Manuel Schechtl
Assistant Prof. at UNC-Chapel Hill | previously Postdoc at the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality | PhD from Humboldt University Berlin | inequality, wealth, poverty, taxes, redistribution, social & public policy. https://schechtl.github.io
- Reposted by Manuel Schechtl📖🚀New w/ @yiangli.bsky.social & Linda Waite in @ssreditorial.bsky.social. Ever wonder how your spouse’s childhood shows up in your life? Our “Linked Long Arms” framework shows early disadvantage can echo into later-life friendships, confidants, and community ties. More in doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...
- Reposted by Manuel Schechtl(If you haven’t yet pinned Paper Skygest, a personalized feed for Bluesky posts about papers, you can check it out here ⤵️) (2/7)
- Reposted by Manuel SchechtlNew from me: An interactive data visualization showing billionaire migration: paths from birthplace to most recent residence for > 3,100 of the world’s richest individuals. Most importantly, fun to play around with; also, useful for thinking about q's re: elites and comparative wealth ineq. 1/5
- Reposted by Manuel Schechtl👉 Our new paper uses daily mobility data to show that spatial isolation is much more common today among those living in advantaged neighborhoods than the converse. 👩🏻💻 Lots of massive data wrangling and careful assumptions about mobility data needed - but check it out here! doi.org/10.1177/0042...
- Reposted by Manuel Schechtl🚨We analyzed 138 million geocoded property tax records to quantify how municipal boundaries spatially overlap onto economic segregation in every US metro area—creating disparities in localities’ ability to fund public goods. And we made an interactive map of our results! [1/16]
- Reposted by Manuel SchechtlRising wealth concentration tends to undermine democracy, according to a Stone Center Working Paper by @schechtlm.bsky.social. In this interview, he discusses how he drew on two new sources of data to compare democratic backsliding in 50 U.S. states. stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/the-effect-o...
- Is childhood exposure to local wealth inequality associated with upward income mobility achieved in adulthood? Yes! Check out my new paper, just published in @natureportfolio.nature.com here: doi.org/10.1038/s414... #EconSky #Sociology #Demography
- Combining wealth estimates from geowealth-us and mobility data from opportunity insights, I demonstrate a negative association between childhood exposure to wealth inequality and upward income mobility outcomes later in life.
- Simulation exercises suggest that childhood exposure to local wealth inequality is more central to upward mobility than exposure to local income inequality itself.
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- I am organizing session 711 Wealth Inequality: International Comparative Perspectives at PAA 2026. Deadline for submissions is Oct 5th. Non-comparative papers on wealth inequality are also welcome.
- Reposted by Manuel SchechtlICYMI: See what we're up to in September: mailchi.mp/umich/cid-se... First up: @schechtlm.bsky.social on September 9! #AcademicSky #PublicPolicy #WealthInequality
- Reposted by Manuel SchechtlTocqueville on the incompatibility of economic inequality with democracy.
- Reposted by Manuel SchechtlWe invite applications for two postdoctoral scholars! These 2-year positions start in Aug. 2026 and are based at the GC CUNY Stone Center in NYC. One is focused on #mobility and #poverty, the other on #wealth and/or wealth inequality. Apply by Nov. 3! #EconSky #Sociology #PoliSciSky bit.ly/40TZR6J
- Reposted by Manuel Schechtl📣 Hot off the press 📣 We document tremendous growth in U.S. federal place-based funding, show it has disproportionately gone to areas with more nonprofits & stronger housing markets, and find a pattern of cumulative advantage in funding among high-poverty neighborhoods. doi.org/10.1093/sf/s...
- Reposted by Manuel SchechtlI am soo excited to share my newest article, “Unnatural Wills.” It’s about inheritance disputes!!! Murder, gold diggers, sex work, racial passing, secret lesbian lovers…WOW this was fun to write, and I hope it’s fun to read, too.
- ⚠️ New timely WP ⚠️ Rising wealth inequality and democratic backsliding at the US state-level #EconSky #Sociology #PolicySky @stone-lis.bsky.social WP here: doi.org/10.31235/osf...
- This is based on the geowealth-us data (www.nature.com/articles/s41...) and the state democracy index (democracypolicylab.berkeley.edu/state-democr...)
