Our Second Two Postdocs Have Been Selected
Bennett Callaghan and Jaquelyn Jahn will join the Stone Center in September 2020.
Analysis: Ottawa’s ‘Just-in-Time’ Government and Covid-19
In an op-ed in The Globe and Mail, Miles Corak discusses the role of government during the COVID-19 crisis and says we should always be investing and innovating in public service delivery.
Analysis: The Real Pandemic Danger Is Social Collapse — As the Global Economy Comes Apart, Societies May, Too
In Foreign Affairs, Branko Milanovic says advanced societies must not allow economics, particularly the fortunes of financial markets, to blind them to the fact that the most important role economic policy can play now is to keep social bonds strong under this extraordinary pressure.
Lowering Barriers to Science Collaboration: A Discussion with Philip Cohen
In this interview, sociologist Philip N. Cohen discusses his work on developing open platforms for social science research and his research on family inequality.
Business Insider: Here’s Where the US Falls on the ‘Great Gatsby Curve’
The Business Insider highlights research by Miles Corak on the "Gatsby Curve."
How Strong Is the Safety Net in the United States? It Depends on Where You Live
In this research spotlight, a study by Janet Gornick and colleagues focuses attention on a seldom-discussed axis of inequality in the US: variation in social safety net policies across states.
Inequality, Crisis, and the Possibility of Change
In this interview, Branko Milanovic discusses recent political instability, trends in policy on inequality, and a way to break the 1 percent’s “quasi-automatic” increasing share of capital.
Does Adjusting for Family Size Eliminate the Partnership Benefit?
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.
Analysis: Which Americans Shouldn’t Get Government Aid?
In his New York Times newsletter, Paul Krugman discusses the political debate over who should and who shouldn’t receive government aid.
Panel: The Future of Global Capitalism — Branko Milanovic in Conversation
In this video, experts discuss the prospects for a fairer world now that capitalism is the predominant economic system.