. In 2010, Dr. Wiener presented his refreshing ideas about ADHD at the national convention for Psychologists in San Diego California with other prominent ADHD experts. Over the past few years, he has presented at Wellesley College’s prestigious Stone Center, at a University of Massachusetts Medical School “Grand Rounds”, and at a Biennial Symposium for Social Worker. To lean more about Dr. Wiener email him at mailto:drcraigwiener@hotmail.com.  To learn more about Win Kelly Charles visit https://wincharles.wix.com/win-charles. Please send feedback to Win by email her at winwwow@gmail.com, or go to http://survey.libsyn.com/winwisdom and http://survey.libsyn.com/thebutterfly. To be on the show please fill out the intake at http://bit.ly/1MLJSLG. To look at our sponsorships go tohttp://www.educents.com/daily-deals#wwow. To learn about the magic of Siri go tohttps://www.udemy.com/writing-a-book-using-siri/?utm_campaign=email&utm_source=sendgrid.com&utm_medium=email. If you want to donate Butterflies of Wisdom, please send a PayPal donation to aspenrosearts@gmail.com. Please send a check in the mail so 100% goes to Bridging Bionics Foundation.    In the Memo section have people write: In honor of Win Charles.    Send to:  Bridging Bionics Foundation  PO Box 3767 Basalt, CO 81621   Thank you Win

Mike talks with economist Branko Milanovic. Dr. Milanovic is  Visiting Presidential Professor at the Stone Center of Socio-Economic Inequality at the Graduate Center, City University of New York. He was formerly Lead Economist in the World Bank's research department. He's also the author of a number of books, including Capitalism, Alone: The Future of the System That Rules the World ( https://www.amazon.com/Capitalism-Alone-Future-System-Rules/dp/0674987594/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=capitalism+alone&link_code=qs&qid=1590592531&sourceid=Mozilla-search&sr=8-1 ) , which they discuss on this episode. *Topics covered include:* - the benefits of capitalism - the different forms of capitalism - the liberal meritocratic capitalism of the United States - rising economy inequality since the 1980s - sustainable growth under current models of capitalism - capitalism and corruption in China - the future of capitalism *Branko Milanovic on Twitter* ( https://twitter.com/BrankoMilan ) *Be part of the discussion* on the Politics Guys ‘ BipartisanPolitics ( https://www.reddit.com/r/BipartisanPolitics/ ) ' community on Reddit. *Listener support helps make The Politics Guys possible*. If you're interested in supporting the, go to patreon.com/politicsguys ( https://www.patreon.com/politicsguys ) or politicsguys.com/support ( http://www.politicsguys.com/support ). Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-politics-guys/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy