My very first podcast interview (only in German, unfortunately). I speak about my research concerning the short- and long-run effects of natural disasters for those who get (temporarily) displaced from their homes. Listen here: econtribute.de/de/klima-katas… #EconTwitter

Recently accepted by #QJE, “Wealth of Two Nations: The U.S. Racial Wealth Gap, 1860-2020,” by Derenoncourt (Ellora Derenoncourt), Kim (Chi Hyun Kim), Kuhn (Moritz Kuhn), and Schularick (@Mschularick): doi.org/10.1093/qje/qj…

I am looking forward to present today joint work with Ellora Derenoncourt Chi Hyun Kim and Moritz Schularick at the Verein für Socialpolitik meeting! We study the distribution of Black and white wealth in the United States. We find that half of the Black population did not own any wealth until WW2!

See below for our new work on spatial wage inequality in Europe with a fantastic group of people. Key finding: spatial inequalities have nearly doubled since the 1970s in Europe and the US. Kiel Institut MacroFinance & MacroHistory Lab

📣Starting today📣 Workshop on FIRM HETEROGENEITY IN MACROECONOMICS in Bonn 🎵 Looking forward to two days of intense scientific discussions with many great scholars! #EconTwitter Isaac Baley Immo Schott Joachim Jungherr CRC TR 224 EPoS Bonn-Mannheim Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn

A groundbreaking study from PrincetonU's Ellora Derenoncourt now forthcoming in QJE, shows that progress on closing the Black-white wealth gap in the U.S. has all but stalled since the 1950s and inequality is on track to grow moving forward. bit.ly/38YtH28

Great to see our work on the changing distribution of Black & white wealth out in the JEP AEA Journals Thx to my coauthors Ellora Derenoncourt Moritz Schularick Chi Hyun Kim Most striking fact to me: "median Black wealth only turned positive between 1940 and 1950" pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/10…

Meet ECONtribute #YEPStudent Francisco Amaral: He is on the #econjobmarket and #financejobmarket 2023/2024! Check out his #JMP about "Value Uncertainty and Returns to Housing". Here is what it is about (1/7) Francisco Amaral:

🚨Job opportunity alert! We're hiring a Research Assistant for our new project on US wealth inequality. Join our vibrant team Ellora Derenoncourt Moritz Kuhn Moritz Schularick. Please apply using the following link👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Our work on unempüloyment risk and portfolio choice of Black and white Americans (with Chi Hyun Kim Ellora Derenoncourt Moritz Schularick) is now available as Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute working paper minneapolisfed.org/institute/work…

New CEPR DP18930 Unemployment risk, portfolio choice, and the racial wealth gap Ellora Derenoncourt Princeton University CIFAR, Chi Hyun Kim Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn MacroFinance & MacroHistory Lab, Moritz Kuhn Department of Economics, University of Mannheim, Moritz Schularick Sciences Po Kiel Institut ECONtribute ow.ly/kisI50QVP09 #CEPR_LE #CEPR_MEF

#QJE May 2024, #1, “Wealth of Two Nations: The U.S. Racial Wealth Gap, 1860-2020,” by Derenoncourt (Ellora Derenoncourt), Kim (Chi Hyun Kim), Kuhn (Moritz Kuhn), and Schularick (@Mschularick): doi.org/10.1093/qje/qj…

I am really honored to be part of such a vibrant research community! Looking forward to meeting you soon Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute Minneapolis Fed

Wonderful write-up by professional age forecaster of our new WP on unemployment risk and the racial wealth gap, w/ Chi Hyun Kim, Moritz Kuhn, and Moritz Schularick. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

Great to see this fantastic write-up in today's Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute Newsletter on our paper on racial portfolio choice with Ellora Derenoncourt Chi Hyun Kim and Moritz Schularick minneapolisfed.org/article/2024/r…

It's ⚡️#poweredbyIPUMS Research Friday (this time using IPUMS USA). Check out "Changes in the Distribution of Black and White Wealth since the US Civil War" by Ellora Derenoncourt, Chi Hyun Kim, Moritz Kuhn, & Moritz Schularick. pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/10…

Great to see this fantastic Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute summary of our work on racial portfolio differences as driver of the racial wealth gap! Ellora Derenoncourt Chi Hyun Kim Moritz Schularick

Amazing research by my colleague Cathrin Mohr!

What are the main takeaways from our paper “Wealth of Two Nations,” on the historical evolution of the U.S. racial wealth gap? Check out this new Institute for New Economic Thinking video where I walk through our findings! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Great to see this fantastic write-up by professional age forecaster for the Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute about my work with Ellora Derenoncourt Chi Hyun Kim and Moritz Schularick on the portfolio differences between Black and white households. Full paper here researchdatabase.minneapolisfed.org/downloads/w089…