Marco Ranaldi
@marcoranaldi.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Economics at UCL and Director of UCL CNET Political Economy | Inequality | Capitalism | Fractals | Sampling Website: mranaldi.com Music: mranaldi.com/music
The @stone-lis.bsky.social WP series added linked papers; together, a comprehensive portrait of inequality trends: #128: Wealth Inequality Trends Around the World. #131: Is Income Inequality on the Rise Everywhere? Both also posted at @lisdata.bsky.social stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/research-dat...
A new WP introduces the Wealth Inequality Trends Database of the GC Wealth Project to summarize the main findings on levels & trends in wealth inequality around the world using multiple data sources, & shows that wealth inequality has increased in about 60% of the countries analyzed. bit.ly/4vaa7Uz
New from the GC Wealth Project! Introducing a novel global database on the historical evolution of EIG taxes for more than 170 countries and all U.S. states (from 2006). Working paper by Twisha Asher, Luca Giangregorio, @morellisal.bsky.social, @schechtlm.eurosky.social & Francesca Subioli.
📢 Tomorrow! @brankomilan.bsky.social and @marcoranaldi.bsky.social map the global distribution of capital income across the 21st century, highlighting its implications for inequality analysis. Register now ⬇️
Capitalization of the world: global distribution of income from property
This talk provides new global evidence on the evolution, distribution, and measurement of capital income.
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What can we learn from automating an entire quantitative social science paper, from prompt to finished product? Thread about ongoing work with @natewilmers.bsky.social 1/12 Paper: osf.io/preprints/so...
A small but significant victory in a massive battle to defend human rights and international law. Francesca has been vindicated even in the courts of the superpower that sanctioned her for doing her duty www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Federal judge blocks US sanctions against UN expert on occupied Palestinian territories
Trump officials likely violated Francesca Albanese’s rights by imposing measures after she criticized Israel, says judge
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Looking forward to this!
LSE Inequalities@lseinequalities.bsky.social · 3mo ago📢 Join us for a special seminar with @brankomilan.bsky.social and @marcoranaldi.bsky.social They will present new global evidence on capital income, highlighting what this means for inequality analysis in contemporary capitalism. 🎟️ Attend in-person: buff.ly/Pw9yVyp 💻️ Attend online: buff.ly/jBDFTpN
Felice di partecipare a Radio Incredibile per parlare di disuguaglianze economiche, capitale e salario, e del loro legame con le sfide della rivoluzione tecnologica di questi tempi 🌍 📅 Lunedì 11 Maggio 🕘 21:15 (ITA) YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFlK...
IoDivulgoForte S7Ep21: Disuguaglianze economiche con Marco Ranaldi
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Il declino economico italiano da una prospettiva globale 🌍 I lavoratori più poveri, nel top 10% mondiale negli anni ’90, oggi appartengono alla classe media globale Articolo completo sull’Italian Economic Journal: shorturl.at/uSRpe 1/3
The GC Wealth Project, a flagship project of the GC CUNY Stone Center, presents an overview of its core work in Scientific Data. Check out this vast collection of data on wealth levels/trends/composition and more. Multiple expansions and updates coming soon! wealthproject.gc.cuny.edu/index.html 👇
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@morellisal.bsky.social · 4mo agoWhat drives the growth of private wealth? Has inequality increased? How does tax policy shape wealth across generations? Now published in Nature-Scientific Data: the data descriptor of the GC Wealth Project Data Warehouse by @stone-lis.bsky.social & Roma Tre University www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Publishing Social Sciences with Nature Portfolio Journals An event jointly organized by the London Inequality Network and UCL CNET 📍 UCL 🗓️ 12 May, 16:00 👉 Registration: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/publishing...
Publishing Social Sciences with Nature Portfolio Journals
What editors look for, how it works, and how to position your research—w/ Sebastián Villamizar-Santamaría.
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London Inequality Network (LIN)@londoninequality.bsky.social · 4mo agoJoin us on Tuesday, 12 May at 16:00 for Publishing Social Sciences with Nature Portfolio Journals, jointly organized by the London Inequality Network and UCL CNET. With Sebastián Villamizar-Santamaría (@sebvillasanta.bsky.social), Senior Editor at Nature. More details below 👇
“First, capital income is absent or negligible for most of the world population... Second, capital income is extraordinarily concentrated among a small fraction of individuals at the very top”. @brankomilan.bsky.social and @marcoranaldi.bsky.social in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog
Capitalisation of the world: global distribution of income from property, 2000-2020
How large is capital income in household incomes around the world, and how unequally is it distributed across individuals - shaping global economic inequality?
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What drives the growth of private wealth? Has inequality increased? How does tax policy shape wealth across generations? Now published in Nature-Scientific Data: the data descriptor of the GC Wealth Project Data Warehouse by @stone-lis.bsky.social & Roma Tre University www.nature.com/articles/s41...
