A Trumpian Diversion. Paul Krugman, Understanding Inequality: Part III
Part III of Stone Center Senior Scholar Paul Krugman’s series “Understanding Inequality,” which originally appeared on his Substack newsletter.
Basic Income and Labor Supply: Evidence from an RCT in Germany
S. Bernhard, S. Bohmann, S. Fiedler, M. Kasy, J. Schupp, and F. Schwerter. Stone Center Working Paper Series. no. 109. 2025.
The Impact of Austerity on Mortality and Life Expectancy
Y. Berman and T. Hovland. Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality Working Paper Series. no. 105. 2025.
The U.S. Place-Based Policy Supply Chain
G. H. Hanson, D. Rodrik, and R. Sandhu. Stone Center Working Paper Series. no. 102. 2025.
Are We on the Brink of a New Economic Order?
Leaders of both political parties are promoting economic and social policies that challenge key tenets of neoliberalism. Where do the parties overlap and diverge, and what are the real prospects for change? Chris Hughes, Leslie McCall, and Dorian T. Warren discuss these issues in a panel moderated by Felicia Wong.
Zhexun Mo on How the Chinese Public Views Inequality and Redistribution
Stone Center Postdoctoral Scholar Zhexun Mo discusses two recent papers he contributed to the Stone Center Working Paper Series that focus on perceptions of inequality and redistribution in China.
Are We on the Brink of a New Economic Order?
A panel of experts discusses today's shifting economic landscape and the possibilities for change.
How Individuals Misperceive Their Relative Wealth, and the Implications for Policy
A new working paper by Pirmin Fessler of the Austrian National Bank (OeNB) and Stone Center Postdoctoral Scholar Severin Rapp analyzes the connection between individuals’ biased perceptions of their rank on the wealth distribution, and their savings behavior.
Can Trump Reduce the Trade Deficit?: Paul Krugman
In this post, Stone Center Senior Scholar Paul Krugman discusses how tariffs might affect international capital flows and the U.S. economy.
Two Theories of Immaculate Disinflation, and Their Implications: Paul Krugman
In this post, Stone Center Senior Scholar Paul Krugman discusses how the U.S. economy achieved disinflation without a recession, and what that means for important policy questions.