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Wealth Distribution, Redistribution, and Predistribution
- Fabian Pfeffer, Professor of Sociology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU Munich); Founding Director, the Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research (ISI)
- 8:00-9:30 PM, Thursday, April 23, 2026 (China Standard Time)
- Seminar hosted via Zoom
Abstract
This talk begins with a brief description of the wealth distribution as a reminder of the extreme level of wealth inequality in many countries. It then presents results from a real-utopian style proposal for wealth redistribution and discusses its promises and limits, ultimately leading to a push for a new perspective on wealth inequality, namely the question of wealth predistribution, or “what is owned”?
Biography
Fabian Pfeffer is Professor of Sociology at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU Munich) and founding director of the Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research (ISI). His research investigates social inequality, how it is maintained across time and generations, and how it may be changed. His particular focus is on the dynamics of wealth inequality.