What is the role of capital ownership in shaping global economic inequality? @brankomilan.bsky.social and @marcoranaldi.bsky.social show that capital income has expanded rapidly around the world but remains concentrated among a small fraction of individuals at the very top. #LSEInequalitiesBlog
Capitalisation of the world: global distribution of income from property, 2000-2020
How large is capital income in household incomes around the world, and how unequally is it distributed across individuals - shaping global economic inequality?
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A postdoc position is now available in my project Markets and Mobility: How Employers Structure Economic Opportunity. Start date flexible within the next 12 months, apply by 9 May. www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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📣 Event Announcement! Join us on Wednesday, March 25 at 16:00 at Imperial Business School for the next London Inequality Workshop. We'll have four excellent speakers, followed by informal drinks nearby. More details below 👇
Delighted to be part of this panel on global inequality at the Royal Economic Society Annual Conference (RES 2026) in Newcastle on 6 July — if you are attending the conference, do join us for the session!
Royal Economic Society@resmedia.bsky.social · 5mo agoA special thanks to Bank of China for sponsoring a Special Session on Global Inequality at the RES 2026 Annual Conference, chaired by Giovanni Razzu. Learn more & register: bit.ly/3PjuejS You can still present your research via Poster or Speed sessions. Apply by 13 April: bit.ly/3PDheWi #EconSky
📣 New III working paper by @brankomilan.bsky.social and @marcoranaldi.bsky.social They provide new global evidence on the evolution, distribution, and measurement of capital income, and the implications for inequality analysis in contemporary capitalism. 🔗 buff.ly/HHadHIv
The GC CUNY Stone Center is excited to announce our two newly selected postdoctoral scholars, Jasmine Simington and Chris Pulliam! They will start their two-year appointments at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social in August. Welcome, Jasmine and Chris!
The Stone Center Announces an Eighth Cohort of Postdoctoral Scholars - Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality
An eighth cohort of postdoctoral scholars will join the Stone Center for two-year appointments that begin in August 2026. Jasmine Simington was selected for the position that focuses on wealth inequal...
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Don't miss the next London Inequality Workshop! Details below!
London Inequality Network (LIN)@londoninequality.bsky.social · 5mo ago📣 Event Announcement! Join us on Wednesday, March 25 at 16:00 at Imperial Business School for the next London Inequality Workshop. We'll have four excellent speakers, followed by informal drinks nearby. More details below 👇
The world may be “capitalizing,” but for many, property income remains a mirage. Our hidden gem of the week reveals that although capital income inequality has declined, ownership remains exclusive. By @brankomilan.bsky.social & @marcoranaldi.bsky.social at @stone-lis.bsky.social buff.ly/m5XkTf6
In our next #ComplexityEconomics seminar on 4 March @oecd-ocde.bsky.social's Peter Gal will be talking about the macroeconomic productivity gains from AI across the globe. Online and in person www.inet.ox.ac.uk/events/mirac...
Miracle or Myth? The macroeconomic productivity gains from AI across…
The presentation will focus on the expected macroeconomic productivity gains from Artificial Intelligence (AI) over a 10-year horizon in OECD and G20…
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[WID.world update] Our R and Stata tools are now upgraded to support larger downloads (database grew fast and some workflows were failing). New releases are live on CRAN (R) and SSC (Stata). Previous fails with Java-related errors should now run. Problems? stats@wid.world @wid.world
If you think of the Earth as of an ongoing enterprise where some people receive income without working but just from ownership of Earth's land resources and produced capital, how concentrated is such income? Have many people receive nothing from the Earth, its resources and its capital?
Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality@stone-lis.bsky.social · 6mo agoA working paper by @brankomilan.bsky.social & @marcoranaldi.bsky.social provides new evidence on the evolution, distribution, and measurement of capital income globally. Global capital income inequality has declined in the 21st century, with the Gini coefficient falling from 97 to 94. bit.ly/4aDJAqe
New paper on the capitalization of the world, together with @brankomilan.bsky.social, out today! A short thread follows below 👇
Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality@stone-lis.bsky.social · 6mo agoA working paper by @brankomilan.bsky.social & @marcoranaldi.bsky.social provides new evidence on the evolution, distribution, and measurement of capital income globally. Global capital income inequality has declined in the 21st century, with the Gini coefficient falling from 97 to 94. bit.ly/4aDJAqe
Pete was a dedicated teacher, a supportive colleague, a complete sweetheart, and unrivalled as the nicest person at SSEES. www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
Peter J.S. Duncan (1953-2026)
We are deeply saddened to announce the death of Dr Peter Duncan.
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On social tables & their methodology.
Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality@stone-lis.bsky.social · 6mo agoThe paper, which focuses on 19th century estimates, proposes a set of "rules" or a broadly common methodology to enable better comparability of the results. Read the paper by @brankomilan.bsky.social, @philerfurth.bsky.social, @mgzl.bsky.social, & @ggabbuti.bsky.social.
The end of a long period of decreasing global inequality? Concept 3 is Gini between world citizens calculated from some 110+ representative national household surveys with incomes of individuals expressed in PPP dollars.