- Reposted by Manuel SchechtlMost studies on the relationship b/w inequality & the erosion of democracy focus on cross-country comparisons, and on income rather than wealth. A new WP by @schechtlm.bsky.social looks at how rising state‐level wealth inequality in the US is associated with democratic backsliding. bit.ly/3IuD1w5
- Reposted by Manuel Schechtl1/10 🚨Why do women accumulate less wealth than men across countries and time? I had the privilege of co-directing the latest Special Issue of #SER @sasemeeting.bsky.social with @celinebessiere.bsky.social on gender and wealth accumulation. 🧵 ⤵️ academic.oup.com/ser/article/...
- Reposted by Manuel Schechtl🚨 New paper alert! Thrilled to share my latest paper (a joint work with Milan de Vries and Hahrie Han)—now out in Nature Scientific Data! We introduce 5 datasets on civic opportunity in America, built from IRS tax records + 1.7M nonprofit websites. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Reposted by Manuel SchechtlJust published in @jpube.bsky.social: "The Influence of Inheritances on Wealth Inequality in Rich Countries" By @morellisal.bsky.social, Brian Nolan, @juancpal.bsky.social, & Philippe Van Kerm www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #econsky #publiceconomics #publicfinance
- Reposted by Manuel SchechtlAt the blog I wrote about five cool new articles on gender inequality: inappropriate engineering job talk intros physician culture demographic inequalities in health degrees --> health jobs care work trends tax policies Very neat articles this week. asocial.substack.com/p/mondays-go...
- Reposted by Manuel SchechtlI have a new paper out! "Should Social Insurance Programs Count as Wealth? Augmented Wealth in Research and Policy." Published yesterday in Socio-Economic Review @sasemeeting.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/ser/...
- Very happy to announce I received the University of Michigan Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics visiting fellowship 2025-2026! I am looking forward to be a part of the community @umichstonecid.bsky.social inequality.umich.edu/25-26-visiti...
- Reposted by Manuel SchechtlThe latest pub. from Rourke O'Brien, @schechtlm.bsky.social, our own @robertmanduca.bsky.social, & Atheendar Venkataramani suggests that local government spending may reduce mortality, esp. for people with lower incomes. Read more in SSM – Population Health: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
- Reposted by Manuel Schechtl🚨New paper in SER🚨 Cohabitation boosts wealth in 🇫🇷 & 🇩🇪—but legal recognition matters. Findings highlight the role of policy in shaping fin. outcomes for cohab. couples. academic.oup.com/ser/advance-... @pmlersch.bsky.social @marionleturcq.bsky.social & N. Fremeaux #Sociology #Demography #Inequality
- Reposted by Manuel Schechtl🚨I'm advertising for a PhD position (4 yrs) in quant. Sociology/Social Demography (life course, social ineq.) @tcdsociology.bsky.social! 📅 Deadline: April 21, 2025 📄 More info: www.tcd.ie/sociology/va... 🔄 Please share! #Sociology #Demography #AcademicChatter #PhDOpportunity #TrinityCollegeDublin
- 🚨Now published in issue 🚨 What happens to female labor market supply when their male partner starts to earn payroll tax exempt income? Joint work w/ @andreashaupt.bsky.social, now open access at JMF: doi.org/10.1111/jomf... #sociology #gendersky #polisky #econsky
- When no citizen has either great power or great wealth, tyranny in a way lacks an occasion and a stage. (Vol. 2, §4, Section 6)
- Reposted by Manuel SchechtlIs wealth inequality corrosive to society? Can't wait to get started on our new project "Wealth and Social Cohesion from a Relational Perspective" with a fantastic team: @natrinh.bsky.social, @dariatisch.bsky.social, @rcarranzan.bsky.social, & @schechtlm.bsky.social www.lmu.de/en/newsroom/...
- 🚀 LMU-Soziologe @fabianpfeffer.bsky.social des @isi-munich.bsky.social erhält Forschungsförderung der @volkswagenstiftung.bsky.social in Höhe von 1,6 Mio. €!💰 Mit einem internationalen Team untersucht er, wie Vermögensunterschiede den sozialen Zusammenhalt beeinflussen. www.lmu.de/de/newsroom/...
- Reposted by Manuel SchechtlFirst post on Bsky! Hello world! 👇Since December 2024 the LIS & LWS databases contain more than 1000 datasets. This enables research on more than 30 Mio. households and 90 Mio individuals. Explore our databases here: www.lisdatacenter.org/our-data/ #LISdata #inequality #poverty #research
- Reposted by Manuel Schechtl@lisdata.bsky.social LIS Data Center has now joined Bsky!
