Christophe Van Langenhove
@christophevl.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in Economics at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). Research on wealth inequality, wealth mobility, heterogeneous agent macro, asset pricing.
christophevanlangenhove.github.io/
christophevanlangenhove.github.io/
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🚨 New working paper 🚨
I investigate wealth mobility in the United States using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID).
#EconSky #WealthMobility
I investigate wealth mobility in the United States using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID).
#EconSky #WealthMobility
Reposted by Christophe Van Langenhove
New from me:
An interactive data visualization showing billionaire migration: paths from birthplace to most recent residence for > 3,100 of the world’s richest individuals.
Most importantly, fun to play around with; also, useful for thinking about q's re: elites and comparative wealth ineq. 1/5
An interactive data visualization showing billionaire migration: paths from birthplace to most recent residence for > 3,100 of the world’s richest individuals.
Most importantly, fun to play around with; also, useful for thinking about q's re: elites and comparative wealth ineq. 1/5
Billionaire Migration: An Interactive Map
An interactive map of city-level migration flows for 3,106 billionaires from birth to most recent residence.
wesleystubenbord.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:31 AM
New from me:
An interactive data visualization showing billionaire migration: paths from birthplace to most recent residence for > 3,100 of the world’s richest individuals.
Most importantly, fun to play around with; also, useful for thinking about q's re: elites and comparative wealth ineq. 1/5
An interactive data visualization showing billionaire migration: paths from birthplace to most recent residence for > 3,100 of the world’s richest individuals.
Most importantly, fun to play around with; also, useful for thinking about q's re: elites and comparative wealth ineq. 1/5
Reposted by Christophe Van Langenhove
🔔 I’m on the market! 🔔
𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐉𝐌𝐏 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰:
- 📌 Since the 1980s the financial sector in the U.S. has grown dramatically before stabilizing in the aftermath of the Great Financial Crisis of 2008-10.
𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐉𝐌𝐏 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰:
- 📌 Since the 1980s the financial sector in the U.S. has grown dramatically before stabilizing in the aftermath of the Great Financial Crisis of 2008-10.
November 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
🔔 I’m on the market! 🔔
𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐉𝐌𝐏 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰:
- 📌 Since the 1980s the financial sector in the U.S. has grown dramatically before stabilizing in the aftermath of the Great Financial Crisis of 2008-10.
𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐉𝐌𝐏 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰:
- 📌 Since the 1980s the financial sector in the U.S. has grown dramatically before stabilizing in the aftermath of the Great Financial Crisis of 2008-10.
Reposted by Christophe Van Langenhove
Ever wondered whether capital or labor income makes individuals move up the income ladder? So did my fantastic co-authors @marcoranaldi.bsky.social and @robertoiacono.org and I!
Short answer: It's mostly LABOR income! 1/2
Short answer: It's mostly LABOR income! 1/2
Do individuals move ⤴️ or⤵️ the income ladder because of jumps in labor or capital income, or both?
👉Upward mobility is primarily driven by labor income but almost never by capital alone, find @marcoranaldi.bsky.social @joelliambuehler.bsky.social @robertoiacono.org
▶️ wid.world/news-article...
👉Upward mobility is primarily driven by labor income but almost never by capital alone, find @marcoranaldi.bsky.social @joelliambuehler.bsky.social @robertoiacono.org
▶️ wid.world/news-article...
Upward mobility is primarily driven by labor income but almost never by capital alone - WID - World Inequality Database
Upward mobility is primarily driven by labor income but almost never by capital alone This paper studies the dynamics of capital and labor income mobility using high-quality register data from Norway.
wid.world
October 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Ever wondered whether capital or labor income makes individuals move up the income ladder? So did my fantastic co-authors @marcoranaldi.bsky.social and @robertoiacono.org and I!
Short answer: It's mostly LABOR income! 1/2
Short answer: It's mostly LABOR income! 1/2
Reposted by Christophe Van Langenhove
In a new paper, Coleman & Lukina re-examine assortative matching literature using new rank correlation measures. Contrary to previous results, they find that assortative matching actually rose from the 1960s through the 1980s to 2013, rather than flattening out.
Read their research→ bit.ly/4mqXDDH
Read their research→ bit.ly/4mqXDDH
September 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
In a new paper, Coleman & Lukina re-examine assortative matching literature using new rank correlation measures. Contrary to previous results, they find that assortative matching actually rose from the 1960s through the 1980s to 2013, rather than flattening out.
