STICERD Public Events and Lectures
Stone Centre for Wealth Inequality and Entrepreneurship
How should we tax the wealthy?
Gabriel Zucman (PSE and Berkeley), Camille Landais (LSE), Helen Miller (IFS), Emma Chamberlain (Pump Court Tax Chambers)
Tuesday 17 November 2026 18:00 - 19:30
This event is both online and in person
MAR, Ground Floor, The Marshall Building, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LY
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About this event
A public event to launch the new Stone Centre for the study of Wealth Inequality at LSE.
The growing concentration of wealth in the hands of a small minority poses a significant challenge for governments around the world. This is compounded by the fact that top wealth is concentrated in business assets, with concerns that increasing taxes on wealth and capital will deter the innovation and investment that drive economic growth.
How should policymakers design a tax system that achieves fair and equitable outcomes, without deterring entrepreneurial activity? What do we know about how wealthy business owners respond to tax incentives? And what are the political, legal and economic barriers to reform?
Join Gabriel Zucman (PSE), Helen Miller (IFS), Emma Chamberlain (OBE, Barrister at Pump Court Tax Chambers) and Camille Landais (LSE) to discuss these issues at a public event to launch the new Stone Centre for the Study of Wealth Inequality at LSE.
The new centre, funded by a transformational $5 million gift from the James M and Cathleen D Stone Foundation, will bring together world-leading experts to provide new evidence on the relationship between entrepreneurship and wealth inequality and inform the development of better policy design.
How to Attend
In person: Register here.
Online: Register via Zoom.
Drinks Reception | 19:30–20:30
Please join us for a drinks reception following the public lecture, with an opportunity to meet speakers, faculty, students and fellow guests.
About the Stone Centre Drinks Reception | 19:30–20:30
The Stone Centre for the Study of Wealth Inequality at LSE will bring together world-leading experts to provide new evidence on the relationship between entrepreneurship and wealth inequality and inform the development of better policy design.
Camille Landais and Kate Smith will serve as co-Directors of the Stone Centre, which will be hosted by STICERD (Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines) at LSE.
Further information
For any queries about the event please email Lubala Chibwe.
Find out more here.