Stakeholder in the fate of Planet Earth. Writer, MA #Globaldev, currently work at UNU-World Institute of Development Economics Research. views are my own.
Helsinki, Finland
Joined September 2012
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Timothy Shipp retweeted
The World Income Inequality Database (WIID) just got a major update!
📊Detailed income inequality stats up to 2022
📊WIID Companion for easy comparisons
📊Global and regional income distributions down to the percentile level!
🔍 Explore what's new go.unu.edu/FdMod
Timothy Shipp retweeted
📢 Big news for inequality researchers & policy-makers!
@UNUWIDER has just released a major update to the World Income Inequality Database (WIID) — the most comprehensive source of global income inequality data.
wider.unu.edu/news/unu-wider…
🧵👇
Timothy Shipp retweeted
Hey Trump voters.
Hate to break it to you - but here’s what actually happened on Tuesday.
Watch. Bernie explained it 20 years ago.
Timothy Shipp retweeted
Are knowledge monopolies driving global inequalities? 🤔
Discover how the control over knowledge has shaped economic fortunes across the globe and why reforming the knowledge economy is crucial for equitable development in this new blog post
go.unu.edu/qd2g1 @CambridgeUP
Timothy Shipp retweeted
📢 Today, we release the #WIID Explorer, new tool for accessing & analysing our data on income #inequality. With it, you can access global income #inequality statistics, conduct independent analysis, and create graphs, charts, and tables. Find out more! go.unu.edu/zooEo
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Amazing things happened in America the last time we taxed billionaires at 90%. It’s an incredible story that every American should know!
hartmannreport.com/p/what-ha…
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‘The McKinseys and the Deloittes have no expertise in the areas that they’re advising in’
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While all vulnerable populations will suffer, a gender lens is warranted as women, in particular, are ranked lowest in the hierarchy of caste, class or religious stratification | Hema Swaminathan and Rahul Lahoti
thewire.in/women/coronavirus…
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We're pleased to be joined by Minister of Finance and Public Credit Republic of Colombia and #WIDERAlumni @JoseA_Ocampo - he joins the stage sharing unique insights into the policy approaches in Colombia.
#WIDERDevConf2022 @EconomiaUAndes #VIICongresoEconómico
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"Employment is the most important tool in poverty reduction" says @JoseA_Ocampo. And in the social policy area he says universal systems are essential. But there has to be ways to target the most vulnerable to reduce #inequality.
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Santiago Levy brings up the policy solution of Conditional Cash Transfers. In Latin America over the last 20 years these programmes have proven to increase human capital - except that this has not also bought the better jobs that people need to reduce #inequality.
Timothy Shipp retweeted
Our #WIDERDevConf2022 with @EconomiaUAndes on reducing #inequality starts tomorrow!
Join us from anywhere in the world for the livestreamed keynote sessions and policy dialogue!
Details at: go.unu.edu/zUSSj.
#VIICongresoEconómico #SDG10
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Starting soon - our #WIDERDevConf2022 with @EconomiaUAndes is opening with a keynote presentation by Francisco H. G. Ferreira on 'Inequality of opportunity and mobility in Latin America'.
You can watch live on our YouTube at youtu.be/rU1LQewBfhk
Timothy Shipp retweeted
1. This will be a thread of corporations that plastered their social media accounts with rainbows for Pride Month
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How much those corporations donated to anti-LGBTQ politicians since 2021
Follow along if interested.
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In this historical day in Finland we welcome several participants from @Ulkoministerio including State Secretary @sumuvuori to discuss the #PuzzleofPeace
We are thrilled to have special remarks from @ulkoministerio at the last hours of #PuzzleofPeace conference. State Secretary @sumuvuori explains that peace is at the heart of the mission of the Finnish government: from security, conflict prevention to reconstruction.
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OK, settled in with internet access and not riding 40 miles a day over hills and gravel. Column resumes tomorrow; but I want to weigh in today with a very long thread on inflation, especially the weirdly ugly debate over price-gouging 1/
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“Sunshine, elephants, and boomerangs: Is a dramatic rise in global income inequality looming?”
Check out our blog in Duncan Green’s @fp2p based on our paper “The Global Inequality Boomerang” with Ravi Kanbur and @andypsumner
oxfamapps.org/fp2p/sunshine-…
Timothy Shipp retweeted
Delighted to share our working paper, with Ravi Kanbur and @andypsumner
“The Global Inequality Boomerang”
Now out in @UNUWIDER and @cepr_org 👇🏼
wider.unu.edu/publication/gl…
A short 🧵
Timothy Shipp retweeted
COMING SOON! 📣
Social mobility in developing countries: concepts, methods, and determinants. A new pathfinding book from our project on #SocialMobility
Go to 👉 go.unu.edu/RufZ9
Edited by @kunalsen5, Vegard Iversen @NRInstitute @AnirudhK1658 from @OUPEconomics