Nobel Symposium on Inequality
August 27-28, 2022
Program
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Day 1
| 08.45-09.25 | Coffee |
| 09.25-09.30 | Welcome |
Inequality - the facts |
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| 09.30-10.00 |
Janet Currie: Changes in Poverty and Health Inequality (7059 Kb)
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| 10.00-10.30 |
Orazio Attanasio: Consumption and Income Inequality (1358 Kb)
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| 10.30-11.00 | Questions and comments from the audience: David Seim |
| 11.00-11.30 | Coffee |
Gender and Inequality |
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| 11.30-12.15 |
Marianne Bertrand: Gender, Stereotypes and Inequality (3890 Kb)
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| 12.15-13.00 | Questions and comments from the audience: Anna Dreber Almenberg |
| 13.00-14.00 | LUNCH |
Drivers of Inequality - technology, skills, and institutions |
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| 14.00-14.30 |
Gianluca Violante: Capital-Skill Complementarity and Inequality (196 Kb)
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| 14.30-15.00 | Daron Acemoglu: Technology, Automation and Inequality |
| 15.00-15.15 |
Discussant: Kurt Mitman (6124 Kb)
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| 15.15-15.45 | Questions and comments from the audience: Oskar Nordström Skans |
| 15.45-16.15 | Coffee |
Trade and Inequality |
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| 16.15-16.45 |
David Autor: The Enduring Consequences of the China Shock (5695 Kb)
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| 16.45-17.15 |
Elhanan Helpman: Trade and Inequality (1259 Kb)
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| 17.15-17.30 |
Discussant: Philippe Aghion (1543 Kb)
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| 17.30-18.00 | Questions and comments from the audience: Timo Boppart |
Day 2
| 08.30-09.00 | Coffee |
Management, CEO-pay, and Inequality |
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| 09.00-09.30 |
Nicholas Bloom: Firms, Management and Inequality (7509 Kb)
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| 09.30-10.00 |
Xavier Gabaix: CEOs and the Economics of Superstars more Generally (1889 Kb)
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| 10.00-10.15 |
Discussant: Antoinette Schoar (928 Kb)
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| 10.15-10.45 | Questions and comments from the audience: Bo Becker |
| 10.45-11.15 | Coffee |
Education and Equality of Opportunity |
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| 11.15-11.45 |
James Heckman: Intergenerational Transmission of Family Influence (819 Kb)
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| 11.45-12.15 |
Raj Chetty: Improving Equality of Opportunity: Insights from Big Data (6453 Kb)
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| 12.15-12.30 |
Discussant: Costas Meghir (76 Kb)
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| 12.30-13.00 | Questions and comments from the audience: Johanna Rickne |
| 13.00-14.00 | LUNCH |
Tax and Transfer Programs |
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| 14.00-14.30 |
Henrik Kleven: What Have We (Not) Learned About Taxes and Transfers in the Last Twenty-Five Years (793 Kb)
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| 14.30-15.00 |
Richard Blundell: Tax and Transfer Program Reform: The Challenge of Labour Market Inequality (1549 Kb)
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| 15.00-15.30 | Questions and comments from the audience: Eva Mörk |
| 15.30-16.00 | Coffee |
Attitudes, Redistribution and Policy |
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| 16.00-16.30 |
Ernst Fehr: The Heterogeneous Human Quest for Fairness and Equality (869 Kb)
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| 16.30-17.00 |
Roland Benabou: Inequality and Redistribution: From Classical to Behavioral Approaches (790 Kb)
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| 17.15-17.30 |
Discussant: Torsten Persson (114 Kb)
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| 17.30-18.00 | Questions and comments from the audience: Jesper Roine |
| 18.00 | Closing of conference |
Last updated: September 8, 2022
Source: Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES)