Virtual Workshop 2020: Inequality from the Child’s Perspective
In this presentation, Miles Corak describes how the advantages and disadvantages of family background are passed down from one generation to the next, perpetuating inequality.
Assortative Mating and Labor Income Inequality: Evidence from Fifty Years of Coupling in the U.S.
N. Yonzan. Stone Center Working Paper Series. no. 15. 2020.
The U.S. Middle Class Isn’t Shrinking, But It Is Getting Squeezed as Inequality Rises
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.
County-level Jail Incarceration and Preterm Birth Among Non-Hispanic Black and White U.S. Women, 1999–2015
J. L. Jahn, J. T. Chen, M. Agénor, and N. Krieger. Social Science & Medicine. vol. 250. 2020.
Lowering Barriers to Science Collaboration: A Discussion with Philip Cohen
In this interview, sociologist Philip N. Cohen discusses his work on developing open platforms for social science research and his research on family inequality.
The Decline in Intergenerational Mobility After 1980
J. M.V. Davis and B. Mazumder. Stone Center Working Paper Series. no. 11. 2020.
Does Adjusting for Family Size Eliminate the Partnership Benefit?
In this spotlight on data, Leslie McCall considers whether adjusting for family size eliminates economic benefits for families headed by couples compared to those headed by single people.
Couples with (Economic) Benefits
In this spotlight on data, Leslie McCall discusses how marriage and cohabitation — relative to being single — affect where men and women fall along the income distribution.
Economic Self-Reliance and Gender Inequality Between U.S. Men and Women, 1970–2010
D. Bloome, D. Burk, and L. McCall. American Journal of Sociology. vol. 124, no. 5. 2019.
The Socioeconomics of Single Parenthood: Reflections on the Triple Bind
J.C. Gornick. In The Triple Bind of Single-Parent Families: Resources, Employment and Policies to Improve Wellbeing. R. Nieuwenhuis and L. Maldonado (eds). pp. 437-448. Bristol: Policy Press. 2018.