Blog Posts

In this blog post, Arthur B. Kennickell, the former director of the SCF, uses the latest data to step beyond the usual summary statistics to chart the changes in wealth and income, revealing important distributional shifts.

In this commentary, Professor Leslie McCall, associate director of the Stone Center, explains why, in the United States, efforts to increase voting access are critical to achieving a more egalitarian society.

In this blog post, Charlotte Bartels and Dirk Neumann, the authors of a new Stone Center Working Paper, discuss how long-run and annual redistribution diverge in various welfare states, and the implications for policymaking.

In this blog post, Zachary Parolin, the author of a forthcoming paper, describes his findings about the TANF program’s impact on cash support to families in need.

In this blog post, Brian Nolan and his coauthors discuss their research on patterns of wealth transfers across generations and the role this plays in wealth accumulation.

In his New York Times column, Paul Krugman discusses the ways in which huge disparities in income and wealth in America translate into comparable disparities in political influence.

In his personal blog post, Branko Milanovic examines data from “Pride and Prejudice” and "Anna Karenina" as vignettes to explore income inequality in 19th century literature.

In this commentary, Jaquelyn Jahn, a social epidemiologist who will be joining the Stone Center as a postdoctoral scholar this fall, discusses the consequences of the pandemic on incarcerated populations.

In this commentary, Stone Center faculty — Miles Corak, Janet Gornick, Paul Krugman, Leslie McCall, Branko Milanovic, and Salvatore Morelli — each with unique expertise in the study of inequality, offer insights on the COVID-19 crisis.

In this spotlight on data, Leslie McCall considers whether adjusting for family size eliminates economic benefits for families headed by couples compared to those headed by single people.