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.
The Influence of Inheritances on Wealth Inequality in Rich Countries
S. Morelli, B. Nolan, J. C. Palomino, and P. Van Kerm. Stone Center Working Paper. no. 94. 2024.
Richer and More Equal? A Conversation between Salvatore Morelli and Daniel Waldenström
Salvatore Morelli, the director of the GC Wealth Project and a Stone Center Senior Scholar, and Stone Center Affiliated Scholar Daniel Waldenström discuss Waldenström's new book, Richer and More Equal: A New History of Wealth in the West.
The Past and Future of Labor Unions, and the Effect on Inequality: Suresh Naidu
Suresh Naidu, a Stone Center Affiliated Scholar and a professor of economics and international and public affairs at Columbia University, discusses who is currently benefitting the most from the union premium, the data challenges in historical research on unions and how he overcame them, and the significant barriers U.S. workers still face in forming a union.
Hahrie Han’s Latest Book Delves into the Origins of an Unlikely Effort For Racial Solidarity
Stone Center Affiliated Scholar Hahrie Han's latest book follows four members of an evangelical megachurch as they work toward racial justice and understanding.
Anti-Corruption Campaign in China: An Empirical Investigation
L. Yang, B. Milanovic, and Y. Lin. European Journal of Political Economy. vol. 85. 2024.
On the Super-Involvement of the Super-Rich in U.S. Politics: Guido Alfani
In this post, Stone Center Affiliated Scholar Guido Alfani reflects on the increasing influence of the super-rich in U.S. politics, and the risk this poses to democratic institutions and equality of access to the political process.
Adaptive Maximization of Social Welfare
N. Cesa-Bianchi, R. Colomboni, and M. Kasy. Stone Center Working Paper. no. 89. 2024.
Stone Center’s Inequality by the Numbers Workshop Returns In Person at the Graduate Center
The Stone Center hosted its first in-person Inequality by the Numbers Workshop since 2019. The weeklong workshop was held in the Graduate Center’s Skylight Room from June 3 through June 7.
Changes in Household Wealth and Income, 1989–2022: Part 3, by Arthur B. Kennickell
Stone Center Affiliated Scholar Arthur Kennickell describes changes in the levels of household income across the distribution from 1989 to 2022 in this blog post, the final in a three-part series.