London School of Economics and Political Science: Addressing the adverse consequences of inequality

This public lecture, hosted by LSE’s International Inequalities Institute, examines the adverse consequences of inequality in advanced economies. Professor Sir Richard Blundell will draw on research from the IFS Deaton Review of Inequalities to explore how income, work, wealth, place and health shape life chances, and why progress towards a fairer society has stalled in many countries.

The talk focuses on three major challenges: entrenched wealth and housing inequalities between generations and places, gaps in skills and human capital among people with lower levels of educational attainment, and widening regional divides that affect both social mobility and productivity. As part of the John Hills Memorial Lecture series, the event considers policy responses that go beyond redistribution and instead address the roots of inequality through work, skills and innovation.

It is open to the public and can be attended in person at LSE or watched online.