Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality
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The Stone Center conducts and promotes quantitative research using inequality as a lens on society and the economy. Home to the US Office of LIS.
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Thanks to Jan Stuhler (Carlos III of Madrid) for presenting his paper on intergenerational mobility and assortative mating in the US at Dep of Law at Roma Tre University.
Join us again on Feb. 18 for the next Inequality InRome seminar with Stefano Caria
More info: sites.google.com/view/inequal...
Join us again on Feb. 18 for the next Inequality InRome seminar with Stefano Caria
More info: sites.google.com/view/inequal...
February 4, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Thanks to Jan Stuhler (Carlos III of Madrid) for presenting his paper on intergenerational mobility and assortative mating in the US at Dep of Law at Roma Tre University.
Join us again on Feb. 18 for the next Inequality InRome seminar with Stefano Caria
More info: sites.google.com/view/inequal...
Join us again on Feb. 18 for the next Inequality InRome seminar with Stefano Caria
More info: sites.google.com/view/inequal...
A new WP that uses data from U.S. academic jobs shows that a person's socioeconomic background is an important determinant not just of their career starting point, but of their career progression. Read the WP on the academia class gap by @annastansbury.bsky.social & Kyra Rodriguez.
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February 2, 2026 at 5:21 PM
A new WP that uses data from U.S. academic jobs shows that a person's socioeconomic background is an important determinant not just of their career starting point, but of their career progression. Read the WP on the academia class gap by @annastansbury.bsky.social & Kyra Rodriguez.
bit.ly/4ab6xRs
bit.ly/4ab6xRs
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On social tables & their methodology.
The paper, which focuses on 19th century estimates, proposes a set of "rules" or a broadly common methodology to enable better comparability of the results. Read the paper by @brankomilan.bsky.social, @philerfurth.bsky.social, @mgzl.bsky.social, & @ggabbuti.bsky.social.
Stone Center Working Paper Series - Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality
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January 30, 2026 at 9:40 AM
On social tables & their methodology.
The paper, which focuses on 19th century estimates, proposes a set of "rules" or a broadly common methodology to enable better comparability of the results. Read the paper by @brankomilan.bsky.social, @philerfurth.bsky.social, @mgzl.bsky.social, & @ggabbuti.bsky.social.
Stone Center Working Paper Series - Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality
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January 29, 2026 at 5:20 PM
The paper, which focuses on 19th century estimates, proposes a set of "rules" or a broadly common methodology to enable better comparability of the results. Read the paper by @brankomilan.bsky.social, @philerfurth.bsky.social, @mgzl.bsky.social, & @ggabbuti.bsky.social.
A new WP discusses methodological issues that arise in the study of inequality using social tables, an approach commonly employed for estimating income distributions in societies where neither income surveys nor tax data are available.
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January 29, 2026 at 5:20 PM
A new WP discusses methodological issues that arise in the study of inequality using social tables, an approach commonly employed for estimating income distributions in societies where neither income surveys nor tax data are available.
stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/publications...
stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/publications...
"Affordability, Antitrust, and Inequality" -- Register now for the free in-person and livestream event with Lina Khan and @pkrugman.bsky.social. March 9, 6:30 pm, at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social.
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Affordability, Antitrust, and Inequality: Lina M. Khan and Paul Krugman in Conversation - Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality
Hear from two leading economic thinkers about how to solve the complex crisis of affordability.
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January 28, 2026 at 6:51 PM
"Affordability, Antitrust, and Inequality" -- Register now for the free in-person and livestream event with Lina Khan and @pkrugman.bsky.social. March 9, 6:30 pm, at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social.
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Announcing spring 2026 public programs! Join us in person or online - reserve now: www.gc.cuny.edu/public-progr... Feat. journalist Frank Rich, former FTC chair Lina Khan, Nobel winner @pkrugman.bsky.social, author @elijahwald.bsky.social, designer Qween Jean, singer Rocío Márquez & more! @cuny.edu
January 28, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Announcing spring 2026 public programs! Join us in person or online - reserve now: www.gc.cuny.edu/public-progr... Feat. journalist Frank Rich, former FTC chair Lina Khan, Nobel winner @pkrugman.bsky.social, author @elijahwald.bsky.social, designer Qween Jean, singer Rocío Márquez & more! @cuny.edu
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New WP alert!👇👇👇
A WP by Maximilian Longmuir @smaexie.bsky.social provides new evidence on the relationship between household investment decisions and wealth inequality, and examines the role of policies that support broader risky financial market engagement.
