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G. Alfani. Stone Center Working Paper Series. no. 23. 2020.

In this blog post, Charlotte Bartels and Dirk Neumann, the authors of a new Stone Center Working Paper, discuss how long-run and annual redistribution diverge in various welfare states, and the implications for policymaking.

In this blog post, Zachary Parolin, the author of a forthcoming paper, describes his findings about the TANF program’s impact on cash support to families in need.

B. Nolan, J. Palomino, P. Van Kerm, and S. Morelli. Stone Center Working Paper Series. no 21. 2020.

In this blog post, Brian Nolan and his coauthors discuss their research on patterns of wealth transfers across generations and the role this plays in wealth accumulation.

In this interview, Bhash Mazumder discusses his work on intergenerational mobility, why the subject is so difficult to study, and how race factors into mobility and inequality.

B. Nolan, J. Palomino, P. Van Kerm, and S. Morelli. Institute for New Economic Thinking/Oxford. 2020

In this interview, Nora Lustig discusses the importance of accurately assessing the very top of the income and wealth distributions when analyzing inequality.

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.

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.