Fall 2025
Hosted by Stone Center Postdoctoral Scholars
All seminars will be held biweekly on Wednesdays from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM (EDT) in hybrid format:
In-Person Location: Stone Center Library and Meeting Room (Room 6203.01) at The Graduate Center
Zoom Link: https://bit.ly/SCMDSS-Fall25
| Date | Title | Presenter |
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September 24 |
Divergent Attitudes Toward Income Inequality and Life Satisfaction in Europe: An Economic Stratification Perspective |
Małgorzata Szczepaniak Assistant Professor of Economics, Nicolaus Copernicus University |
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October 8 |
The Good Council: Deliberating Inequality in a Field Experiment |
Severin Rapp Postdoctoral Scholar, CUNY Graduate Center |
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October 22 |
Justice Under Austerity: The Impacts of Reduced Access to Legal Assistance in England and Wales |
Juliet-Nil Uraz Ph.D. candidate in Social Policy, London School of Economics |
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November 5 |
Women and Asylums |
Melanie Meng Xue Assistant Professor of Economic History, London School of Economics |
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November 19 |
Taxation, Privilege, and Representation in the French Colonial Empire |
Madeline Woker Assistant Professor of History, Princeton University |
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December 3 |
Unequal Exchange and North-South Relations: Evidence from Global Trade Flows and the World Balance of Payments 1800–2025 |
Gastón Nievas Ph.D. candidate in Economics, Paris School of Economics |


