Call for papers for the conference “Income and wealth inequality: drivers and consequences”

We invite submissions from scholars representing various social science disciplines that deal with the following research topics:

• inequality trends;
• intergenerational inequalities;
• inequalities within the household;
• income and wealth inequality measurements;
• gender inequality and discrimination in the labor market;
• consequences of household debt;
• determinants and consequences of wealth accumulation;
• understanding and measuring poverty with an emphasis on poverty reduction and economic development strategies;
• preferences for redistribution: measurements, factors, and effects;
• education, labor markets, and inequalities; 
• comparative assessments of social and fiscal policies on inequality and poverty;
• impact of new technologies and Artificial Intelligence on social inequalities;
• environmental protection and economic inequalities;
• selected sustainable development goals and social inequalities;
• impact of crises on inequality and poverty, and policy responses.

We encourage scholars to submit papers that utilize LIS/LWS Databases ( https://www.lisdatacenter.org ) or similar income and wealth microdata in their cross-national comparative research or case study. We also welcome papers that combine macro and microdata.

We invite scholars to submit full papers or extended abstracts no shorter than 1000 words.

Important dates

• Deadline for full paper/extended abstract submission : May 15, 2023 
• Notification of acceptance : May 26, 2023
• Registration open : June 1, 2023
• Registration closed for presenters : June 20, 2023
• Registration closed for other attendees : September 4, 2023

Submission

The proposal can be submitted on-line from here.

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