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by Guido Alfani

guidoalfani.bsky.social
Grazie a @wired.it per avermi invitato al Wired Next Fest Trentino 2025, a discutere di ricchi e concentrazione della ricchezza con Emiliano Audisio👇
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Guido Alfani a Wired Next Fest 2025: “Troppi ricchi oggi? In passato abbiamo visto di peggio”
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by Branko Milanovic — Reposted by Guido Alfani

by Guido Alfani

guidoalfani.bsky.social
Thanks! 🙏It has been great hosting you all in Milan!
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guidoalfani.bsky.social
The link to attend the conference via zoom can also be found below (scroll to the bottom of the page). Among the participants, @brankomilan.bsky.social @jrodriguezweber.bsky.social @artolam.bsky.social @ggabbuti.bsky.social @martinhist.bsky.social and many others!
www.unibocconi.it/it/eventi/in...
Inequality & History - Università Bocconi
Organizzato da DONDENA
www.unibocconi.it
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by Guido Alfani

guidoalfani.bsky.social
Next Monday (Oct 6) the two-days conference "Inequality & History" will begin, hosted by @dondenacentre.bsky.social at Bocconi University (Milan). Join us to explore & debate inequality across history, from Classical Antiquity until today! Remote attendance possible; QR code in the program below👇
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by Guido Alfani — Reposted by Branko Milanovic

by Guido Alfani

guidoalfani.bsky.social
And here is the book! (@princetonupress.bsky.social)
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As Gods Among Men
"In this masterly book, [Alfani] offers an insightful long-run perspective and fascinating lessons for the future. A must-read!"—Thomas Piketty, author of Capital in the Twenty-First CenturyA sweeping...
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by Guido Alfani

guidoalfani.bsky.social
I am proud to announce that my book "As Gods Among Men. A History of the Rich in the West" has been awarded the Ranki Biennial Prize by the Economic History Association!😊👇
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dondenacentre.bsky.social
🎙️ New episode of Dondena Decode!

In this episode, Sonia Schifano (Bocconi University) interviews Fabian Drixler from Yale University on his research between climate and economy in history!!

📷 Listen at: 👉

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Dondena Decode - Episode 4
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by Guido Alfani

guidoalfani.bsky.social
In Renaissance Florence, the Medici family had the habit of holding a procession on the Feast of the Epiphany dressed as the Three Wise Men. Why would this matter for our understanding of social mobility in the past - and maybe not only in the past...? 👇
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by Guido Alfani

guidoalfani.bsky.social
Glimpses from the Lecture: in the last seven centuries or so, inequality grew almost constantly - the only phases of decline were triggered by major catastrophes (the interpretation of the data is slightly less depressing that it might seem...) (but just slightly, mind...)👇
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by Guido Alfani — Reposted by Patrick Svensson, Noel D. Johnson

guidoalfani.bsky.social
The recording of the Tawney Lecture on "Economic Inequality and Social Mobility in Preindustrial Societies", which I had the honour to deliver in Glasgow last spring, is now online! Thanks
@echistsoc.bsky.social for inviting me.
ehs.org.uk/multimedia/t...
Tawney Lecture 2025: Economic inequality and social mobility in preindustrial societies - Economic History Society
ehs.org.uk
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dondenacentre.bsky.social
🎙️ New episode of Dondena Decode!

How might climate change impact our health and the spread of infectious diseases? 🌍🦠

In this episode, Mattia Fochesato interviews @joacimrocklov.bsky.social (Heidelberg Institute of Global Health & IWR).

👉 Listen here:
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Dondena Decode - Episode 3
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echistsoc.bsky.social
Now on Early View: 'Wealth inequality and epidemics in the Republic of Venice (1400–1800)'.
By Guido Alfani, Matteo Di Tullio & Mattia Fochesato.
@guidoalfani.bsky.social‬ ‪@stone-lis.bsky.social‬
@uni-of-warwick.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
<em>The Economic History Review</em> | EHS Journal | Wiley Online Library
This article analyses wealth inequality in the Republic of Venice during 1400–1800. The availability of a large database of homogeneous inequality measurements allows us to produce the most in-depth ...
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dondenacentre.bsky.social
We are delighted to announce the 2025 Dondena Lecture ! 🎉
@bocconi.bsky.social

📌 Democracy in the 21st Century: Hierarchy, Egalitarianism and the Struggle over New Institutions

🗓️ 22 Sept 2025 | 6:15–7:45 PM
📍 Aula Manfredini

🎤 James Robinson, Nobel Laureate in ES 2024

🔗 Registration required
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theatlantic.com
"The role of the ultra-wealthy has morphed from one of shared social responsibility and patronage to the freewheeling celebration of selfish opulence," @brianklaas.bsky.social writes:
The Rise of the Selfish Plutocrats
Instead of pursuing philanthropy, many now seek to evade social responsibility.
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Reposted by Guido Alfani

dondenacentre.bsky.social
🎙️ It’s here! The very first episode of Dondena Decode is live!

A podcast that unpacks today’s complex social issues—in less than 10 minutes.

🎧 Listen now on Spotify 👇

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Dondena Decode - Episode 1
Dondena Decode · Episode
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Reposted by Guido Alfani, Janet Gornick, Ariel Kalil

milescorak.com
If you are interested in #inequality, how it shapes economic opportunities, and the implications for both public policy and economic research, then listen to this engaging conversation I had with Steven Durlauf, director of @ucstonecenter.bsky.social

podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...

#econsky
Miles Corak on the Great Gatsby Curve and Cross-Country Comparisons of Inequality and Mobility
Podcast Episode · The Inequality Podcast · 2024-10-07 · 50m
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