Angus Deaton and Paul Krugman in Conversation
The two Nobel Prize winners discuss the role of the economist and Deaton's new book, Economics in America: An Immigrant Economist Explores the Land of Inequality.
The two Nobel Prize winners discuss the role of the economist and Deaton's new book, Economics in America: An Immigrant Economist Explores the Land of Inequality.
In this video, Miles Corak joins a panel discussion on inequality and social mobility at the Pearson Institute's 2023 Global Forum.
When the enhanced Child Tax Credit of 2021 was not renewed by Congress, millions of American children fell back into poverty. A panel moderated by Carol Jenkins and featuring Regina S. Baker, Kathryn J. Edin, Janet Gornick, and Zachary Parolin discusses what we can and should do now.
Branko Milanovic discusses his latest book, a sweeping and original history that focuses on how six of the most influential economists saw inequality in their time, with Paul Krugman, Clara Mattei, and Donald Robotham.
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to serve as speaker and the chief architect of generation-defining legislation including the Affordable Care Act and the American Rescue Plan, speaks with Nobel Prize–winning economist Paul Krugman.
Ryan Smith, in this presentation for the Stone Center’s Inequality by the Numbers 2023 virtual workshop, examines persistent inequalities by gender and race in the workplace and the central role of people in positions of authority, and their mis/understandings of racial inequality, for achieving meaningful diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.
Nancy Krieger, in this presentation for the Stone Center’s Inequality by the Numbers 2023 virtual workshop, provides an in-depth review of her lifelong research on public health disparities across geographical areas and their historical origins in racial structures such as Jim Crow, and her ongoing development of area-based social and health metrics in the pandemic age.
Jaquelyn Jahn, in this presentation for the Stone Center’s Inequality by the Numbers 2023 virtual workshop, bridges research on structural racism, the criminal legal system, and health outcomes to examine the impact of the criminal legal system on individual, family, and community health, demonstrating why police violence should be viewed as a public health crisis.
Deborah Balk, with Daniela Tagtachian, in this presentation for the Stone Center’s Inequality by the Numbers 2023 virtual workshop, uses a wealth of new data sources and measures to examine global, regional, and racial variation in exposure to low-lying coastal zones, demonstrating the need to address climate change through a social equity lens.
James Parrott, in this presentation for the Stone Center’s Inequality by the Numbers 2023 virtual workshop, provides an update on his 2020 presentation, showing long-term trends in wages, employment, and inequality in New York City, including during the pandemic, and demonstrating the importance of local public policy in reducing racial and economic inequality.