Fabian Pfeffer
@fabianpfeffer.bsky.social
Professor of Sociology at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU Munich) & Founding Director of the Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research (ISI)
Inequality, wealth, social mobility
https://fabianpfeffer.com/
https://isi-munich.de/
Inequality, wealth, social mobility
https://fabianpfeffer.com/
https://isi-munich.de/
Apply by Oct 4 2026 to the ISI Pipeline Program.
There may be more fun ways to spend the weekend, but they don't provide you with 1 year of mentoring by a great scholar, funding for an international research visit & workshop, and 5,000 EUR in research funds!
www.isi-munich.de/en/programs/...
There may be more fun ways to spend the weekend, but they don't provide you with 1 year of mentoring by a great scholar, funding for an international research visit & workshop, and 5,000 EUR in research funds!
www.isi-munich.de/en/programs/...
Programmes at ISI — Pipeline — Research & Funding
Our pipeline program combines research, funding, and exchange on global inequality. Find out more about projects and fellowships now.
www.isi-munich.de
October 2, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Apply by Oct 4 2026 to the ISI Pipeline Program.
There may be more fun ways to spend the weekend, but they don't provide you with 1 year of mentoring by a great scholar, funding for an international research visit & workshop, and 5,000 EUR in research funds!
www.isi-munich.de/en/programs/...
There may be more fun ways to spend the weekend, but they don't provide you with 1 year of mentoring by a great scholar, funding for an international research visit & workshop, and 5,000 EUR in research funds!
www.isi-munich.de/en/programs/...
This is how we welcome visitors at @isi-munich.bsky.social. Great to have @alvarozc.bsky.social with us!
Oktoberfest attendance not required. Instead, the next Pipeline cohort will get to attend the beautiful Munich christmas markets.
Only 4 days left to apply: www.isi-munich.de/en/programs/...
Oktoberfest attendance not required. Instead, the next Pipeline cohort will get to attend the beautiful Munich christmas markets.
Only 4 days left to apply: www.isi-munich.de/en/programs/...
October 1, 2026 at 12:25 PM
This is how we welcome visitors at @isi-munich.bsky.social. Great to have @alvarozc.bsky.social with us!
Oktoberfest attendance not required. Instead, the next Pipeline cohort will get to attend the beautiful Munich christmas markets.
Only 4 days left to apply: www.isi-munich.de/en/programs/...
Oktoberfest attendance not required. Instead, the next Pipeline cohort will get to attend the beautiful Munich christmas markets.
Only 4 days left to apply: www.isi-munich.de/en/programs/...
Gemeinsam mit über 200 Professorinnen und Professoren deutscher Hochschulen haben wir heute einen offenen Brief an die Bundesregierung gerichtet, um die Gründung eines Internationalen Ungleichheitsgremiums der Vereinten Nationen zu unterstützen.
Die SZ berichtet: www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/u...
Die SZ berichtet: www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/u...
September 22, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Gemeinsam mit über 200 Professorinnen und Professoren deutscher Hochschulen haben wir heute einen offenen Brief an die Bundesregierung gerichtet, um die Gründung eines Internationalen Ungleichheitsgremiums der Vereinten Nationen zu unterstützen.
Die SZ berichtet: www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/u...
Die SZ berichtet: www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/u...
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Still on final_final_v7? Apply for the 2027 ISI Pipeline Program and find the mentor your research needs. Deadline: Sept. 30. Follow the link: www.isi-munich.de/en/programs/...
September 16, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Still on final_final_v7? Apply for the 2027 ISI Pipeline Program and find the mentor your research needs. Deadline: Sept. 30. Follow the link: www.isi-munich.de/en/programs/...
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On 15 June, they will discuss with Fabian Pfeffer @fabianpfeffer.bsky.social, founding director of the @isi-munich.bsky.social, and further members of the #CASResearchFocus “Bureaucracy”.
@alexalenz.bsky.social @cknill.bsky.social
www.cas.lmu.de/de/veranstal...
@alexalenz.bsky.social @cknill.bsky.social
www.cas.lmu.de/de/veranstal...
Administration Burden: Politics, Bureaucracy and Inequality
Prof. Pamela Herd, Ph.D. (CAS Fellow/University of Michigan), Prof. Donald Moynihan, Ph.D. (CAS Fellow/University of Michigan) | Moderation: Prof. Dr. Fabian Pfeffer (LMU)
www.cas.lmu.de
June 10, 2026 at 7:56 AM
On 15 June, they will discuss with Fabian Pfeffer @fabianpfeffer.bsky.social, founding director of the @isi-munich.bsky.social, and further members of the #CASResearchFocus “Bureaucracy”.
@alexalenz.bsky.social @cknill.bsky.social
www.cas.lmu.de/de/veranstal...