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January 21, 2026 at 8:17 PM
New WP alert!👇👇👇
A WP by Maximilian Longmuir @smaexie.bsky.social provides new evidence on the relationship between household investment decisions and wealth inequality, and examines the role of policies that support broader risky financial market engagement.
stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/publications...
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January 21, 2026 at 5:18 PM
A WP by Maximilian Longmuir @smaexie.bsky.social provides new evidence on the relationship between household investment decisions and wealth inequality, and examines the role of policies that support broader risky financial market engagement.
stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/publications...
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The end of a long period of decreasing global inequality?
Concept 3 is Gini between world citizens calculated from some 110+ representative national household surveys with incomes of individuals expressed in PPP dollars.
Concept 3 is Gini between world citizens calculated from some 110+ representative national household surveys with incomes of individuals expressed in PPP dollars.
January 16, 2026 at 1:16 PM
The end of a long period of decreasing global inequality?
Concept 3 is Gini between world citizens calculated from some 110+ representative national household surveys with incomes of individuals expressed in PPP dollars.
Concept 3 is Gini between world citizens calculated from some 110+ representative national household surveys with incomes of individuals expressed in PPP dollars.
The new WP is by Francisco Ferreira, Vito Peragine, @paolobrunori.bsky.social, @psalasr.bsky.social & their coauthors, and is part of the Stone Center Working Paper Series.
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January 13, 2026 at 6:43 PM
The new WP is by Francisco Ferreira, Vito Peragine, @paolobrunori.bsky.social, @psalasr.bsky.social & their coauthors, and is part of the Stone Center Working Paper Series.
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A new online database includes comparable estimates of inequality of opportunity for 72 countries that cover 2/3 of the world population. The share of total inequality that is due to inherited circumstances ranges from 19% (Denmark) to 77% (South Africa).
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January 13, 2026 at 6:43 PM
A new online database includes comparable estimates of inequality of opportunity for 72 countries that cover 2/3 of the world population. The share of total inequality that is due to inherited circumstances ranges from 19% (Denmark) to 77% (South Africa).
stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/publications...
stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/publications...
"Budget Justice," the new book by GC CUNY Professor and Mamdani transition committee member Celina Su, discusses how participatory budgeting helps give city residents the resources and power to address their basic needs.
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Celina Su, in Budget Justice, Sees City Politics as a Way for People to Come Together - Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality
Celina Su, an author, poet, and the inaugural Marilyn J. Gittell Chair in Urban Studies at the CUNY Graduate Center, discusses her recent book, Budget Justice: On Building Grassroots Politics and Soli...
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January 5, 2026 at 5:12 PM
"Budget Justice," the new book by GC CUNY Professor and Mamdani transition committee member Celina Su, discusses how participatory budgeting helps give city residents the resources and power to address their basic needs.
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🚨 We're hiring an Assistant Professor (Lecturer) in Economics
Only 5 days left to apply. See details 👇
Only 5 days left to apply. See details 👇
📢 We’re hiring!
King's College London Political Economy is recruiting an Assistant Professor (Lecturer in the UK system) in Economics.
Apply here: www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/130885-...
Feel free to contact me for information about the role and our department.
@kcl-spe.bsky.social @kingsqpe.bsky.social
King's College London Political Economy is recruiting an Assistant Professor (Lecturer in the UK system) in Economics.
Apply here: www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/130885-...
Feel free to contact me for information about the role and our department.
