Capital and labour at the top: new evidence from the 1936 US income tax project

Part of the Inequalities Seminar Series at LSE 19 May 2026 This seminar explores how the transition from pre-WWII capitalism to welfare capitalism not only involved a decline in income inequality but also a realignment in the composition of capital and labour incomes at the top of the distribution.

Who gets ahead? Cross-country evidence on intragenerational income mobility | LSE III Event
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Who gets ahead? Cross-country evidence on intragenerational income mobility | LSE III Event

Private capital markets and inequality | LSE III Event
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Private capital markets and inequality | LSE III Event

A post apartheid analysis of intra racial earnings inequality in South Africa | LSE III Event
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A post apartheid analysis of intra racial earnings inequality in South Africa | LSE III Event

The Rising Cost of Dissent in America | Miles Taylor | TED
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The Rising Cost of Dissent in America | Miles Taylor | TED

Michael Hudson: How Debt Destroys Empires
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Michael Hudson: How Debt Destroys Empires

Digital Asset Treasuries Under Pressure, IMF Warns of Tokenization Risks | Bloomberg Crypto 4/7/2026
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Digital Asset Treasuries Under Pressure, IMF Warns of Tokenization Risks | Bloomberg Crypto 4/7/2026

Understand AI in 14 minutes – with Anthropic's Chloe Lubinski [ARC 2026]
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Understand AI in 14 minutes – with Anthropic's Chloe Lubinski [ARC 2026]

What do tech pioneers think about the AI revolution? - The Engineers, BBC World Service
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What do tech pioneers think about the AI revolution? - The Engineers, BBC World Service

The World's Most Important Machine
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The World's Most Important Machine

They Knew 432 Park Avenue Would Crack Before They Built It
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They Knew 432 Park Avenue Would Crack Before They Built It

Jfrog | Jfrog Artifactory | Jfrog Artifactory Tutorial | Artifactory Tutorial | Intellipaat
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Jfrog | Jfrog Artifactory | Jfrog Artifactory Tutorial | Artifactory Tutorial | Intellipaat

Trump's IndyCar Race, Lindsey Graham's Sis Successor & Toll War in Hormuz Strait | The Daily Show
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Trump's IndyCar Race, Lindsey Graham's Sis Successor & Toll War in Hormuz Strait | The Daily Show

Clara Mattei: capitalism is not natural - it’s enforced
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Clara Mattei: capitalism is not natural - it’s enforced

The Long Shadow: The Great War and International Memory, 1914-2014 - Professor David Reynolds
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The Long Shadow: The Great War and International Memory, 1914-2014 - Professor David Reynolds

From Child Prodigy to Winning Fields Medal, Nobel of Math
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From Child Prodigy to Winning Fields Medal, Nobel of Math

Trump’s Blockade Is ‘Affecting Every Business Around The World’ | Simon Gale
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Trump’s Blockade Is ‘Affecting Every Business Around The World’ | Simon Gale

Budget 2025: Rachel Reeves’ most taxing questions | LSE III Event
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Budget 2025: Rachel Reeves’ most taxing questions | LSE III Event

Retired Amazon VP: How Corporate Politics Work And How To Win | Ethan Evans
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Retired Amazon VP: How Corporate Politics Work And How To Win | Ethan Evans

This is not the AI we were promised | The Royal Society
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This is not the AI we were promised | The Royal Society

The True Origin of WWI: What Every Historian Got Wrong
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The True Origin of WWI: What Every Historian Got Wrong