@alexalenz.bsky.social @cknill.bsky.social
www.cas.lmu.de/de/veranstal...
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Officially opening the doors of @isi-munich.bsky.social with Jim and Cathy Stone today.
June 5, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Officially opening the doors of @isi-munich.bsky.social with Jim and Cathy Stone today.
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Housing is becoming a luxury.
At @isi-munich.bsky.social writer @larafurora.bsky.social reads from No Sweet Home and discusses rising rents and displacement, together with inequality researcher @lenaradau.bsky.social
Tickets: doo.net/veranstaltun...
Please note: the event will be held in German.
Tickets: doo.net/veranstaltun...
Please note: the event will be held in German.
May 27, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Housing is becoming a luxury.
At @isi-munich.bsky.social writer @larafurora.bsky.social reads from No Sweet Home and discusses rising rents and displacement, together with inequality researcher @lenaradau.bsky.social
Tickets: doo.net/veranstaltun...
Please note: the event will be held in German.
Tickets: doo.net/veranstaltun...
Please note: the event will be held in German.
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Meet the Pipeline Team – Part 5!
The ISI Pipeline Program by @isi-munich.bsky.social connects early-career scholars with established researchers for international mentoring and exchange.
Last but not least: @davgritti.bsky.social and @sashakillewald.bsky.social .
The ISI Pipeline Program by @isi-munich.bsky.social connects early-career scholars with established researchers for international mentoring and exchange.
Last but not least: @davgritti.bsky.social and @sashakillewald.bsky.social .
May 20, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Meet the Pipeline Team – Part 5!
The ISI Pipeline Program by @isi-munich.bsky.social connects early-career scholars with established researchers for international mentoring and exchange.
Last but not least: @davgritti.bsky.social and @sashakillewald.bsky.social .
The ISI Pipeline Program by @isi-munich.bsky.social connects early-career scholars with established researchers for international mentoring and exchange.
Last but not least: @davgritti.bsky.social and @sashakillewald.bsky.social .
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Meet the Pipeline Team – Part 4!
This week’s pair: @christophevl.bsky.social and @durlauf.bsky.social
More pairs coming soon.
This week’s pair: @christophevl.bsky.social and @durlauf.bsky.social
More pairs coming soon.
May 20, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Meet the Pipeline Team – Part 4!
This week’s pair: @christophevl.bsky.social and @durlauf.bsky.social
More pairs coming soon.
This week’s pair: @christophevl.bsky.social and @durlauf.bsky.social
More pairs coming soon.
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Wealth as Private Insurance. Unequal Protection against the Scarring Effects of Unemployment in the U.S. and Germany Job loss has detrimental and long-lasting effects on workers, including lower wages after reemployment. The size of these wage scars, however, depends on the safet
#sociology link
#sociology link
April 28, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Wealth as Private Insurance. Unequal Protection against the Scarring Effects of Unemployment in the U.S. and Germany Job loss has detrimental and long-lasting effects on workers, including lower wages after reemployment. The size of these wage scars, however, depends on the safet
#sociology link
#sociology link
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Exchange between established and early-career researchers is rare. The ISI Pipeline Program by @isi-munich.bsky.social creates space for exactly that.
This week's tandem: Angelina Grigoryeva and Tali Kristal.
This week's tandem: Angelina Grigoryeva and Tali Kristal.
April 28, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Exchange between established and early-career researchers is rare. The ISI Pipeline Program by @isi-munich.bsky.social creates space for exactly that.
This week's tandem: Angelina Grigoryeva and Tali Kristal.
This week's tandem: Angelina Grigoryeva and Tali Kristal.
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The Atkinson Conference on Economic and Social Inequality will take place on 10-11 September at Nuffield College (Oxford).
▶️Plenaries: Philippe Aghion, Janet Gornick & roundable moderated by FT's Sarah O'Connor.
🚩CfP Deadline: 22 May.
Join us in Oxford! Details here: atkinsonconference.github.io
▶️Plenaries: Philippe Aghion, Janet Gornick & roundable moderated by FT's Sarah O'Connor.
🚩CfP Deadline: 22 May.
Join us in Oxford! Details here: atkinsonconference.github.io
The Atkinson Conference on Economic and Social Inequality
A two-day interdisciplinary conference on economic and social inequality at Nuffield College, University of Oxford. 10–11 September 2026.
atkinsonconference.github.io
April 22, 2026 at 8:13 AM
The Atkinson Conference on Economic and Social Inequality will take place on 10-11 September at Nuffield College (Oxford).
▶️Plenaries: Philippe Aghion, Janet Gornick & roundable moderated by FT's Sarah O'Connor.
🚩CfP Deadline: 22 May.
