UNDP Panel: Measuring Inequality in the 21st Century
In this video, Paul Krugman, Janet Gornick, Achim Steiner, and other experts discuss the challenges of addressing global inequality.
Former Fed Chair Janet Yellen in Discussion with Paul Krugman
At a Graduate Center event, Paul Krugman and Former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen discuss the origins of the 2008 financial crisis and new concerns about U.S. economic health.
Inequality, Imperialism, and the Outbreak of World War I
B. Milanovic. In The Economics of the Great War: A Centennial Perspective. S. Broadberry and M. Harrison (eds). pp. 35-42. Washington, DC: CEPR. 2018.
Panel: The Many Faces of Liberalism — Big Government vs. Free Markets
In this video, an expert panel delves into the classic debate between laissez-faire and interventionism, as it plays out in our nation’s politics.
Stone Center Workshop Draws Record Number of Scholars
The week-long workshop "Inequality by the Numbers” took a broad approach to the study of socio-economic inequalities, covering disparities in income, wealth, education, social mobility, and happiness.
The Future of Coding: A Comparison of Hand-Coding and Three Types of Computer-Assisted Text Analysis Methods
L.K. Nelson, D. Burk, M. Knudsen, and L. McCall. Sociological Methods & Research. 2018.
The Multidimensional Politics of Inequality: Taking Stock of Identity Politics in the U.S. Presidential Election of 2016
L. McCall and A.S. Orloff. The British Journal of Sociology. vol. 68, no. S1. pp. 34-56. 2017.
Analysis: Is Growing Inequality Hurting Our Economies?
In this post for the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, Salvatore Morelli discusses inequality's potential impact on macroeconomic performance and financial stability.
Why We’re in a New Gilded Age
P. Krugman. In After Piketty: The Agenda for Economics and Inequality. H. Boushey, J.B. DeLong, and M. Steinbaum (eds). Chapt. 3. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. 2017.
Panel: After Piketty
In this video, Stone Center scholars give context to the current political debate over economic growth and inequality.