Rising wealth inequality: Causes, consequences, and potential responses
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There were issues with the Web stream and the video archive. We will post the video here as soon as we can get it. You can see the first session at: http://mediasite.ssw.umich.edu/rossmedia/Play/e765fd16dd7141cd9861c5c58…
This conference brings together diverse perspectives on wealth inequality, including political scientists, sociologists, and economists. The policy brief summarizing the presentations is available at: http://npc.umich.edu/publications/policy_briefs/brief40/
Hosted by the National Poverty Center, the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, the School of Social Work, the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, and the Department of Economics.
Agenda:
8:45-9:00 Welcome & Introductions
Fabian Pfeffer, University of Michigan
Session 1: Patterns of Wealth Inequality
Moderator: Fabian Pfeffer, University of Michigan
9:00-9:45 Wealth inequality in the U.S.: Is the One Percent Permeable?
Lisa Keister, Duke University
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9:45-10:30 Wealth Inequality in the United States since 1913
Gabriel Zucman, London School of Economics
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10:30-10:45 Break
Moderator: Trina Shanks, University of Michigan
10:45-11:30 The Widening Racial Wealth Gap
Thomas Shapiro, Brandeis University
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11:30-12:15 Lunch Break
Session 2: Consequences of Wealth Inequality
Moderator: Bhashkar Mazumder, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
12:15-1:00 The Intergenerational Consequences of Wealth Inequality
Fabian Pfeffer, University of Michigan
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1:00-1:45 Economic Inequality and Political Representation
Larry Bartels, Vanderbilt University
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1:45-2:00 Break
Session 3: Responses to Wealth Inequality
Moderator: Trina Shanks, University of Michigan
2:00-2:45 Is Universal and Progressive Asset Building Possible? Evidence from a Social Experiment and Policy Influence
Michael Sherraden, Washington University
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2:45-3:00 Break
Moderator: Joel Slemrod, University of Michigan
3:00-3:45 The Economics of Wealth Taxation
Wojciech Kopczuk, Columbia University
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3:45-4:30 Taxing the Rich: Fairness and Fiscal Sacrifice over Two Centuries
Ken Scheve, Stanford University
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4:30-4:45 Wrap-up
4:45-5.30 Reception