Virtual Workshop 2020: LIS: A Resource for Inequality Research
In this presentation, Janet Gornick presents an overview of resources available through LIS, the cross-national data archive.
Virtual Workshop 2020: Punishment and Inequality
In this presentation, Bruce Western documents the rise in mass incarceration at the end of the 20th century as well as the challenges of the re-entry process after prison.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Our Second Two Postdocs Have Been Selected
Bennett Callaghan and Jaquelyn Jahn will join the Stone Center in September 2020.
Analysis: Which Americans Shouldn’t Get Government Aid?
In his New York Times newsletter, Paul Krugman discusses the political debate over who should and who shouldn’t receive government aid.
Rising Out of Poverty in South Africa: Risks Faced by the Poor and Vulnerable
Prof. Murray Leibbrandt discusses his study on poverty dynamics and inequality in South Africa between 2008–2017.