Celebrating 10 years of the International Inequalities Institute

Drivers of ill being: lessons for feminist pathways to the well-being economy
Workshop organised by the Gender Justice and the Wellbeing Economy Research Programme at the III

1 - 2 May 2025, in-person workshop to be held at LSE.

More details to follow - please contact Dr Kate Steward (k.steward@lse.ac.uk) for further information. 

International Workshop on Perceptions of Inequality
Workshop organised by the Perceptions of Inequality Research Programme at the III

20 May 2025, LSE

The Perceptions of Inequality Research Programme at the International Inequalities Institute at LSE is delighted to announce an in-person workshop on perceptions of inequality. Papers that are presented at the workshop will be considered for inclusion in a special issue of the Journal of Economic Behaviour and Organization.

Please contact Jakob Dirksen (j.t.dirksen@lse.ac.uk) for further information. 

Conference on Socioeconomic Opportunity and Inequality 
23 - 24 June 2025, IPEA Brasília, Brazil

The Stone Center for Research on Wealth Inequality, LSE International Inequalities Institute, and the Institute for Applied Economic Research invite submissions of complete papers or extended abstracts for consideration to be included in a conference on inequality and mobility.

Summer School on Socioeconomic Opportunity and Inequality
25 - 27 June 2025, IPEA Brasília, Brazil

Apply now to attend the the Summer School on Socioeconomic Opportunity and Inequality, in partnership with the Stone Center for Research on Wealth Inequality. 

Featuring leading scholars tackling inequality research from the lens of economics, sociology, and public policy, the Summer School seeks to provide the next generation of researchers with the multidisciplinary underpinning necessary for effective research on inequality dynamics. 

The III at 10: New Directions in Inequality Research 
18 - 19 September 2025, LSE 

To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we are organising a two-day research conference that aims to bring together current examples of important and forward-thinking research on inequality from across the social sciences. 

We invite submissions of innovative research papers on any aspect of inequality, especially (but not exclusively) those related to the III’s main research programmes. 

2nd III/LIS Comparative Economic Inequality Conference 2025
27 - 28 February 2025, Luxeumbourg

This event was hosted at the Coque and Helix venues, and featured an array of distinguished speakers, thought-provoking keynote lectures, and engaging parallel sessions.

The conference covered critical topics, including:

• Earnings, gender, and global inequality
• Intergenerational mobility and wealth distribution
• The role of policies in addressing inequality and poverty
• Innovations in inequality measurement and methods

Highlights from the conference