- Reposted by Manuel SchechtlWe have long known that economic mobility varies across localities within the US. This innovative data-rich article presents remarkable evidence as to *why*. Spoiler: Fiscal structures matter. @rourkeobrien.bsky.social @schechtlm.bsky.social @zparolin.bsky.social @stone-lis.bsky.social 👇👇👇
- "Fiscal Centralization and Inequality in Children's Economic Mobility" New research with @schechtlm.bsky.social @zparolin.bsky.social just out in ASR doi.org/10.1177/0003... #sociology #demography #econsky
- Reposted by Manuel SchechtlThe GC Wealth Project has launched an updated version of its data warehouse! Key improvements: new data concepts, new sources, and expanded coverage of regions, countries, and time periods. Discover all the updates: wealthproject.gc.cuny.edu/news/article...
- Reposted by Manuel Schechtl"Fiscal Centralization and Inequality in Children's Economic Mobility" New research with @schechtlm.bsky.social @zparolin.bsky.social just out in ASR doi.org/10.1177/0003... #sociology #demography #econsky
- Reposted by Manuel SchechtlAnnouncing the ISA RC28 2025 Summer Meeting at UCLA! Conference theme: “Social Inequality and Labor Market Restructuring;” Keynotes by Michael Hout and Xi Song Conference dates: August 4-7, 2025 Abstracts due: February 17, 2025 See you in L.A.!
- 🚨New publication alert🚨 What happens to female labor market supply when their male partner starts to earn payroll tax exempt income? Joint work w/ @andreashaupt.bsky.social, now open access at JMF: doi.org/10.1111/jomf... #sociology #gendersky #polisky #econsky
- We use long-running panel data (PSID) and FEIS models and find a 4% reduction in women's work hours in our most conservative estimation. We show that payroll tax contribution limits (FICA cap) almost exclusively boost net incomes of men and might help explain gender disparities at the top.
- Reposted by Manuel SchechtlAt what point do inheritances increase wealth inequality? What are the possible implications for the design of inheritance taxes? A new WP on data from 6 rich countries by @morellisal.bsky.social, Brian Nolan, @juancpal.bsky.social & Philippe Van Kerm. #EconSky bit.ly/3OHw0Yw
- Reposted by Manuel SchechtlAna Hernández Kent & I wrote a short piece about how wealth is distributed across the Midwest and Southeast, for the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. It's based on GEOWEALTH-US, my recent work with @joelsuss.bsky.social & @dyligent.bsky.social . Details: bit.ly/3VrNT1d #inequality #regions #wealth
- Reposted by Manuel SchechtlWe are hiring a postdoc for the deciphe.eu project at @diw.de. Work with @svidal.bsky.social, @sbeduk.bsky.social, S. Zinn, M. Medgyesi, myself, and other fantastic team members to understand the intergenerational persistence in homeownership in Europe! More details here: www.diw.de/sixcms/detai...
- Reposted by Manuel SchechtlOk, I tried making a starter pack on intergenerational mobility. I'm sure I've missed many folks so please let me know if you want to be added: go.bsky.app/DvGG8zVat://did:plc:ifbt6ck2q67mxfvtgcsg7k4u/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lbneju5wvo2p
- Reposted by Manuel SchechtlJoin the Stone Center Team! We’re searching for Postdoctoral Scholars with research priorities in wealth inequality and intergenerational mobility. 1 year renewable position, starting summer 2025. Apply by January 31, 2025. Application Link: bit.ly/4eGP0Rp
- Reposted by Manuel SchechtlWow! link.springer.com/article/10.1... In Lima, Peru, "Bus Rapid Transit and elevated light rail investments" led to "large gains in employment and earnings per hour among women, and not for men, due to these investments."
- Reposted by Manuel SchechtlWondering if undocumented immigrants pay taxes? We’ve got the scoop at ITEP.org
- Reposted by Manuel SchechtlNew pub @europeansocieties.bsky.social!🚀 @apweiland.bsky.social & I explore intra-couple gaps in retirees’ fin. resources. We find (1) diff. in East↔️West Germany, (2)⬆️ gaps in pension than net wealth, (3) diff. in spouses’ employ. explain gaps in pension but not in net wealth: osf.io/preprints/os...
