And suddenly... Docteur Lascombes
Thanks to my world-class committee: @kstrump, @mariusbusemeyer, @nathalie_giger, and Jonas Pontusson. And of course, thanks to all of you who pushed me along this adventure.
@UNIGEnews@EXCInequality@ProAcademiaCH
204 new billionaires were minted in 2024, and billionaire wealth surged by $2 trillion. When the math of inequality is this absurd, change isn't just possible ��� it's inevitable. Learn what that could look like in our latest report #TakersNotMakers #FightInequality
https://t.co/Z5cOOlx69c
🧵 Nouvelle publication 1/4
👉Je m'intéresse à la manière dont les discours suprémacistes blancs se diffusent en ligne grâce à leur imbrication avec les discours masculinistes.
🔗 https://t.co/G3Kr2UfwzE
#Masculinisme#ExtrêmeDroite#Suprémacisme @Revue_ps @CEVIPOF@UQO
NEW from @DropSiteNews: The BBC's Civil War Over Gaza
A landmark investigation by @owenjonesjourno into BBC’s Gaza coverage. Interviews with 13 journalists and staffers reveal how senior figures skewed stories for Israel and dismissed internal objections
https://t.co/OxGysjlI9F
For a new left-right cleavage
The idea that the country should be governed by bringing together all the « reasonable » parties, from the center-left to the center-right, excluding the « extremes », is a dangerous illusion
https://t.co/8VqMGRpn2M
Gender gaps and stereotypes in @LeMondeFr #2
To capture stereotypes, we look at the verbs used to introduce women vs men quotes. The results speak for themselves: in the articles, women tend to 'whisper' (4x more likely🤯), 'recount' or 'smile'. Men 'mock', 'declare' & 'predict'
🔍La Confédération a procédé à un développement de son outil d’analyse de l’égalité salariale entre femmes et hommes, #Logib. Il permet désormais d’encore mieux tenir compte de la diversité des fonctions au sein de certaines entreprises. 🗞 Communiqué: https://t.co/urK3W2uqeD
Excellent article de @ch_dethurens sur le parcours judiciaire des victimes de viol. Pour celleux qui souhaitent comprendre pourquoi peu de victimes se tournent vers la justice et pourquoi les condamnations sont rares cet article est une excellent synthèse https://t.co/lBlJd4II6Y
📣 NOUVELLE ENQUÊTE
«Pressions, silence et résistances»
RDV le 16 septembre pour la sortie des résultats de notre enquête dédiée aux #VSS et aux discriminations vécues durant le #doctorat en France.
➡️ 2134 réponses qui ont permis de mettre en évidence l'omniprésence des VSS
S'il est bien un indicateur économique sans cesse éludé et tronqué, c'est celui des inégalités, pourtant à la source du fort sentiment d'injustice en France. Or, elles se creusent nettement depuis que Macron a pris les rênes économiques du pays en 2014. Explications (1/9) 🧵👇
JOB OFFER - Doctoral Researcher in Social Inequality and Social Policy (100%)
Application deadline: 8 December 2024
@Vandecasteele_L , @unil , @sspunil
https://t.co/51f17C9hZS
In Feb 25 I'll teach a course on Longitudinal Data Analysis at @komex_methods @UniKonstanz
We'll start with basics:
➡️what is it good for #Design
➡️how to handle & visualize the data #HandsOn
But we also cover analyses: fixed&random effects, & (a little) #DiffInDiff
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Thrilled to see The Child Penalty Atlas come out in @RevEconStudies!
This has been an incredibly exciting and important project to work on, joint with my amazing co-authors Henrik Kleven and @landais_camille.
The Atlas data is available on our website: https://t.co/ToiVbBLvhi
#France: Hijab bans in sports are discriminatory and must be reversed. UN experts urge France to take all measures at its disposal to protect women & girls in sports, to safeguard their rights & to promote equality & mutual respect for cultural diversity.
https://t.co/vp74NssBUX
In the US, why are young men more Trumpy and young women more pro-Harris. Misogyny? Abortion? MAGA testosterone-laden male aggression? Cat ladies?
BUT a gender-generation gap has been evident in Europe for decades (cf Norris 1996). It's a persistent culture shift...
In 2022, Norway increased their wealth tax to 1.1%. In response, some high profile billionaires moved out of the country. According to a viral claim, this resulted in a net loss of revenue. Is this true?
No. Over the next two years, wealth tax revenue soared to all time highs.
Mardi prochain (29/10), notre séminaire d'économie politique aura le plaisir d'accueillir Prof. Bruno Amable (@bruno_amable) qui présentera son prochain livre "Blocs sociaux, conflits et domination. Pour une économie politique néoréaliste" co-écrit avec @StefPalomba
In France, when the woman earned 55% or more of the couple’s total income, the partnership was more likely to dissolve the following year. This was true irrespective of the man’s employment situation. https://t.co/4hv1uikPP4 @rlhopcro
Why is #wealth#inequality in Switzerland 🇨🇭 not only high (level) but keeps rising (trend) 📈?
Since @Marius_Brulhart asked, here's 🧵 of possible explanations based on my recent work: