In 2009, LIS launched an annual lecture series. The lectures are co-sponsored by LIS and local institutions in Luxembourg and are designed for public audiences.
Paris School of Economics Professor Thomas Piketty presented the 2012 Summer Lecture, “Wealth and Inheritance in the Long Run.” Thomas Piketty is currently a Professor of Economics at the Paris School of Economics. Prof. Piketty also served as the Director of the school from 2005-2007, and was instrumental in its founding. He has served as [...]
Princeton University Professor Paul Krugman presented the 2010 Summer Lecture, “Inequality and Crises: Coincidence or Causality?,” also billed as the keynote lecture for the 2010 LIS Conference on Inequality and the Middle Class. Paul Krugman is Professor of Economics and International Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School of International Affairs at Princeton University. He has been an [...]
President of the Economic Policy Institute (EPI – Washington D.C.) presented “Waging Inequality in America” Lawrence Mishel came to the Economic Policy Institute in 1987. As EPI’s first research director, then as vice president, and now president, he has played a significant role in building EPI’s research capabilities and reputation. He has researched, written, and [...]