When should inequalities in society be of ethical concern, and a target of public policy, and why? Which inequalities do people find most and least worrisome in the UK, and which do people relate to most closely from their personal experience? How do people differ in the way they think about the fairness of inequality and the role of government in tackling it? To what extent do people disagree about the facts of how substantial inequalities are and the reasons that they have arisen? Can their minds be changed by presenting them with new information?
These will be among the questions discussed as we present new work undertaken for the ground-breaking IFS Deaton Review of Inequalities, funded by the Nuffield Foundation. We examine people’s attitudes towards inequalities and how these fit with different traditions of philosophical thought on the topic. These will be the first of many detailed studies from the Review to be released over the coming months.
This event will be chaired by Paul Johnson, IFS Director, and will feature an introduction by Tim Gardam, Chief Executive of the Nuffield Foundation, followed by talks from:
- Sir Angus Deaton, Princeton University;
- Bobby Duffy, The Policy Institute, King's College London;
- Debra Satz, Stanford University; and
- Stefanie Stantcheva, Harvard University.
These will be followed by plenty of time to ask questions to the panel.
Speakers
Debra Satz
Debra is a Research Associate of the IFS and a Professor and the Dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University.
Stefanie Stantcheva
Angus Deaton
Angus is the Dwight D Eisenhower Professor of Economics and International Affairs, Emeritus and Senior Scholar at Princeton University.
Bobby Duffy
Chair
Paul Johnson
Paul has been the Director of the IFS since 2011. He is also currently visiting professor in the Department of Economics at University College London.
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