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Social/Family Policy

  • Contemporary China: Demystifying Economic and Social Changes

    In the West, China is easily misunderstood. Is it capitalist or communist, an adversary or a vital economic partner, a modernized nation or a retrograde regime? Yong Cai, Qin Gao, Rongbin Han, and Branko Milanovic, address these questions in a panel moderated by John Torpey.

  • The Economic Impacts of Childhood Health: Postdoc Marai Hayes on Her Research

    Marai Hayes, one of the Stone Center's new postdoctoral scholars, discusses her research projects, how she became interested in the connections between health and inequality, and the likely impacts of recent health policy changes at the federal level.

  • Contemporary China: Demystifying Economic and Social Changes

    A panel of experts helps us understand the complex realities of China today.

  • The Impact of Austerity on Mortality and Life Expectancy

    Y. Berman and T. Hovland. Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality Working Paper Series. no. 105. 2025.

  • Are We on the Brink of a New Economic Order?

    Leaders of both political parties are promoting economic and social policies that challenge key tenets of neoliberalism. Where do the parties overlap and diverge, and what are the real prospects for change? Chris Hughes, Leslie McCall, and Dorian T. Warren discuss these issues in a panel moderated by Felicia Wong.

  • Postdoc Meredith Slopen to Join Stony Brook University’s School of Social Welfare This Fall

    Postdoctoral scholar Meredith Slopen discusses her upcoming position in Stony Brook University’s School of Social Welfare, the current academic and social services job markets, and how to help other researchers who have faced professional upheaval in recent months.

  • Pushes and Pulls of Father Leave Policy Reform: Unpacking Divergent Father Leave Reforms in the Czech Republic and South Korea

    M. Gurín and J. C. Gornick. Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy. pp. 1–19. 2025.

  • Russell Sage Foundation: Leslie McCall, Visiting Scholar, 2023–2024

    Leslie McCall, associate director of the Stone Center and Presidential Professor of Sociology and Political Science, discusses public opinion about inequality, wages, and related economic and policy issues in a video for the Russell Sage Foundation, where she was a 2023–2024 visiting scholar.

  • Are We on the Brink of a New Economic Order?

    A panel of experts discusses today's shifting economic landscape and the possibilities for change.

  • Do Paid Leave Policies Benefit Older Workers? Meredith Slopen on Her New Project

    Meredith Slopen, a Stone Center postdoctoral scholar, discusses her project on how older workers benefit from paid family leave and paid sick leave policies, for which she recently received a fellowship from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Retirement and Disability Research Center and the Institute for Research on Poverty.

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