International Research Workshop on Perceptions of Inequality

International Research Workshop on Perceptions of Inequality

Hosted by the Perceptions of Inequality Research Programme at the International Inequalities Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science

Workshop Organisers: Joan Costa-i-Font, Frank Cowell, Jakob Dirksen

20th May, 2025. Fawcett House, FAW 9.05, LSE. Campus map here.

Note: This event is ticketed. If you would like to attend the full workshop, please register for both 'Morning' and 'Afternoon' sessions. If you have any access needs, dietary restrictions, or for any other queries, please contact Jakob Dirksen (j.t.dirksen@lse.ac.uk). 

Timetable

9.00-9.30: Arrival & Coffee

9.30-10.00: Welcome, Introduction, and Opening Presentation
Perceptions of Inequality Team, LSE

10.00-11.30: Fairness and Preferences (Chair: Jakob Dirksen)

• A fair innings? Preferences for Prioritising the Less Healthy – Erik Schokkaert
• Mind the Bricks. Fairness Beliefs and Local Housing Inequality in the UK – Anna Clemente
• How Do Perceptions of Inequalities Affect Fairness Views and Political Preferences? Evidence from a Randomized Survey Experiment – Mathias Dolls

11.30-12.00: Tea and Coffee

12.00-13.00: Public and Club Goods (Chair: Joan Costa-Font)

• Perceptions of Inequality and Group-Specific Public Goods: A Survey Experiment in India – Maurizio Bussolo
• Majority Perceptions of Minority Groups: Economic Inequalities, Their Causes, and Policy Solutions – Pratyush Tiwari

13.00-14.00: Lunch

14.00-15.30: Misperceptions, Paradoxes, and Discourse (Chair: Frank Cowell)

• The psychological roots of the inequality paradox: Why we react to immediate economic inequality but fail to act on systemic disparities – Mathias Gobel
• Talking about inequality: Does group deliberation change the discourse? – Liz Mann, Tania Burchardt
• Misperceiving Inequality and Its Roots. Cross-Country Evidence from Europe – Paolo Brunori

15.30-16.00: Tea and Coffee

16.00-17.30: Information, Narratives, and Demand for Redistribution (Chair: Tania Burchardt)

• Perceived Local Inequalities and Demand for Redistribution – Javier Olivera
• The role of information in eliciting support for inheritance taxation –Philippe van Kerm 
• Narratives of Inequality – Joan Costa-Font, Jakob Dirksen and Frank Cowell

17.30-17.45: Closing Session
Perceptions of Inequality Team, LSE