In this research spotlight, a study by Janet Gornick and colleagues focuses attention on a seldom-discussed axis of inequality in the US: variation in social safety net policies across states.
In this video, Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman discuss their recent book and why the United States needs to increase wealth taxes to combat inequality.
Branko Milanovic will discuss his new book, Capitalism, Alone: The Future of the System That Rules the World.
Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman will present a blueprint for tax reform that may allow a more democratic and equal system to prevail, followed by a panel discussion.
Janet Gornick will lead a “mini-workshop” on using LIS, the cross-national data center based in Luxembourg.
In this video, Paul Krugman, Janet Gornick, Achim Steiner, and other experts discuss the challenges of addressing global inequality.
The Human Development Report Office, LIS, the Stone Center, UNU-WIDER and the World Inequality Lab will host a symposium on March 28-29.
Janet Gornick explains how proposed universal child care and other social benefit programs would help workers in the United States.
Janet Gornick, Chuck Collins, and Sam Pizzigati engage in a discussion on addressing income inequality.
J.C. Gornick and T.M. Smeeding. Annual Review of Sociology. vol. 44. pp. 441-468. 2018.