BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//AMSE//Event Calendar//FR CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-9448@www.amse-aixmarseille.fr DTSTAMP:20260415T034222Z CREATED:20260415T034222Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T034222Z STATUS:CONFIRMED SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:phd seminar - Morten Støstad*\, Samuel Delpeuch** DTSTART:20221115T100000Z DTEND:20221115T113000Z DESCRIPTION:*What are the societal consequences of economic inequality\, an d how do concerns for these consequences affect individuals' redistributive preferences? This paper examines beliefs about how economic inequality cha nges society and establishes a causal link between such inequality externa lity beliefs and redistributive preferences. Using two representative surv eys of a combined 6\,731 U.S. citizens\, we show that a majority of respond ents believe that inequality leads to negative societal outcomes through ch annels such as increased crime\, deteriorating democratic institutions\, an d diminished economic growth. Such beliefs are similar among Democrats and Republicans\, unlike broad economic fairness views which are more polarized . We establish a causal link from individuals' inequality externality belie fs to their redistributive preferences by using exogenously provided video information treatments. With this and other methods we estimate that inequa lity externality beliefs are about two-thirds as impactful for individuals' redistributive preferences as broad fairness views. Inequality externality -based arguments cause less anger among respondents than fairness-based arg uments\, however. Our results thus indicate a potential trade-off in debate s on redistributive ideas\; whereas fairness-based arguments are somewhat m ore persuasive\, externality-based arguments seem to be less polarizing and present an opportunity for consensus-building.**Based on French firm-level data over 15 years we evaluate the contribution of the microlevel profit-s hifting –through tax haven foreign direct investments– to the aggregate productivity slowdown measured in France. We show that firm measured produ ctivity in France declines over the immediate years following the establish ment in a tax haven\, with an average estimated drop by 3.5% in labor appar ent productivity. To isolate the contribution of contribution of multinatio nals enterprises' (MNEs) tax optimization to this decline of apparent produ ctivity\, we then exploit the 2006 Cadbury-Schweppes decision of the Europe an Court of Justice limiting the extent to which member States can counter European MNEs' tax planning strategies. We find that multinational groups b enefiting from that loosening of the legal constraints do exhibit lower app arent productivity in France following that ruling. Our results moreover su ggest that this bias is bigger when firms rely more intensively on intangib le capital. Finally\, given these firms’ weight in the economy\, our resu lts imply an annual loss of 9.7% in terms of the aggregate annual labor pro ductivity growth.\\n\\nContact: Camille Hainnaux: camille.hainnaux[at]univ- amu.frDaniela Horta Saenz: daniela.horta-saenz[at]univ-amu.frJade Ponsard: jade.ponsard[at]univ-amu.frNathan Vieira: nathan.vieira[at]univ-amu.fr\n\nP lus d'informations: https://www.amse-aixmarseille.fr/en/events/morten-st%C3 %B8stad-samuel-delpeuch-0 LOCATION:Îlot Bernard du Bois - Amphithéâtre\, AMU - AMSE\, 5-9 boulevar d Maurice Bourdet\, 13001 Marseille URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.amse-aixmarseille.fr/en/events/morten-st%C3%B8stad-samuel-delpeuch-0 CONTACT:Camille Hainnaux: camille.hainnaux[at]univ-amu.frDaniela Horta Saen z: daniela.horta-saenz[at]univ-amu.frJade Ponsard: jade.ponsard[at]univ-amu .frNathan Vieira: nathan.vieira[at]univ-amu.fr TRANSP:OPAQUE END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR