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.
Skin Tone Differences in Social Mobility in Mexico: Are We Forgetting Regional Variance?
L. Monroy-Gómez-Franco and R. Vélez-Grajales. Stone Center Working Paper Series. no. 14. 2020.
Social Mobility is Twice as Great in Canada as in the United States
In this research spotlight, a study by Miles Corak and colleagues of differences within the United States and Canada suggests why U.S. mobility is lower than in other rich countries.
How Is Social Mobility Related to Inequality?
In this interview, Yonatan Berman discusses his research on the interrelationships among absolute mobility, relative mobility, growth, and inequality.
Thoughts from the Stone Center on the Pandemic and Its Impact
In this commentary, Stone Center faculty — Miles Corak, Janet Gornick, Paul Krugman, Leslie McCall, Branko Milanovic, and Salvatore Morelli — each with unique expertise in the study of inequality, offer insights on the COVID-19 crisis.
The Decline in Intergenerational Mobility After 1980
J. M.V. Davis and B. Mazumder. Stone Center Working Paper Series. no. 11. 2020.
Business Insider: Here’s Where the US Falls on the ‘Great Gatsby Curve’
The Business Insider highlights research by Miles Corak on the "Gatsby Curve."
The Long Run Evolution of Absolute Intergenerational Mobility
Y. Berman. Stone Center Working Paper Series. no. 04. 2020.
The Economist: Redistribution and Innovation Drive Canada’s Changing Economy
In The Economist, Miles Corak weighs in on some of Canada's economic challenges for sustaining its middle class.
Intergenerational Mobility Between and Within Canada and the United States
M. Connolly, M. Corak, and C. Haeck. Journal of Labor Economics. vol. 37, no. s2. 2019.