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The ECINEQ 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 George Washington University 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

Daron Acemoglu, 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

Garance Genicot, Georgetown University: "The Great Gatsby Curve: Upward Mobility, Persistence and Inequality” 

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

Nora Lustig, 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 – World Bank Country Classifications): 170 euro (of which 50 as ECINEQ membership fee);
  • Special rate B (scholars and PhD students based in low- and lower-middle-income countries – World Bank Country Classifications): 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 website:

PAPER SUBMISSIONS | FEES | FINANCIAL SUPPORT | CONTACTS | PRACTICAL INFORMATION

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)
James Foster (George Washington University)

Scientific Program Committee

Sabine Alkire (University of Oxford, UK)
Facundo Alvaredo (Paris School of Economics, FR)
Elena Bárcena-Martín (University of Malaga, ES)
Alessandra Casarico (Bocconi University, IT)
Conchita D’Ambrosio (University of Luxembourg, LU)
Koen Decancq (University of Antwerp, BE)
Raquel Fernández (New York University, US)
Deon Filmer (World Bank, US)
James Foster (George Washington University, US)
Haishan Fu (World Bank, US)
Cecilia García-Peñalosa (Aix-Marseille School of Economics, FR)
Janet C. Gornick (City University of New York, US)
Carol Graham (University of Maryland, US)
Nicolas Gravel (Aix-Marseille School of Economics, FR)
Dean Jolliffe (World Bank, US)
Ravi Kanbur (Cornell University, US)
Eeshani Kandpal (Center for Global Development)
Peter Lanjouw (VU University, NL)
Murray Leibbrandt (University of Cape Town, ZA)
Luis-Felipe Lopez-Calva (World Bank, US)
Nora Lustig (Tulane University, US)
Stephen P. Jenkins (London School of Economics, UK)
Daniel Mahler (World Bank, US)
Guido Neidhofer (Turkish-German Univeristy, TR)
Flaviana Palmisano (Sapienza University of Roma, IT)
Susan Parker (University of Maryland, US)
Andreas Peichl (University of Munich, DE)
Vito Peragine (University of Bari, IT)
Xavier Ramos (Autonomous University of Barcelona, ES)
Andrea Repetto (Universidad Católica de Chile, CL)
Carsten Schroeder (DIW Berlin, DE)
Alain Trannoy (Aix-Marseille School of Economics, FR)
Sandy Tubeuf (Université catholique de Louvain, BE)
Philippe Van Kerm (University of Luxembourg & LISER, LU)
Andrea Vigorito (Universidad de la República, UY)
Ingrid Wollard (University of Cape Town, ZA)
Buhong Zheng (University of Colorado Denver, US)

* For all Parallel Sessions, see programme 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

Daron Acemoglu, 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

Garance Genicot, Georgetown University: "The Great Gatsby Curve: Upward Mobility, Persistence and Inequality” 

 

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

Nora Lustig, Tulane University: “Including the Rich in Income Inequality Measures: An Assessment of Approaches”

 

Date: July 09 - 11, 2025 ET

Location: Washington, DC