Earnings/Wages/Pay

In this lecture, Branko Milanovic presents how the classical writers François Quesnay and Adam Smith discussed inequality and how their discussion may be interpreted in the terms of interpersonal inequality.

An expert panel will discuss workforce policy given the challenges of 2020 and beyond.

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.

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, James Parrott focuses on changing patterns of inequality in New York, mainly during the last 35 years, and discusses the new facets of inequality associated with the economic downturn caused by the pandemic.

In this presentation, Bruce Western documents the rise in mass incarceration at the end of the 20th century as well as the challenges of the re-entry process after prison.

In this presentation, Ruth Milkman offers an overview of inequality as it relates to the U.S. labor movement.

J. C. Gornick, B. Milanovic, and N. Johnson. Stone Center Working Paper Series. no. 20. 2020.

R. Iacono and M. Ranaldi. Stone Center Working Paper Series. no. 19. 2020.