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.
Stone Center Scholars Present Work at III/LIS Economic Inequality Conference
Fifteen researchers associated with the GC CUNY Stone Center, including three senior scholars, attended the 2nd III/LIS Comparative Economic Inequality Conference, held in Luxembourg on February 27 and 28.
The Stone Center Announces Its Seventh Cohort of Postdoctoral Scholars
A seventh cohort of postdoctoral scholars will join the Stone Center for two-year appointments that begin in August 2025: Naomi Crowther, who was selected for the position that focuses on wealth inequality; and Marai Hayes, who was selected for the position that broadly focuses on socio-economic inequalities.
Three Graduate Center Ph.D. Students Attend LIS Workshop with Stone Center Scholarships
Three Graduate Center doctoral students received Stone Center scholarships to attend the recent LIS Introductory Summer Workshop in Luxembourg, a one-week intensive course that introduces researchers to two widely used databases used in comparative studies of income and wealth.
Stone Center Director Janet Gornick Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Janet Gornick, the director of the Stone Center, was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, an honorary society and independent research center that seeks to advance the common good.
Stone Center’s Fourth Cohort of Postdocs to Start Tenure-Track Positions
Tina Law and Manuel Schechtl are starting new tenure-track positions this summer after completing their two-year terms at the Graduate Center.
Poverty and Poverty Reduction Among Non-Elderly, Nondisabled, Childless Adults in Affluent Countries: The United States in Cross-National Perspective
J. C. Gornick, D. Brady, I. Marx, and Z. Parolin. Stone Center Working Paper Series. no. 84. 2024.
Stone Center Director and Student Awarded Funding Through New Research Center
Janet Gornick, Sarah K. Bruch of the University of Delaware, and Graduate Center Sociology Ph.D. student Joseph van der Naald, have begun work on a sponsored project funded by Social Security Administration (SSA) through a newly created national research center.
Child Poverty in America: Investing in Our Future
When the enhanced Child Tax Credit of 2021 was not renewed by Congress, millions of American children fell back into poverty. A panel moderated by Carol Jenkins and featuring Regina S. Baker, Kathryn J. Edin, Janet Gornick, and Zachary Parolin discusses what we can and should do now.
Visions of Inequality: From the French Revolution to the End of the Cold War
Branko Milanovic discusses his latest book, a sweeping and original history that focuses on how six of the most influential economists saw inequality in their time, with Paul Krugman, Clara Mattei, and Donald Robotham.