Munich Inequality Day
SAVE THE DATE! On May 18, ISI is hosting Munich Inequality Day for the first time. Here is the program.
Munich Inequality Day brings together perspectives that rarely come together in the same room in everyday life. Researchers from various disciplines, from sociology and economics to urban research and statistics, meet in person not only to analyse inequality, but also to think through, question and renegotiate together. It is about empirical findings and theoretical approaches, but also about the question of what follows from them for politics, society and concrete change.
Anyone who is familiar with our events knows that it is precisely this mix that creates a special dynamic. Conversations continue during breaks, arguments are sharpened, perspectives are shifted. A look at the program already shows how broad the spectrum is, both thematically and methodically.
Munich Inequality Day Program
18 May 2026
10:00 Welcome
10:15 Panel 1
Jakob Miethe on “Tracing Corporate Ownership Chains”
Lena Radau on “Housing Cooperatives as Real Utopias”
Clara Löffler on “‘Mine, Yours, Ours:’ How Property Conflicts Shape Social Cohesion — An Interpretive Approach”
Felicitas Sommer on “Land ownership representations between commons and castle model: An ethnography of land registers as knowledge infrastructures in Germany”
11:15 Coffee Break
11:45 Panel 2
Andreas Peichl on “Rising Inequality, Declining Mobility: The Evolution of Intergenerational Mobility in Germany (co-authors Julia Baarck, Moritz Bode)”
Svea Gross and Laura Seelkopf on “Gender Inequality and Taxation”
Samuel Jalalian on “Testing Untested Assumptions: Inequality and the Effectiveness of German Education Policy”
Michaela Paffenholz on “Intergenerational Mobility in Germany: Evidence from Secondary Track Choices” (co-author: Julia Baarck, ifo/LMU Munich)
12:45 Lunch
13:30 Panel 3
Daniel Wilhelm on “Decomposing Wage Inequality”
Joël Terschuur on “Quantile Inequality” (co-author: Pedro Salas-Rojo (CUNEF University))
Agnieszka Althaber on “Inequality within Households: Norms, Ownership, and Couples’ Finances”
Anna Antonova on “Coastal Inequalities: Urban Waterfront Convivialities”
Daniel Rösler on “The Consequences of Inequality for Social Cohesion”
15:00 Final Coffee Break / Networking
All participants will present their topic in seven minutes each, followed by ten minutes for questions and discussion. Think of it as true science speed dating, just without the bad matches. The event will take place in our new premises on Ohmstraße. We have moved in by now, even if things are still a bit improvised here and there. By the 18th, the last boxes should be gone, the lamps installed, and the chairs assembled (fingers crossed). We are very much looking forward to finally bringing this space to life.
The Munich Inequality Day is not a closed academic circle. Researchers and students from different disciplines are invited, as well as anyone with a general interest in the topic. You are welcome to drop by, listen, and gain insights into current research without having to present anything yourself. We understand that not everyone can commit to a full day, so it is perfectly fine to attend only selected parts of the program and to arrive or leave during the breaks.
The Munich Inequality Day is a free event; however, places are limited. Please register responsibly and only if you genuinely plan to attend. If you are unable to participate after registering, we kindly ask you to cancel your registration in advance so that others may take your place.
Here is the full list of participants in alphabetical order:
• Agnieszka Althaber (LMU Munich, Sociology)
“Inequality within Households: Norms, Ownership, and Couples' Finances”
• Anna Antonova (Technical University of Munich, School of Social Science and Technology)
“Coastal Inequalities: Urban Waterfront Convivialities”
• Samuel Jalalian (LMU Munich, Sociology)
“Testing Untested Assumptions: Inequality and the Effectiveness of German Education Policy”
• Clara Löffler (ISI Munich)
“Mine, Yours, Ours: How Property Conflicts Shape Social Cohesion — An Interpretive Approach”
• Jakob Miethe (LMU Munich, CES)
“Tracing corporate ownership chains”
• Michaela Paffenholz (Ifo Institute)
“Intergenerational Mobility in Germany: Evidence from Secondary Track Choices”
• Andreas Peichl (Ifo Institute and LMU Munich, CES)
“Rising Inequality, Declining Mobility: The Evolution of Intergenerational Mobility in Germany”
• Lena Radau (LMU Munich, Sociology)
“Housing Cooperatives as Real Utopias”
• Daniel Rösler (LMU Munich, Sociology)
“The Consequences of Inequality on Social Cohesion”
• Laura Seelkopf (LMU München, GSI, together with Svea Gross)
"Gender Inequality and Taxation"
• Felicitas Sommer (Technical University of Munich, Department of Land Management)
“Land Ownership Representations between Commons and Castle Model: An Ethnography of Land Registers as Knowledge Infrastructures in Germany”
• Joël Terschuur (Technical University of Munich + LMU Munich, Statistics and Econometrics)
“Quantile inequality”
• Daniel Wilhelm (LMU Munich, Statistics)
“Decomposing Wage Inequality”