Drivers and consequences of rising economic inequality

Position: Research appointment (pre-doc) Institute: Uni. Roma Tre
Posted on: 17/04/2026 Deadline: 17/05/2026

Scientific-Disciplinary Group

13/ECON-03 - Public Economics

Description

The topics of this call for proposals include the analysis of the distribution of wealth, income, and inequality of opportunity; the positive and normative analysis of income, wealth, and property taxation, as well as inheritance and gift taxes; and the positive and normative analysis of public debt policies. Preferred qualifications include: excellent knowledge of English; proven experience in analyzing microdata (sample surveys and administrative data); knowledge of software and programming languages for statistical and econometric analysis, and strong proficiency in writing programming code; research experience in scientific-disciplinary field 13/ECON-03, appropriately documented by working papers and publications; a cover letter and any letters of recommendation.

Number of positions

2

Funding body

Università degli Studi Roma Tre