To mark the publication of the graphic novel Hé Patron, the World Inequality Lab organized a round-table discussion at the Paris School of Economics on Thursday November 9, 2023 at 7pm.

The event was organized in partnership with Alternatives Economiques and Editions du Seuil, and part of the Equality Debates series organized by the World Inequality Lab.

 

Summary

Who makes the decisions in the corporate world? Corporations – and more specifically their managers and shareholders – make decisions that affect us at every moment of our lives… without asking our opinion. This is the conclusion reached by a group of researchers from the world’s leading universities in Hé Patron – Pour une révolution dans l’entreprise. The goal of this collective work is to make democracy a reality in the workplace.

 

The book is written by Isabelle Ferreras, accompanied by ten academics, a writer and an illustrator.

 

The event will bring together:

• Isabelle Ferreras, professor at the University of Leuven
• David ‘Cartoon Dave’ Hackett, cartoonist and illustrator
• Miranda Richmond Mouillot, author, artist and translator with a degree in French history and literature from Harvard University.

• François Ruffin, elected member and director of the documentary ‘Merci Patron !’

Moderated by co-organizers:

• Thomas Piketty, co-director of World Inequality Lab
• Christian Chavagneux, deputy editor-in-chief of Alternatives Economiques

>>TO REGISTER, CLICK HERE <<<

 

Practical information

📅 Thursday, November 9, 2023, 7pm-8:30pm (CET)

18h45 Doors open

📍 Paris School of Economics (amphithéâtre Daniel Cohen), 48 Boulevard Jourdan, 75014 Paris

🎙️The event will be held in French and in person.

>>> TO REGISTER, CLICK HERE <<<

Contact

Alice Fauvel, communications manager: alice.fauvel@psemail.eu

 

On Thursday 14 March and Friday 15 March 2024, a conference brought together researchers, policymakers and civil society from across Europe and beyond, to discuss inequality and the global tax architecture.

Despite a decade of global tax reform,  the current tax rules fail to address inequality both within and between countries. In late 2022, the member states of the United Nations (UN) member states unanimously voted to launch intergovernmental discussions on proposals for a new international framework for tax cooperation under the auspices of the UN.

This two-day conference explored the potential of a UN Tax Convention to:

• supporting meaningful progress against tax abuse,
• reducing inequalities within and between countries, and
• strengthening the ability of states to respond to the climate crisis.

 

Watch the replay of the videos on our YouTube channel:

•  Keynote by Gabriel Zucman, Director EU Tax Observatory
• Keynote Tove Maria Ryding, Policy and Advocacy Manager at EURODAD, Dereje Alemayehu, Executive Coordinator at Global Alliance for Tax Justice
• Panel : Inequality in power dynamics: impact on human rights, and inclusive governance’ and Q&A
• Panel: ‘Corporate tax abuse: understanding its socioeconomic impact, and assessing potential solutions’ and Q&A
• Panel : ‘Taxing wealth: tools to target concentrated ownership and wealth inequality’ and Q&A and closing remark by Lucas Chancel
• Panel: ‘Climate Finance and Tax Justice: Emissions inequalities, Carbon Taxation, and Global Solutions’
• Panel: ‘In pursuit of a multilateral UN treaty that delivers on our collective interests’
•  High-level ministerial panel with Bjørg Sandkjær, State Secretary, Norway, María Fernanda Valdés, Deputy Minister of Finance of Colombia, Eva Joly, Commissioner, ICRICT, moderated by Jayati Gosh

 

On Monday 6 November 2023, the World Inequality Lab invited DARON ACEMOGLU, co-author of Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity.

 

 

Book summary

Published in May 2023, in a moment of peak Artificial Intelligence (AI), Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson debunk modern techno-optimism. The book traverses a millennium of disruptive technologies, from medieval agriculture and ship design all the way up to generative AI, to ask how the path of technology is determined and who influences its trajectory. They argue that we can redirect the path of innovation to create shared prosperity rather than exclusively for private profit.

 

DARON ACEMOGLU is Institute Professor of Economics at MIT. For the last twenty-five years, he has been researching the historical origins of prosperity, poverty, and the effects of new technologies on economic growth, employment, and inequality.

 

 

Practical information

📅 Monday 6 November 2023, 11:00 – 12:00 (EDT) 17:00 – 18:00pm (CET), presentation of the book and Q&A

📍 Zoom Webinar, to register, click here.

🎙The conference will be held in English.

 

Contact

Alice Fauvel, Communications Manager: alice.fauvel@psemail.eu

To mark the publication of Julia Cagé and Thomas Piketty’s new book Une Histoire du Conflit Politique – Elections et Inégalités Sociales en France (1789-2022), the World Inequality Lab organized a conference on Monday 18 September 2023 at the Paris School of Economics, in partnership with PSE and Editions du Seuil.

 

The presentation of the book “The Case for a Job Guarantee“, by Pavlina Tcherneva, will take place on Tuesday May 10th, 6-7:30 pm (CET). The debate will be held in English and on Zoom.

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The presentation of the book “Les femmes, les jeunes et les enfants d’abord. Investissement social et économie de la qualité“, by Clément Carbonnier and Bruno Palier, will take place on Tuesday May 31st, 6-7:30 pm (CET). The debate will be held in French, at the Paris School of Economics (R2.01).

Summary of “Les femmes, les jeunes et les enfants d’abord. Investissement social et économie de la qualité”

 

Notre système de protection sociale, pensé au sortir de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, ne sait pas protéger les personnes les plus vulnérables. Pauvreté des enfants, précarité des jeunes et des moins qualifiés, difficultés des familles monoparentales : tels sont quelques-uns des nouveaux défis à relever. Répondre aux enjeux sociaux actuels ne peut plus être affaire de simples ajustements mais impose une stratégie globale.

En s’appuyant sur l’évaluation des réformes passées, en France et à l’étranger, et sur une lecture solide des indicateurs économiques, Clément Carbonnier et Bruno Palier proposent une stratégie de la qualité pour toutes et tous. Ce nouveau contrat social repose sur des politiques publiques d’investis­sement social inclusives et une montée en qualité généralisée du système productif. Il permettra de sortir de l’économie du low-cost, et de garantir la qualité de la vie et des emplois de toutes et tous au nom d’une plus grande justice sociale.

>> Read the table of content (in French)

 

About the authors

• Clément Carbonnier is a professor of economics at Paris 8 University.
• Bruno Palier is a CNRS Research Director at Sciences Po’s Center for European Studies

 

EVENT DETAILS

📚 Clément Carbonnier and Bruno Palier, “Les femmes, les jeunes et les enfants d’abord. Investissement social et économie de la qualité“, Presses universitaires de France, 2022.

📅 Tuesday May 31st – 6-7:30 pm (CET)

📍 Paris School of Economics (R2.01). We strongly encourage you to attend the debate in person. Yet, if this is not possible, you can join the debate on Zoom by registering on this form.

🎙 The debate will be held in French.

The presentation of the book “La Banque Providence. Démocratiser les banques centrales et la monnaie“, by Eric Monnet, will take place on Wednesday March 23rd, 6-7:30 pm (CET). The debate, in French, will be held at the Paris School of Economics (R2.21), and is organized in partnership with Seuil.

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The presentation of the book “Mépris de classe. L’exercer, le ressentir, y faire face“, by Pierre-Emmanuel Sorignet and Nicolas Spire, will take place on Thursday March 10th, 6-7:30 pm (CET). The debate, in French, will be held at the Paris School of Economics (R2.21).

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The presentation of the book “Patriarcapitalisme. En finir avec les inégalités femmes-hommes“, by Pauline Grosjean, will take place on Monday January 24th, 6-7:30 pm (CET). The debate, in French, will be held online on Zoom. The event is organized in partnership with Seuil publishing house.

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The presentation of the book “Héritocratie. Les élites, les grandes écoles et les mésaventures du mérite (1870-2020)“, by Paul Pasquali, will take place on Monday November 22nd, 6-7:30 pm (CET). The debate, in French, will be held at the Paris School of Economics (R2.21) and on Zoom.

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