Read their research→ bit.ly/4mqXDDH
Read their research→ bit.ly/4mqXDDH
Reposted by Christophe Van Langenhove
Hoe zijn de vermogens in België verdeeld? Niet-technische (poging tot toch 😉) blogpost voor de Universitaire Stichting Armoedebestrijding.
Link: blog.uantwerpen.be/armoede-soci...
Link: blog.uantwerpen.be/armoede-soci...
Belgische vermogensongelijkheid, 1935-2022 - Armoede en Sociale Uitsluiting
Hoe is vermogen in België verdeeld? En hoe evolueerde de vermogensverdeling door de tijd heen? In deze blogpost bespreekt Arthur Apostel hoe deze vragen beantwoord kunnen worden en wat de resultaten z...
blog.uantwerpen.be
June 4, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Hoe zijn de vermogens in België verdeeld? Niet-technische (poging tot toch 😉) blogpost voor de Universitaire Stichting Armoedebestrijding.
Link: blog.uantwerpen.be/armoede-soci...
Link: blog.uantwerpen.be/armoede-soci...
Reposted by Christophe Van Langenhove
🚨 New working paper: “Belgian wealth inequality, 1935-2022” (NBB WP 477).
▸ Top 1 % owns ≈22 % of net wealth - same as bottom 75 %
▸ Inequality strongly declined last century, stabilised in recent years
PDF 👉 www.nbb.be/en/media/17695
#EconSky #Belgium #WealthInequality
▸ Top 1 % owns ≈22 % of net wealth - same as bottom 75 %
▸ Inequality strongly declined last century, stabilised in recent years
PDF 👉 www.nbb.be/en/media/17695
#EconSky #Belgium #WealthInequality
May 26, 2025 at 5:52 PM
🚨 New working paper: “Belgian wealth inequality, 1935-2022” (NBB WP 477).
▸ Top 1 % owns ≈22 % of net wealth - same as bottom 75 %
▸ Inequality strongly declined last century, stabilised in recent years
PDF 👉 www.nbb.be/en/media/17695
#EconSky #Belgium #WealthInequality
▸ Top 1 % owns ≈22 % of net wealth - same as bottom 75 %
▸ Inequality strongly declined last century, stabilised in recent years
PDF 👉 www.nbb.be/en/media/17695
#EconSky #Belgium #WealthInequality
Reposted by Christophe Van Langenhove
🚨 New working paper 🚨
I investigate wealth mobility in the United States using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID).
#EconSky #WealthMobility
I investigate wealth mobility in the United States using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID).
#EconSky #WealthMobility
January 30, 2025 at 1:48 PM
🚨 New working paper 🚨
I investigate wealth mobility in the United States using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID).
#EconSky #WealthMobility
I investigate wealth mobility in the United States using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID).
#EconSky #WealthMobility
🚨 New working paper 🚨
I investigate wealth mobility in the United States using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID).
#EconSky #WealthMobility
I investigate wealth mobility in the United States using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID).
#EconSky #WealthMobility
January 30, 2025 at 1:48 PM
🚨 New working paper 🚨
I investigate wealth mobility in the United States using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID).
#EconSky #WealthMobility
I investigate wealth mobility in the United States using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID).
#EconSky #WealthMobility
Reposted by Christophe Van Langenhove
New paper: benjaminmoll.com/challenge/
November 29, 2024 at 5:59 PM
New paper: benjaminmoll.com/challenge/
Reposted by Christophe Van Langenhove
Interested in inequality research? Here is a starter pack containing research centers / institutes / organizations dedicated to the study of socioeconomic inequality.
Time seemed ripe as, finally, organizations are moving to Bluesky. Let me know if others should be added.
go.bsky.app/5daYr6v
Time seemed ripe as, finally, organizations are moving to Bluesky. Let me know if others should be added.
go.bsky.app/5daYr6v
November 26, 2024 at 1:08 PM
Interested in inequality research? Here is a starter pack containing research centers / institutes / organizations dedicated to the study of socioeconomic inequality.
Time seemed ripe as, finally, organizations are moving to Bluesky. Let me know if others should be added.
go.bsky.app/5daYr6v
Time seemed ripe as, finally, organizations are moving to Bluesky. Let me know if others should be added.
go.bsky.app/5daYr6v