@kcl-spe.bsky.social @kingsqpe.bsky.social
Lecturer in Economics | King's College London
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December 30, 2025 at 1:13 PM
🚨 We're hiring an Assistant Professor (Lecturer) in Economics
Only 5 days left to apply. See details 👇
Only 5 days left to apply. See details 👇
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The list (in no particular order) of the books that I liked the most and read in 2025, with my reviews:
Quinn Slobodian, Hayek's Bastards
Gold, volk and IQs
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Quinn Slobodian, Hayek's Bastards
Gold, volk and IQs
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Gold, volk and IQs
Hayek’s fatal conceit
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December 19, 2025 at 6:18 PM
The list (in no particular order) of the books that I liked the most and read in 2025, with my reviews:
Quinn Slobodian, Hayek's Bastards
Gold, volk and IQs
branko2f7.substack.com/p/gold-volk-...
Quinn Slobodian, Hayek's Bastards
Gold, volk and IQs
branko2f7.substack.com/p/gold-volk-...
How have different approaches to incorporating high-income populations into household surveys been implemented in practice? A forthcoming chapter by Nora Lustig and Andrea Vigorito, along with this WP companion piece, provides a comprehensive analytical survey on the subject.
bit.ly/4qmKQ7H
bit.ly/4qmKQ7H
December 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
How have different approaches to incorporating high-income populations into household surveys been implemented in practice? A forthcoming chapter by Nora Lustig and Andrea Vigorito, along with this WP companion piece, provides a comprehensive analytical survey on the subject.
bit.ly/4qmKQ7H
bit.ly/4qmKQ7H
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Steven Greenhouse on AI & work. He cites Acemoglu: there are "essentially two routes for developing AI: an anti-worker route and a pro-worker route." Includes link to video of related panel, co-hosted by @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social and @stone-lis.bsky.social.
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Most people aren’t fretting about an AI bubble. What they fear is mass layoffs | Steven Greenhouse
Artificial intelligence could make income inequality even worse and create a new underclass. Governments and society must take action
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December 12, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Steven Greenhouse on AI & work. He cites Acemoglu: there are "essentially two routes for developing AI: an anti-worker route and a pro-worker route." Includes link to video of related panel, co-hosted by @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social and @stone-lis.bsky.social.
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Thanks to Social Policy Blog for posting our blog and for pointing readers interested in the politics of #fathers' leave to the original article: Martin Gurín & Janet C. Gornick, 2024, Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy 40:3.
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The blog post is based on Martin Gurín and Janet C. Gornick's article published in the Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy.
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December 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Thanks to Social Policy Blog for posting our blog and for pointing readers interested in the politics of #fathers' leave to the original article: Martin Gurín & Janet C. Gornick, 2024, Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy 40:3.
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Congratulations, Aman Desai. Your friends at the GC-CUNY Stone Center are delighted that you've landed this well-deserved tenure track position! We wish you smooth sailing.🎉
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Congratulations to alumnus Aman Desai, who recovered from a setback to land a tenure-track position in economics and data science at Quinnipiac University! www.gc.cuny.edu/news/tough-j... @stone-lis.bsky.social
From a Tough Job Market to the Tenure Track at Quinnipiac University
Economics alumnus Aman Desai recovered from a setback to land a role that allows him to teach and pursue his research on how childhood inequality affects both individuals and society.
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December 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Congratulations, Aman Desai. Your friends at the GC-CUNY Stone Center are delighted that you've landed this well-deserved tenure track position! We wish you smooth sailing.🎉
@stone-lis.bsky.social
@milescorak.com
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My paper with Shlomo Yitzhaki whose work and life we shall celebrate on May 20, 2026 at Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Decomposing World Income Distribution: Does the World Have a Middle Class? Review of Income & Wealth, 2002.
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Decomposing World Income Distribution: Does the World Have a Middle Class? Review of Income & Wealth, 2002.
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Decomposing World Income Distribution: Does The World Have A Middle Class?
Using the national income/expenditure distribution data from 111 countries, we decompose total inequality between the individuals in the world, by continents and regions. We use Yitzhaki’s Gini decom...
