I had the pleasure of presenting joint work with Eva Sierminska at the ISI Wealth Conference 2025 in Munich, organized by the Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research. The conference brought together researchers exploring the role of wealth in shaping inequality, life chances, and economic outcomes.

Our paper, “Wealth and Education of Single-Parent Households in Light of Different Education Policies,” investigates how education systems and public support mechanisms influence both educational attainment and wealth accumulation among single-parent households across countries. Using Luxembourg Wealth Study data for 13 countries, we analyze how differences in education financing—such as free higher education and student support systems—translate into disparities in wealth and opportunities.

The results highlight a nuanced trade-off: while well-developed student support systems are associated with higher educational attainment among single parents, they do not necessarily translate into higher wealth. At the same time, countries with free education tend to exhibit smaller disparities in both education and wealth, pointing to important distributional implications of education policy design.

Grateful for the engaging discussions and insightful feedback—this experience provides strong motivation to further explore the links between education policy, wealth inequality, and family structure.