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How Policy Design Affects Inequality: A Conversation with Junior Scholar Shou-Ming Chang
Stone Center Junior Scholar and Ph.D. candidate Shou-Ming Chang, who worked as a legislative assistant in the parliament of Taiwan before coming to the Graduate Center, discusses his research, his interests in methods of measuring inequality, and what he learned from his government role.
Celina Su, in Budget Justice, Sees City Politics as a Way for People to Come Together
Celina Su discusses her most recent book, Budget Justice: On Building Grassroots Politics and Solidarities, which examines participatory budgeting, a process through which neighbors gather to discuss proposals for funding projects related to community interests.
The Illusion of “Degrowth” in a Poor and Unequal World
An excerpt from Branko Milanovic's latest book, The World Under Capitalism: Observations on Economics Politics, History, and Culture, a 2025 collection of his essays from the last decade.
Branko Milanovic: The Great Global Transformation
Branko Milanovic discusses his new book, The Great Global Transformation: National Market Liberalism in a Multipolar World, with Kirsten Sehnbruch at an event hosted by LSE's International Inequalities Institute.

Capitalization of the World: Global Distribution of Income from Property, 2000–2020
B. Milanovic and M. Ranaldi. Stone Center Working Paper Series no. 125. 2026.
Shaping Women’s Fortunes: Inheritance and Gender Disparities
N. Crowther and L. Roos. Stone Center Working Paper Series no. 124. 2026.
The Class Gap in Career Progression: Evidence from U.S. Academia
A. Stansbury and K. Rodriguez. Stone Center Working Paper Series no. 123. 2026.
Historical Social Tables: Advantages, Methodology, and Problems
Erfurth et al. Stone Center Working Paper Series no. 122. 2026.
Return Heterogeneity vs. Participation: The Big Levers of Financial Wealth Inequality?
M. Longmuir. Stone Center Working Paper Series no. 121. 2026.