Janet C. Gornick

Leading economic experts discuss the gaping disparities by race and class that have driven so many Americans into the streets, and examine the prospects for policy and institutional changes that could create a more equal society.

Watch leading economic experts discuss the gaping disparities by race and class that have driven so many Americans into the streets

In this interview, Janet Gornick discusses how the size of the middle class in the United States and other rich countries has shifted in recent decades, and the implications for inequality.

In this brief, prepared for the Social Science Research Council, Janet Gornick and Nathaniel Johnson explore variation across countries and over time in levels of income inequality and in the size of the middle class.

In this commentary, Stone Center faculty — Miles Corak, Janet Gornick, Paul Krugman, Leslie McCall, Branko Milanovic, and Salvatore Morelli — each with unique expertise in the study of inequality, offer insights on the COVID-19 crisis.

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.

In this video, Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman discuss their recent book and why the United States needs to increase wealth taxes to combat inequality.

Branko Milanovic will discuss his new book, Capitalism, Alone: The Future of the System That Rules the World.

Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman will present a blueprint for tax reform that may allow a more democratic and equal system to prevail, followed by a panel discussion.

Janet Gornick will lead a “mini-workshop” on using LIS, the cross-national data center based in Luxembourg.