LISIT 2025 - Lofoten International Symposium on Inequality and Taxation
Svolvær, Norway 24-25 June 2025
The Lofoten International Symposium on Inequality and Taxation took place at Thon Hotel Svolvær, in the attractive Lofoten islands, Norway, on Tuesday 24th and Wednesday 25th June 2025. This edition of the symposium focused on the intertwined fields of economic inequality, taxation and the environment. A session of the symposium has been organized targeting the topic “taxation of polluting capital”.
The symposium is jointly organized and funded by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Law Department of the University of Roma Tre and the GC Wealth Project, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, the European Union (ERC), and Skatteforsk-Centre for Tax Research at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU).
Scientific organizers: Roberto Iacono (NTNU ), Salvatore Morelli (Roma Tre and Stone Center – GC CUNY), Francesco Lamperti (Sant’Anna ), Elisa Palagi (Sant’Anna), Andreas Økland (NMBU).
Keynote speaker: Lucas Chancel (Sciences Po).
Call fo papers here
Second InRome Summer Meeting - Inequality, Taxation, and the Environment
May 15-16, 2025 Roma (Ostia Lido)
The meeting offered an opportunity for PhD students and young researchers working on public, labor, environmental, and applied economics to present and discuss their research and receive feedback from senior researchers.
To this end, for each day, featured three round tables — focusing on Inequality, welfare and labor economics; Taxation and redistribution; Environmental economics - and two poster sessions.
The program also included two keynote speeches delivered by Brian Nolan (University of Oxford) and Roberto Veneziani (Queen Mary University of London) and five lectures.
The event took place in person at the Roma Tre University Polo di Ostia (Via Bernardino da Monticastro, 1 - 00122 Lido di Ostia RM).
More info here
Full program here
InRome Summer Meeting - 2024 edition
13-14 June 2024, Allumiere (RM)
The meeting aims to gather researchers working on inequality studies in Roman universities and institutions and allow them to share ideas and projects. To this aim, we will host keynote dialogues on inequality, poverty, and taxation topics:
Salvatore Morelli (Roma Tre) & Paolo Liberati (Roma Tre) - Wealth tax, fiscal progressivity, and redistribution
Maria De Paola (INPS) & Paolo Naticchioni (Roma Tre) - VisitINPS and VisitPNRR programs
Andrea Brandolini (Bank of Italy) & Maurizio Franzini (Sapienza) - Income and wealth poverty
Elena Granaglia (Roma Tre) & Michele Raitano (Sapienza) - Inequality of Opportunity
Special guest: Roy van der Weide (World Bank)
Young researchers have the opportunity to present their current research agenda in dedicated presentations and poster sessions. Your participation is welcome after registration at this link by May 15!
The event will take place in person at the Centro Residenziale Studi e Ricerche Università Roma Tre La Faggeta
Via delle Grazie, 00051 Allumiere (RM)
More info here!
LISIT 2023 - Lofoten International Symposium on Inequality and Taxation
The symposium is primarily funded by the Norwegian Research Council and the Law Department of the University of Roma Tre, and jointly organized by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Roma Tre University, University College London CCSEE.
The Lofoten International Symposium on Inequality and Taxation (LISIT) took place at the Scandic Svolvær hotel, in the attractive Lofoten islands, Norway, on Tuesday 27th and Wednesday 28th June 2023. The symposium focused on the intertwined fields of economic inequality and taxation.