A Gift from the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Foundation
The gift will fund new research on socio-economic inequality and support 10 additional postdoctoral scholars over the next five years.
Branko Milanovic: Capitalism and Global Inequality
Branko Milanovic discusses his book Capitalism, Alone in this interview for the Dissenter YouTube channel.
CUNY TV: Janet Gornick on Pandemic Economics
Janet Gornick talks about economics and poverty in a time of COVID-19 on CUNY TV.
Coalitional Democracy – Panel 3: Coalitions and Social Movements
This panel examines the progress that has been made toward building coalitional movements and durable models of advocacy and activism, both today and in the past, and what remains to be done.
Coalitional Democracy – Panel 2: Coalitions and Political Parties
Panelists examine how parties, politicians, and policymakers operate in practice and what is required to confront deep social and economic divisions on the one hand and represent broad, popular interests on the other.
Coalitional Democracy – Panel 1: The Theory and Practice of Coalitions
This panel provides a broad introduction to the latest work on coalitions – what they are, why they are so important yet often misunderstood and difficult to achieve, and what needs to be done to move forward in creating broad-based change in the future.
Milanovic on Income Inequality, Part 1: Quesnay and Smith
In this lecture, Branko Milanovic presents how the classical writers François Quesnay and Adam Smith discussed inequality and how their discussion may be interpreted in the terms of interpersonal inequality.
Virtual Workshop 2020: The Care Penalty
In this presentation, Nancy Folbre synthesizes theoretical and empirical analyses of care work, focusing on the causes and consequences of multiple penalties faced by care workers.
Virtual Workshop 2020: Inequality and Education
In this presentation, Jordan Conwell presents an overview of inequality in educational achievement and attainment with a focus on multiple drivers of educational inequality.
Virtual Workshop 2020: Persistent Effect of Prenatal Stress on Children’s Cognitive and Educational Outcomes
In this presentation, Florencia Torche explores the impact of prenatal exposure to stress on children’s outcomes, especially on their cognitive ability and educational outcomes.