Inequality as a lens on society, the economy, and politics
The Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality is seeking applicants for a ninth cohort of postdoctoral scholars. These full-time, two-year positions will begin in August 2026.
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GC Wealth Project
Working Paper Series
All the Ginis (ATG) Dataset
Curated Library of Research on Racial Inequality
Our work is data-driven, interdisciplinary, oriented toward policy and institutional change, and addresses questions about inequality throughout the world.
Explore our work by topic:
Income Inequality
Wealth Inequality
Economic Policy
Social/Family Policy
Political Beliefs/Public Opinion
Upcoming Events
Richardson, whose "Letters from an American" provide a daily guide to current events as history, speaks with Krugman, Nobel-winning economist and Graduate Center professor.
From the Archives
The Illusion of “Degrowth” in a Poor and Unequal World
An excerpt from Branko Milanovic's latest book, The World Under Capitalism: Observations on Economics Politics, History, and Culture, a 2025 collection of his essays from the last decade.
U.S. Office of LIS
The Stone Center is proud to house the U.S. 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.
Recent Videos
Experts discuss Branko Milanovic's timely new book on the changing roles of the U.S. and China as global powers.
Hear from two leading economic thinkers about how to solve the complex crisis of affordability.
Branko Milanovic discusses his new book, The Great Global Transformation: National Market Liberalism in a Multipolar World, with Kirsten Sehnbruch at an event hosted by LSE's International Inequalities Institute.
Leslie McCall delivers a keynote address at "The III at 10: New Directions in Inequality Research," a two-day conference celebrating the 10th anniversary of the London School of Economics' International Inequalities Institute.
Branko Milanovic discusses global inequality with host Sanjay Ruparelia, a professor in the Department of Politics & Public Administration and the Jarislowsky Democracy Chair at Toronto Metropolitan University. The event took place on April 24, 2025 in the Toronto Public Library.
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.
