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A 360° View on Inequality

We are focused on building and sharing knowledge about the
causes, nature, and consequences of socio-economic inequality.

Income & Wealth

Research and commentary on earnings, poverty, indebtedness, mobility, and more.

Culture & Society

Research and commentary on class, gender, race, political opinion, and more.

Policy & Institutions

Research and commentary on labor markets, taxes, transfers, social policies, and more.

The Stone Center is proud to house the US Office of LIS, the renowned cross-national data center based in Luxembourg. LIS serves an international community of researchers, educators, and policy-makers interested in quantitative research. The LIS archive includes two primary databases, the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) Database, which focuses on income, and the smaller Luxembourg Wealth Study (LWS) Database, which focuses on wealth.

Find out more about how the Stone Center works with the LIS team in Luxembourg.

Latest Research

Where Have All the Good Jobs Gone? Changes in the Geography of Work in the U.S., 1980-2021

G. H. Hanson and E Moretti. Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality Working Paper Series. no. 103. 2025.

The U.S. Place-Based Policy Supply Chain

G. H. Hanson, D. Rodrik, and R. Sandhu. Stone Center Working Paper Series. no. 102. 2025.

Places versus People: The Ins and Outs of Labor Market Adjustment to Globalization

D. Autor, D. Dorn, G. H. Hanson, M. R. Jones, and B. Setzler. Stone Center Working Paper Series. no. 101. 2025.

News and Commentary

Are We on the Brink of a New Economic Order?

Leaders of both political parties are promoting economic and social policies that challenge key tenets of neoliberalism. Where do the parties overlap and diverge, and what are the real prospects for change? Chris Hughes, Leslie McCall, and Dorian T. Warren discuss these issues in a panel moderated by Felicia Wong.

Postdoc Meredith Slopen to Join Stony Brook University’s School of Social Welfare This Fall

Postdoctoral scholar Meredith Slopen discusses her upcoming position in at Stony Brook University’s School of Social Welfare, the current academic and social services job markets, and how to help other researchers who have faced professional upheaval in recent months.

Philip Cohen on How “Citizen Scholars” Can Engage with the Public in Uncertain Times

Philip Cohen, a professor of sociology at the University of Maryland and the founding director of the open platform SocArXiv, talks about his new book, Citizen Scholar, a guide for researchers who want to engage with the public and balance their professional and activist goals.

The GC Wealth Project Website

Our new website expands and consolidates access to the most up-to-date research and data on wealth and wealth inequality.

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Stone Center Working Paper Series

We are pleased to present papers from our scholars examining a diverse set of issues on inequality.

Curated Library on Racial Inequality

A resource page containing relevant academic research from scholars associated with the center.

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