Miles Corak: Inequality and Social Mobility at the Pearson Global Forum 2023
In this video, Miles Corak joins a panel discussion on inequality and social mobility at the Pearson Institute's 2023 Global Forum.
Looking at the Workplace as a Site to Reduce Inequality
Meredith Slopen, a Stone Center postdoctoral scholar, recently testified in Albany about why New York State should expand its paid family leave policy. Her research focuses on ways that workplace polices can reduce inequality throughout the life course.
Anna Stansbury on the Lack of Socio-Economic Diversity in Economics
In this interview, economist and Stone Center Affiliated Scholar Anna Stansbury discusses her recently published study on the lack of socio-economic diversity within the field of economics.
Stone Center Awards Funding to Seven Junior Scholars for 2023–2024
The Stone Center has selected seven Ph.D. students as Junior Scholars for the 2023–2024 academic year. Each student will receive $5,000 in funding to help support their research on topics related to socio-economic inequality.
Max Longmuir on His Path Toward Inequality Studies and His Research on Wealth
In this interview, Stone Center postdoctoral scholar Max Longmuir discusses how he became interested in inequality studies, his work on The GC Wealth Project, and his research.
Guido Alfani’s ‘As Gods Among Men’ Offers a Surprising History of the Rich in the West
In this interview, Stone Center Affiliated Scholar Guido Alfani talks about how the position of the rich in Western society has changed over the centuries, and the implications for the present and future.
Child Poverty in America: Investing in Our Future
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.
Stone Center’s Third Cohort of Postdocs Start Positions at GC Wealth Project and City College
The Stone Center's third cohort of postdoctoral scholars started new positions this fall: Ignacio Flores as the new data architecture expert at The GC Wealth Project, and Rafia Zafar as an assistant professor of economics in the Division of Interdisciplinary Studies at City College, CUNY.
Visions of Inequality: From the French Revolution to the End of the Cold War
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.
Are Single Mothers to Blame for Racial Inequality in Poverty? A Study Looks at the Impact of Structural Racism
Research by Stone Center Affiliated Scholar Regina S. Baker of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Heather A. O’Connell of Louisiana State University analyzes the impact of structural racism on poverty among single-mother and married-parent households in the U.S. South.