- Reposted by Manuel SchechtlPoverty and social policy started pack with EU focus. Wave to be added. go.bsky.app/BQXryVxat://did:plc:q2eoghwcovn2ugfwn45dk7fp/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lavtohe7h42j
- I created this list a couple of days ago based on some people I know about but there has been a ton of new arrivals--please let me know who else to include. Also, this is an interdisciplinary list! #EconSky #Sociology #PoliSky #Demography go.bsky.app/T667spiat://did:plc:phaioc74t2qv46nynyqazwo4/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lajr36vyfe2l
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- Reposted by Manuel SchechtlNext week, we host Manuel Schechtl. He will explore the legacy of slavery in shaping contemporary racial disparities in economic mobility across the U.S. South. 🔗 Register here: bit.ly/48nqenO 📅 Date: Friday, Nov. 8, 2024 🕕 Time: 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM 📍 Location: SSRB, Tea Room #EconomicMobility
- Reposted by Manuel SchechtlApply by Oct. 30! The @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social Stone Center has openings for two postdoctoral scholars. These 2-year positions start in Aug. 2025. One is focused on #wealth, the other on economic #inequality. Scholars from underrepresented groups encouraged. #EconSky #Sociology #PoliSciSky
- In their 2019 paper, Chetty et al find a gap in economic mobility between Black and White males. @rourkeobrien.bsky.social & I show that municipal police is a key explanation for why we observe a racial mobility gap for males (but not females). #Sociology #EconSky doi.org/10.1016/j.rssm.2024.100981
- 🚨New paper alert 🚨 This paper is a cautionary note for those interested in wealth-income inequality correlates across countries: Don't forget about the role of public redistribution! Published OA in Socius, joint work with @norawaitkus.bsky.social. #Sociology #Polisky doi.org/10.1177/2378...
- Reposted by Manuel SchechtlIs it true that taxes on wealth transfers have been decreasing everywhere in the neoliberal period? The GC Wealth Project’s interactive dashboard allows you to explore this question and more — see our new featured content here: bit.ly/4bijM1o #EconSky
- Reposted by Manuel SchechtlIntroducing ISI, the new Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research: www.lmu.de/isi (for a German news announcement: www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/lmu...) We will support & push forward the study of socioeconomic inequality (esp. wealth inequality) across disciplines & countries. /1
- Reposted by Manuel SchechtlIn our @schechtlm.bsky.social SER article we show that daughters are less likely than sons to receive parental transfers, values tend to be lower & daughters receive different types of asset. This translates into a gender tax gap of 2% for inheritances and 22% for gifts. doi.org/10.1093/ser/...
- Reposted by Manuel SchechtlThe Stone Center is happy to announce our two newly selected postdoctoral scholars, @zhexunmo.bsky.social and @severinrapp.bsky.social! They will start their two-year appointments at the Graduate Center, CUNY, in September. Welcome, Zhexun and Severin! bit.ly/43IRwmf
- 🚨New WP Altert 🚨 Low-income children growing up in CZs with higher wealth inequality achieve lower incomes in adulthood compared to their peers growing up in CZs with lower wealth inequality: doi.org/10.31219/osf... EconSky PoliSky Sociology
- Thrilled to announce that I am joining UNC-Chapel Hill this fall as Assistant Professor of Public Policy! Many thanks to @stone-lis.bsky.social and everyone who helped me get there.
- Reposted by Manuel SchechtlInter-collegiate rules for Oxford women around 1910, from @LadyMargaretHall
- Reposted by Manuel SchechtlPlease submit a paper to the summer 2024 RC28 meeting @BrownUniversity! sites.brown.edu/rc28/
- Reposted by Manuel SchechtlI’m releasing ISOCODES, a new Stata package to generate standardized country code variables. Feed in a string variable identifying countries and isocodes outputs numeric/2-3 letter codes (ISO3166) or full country names. I’ll give you a short motivation and rundown below.
- Reposted by Manuel SchechtlNow you know: This is bad. Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births: Selected countries, 1990-2020 www.who.int/publications... #publichealth #demography
- Reposted by Manuel SchechtlHello Bluesky community! I'm very happy to share a new paper in ESR with @betthaeuser.bsky.social & Anette Fasang with y'all: We use German Microcensus data to study the prevalence of parental non-standard work contracts and schedules and their relationship with children's education 🧐⬇️
- 📣New paper with @natrinh.bsky.social & A. Fasang in the Eur. Sociol. Rev. 👉Key findings: About half of all children in Germany have a parent with a non-standard work contract or schedule. But only mothers' non-standard schedules are associated with children’s education doi.org/10.1093/esr/...
