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Eleventh Conference of the Society for the Study of Economic Inequality

The Eleventh Conference of the Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (ECINEQ) will be held at the World Bank in Washington, DC from July 9 to July 11, 2025. The ECINEQ conference provides an international forum for all researchers interested in the analysis of economic inequality and related fields, bringing together a diversity of perspectives. ECINEQ welcomes submissions of papers with theoretical or empirical analyses of topics related to inequality, poverty, mobility, and redistribution, as well as related policy analyses.

Keynote address recordings will be made available here
 

The??Executive Committee is pleased to announce the Eleventh Conference of the Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (ECINEQ), scheduled to take place in Washington DC from July 9 to July 11, 2025. This conference is co-hosted by the World Bank Group and and will be held at the World Bank headquarters.

The ECINEQ conference provides an important international forum for researchers whose work focuses on economic inequality and related fields, bringing together a comprehensive exchange of perspectives.

Keynote Speakers (all keynotes will be livestreamed on this page)

Wednesday, July 9, 17:00-18:00 | Betts Theater, George Washington University

, Massachusetts Institute of Technology: ¡°Can technological progress build shared prosperity? Lessons from Power and Progress¡± 

Thursday, July 10, 11:30-12:30 | Preston Auditorium, World Bank

, Georgetown University: "The Great Gatsby Curve: Upward Mobility, Persistence and Inequality¡± 

Friday, July 11, 11:30-12:30 | Preston Auditorium, World Bank

, Tulane University: ¡°Including the Rich in Income Inequality Measures: An Assessment of Approaches¡±

Conference Fees

  • Standard rate (all attendees, except those indicated below): 325 euros (of which 100 as ECINEQ membership fee);
  • Special rate A (scholars in upper-middle-income countries and PhD students based in high- and upper-middle-income countries ¨C ): 170 euro (of which 50 as ECINEQ membership fee);
  • Special rate B (scholars and PhD students based in low- and lower-middle-income countries ¨C ): 80 euro (of which 50 as ECINEQ membership fee);
  • Special rate World Bank/IMF staff: 100 euro 

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More information available on the ECINEQ :

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DATES: July 9-11, 2025

LOCATION: World Bank Group HQ, Washington, DC

CONTACT US: 

For questions concerning the submission procedure and the scientific aspects of the conference, please contact the ECINEQ secretariat at info@ecineq.org

For questions concerning the logistical aspects of the conference, please contact the Local Organizing Committee at ecineq2025@worldbank.org

Local Organizing Committee

Luis Felipe Lopez-Calva (Global Director for Poverty and Equity, World Bank)
Deon Filmer (Director of the Research Group, World Bank)
Haishan Fu (Chief Statistician and Director of the Development Data Group, World Bank)
 (George Washington University)

Scientific Program Committee

 (University of Oxford, UK)
 (Paris School of Economics, FR)
 (University of Malaga, ES)
 (Bocconi University, IT)
 (University of Luxembourg, LU)
 (University of Antwerp, BE)
 (New York University, US)
Deon Filmer (World Bank, US)
 (George Washington University, US)
Haishan Fu (World Bank, US)
 (Aix-Marseille School of Economics, FR)
 (City University of New York, US)
 (University of Maryland, US)
 (Aix-Marseille School of Economics, FR)
Dean Jolliffe (World Bank, US)
 (Cornell University, US)
 (Center for Global Development)
 (VU University, NL)
 (University of Cape Town, ZA)
Luis-Felipe Lopez-Calva (World Bank, US)
 (Tulane University, US)
 (London School of Economics, UK)
Daniel Mahler (World Bank, US)
 (Turkish-German Univeristy, TR)
 (Sapienza University of Roma, IT)
 (University of Maryland, US)
 (University of Munich, DE)
 (University of Bari, IT)
 (Autonomous University of Barcelona, ES)
 (Universidad Cat¨®lica de Chile, CL)
 (DIW Berlin, DE)
 (Aix-Marseille School of Economics, FR)
 (Universit¨¦ catholique de Louvain, BE)
 (University of Luxembourg & LISER, LU)
 (Universidad de la Rep¨²blica, UY)
 (University of Cape Town, ZA)
 (University of Colorado Denver, US)

* For all Parallel Sessions, see for location

Wednesday, July 9, 2025
8:30 - 9:30  Coffee and Registration (MC Front Lobby)
9:30 - 11:00 Parallel Sessions A*
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break (in Parallel Session rooms)
11:30 - 13:00 Parallel Sessions B*
13:00 - 14:30 Lunch Break (MC Front Lobby)
14:30 - 16:00 Parallel Sessions C*
16:00 - 16:20 Coffee Break (MC Front Lobby)
16:20 - 16:45 Moving from World Bank to George Washington University
17:00 - 18:00 Keynote Lecture: Daron Acemoglu (Betts Theater, George Washington University)

 

Thursday, July 10, 2025
8:30 - 9:30 Coffee and Registration (MC Front Lobby)
9:30 - 11:00 Parallel Sessions D*
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break (MC Front Lobby)
11:30 - 12:30 Keynote Lecture: Garance Genicot (Preston Auditorium, World Bank)
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break (MC Front Lobby)
14:00 - 15:30 Parallel Sessions E*
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break (in Parallel Session rooms)
16:00 - 17:30 Parallel Sessions F*
17:30 - 18:30 ECINEQ General Assembly (MC 2-800, World Bank)
18:30 - 21:00 Conference Dinner (The Square, 18th & I Streets, NW)

 

Friday, July 11, 2025
8:30 - 9:30 Coffee and Registration (MC Front Lobby)
9:30 - 11:00 Parallel Sessions G*
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break (MC Front Lobby)
11:30 - 12:30 Presidential Lecture: Nora Lustig (Preston Auditorium, World Bank)
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break (MC Front Lobby)
14:00 - 15:30 Parallel Sessions H*
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break (in Parallel Session rooms)
16:00 - 17:30 Parallel Sessions I*



Watch the Keynote Address Replays

Wednesday, July 9, 17:00-18:00 | Betts Theater, George Washington University

, Massachusetts Institute of Technology: ¡°Can technological progress build shared prosperity? Lessons from Power and Progress¡± 

 

Thursday, July 10, 11:30-12:30 | Preston Auditorium, World Bank

, Georgetown University: "The Great Gatsby Curve: Upward Mobility, Persistence and Inequality¡± 

 

Friday, July 11, 11:30-12:30 | Preston Auditorium, World Bank

, Tulane University: ¡°Including the Rich in Income Inequality Measures: An Assessment of Approaches¡±

 

Date: July 09 - 11, 2025 ET

Location: Washington, DC