Should there be more women in politics?

Should there be more women in politics?

Women are under-represented in the political arena (30% on average in all of the EU Member States’ legislative bodies) but there are effective policies to promote political empowerment, said Professor Alessandra Casarico (Bocconi University) at a seminar organised...
Inequality and happiness

Inequality and happiness

Happiness is a subjective notion but so is income inequality as “we are happier when comparing to others” said Professor Andrew Clark, Paris School of Economics at a seminar on “Inequality and happiness” organised jointly by the EIB Institute and the University of...
Inequality and migration

Inequality and migration

The analysis of migrations based on actual flows is useful but a new approach based on migration intentions delivers new insights, said Professor Michel Beine, University of Luxembourg, at a seminar organised jointly by the EIB Institute and the University of...
Does petty corruption increase inequality?

Does petty corruption increase inequality?

The poor are more often victims of corruption but fairness concerns might also play a role in corrupt decision making processes said Dr Nastassia Leszczynska, Université libre de Bruxelles, at a seminar organised jointly by the EIB Institute, the University of...
Inequality and social relations

Inequality and social relations

How to manage and address fairness in market economies at a time inequality keeps increasing? Professor Jean-Paul Chavas, University of Wisconsin-Madison, proposed some lines of thought at a seminar organised jointly by the EIB Institute, the University of Luxembourg...
A new “inequality spiral” is born

A new “inequality spiral” is born

Since the 1980s human capital accumulation has been playing an ever more important role in creating a new “inequality spiral”, argued Professor Pierre-André Chiappori of Columbia University at a seminar organised jointly by the EIB Institute, the University of...