Inheritance, Gifts, and the Wealth Deficit of Low-Income Households
S. Morelli, B. Nolan, J. Palomino, and P. Van Kerm. Stone Center Working Paper Series. no 40. 2021.
Measuring Intergenerational Income Mobility: A Synthesis of Approaches
N. Deutscher and B. Mazumder. Stone Center Working Paper Series. no. 39. 2021.
‘We Can’t Let Go of the Efforts to Understand Why These Changes Are Taking Place’: Francisco Ferreira on the Future of Inequality Studies
In this interview, Francisco Ferreira, director of the International Inequalities Institute at the London School of Economics and a Stone Center Affiliated Scholar, discusses the need for a better data-driven understanding of shifts in the income and wealth distributions, and of the reasons behind these changes.
Mothers ‘Working’ from Home: Setback or Salvation?
In this commentary, Nancy Folbre, director of the Program on Gender and Care Work at the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a Stone Center Affiliated Scholar, discusses the unequal impact of remote work on women.
Chasing the Tail: A Generalized Pareto Distribution Approach to Estimating Wealth Inequality
A. B. Kennickell. Stone Center Working Paper Series. no. 37. 2021.
Has the Increasing Rate of Births Outside of Marriage Made the ‘Marriage Premium’ for Children Disappear?
In this research spotlight, a study by Florencia Torche and Alejandra Abufhele examines whether the benefits of parents’ marital status for children depend on the social context.
Occupational Dualism and Intergenerational Educational Mobility in the Rural Economy: Evidence from China and India
M. S. Emran, F. Ferreira, Y. Jiang, and Y. Sun. Stone Center Working Paper Series. no. 34. 2021.
Prioritarianism and Equality of Opportunity
P. Brunori, F. H. G. Ferreira, and V. Peragine. Stone Center Working Paper Series. no. 33. 2021.
On the Distribution of Estates and the Distribution of Wealth: Evidence from the Dead
Y. Berman and S. Morelli. Stone Center Working Paper Series. no. 31. 2021.
‘There’s No Substitute for Just Giving Poor People Money’: David Brady and Zach Parolin Discuss Their Research on Deep and Extreme Poverty
In this interview, the authors explain why childless households are fueling the rise in poverty in the United States, and how simple policy changes could end this problem.