postdoc @stone-lis.bsky.social // inequality/household finance // https://severin-rapp.github.io/ // foto Wenzelhttps://bsky.app/profile/severinrapp.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/severinrapp.bsky.social/post/3mk2fnbpr222fWe published a paper on the GC Wealth Project in @springernature.com Scientific Data, describing our extensive public data base on private wealth. In this blog article, we give some insights about the work behind the paper https://communities.springernature.com/posts/mapping-private-wealth-a-new-data-warehouse-for-researchers-and-public-use22 Apr 2026 02:00 +0000at://did:plc:k2vjzp3y7wtpbagwk2mck6e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk2fnbpr222fhttps://bsky.app/profile/severinrapp.bsky.social/post/3mjpblz7yjs25We published a paper about the GC Wealth Project (wealth project.gc.cuny.edu) in Scientific Data. Check this out and see how the project could support your work on wealth, its distribution and transmission 👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Apr 2026 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:k2vjzp3y7wtpbagwk2mck6e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpblz7yjs25https://bsky.app/profile/severinrapp.bsky.social/post/3mjkmvyg2vk2uThe retreat was great fun and very insightful. Very honoured to be part of this. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Apr 2026 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:k2vjzp3y7wtpbagwk2mck6e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkmvyg2vk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/severinrapp.bsky.social/post/3mhgjkq3mrk25📢 Next week at our Spring 2026 Multidisciplinary Seminar Series: Marai Hayes presents "The Long Tail of Childhood Health" — how early health shapes earnings, employment, and wealth all the way into retirement. Monday, March 23 | 2–3:30 PM 📍 Room 6203.01, CUNY Graduate Center Don't miss it!19 Mar 2026 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:k2vjzp3y7wtpbagwk2mck6e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgjkq3mrk25https://bsky.app/profile/severinrapp.bsky.social/post/3mhdkwycwnk2dDont miss out on the 2026 Young Economists Conference in Vienna. This is a fantastic opportunity for early career researchers 💡 [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Mar 2026 13:14 +0000at://did:plc:k2vjzp3y7wtpbagwk2mck6e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdkwycwnk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/severinrapp.bsky.social/post/3mfsk7v5emk27The @financialtimes.com features a @oecd-ocde.bsky.social working paper I worked on together with Olivier Thevenon, where we show that the cost of children is higher for single parents. The full paper is available here: https://doi.org/10.1787/bd0b594e-en27 Feb 2026 01:20 +0000at://did:plc:k2vjzp3y7wtpbagwk2mck6e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfsk7v5emk27https://bsky.app/profile/severinrapp.bsky.social/post/3mcptm7ioyk26People misperceive their rank in the wealth distribution: the wealthy underestimate how much they have compared to others, and people at the bottom of the distribution think that they are doing better compared to others than they actually do. Our research shows that misperceptions shape for savings.18 Jan 2026 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:k2vjzp3y7wtpbagwk2mck6e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcptm7ioyk26https://bsky.app/profile/severinrapp.bsky.social/post/3m5m2tllx5c2ySigned on this letter calling for a permanent International Panel on Inequality: a global, independent body to give policymakers the best evidence on the scale, causes, and consequences of inequality. https://www.equals.ink/p/sign-on-letter-in-support-of-a-new Inequality is not inevitable. It's a policy choice.14 Nov 2025 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:k2vjzp3y7wtpbagwk2mck6e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5m2tllx5c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/severinrapp.bsky.social/post/3m3nfalvuts25Excited to welcome @julieturaz.bsky.social for the @stone-lis.bsky.social multidisciplinary seminar series tomorrow (10:00 EST). Join us in person or online by registering here: https://gc-cuny-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/hhdtM7FnR5qhtTZZXxZyvg#/registration20 Oct 2025 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:k2vjzp3y7wtpbagwk2mck6e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3nfalvuts25https://bsky.app/profile/severinrapp.bsky.social/post/3m367gricok2gCheck out our new Working Paper where we evaluate a citizen assembly and how participation impacts political agency and preferences! [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Oct 2025 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:k2vjzp3y7wtpbagwk2mck6e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m367gricok2g