Biography

Philippe Van Kerm is a economist, Professor of Inequality and Social Policy at the University of Luxembourg. He is the current Research Director of the LIS Data Center. His research primarily addresses social welfare measurement, the distribution of income and wealth, social mobility, redistribution and social protection. He is an associate editor of the Journal of Economic Inequality and of the Stata Journal.

Recent Publications

Nov 2022
Journal
The Wealth (Disadvantage) of Single-Parent Households
in The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
Salvatore Morelli ,  Brian Nolan ,  Juan C. Palomino ,  Philippe van Kerm
Apr 2022
Journal
Intergenerational wealth transfers in Great Britain from the Wealth and Assets Survey in comparative perspective
in Fiscal Studies
Brian Nolan ,  Juan C. Palomino ,  Philippe van Kerm ,  Salvatore Morelli
Dec 2021
Journal
Inheritance, gifts and the accumulation of wealth for low-income households
in Journal of European Social Policy
Salvatore Morelli ,  Brian Nolan ,  Juan C. Palomino ,  Philippe van Kerm
Jan 2021
Journal
Intergenerational wealth transfers and wealth inequality in rich countries: What do we learn from Gini decomposition?
in Economics Letters
Brian Nolan ,  Juan C. Palomino ,  Philippe van Kerm ,  Salvatore Morelli
Sept 2020
Blog
The intergenerational transmission of wealth in rich countries
Brian Nolan ,  Juan C. Palomino ,  Philippe van Kerm ,  Salvatore Morelli
Aug 2020
Report
Aug 2020
Report
The Wealth of Families: The Intergenerational Transmission of Wealth in Britain in Comparative Perspective
Brian Nolan ,  Juan C. Palomino ,  Philippe van Kerm ,  Salvatore Morelli
Dec 2017
Working Paper
Wealth, Top Incomes and Inequality
Brian Nolan ,  Javier Olivera ,  Frank Cowell ,  Philippe van Kerm

Research Areas