Economic Policy

P. Valetto and I. Marx. Stone Center Working Paper Series no. 116. 2025.

Affiliated Scholar Maximilian Kasy discusses his new book, The Means of Prediction: How AI Really Works (and Who Benefits), which offers a convincing argument for democratic control over AI’s objectives.

Z. Mo, K. Kaeppel, C. Schröder, and L. Yang. Stone Center Working Paper Series no. 115. 2025.

Artificial Intelligence is developing at breakneck speed, causing much anxiety about how our society and daily lives may change in the not-too-distant future. Top of mind for many: jobs. Daron Acemoglu, Paul Krugman, Danielle Li, and Zeynep Tufecki bring the speculation down to earth in a panel moderated by Steven Greenhouse.

F. Disslbacher, M. Haselmayer, L. Lehner, S. Rapp, and F. Windisch. Stone Center Working Paper Series no. 112. 2025.

In the West, China is easily misunderstood. Is it capitalist or communist, an adversary or a vital economic partner, a modernized nation or a retrograde regime? Yong Cai, Qin Gao, Rongbin Han, and Branko Milanovic, address these questions in a panel moderated by John Torpey.

Join author Celina Su for a reading and conversation with Liza Featherstone and Kesi Foster to celebrate the launch of Su's book Budget Justice.

A panel of experts helps us understand the complex realities of China today.

Part VII of Stone Center Senior Scholar Paul Krugman’s series “Understanding Inequality,” which originally appeared on his Substack newsletter.

Part III of Stone Center Senior Scholar Paul Krugman’s series “Understanding Inequality,” which originally appeared on his Substack newsletter.