Join us in Oxford! Details here: atkinsonconference.github.io
▶️Plenaries: Philippe Aghion, Janet Gornick & roundable moderated by FT's Sarah O'Connor.
🚩CfP Deadline: 22 May.
Join us in Oxford! Details here: atkinsonconference.github.io
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We’re hiring a CORE and Stone Centre Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Economics Education and Inequality. More details and how to apply: tinyco.re/3618199
April 20, 2026 at 4:35 PM
We’re hiring a CORE and Stone Centre Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Economics Education and Inequality. More details and how to apply: tinyco.re/3618199
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Meet the Pipeline Team – Part 2: @shayobrien.bsky.social & @mikesavagelse.bsky.social
The ISI Pipeline Program @isi-munich.bsky.social connects early-career scholars with established researchers for meaningful exchange that academia often lacks.
More tandems coming soon.
The ISI Pipeline Program @isi-munich.bsky.social connects early-career scholars with established researchers for meaningful exchange that academia often lacks.
More tandems coming soon.
April 21, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Meet the Pipeline Team – Part 2: @shayobrien.bsky.social & @mikesavagelse.bsky.social
The ISI Pipeline Program @isi-munich.bsky.social connects early-career scholars with established researchers for meaningful exchange that academia often lacks.
More tandems coming soon.
The ISI Pipeline Program @isi-munich.bsky.social connects early-career scholars with established researchers for meaningful exchange that academia often lacks.
More tandems coming soon.
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What drives the growth of private wealth? Has inequality increased? How does tax policy shape wealth across generations? Now published in Nature-Scientific Data: the data descriptor of the GC Wealth Project Data Warehouse by @stone-lis.bsky.social & Roma Tre University
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
April 17, 2026 at 2:38 PM
What drives the growth of private wealth? Has inequality increased? How does tax policy shape wealth across generations? Now published in Nature-Scientific Data: the data descriptor of the GC Wealth Project Data Warehouse by @stone-lis.bsky.social & Roma Tre University
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Meet the Pipeline Team – Part 1!
Time for real exchange in academia is rare. The ISI Pipeline Program changes that: an international mentoring fellowship connecting researchers who benefit from each other’s expertise.
This week: elenavanstee.bsky.social and samfriedman.bsky.social.
Time for real exchange in academia is rare. The ISI Pipeline Program changes that: an international mentoring fellowship connecting researchers who benefit from each other’s expertise.
This week: elenavanstee.bsky.social and samfriedman.bsky.social.
April 14, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Meet the Pipeline Team – Part 1!
Time for real exchange in academia is rare. The ISI Pipeline Program changes that: an international mentoring fellowship connecting researchers who benefit from each other’s expertise.
This week: elenavanstee.bsky.social and samfriedman.bsky.social.
Time for real exchange in academia is rare. The ISI Pipeline Program changes that: an international mentoring fellowship connecting researchers who benefit from each other’s expertise.
This week: elenavanstee.bsky.social and samfriedman.bsky.social.
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Endlich ist es raus! Unser ARD Radiofeature: „Wie Vermögensungleichheit die Demokratie angreift“. Dazu haben Kristin Langen und ich mit Milliardenerben, Unternehmer:innen, Lobbyisten und Expert:innen gesprochen: Welchen Einfluss hat Geld auf politische Strukturen?
www.ardsounds.de/episode/urn:...
www.ardsounds.de/episode/urn:...
Podcast: Überreichtum – Wie Vermögensungleichheit Demokratie angreift
Vermögen ist in Deutschland extrem ungleich verteilt – mit Folgen für Politik und Demokratie. Das ARD-Radiofeature geht der Frage nach, wie Vermögende ganz legal politischen Einfluss ausüben können. G...
www.ardsounds.de
March 31, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Endlich ist es raus! Unser ARD Radiofeature: „Wie Vermögensungleichheit die Demokratie angreift“. Dazu haben Kristin Langen und ich mit Milliardenerben, Unternehmer:innen, Lobbyisten und Expert:innen gesprochen: Welchen Einfluss hat Geld auf politische Strukturen?
www.ardsounds.de/episode/urn:...
www.ardsounds.de/episode/urn:...
