The Ranieri Colloquium - Inequality: Ancient and Modern - 07-08/03/2019, New York (NY, USA)

FECHA /DATE/DATA : 07-08/03/2019

LUGAR/LOCATION/LUOGO: Silver Center for Arts and Science, New York (NY, USA)

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THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 2019 5:15 p.m. WELCOME Matthew S. Santirocco, NYU 5:30 p.m. KEYNOTE ADDRESS A Brief History of Inequality Walter Scheidel, Stanford University 6:30 p.m. DISCUSSION Walter Scheidel, Stanford University David Stasavage, NYU 7:00 p.m. RECEPTION FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2019 MORNING SESSION 10:15 a.m. ‘The Greatest of All Plagues’: Plato on Economic Inequality David Lay Williams, DePaul University 11:00 a.m. Taxing Rich and Poor in the Ancient Mediterranean Andrew Monson, NYU 11:45 a.m. Piketty’s Dilemma: Taxation in Fourth Century Athens Dorothea Rohde, Universität Bielefeld AFTERNOON SESSION 1:30 p.m. Ancient Equality and Modern Inequalities: Reflections on the Jury Trial in Ancient Greece and Contemporary America Sara Forsdyke, University of Michigan 2:15 p.m. The Measure and Mismeasure of Inequality Walter Scheidel, Stanford University 3:00 p.m. Political Inequality: Ancient and Modern Melissa Schwartzberg, NYU David Stasavage, NYU