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December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
My paper with Shlomo Yitzhaki whose work and life we shall celebrate on May 20, 2026 at Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Decomposing World Income Distribution: Does the World Have a Middle Class? Review of Income & Wealth, 2002.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Decomposing World Income Distribution: Does the World Have a Middle Class? Review of Income & Wealth, 2002.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Congratulations to alumnus Aman Desai, who recovered from a setback to land a tenure-track position in economics and data science at Quinnipiac University! www.gc.cuny.edu/news/tough-j... @stone-lis.bsky.social
From a Tough Job Market to the Tenure Track at Quinnipiac University
Economics alumnus Aman Desai recovered from a setback to land a role that allows him to teach and pursue his research on how childhood inequality affects both individuals and society.
www.gc.cuny.edu
December 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Congratulations to alumnus Aman Desai, who recovered from a setback to land a tenure-track position in economics and data science at Quinnipiac University! www.gc.cuny.edu/news/tough-j... @stone-lis.bsky.social
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Great to host Giulia Giupponi (Università Bocconi) for her talk on "Company Wage Policy in a Low-Wage Labor Market".
📸 Some moments from the event below.
Next up: Dec 10 | The final Inequality InRome seminar of the Fall 2025 series.
Info and registration: sites.google.com/view/inequal...
📸 Some moments from the event below.
Next up: Dec 10 | The final Inequality InRome seminar of the Fall 2025 series.
Info and registration: sites.google.com/view/inequal...
December 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Great to host Giulia Giupponi (Università Bocconi) for her talk on "Company Wage Policy in a Low-Wage Labor Market".
📸 Some moments from the event below.
Next up: Dec 10 | The final Inequality InRome seminar of the Fall 2025 series.
Info and registration: sites.google.com/view/inequal...
📸 Some moments from the event below.
Next up: Dec 10 | The final Inequality InRome seminar of the Fall 2025 series.
Info and registration: sites.google.com/view/inequal...
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My today's Substack:
From under the rubble
A review of Grdešić and Žitko’s “Socialist Economics in Yugoslavia: A Critical History”
branko2f7.substack.com/p/from-under...
From under the rubble
A review of Grdešić and Žitko’s “Socialist Economics in Yugoslavia: A Critical History”
branko2f7.substack.com/p/from-under...
From under the rubble
A review of Grdešić and Žitko’s “Socialist Economics in Yugoslavia: A Critical History”
branko2f7.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:12 AM
My today's Substack:
From under the rubble
A review of Grdešić and Žitko’s “Socialist Economics in Yugoslavia: A Critical History”
branko2f7.substack.com/p/from-under...
From under the rubble
A review of Grdešić and Žitko’s “Socialist Economics in Yugoslavia: A Critical History”
branko2f7.substack.com/p/from-under...
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Join the next Inequality in Rome seminar!
Wed Nov 26 | 12–1 PM
Antonio Scialà (@RomaTreUniversity) will present:
“Patterns and drivers of EU income inequality: an analysis of EU-SILC data”
In person & online | Light lunch to follow
Info e registration: sites.google.com/view/inequal...
Wed Nov 26 | 12–1 PM
Antonio Scialà (@RomaTreUniversity) will present:
“Patterns and drivers of EU income inequality: an analysis of EU-SILC data”
In person & online | Light lunch to follow
Info e registration: sites.google.com/view/inequal...
November 24, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Join the next Inequality in Rome seminar!
Wed Nov 26 | 12–1 PM
Antonio Scialà (@RomaTreUniversity) will present:
“Patterns and drivers of EU income inequality: an analysis of EU-SILC data”
In person & online | Light lunch to follow
Info e registration: sites.google.com/view/inequal...
Wed Nov 26 | 12–1 PM
Antonio Scialà (@RomaTreUniversity) will present:
“Patterns and drivers of EU income inequality: an analysis of EU-SILC data”
In person & online | Light lunch to follow
Info e registration: sites.google.com/view/inequal...
Expecting an inheritance influences an individual's education decisions — not because of the anticipated windfall, but because the heir will need to finance future intergenerational transfers, a new working paper by @janmazza.bsky.social finds.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Expecting an inheritance influences an individual's education decisions — not because of the anticipated windfall, but because the heir will need to finance future intergenerational transfers, a new working paper by @janmazza.bsky.social finds.
stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/publications...
stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/publications...