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Looking for accessible, high-quality, carefully-documented data on wealth #inequalities, levels, composition, and trends? Explore the GC Wealth Project. The extensive data can be visualized and/or downloaded. @stone-lis.bsky.social
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Using the GC Wealth Project’s data infrastructure, you can compare estimates across countries, data sources, and over time. Explore the GC Wealth Project database 👉 wealthproject.gc.cuny.edu
The GC Wealth Project
Expanding and consolidating research and data on wealth, wealth inequalities, and wealth transfers and related tax policies — across countries and over time.
wealthproject.gc.cuny.edu
March 18, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Looking for accessible, high-quality, carefully-documented data on wealth #inequalities, levels, composition, and trends? Explore the GC Wealth Project. The extensive data can be visualized and/or downloaded. @stone-lis.bsky.social
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+++ Die Wahl des RatSWD rückt näher 🗳️ +++
📊 Sie sind noch nicht für die Wahl des RatSWD registriert? Dann tragen Sie sich jetzt ins Wählerverzeichnis ein! 📝
📊 Sie sind noch nicht für die Wahl des RatSWD registriert? Dann tragen Sie sich jetzt ins Wählerverzeichnis ein! 📝
January 26, 2026 at 8:35 AM
+++ Die Wahl des RatSWD rückt näher 🗳️ +++
📊 Sie sind noch nicht für die Wahl des RatSWD registriert? Dann tragen Sie sich jetzt ins Wählerverzeichnis ein! 📝
📊 Sie sind noch nicht für die Wahl des RatSWD registriert? Dann tragen Sie sich jetzt ins Wählerverzeichnis ein! 📝
We are looking for a new office manager! Come and work with a fun and dynamic team in beautiful Munich.
Applications due by March 1, 2026
job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/5...
Applications due by March 1, 2026
job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/5...
January 31, 2026 at 9:11 AM
We are looking for a new office manager! Come and work with a fun and dynamic team in beautiful Munich.
Applications due by March 1, 2026
job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/5...
Applications due by March 1, 2026
job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/5...
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Do you have a good idea of how to spend up to $1,500 to help the community of inequality researchers?
Then submit it by Jan 31 (here: forms.gle/2j6GaCwvS77B...) to be included in the new participatory budgeting process of the ASA Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility section.
@asa-ipm.bsky.social
Then submit it by Jan 31 (here: forms.gle/2j6GaCwvS77B...) to be included in the new participatory budgeting process of the ASA Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility section.
@asa-ipm.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Do you have a good idea of how to spend up to $1,500 to help the community of inequality researchers?
Then submit it by Jan 31 (here: forms.gle/2j6GaCwvS77B...) to be included in the new participatory budgeting process of the ASA Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility section.
@asa-ipm.bsky.social
Then submit it by Jan 31 (here: forms.gle/2j6GaCwvS77B...) to be included in the new participatory budgeting process of the ASA Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility section.
@asa-ipm.bsky.social
Do you have a good idea of how to spend up to $1,500 to help the community of inequality researchers?
Then submit it by Jan 31 (here: forms.gle/2j6GaCwvS77B...) to be included in the new participatory budgeting process of the ASA Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility section.
@asa-ipm.bsky.social
Then submit it by Jan 31 (here: forms.gle/2j6GaCwvS77B...) to be included in the new participatory budgeting process of the ASA Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility section.
@asa-ipm.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Do you have a good idea of how to spend up to $1,500 to help the community of inequality researchers?
Then submit it by Jan 31 (here: forms.gle/2j6GaCwvS77B...) to be included in the new participatory budgeting process of the ASA Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility section.
@asa-ipm.bsky.social
Then submit it by Jan 31 (here: forms.gle/2j6GaCwvS77B...) to be included in the new participatory budgeting process of the ASA Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility section.
@asa-ipm.bsky.social
I hope you can make it to @christinajcross.bsky.social's talk and our discussion in Munich on Jan 23.
To get excited about it, check out the video we produced with her when she was still working on the book: youtu.be/KrYcxuqALW0?...
Get your ticket through this link: doo.net/veranstaltun...
To get excited about it, check out the video we produced with her when she was still working on the book: youtu.be/KrYcxuqALW0?...
Get your ticket through this link: doo.net/veranstaltun...
January 10, 2026 at 5:15 PM
I hope you can make it to @christinajcross.bsky.social's talk and our discussion in Munich on Jan 23.
To get excited about it, check out the video we produced with her when she was still working on the book: youtu.be/KrYcxuqALW0?...
Get your ticket through this link: doo.net/veranstaltun...
To get excited about it, check out the video we produced with her when she was still working on the book: youtu.be/KrYcxuqALW0?...
Get your ticket through this link: doo.net/veranstaltun...
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Real utopias? Yes, please! Our colleague @lenaradau.bsky.social talks about her important research: www.lmu.de/de/die-lmu/s...
Reale Utopien: Vom Wunschdenken zur Wirklichkeit
Wohnen neu gedacht: Lena Radau erforscht in ihrer Doktorarbeit alternative Formen des Zusammenlebens – und will eine Brücke schlagen zwischen Utopie und Realität.
www.lmu.de
December 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Real utopias? Yes, please! Our colleague @lenaradau.bsky.social talks about her important research: www.lmu.de/de/die-lmu/s...