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Tom Kemeny

@tkemeny.bsky.social

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cities, work; innovation, economic geography and inequality Prof @University of Toronto; also LSE Int. Inequalities Institute GEOWEALTH: https://www.geowealthlab.org

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Tom Kemeny @tkemeny.bsky.social · Jul 22

So pleased to win the best paper award this year 🎉 at CJRES @cjres.bsky.social for 'Who gets left behind by left behind places'. ICYMI, paper is here doi.org/10.1093/cjre...

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Tom Kemeny @tkemeny.bsky.social · Jul 22

So pleased to win the best paper award this year 🎉 at CJRES @cjres.bsky.social for 'Who gets left behind by left behind places'. ICYMI, paper is here doi.org/10.1093/cjre...

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Joel Suss @joelsuss.ft.com · Mar 3

The US GDP nowcast for Q1 is now -2.8%, dropping further from the -1.5% previous estimate 😱

Joel Suss @joelsuss.ft.com · Mar 3

The Atlanta Fed's US GDP now estimate has fallen off a cliff into contraction territory

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Joel Suss @joelsuss.ft.com · Feb 21

This is really excellent. Donald Trump’s first month in charts: tepid approval ratings, huge number of executive orders & lawsuits, and not enough on inflation

on.ft.com/4189Q7E

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Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · Feb 11

Big cities once lifted generations out of poverty. Now, they entrench it.
New research by @dyligent.bsky.social, @tkemeny.bsky.social et al. shows that since the mid-20th century, upward mobility has shifted to smaller towns.
#Cities must reconnect growth with opportunity. doi.org/10.1093/pnas...

Big cities fuel inequality within and across generations

Abstract. Urbanization has long fueled a dual narrative: cities are heralded as sources of economic dynamism and wealth creation yet criticized for fosteri

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Dylan Connor @dyligent.bsky.social · Feb 5

🚨 New Research: The American Dream is Dying in Big Cities
Cities used to be ladders of opportunity for their residents. Not anymore. Our new paper shows smaller cities & towns now outperform major metros for kids born into poverty.

academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...

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Tom Kemeny @tkemeny.bsky.social · Jan 16

Wealth in the U.S. is increasing concentrated in the hands of the few. My work with @dyligent.bsky.social & @joelsuss.bsky.social shows *where* the wealth is, which cities are the most unequal and how trends have evolved. My new piece for @theconversation.com brings you up to speed. bit.ly/40gqvoZ

Soaring wealth inequality has remade the map of American prosperity

The wealthiest areas in the US are almost 7 times richer than the poorest regions, a disparity that has nearly doubled since 1960.

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Ann Owens @annowens.bsky.social · Dec 5

GEOWEALTH is an incredible new data source on wealth inequality in the US since 1960! Kudos to @dyligent.bsky.social @tkemeny.bsky.social and team

More here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Data here: github.com/jhsuss/wealt...

#socsky #sociology

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Tom Kemeny @tkemeny.bsky.social · Dec 4

Ana Hernández Kent & I wrote a short piece about how wealth is distributed across the Midwest and Southeast, for the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. It's based on GEOWEALTH-US, my recent work with @joelsuss.bsky.social & @dyligent.bsky.social . Details: bit.ly/3VrNT1d #inequality #regions #wealth

The Uneven Heartland: A Look at Household Wealth in the Midwest and Southeast

Typical households in the St. Louis Fed District’s seven states have had wealth levels lower than those in many other states, new local-level estimates show.

www.stlouisfed.org

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Tom Kemeny @tkemeny.bsky.social · Nov 29

📣📣📣Talk Alert: Dec 4 12ET, I'll be speaking (online) about why we should care about place-based economic inequality, what it looks like today, and what we can do about it. If you're interested, sign up at the School of Cities' Knowledge Cafe - t.co/5n1fA3jPMK

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Luis Garicano @lugaricano.bsky.social · Nov 15

Fascinating charts.
The American left was sent spinning in 2016, by John Burn-Murdoch on.ft.com/40KKDBt via @FT

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