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Historical Inequality

  • Human Capital, Unequal Opportunities, and Productivity Convergence: A Global Historical Perspective, 1800–2100

    N. Bharti et al. Journal of Public Economics. vol. 255. 2026.

  • Economic Inequality and Social Mobility in Preindustrial Societies: What We Know, What We Don’t (But Should) Know

    G. Alfani. Stone Center Working Paper Series no. 126. 2026.

  • Historical Social Tables: Advantages, Methodology, and Problems

    P. Erfurth, M.G. León, G. Gabbuti, and B. Milanovic. Stone Center Working Paper Series no. 122. 2026.

  • Human Capital, Unequal Opportunities, and Productivity Convergence: A Global Historical Perspective, 1800–2100

    N. Bharti, A. Gethin, T. Jenmana, Z. Mo, T, Piketty, and L. Yang. Stone Center Working Paper Series no. 114. 2025.

  • Wealth Inequality and Epidemics in the Republic of Venice (1400–1800)

    G. Alfani, M. Di Tullio, and M. Fochesato. Stone Center Working Paper Series. no. 108. 2025.

  • Marx and the Problem of Inequality: Branko Milanovic on Emancipations Podcast

    In this video, Stone Center Senior Scholar Branko Milanovic joins "Emancipations" podcast host Daniel Tutt to discuss Marx and the problem of inequality.

  • Long-Term Trends in Income and Wealth Inequality in Southern Italy. The Kingdom of Naples (Apulia), Sixteenth to Eighteenth Centuries

    G. Alfani and S. Sardone. Stone Center Working Paper. no. 95. 2024.

  • Estimating Income Inequality in Rural Roman Egypt

    P. Erfurth. Stone Center Working Paper no. 86. 2024.

  • Wealth, Inheritance, and Concentration: An ‘Old’ New Perspective on Italy and Its Regions

    G. Gabbuti and S. Morelli. Stone Center Working Paper Series. no. 78. 2023.

  • Inequality in History: A Long-Run View

    G. Alfani. Stone Center Working Paper Series. no. 74. 2023.

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