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Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics
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We produce cutting-edge research on social inequality, train the next generation of scholars, build data infrastructure, and increase data accessibility at the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan. Learn more at inequality.umich.edu.
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Sasha Killewald @sashakillewald.bsky.social · 12d
Being featured (at about 39:50) on a podcast with the tagline "where sanity takes a backseat and laughter rides shotgun" and the episode title "Radioactive Shrimp" wasn't on my professorial bingo card, but it was a pleasure!
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Radioactive Shrimp - September 23, 2025 | The Last Show with David Cooper
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Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS) @ucbids.bsky.social · 15d
Thank you so much @davonnorris.bsky.social for the time you spent with the CRELS & CSS fellows and us yesterday, answering our questions and sharing your experiences. .. and then a full house at the Social Science Matrix for your talk.

A memorable experience, including the earthquake❗ 🫨
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Institute for Social Research (ISR) - University of Michigan @umisr.bsky.social · 21d
Women now earn 85% of what men do, up from 65% in the ‘80s.

ISR’s Sasha Killewald finds fewer children per family helped narrow the gap. But parenthood still impacts women’s pay more than men’s.

Read more: myumi.ch/qZEp1
Graphic showing a diverse group of smiling women in the background with a translucent overlay. At the top left is the University of Michigan ISR logo. Main text reads: "Women now earn 85% of men’s hourly wages —". In the center, a comparison chart shows two female icons: one labeled “1980s” standing on a block labeled “65%,” and one labeled “2024” standing on a taller block labeled “85%.” Below, bold text asks: "Could fewer kids be the reason?" Source listed at the bottom reads: “Source: Pew Research Center, 2025.”
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Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics @umichstonecid.bsky.social · 21d
Did you know that declining birth rates help explain U.S. women's progress toward pay #equality with men? Learn more in the new article out now from our own @sashakillewald.bsky.social in the @us.theconversation.com

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#AcademicSky #sociology #umich @um-src.bsky.social
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Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics @umichstonecid.bsky.social · 20d
Congratulations @christinajcross.bsky.social ! #AcademicSky
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Christina J. Cross @christinajcross.bsky.social · 22d
Publication day is finally here 🎊 Many thanks to my team for helping bring INHERITED INEQUALITY to life & many thanks to you all for making it #1! Please be sure to leave a review—it REALLY makes a difference.
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Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics @umichstonecid.bsky.social · 21d
Did you know that declining birth rates help explain U.S. women's progress toward pay #equality with men? Learn more in the new article out now from our own @sashakillewald.bsky.social in the @us.theconversation.com

myumi.ch/qZEp1

#AcademicSky #sociology #umich @um-src.bsky.social
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UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · 22d
@sashakillewald.bsky.social in @us.theconversation.com:
"The number of children Americans have affects the gender pay gap only because parenthood decreases women’s wages while increasing men’s wages." @umichstonecid.bsky.social
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US women narrowed the pay gap with men by having fewer kids
Two sociologists found that when the pace at which family sizes was shrinking slowed down, starting in the 1990s, progress toward closing the gender pay gap grew sluggish too.
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Panel Study of Income Dynamics @umpsid.bsky.social · 24d
Did you know that, despite the pandemic, American families reported less food insecurity from 2019-2021 – even for socially disadvantaged groups? Learn more in the new publication by Elise Sheinberg, our own @ninsolera.bsky.social, & Nour Hammad, out now from @jamahealthforum.com: myumi.ch/z9yy2
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American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · Aug 20
Free to read! New research in Socius from ASA member Spencer Allen @spencerallen.bsky.social @um-psc.bsky.social shows that, while broadband access has increased in the U.S. since 2013, gaps by race, education, and poverty still persist. @sociusjournal.bsky.social‬
Trends and Disparities in Broadband Internet Access in the United States, 2013 to 2023 - Spencer Allen, 2025
Since the turn of the century, sociologists and other scholars concerned about digital inequality have most often been concerned about disparities in the qualit...
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Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics @umichstonecid.bsky.social · Aug 28
ICYMI: See what we're up to in September: mailchi.mp/umich/cid-se...
First up: @schechtlm.bsky.social on September 9! #AcademicSky #PublicPolicy #WealthInequality
Manuel Schechtl will join us at the Stone Center on September 9 to present Rising Wealth Concentration and Disparities in Social Outcomes Across the United States.
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Sasha Killewald @sashakillewald.bsky.social · Aug 26
It was an absolute honor to share a @umpsid.bsky.social RA office with @ninsolera.bsky.social more years ago than either of us care to remember, and it's a joy to have her as part of the @umichstonecid.bsky.social team now!
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Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics @umichstonecid.bsky.social · Aug 26
Get to know our faculty associate & @umpsid.bsky.social Asst. Dir. Noura Insolera @ninsolera.bsky.social‬ whose #research explores how income #inequality affects health & educational outcomes over the life course & across generations. #econsky #academicsky

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Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics @umichstonecid.bsky.social · Aug 26
Get to know our faculty associate & @umpsid.bsky.social Asst. