The World Inequality Lab is organizing the third edition of the World Inequality Conference, to be held at the Paris School of Economics on June 4-6, 2026.

 

Objectives

The conference will be structured around three pillars:

1. Release of the Global Justice Report: The report will explore what a just distribution of socioeconomic and environmental resources could look like at the global level from 2026 to 2100 – both between and within countries – in a way that is compatible with planetary boundaries.

2. Plenary Sessions bringing together leading voices from academia and civil society.

3. Parallel sessions featuring the latest academic work in the inequality research field (235 accepted papers out of close to 800 submissions)

To view the programme, click here.

Registration

Public registration for the World Inequality Conference 2026 is now open until May 15 and may close earlier if all places are filled.

Due to high demand, registration requires attendance for the full three days of the conference; it is not possible to register for a single day or a specific session.

Call for Papers

The call for papers was opened in September 2025 and covered the key research areas covered by the World Inequality Lab, namely:

  • Measurement of historical income and wealth dynamics
  • Environmental inequalities
  • Global wealth distribution dynamics
  • Factors contributing to income and wealth inequality
  • Political inequalities
  • Gender inequality
  • Inequality perceptions
  • Taxation and tax evasion
  • Methodological advances in the measurement of inequalities

Update (December 4): The submission process is now closed and we will not be accepting any more requests.

Update (February 16): The Scientific Committee has selected 235 research papers out of the 767 received submissions. 

Scientific Committee: All submissions will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee comprising of Luis Bauluz, Nitin Bharti, Lucas Chancel, Jonas Dietrich, Matthew Fisher-Post, Ignacio Flores (Co-Chair), Valentina Gabrielli, Amory Gethin, Ricardo Gómez-Carrera, Romaine Loubes, Clara Martínez Toledano, Cornelia Mohren, Rowaida Moshrif, Gastón Nievas, Moritz Odersky, Thomas Piketty, Anmol Somanchi (Co-Chair).

Registration

  • For accepted papers: Deadline is April 1, 2026
  • Conference programme: To be announced on April 15, 2026
  • General public registration: Opens April 15, 2026 | Closes May 15, 2026

Admissions

Registration to the conference and attendance are fully free of charge. Most researchers are expected to finance their own travel and accommodation. A limited number of grants will be made available for young researchers registered at institutions in lower- and middle-income countries. Please make sure to indicate a request for financial assistance in the submission form. Depending upon circumstances, it may not be possible to accept all such requests.

Organization Committee: The overall organization of the conference will be coordinated by an organization committee comprising of Thomas Cessou, Lucas Chancel (Co-Chair), Jonas Dietrich, Alice Fauvel (Co-Chair), Cornelia Mohren, Rowaida Moshrif, Moritz Odersky, Thomas Piketty, Anmol Somanchi (Co-Chair) and Delia Visan.

Contact

For any questions, please email conference[at]wid.world.

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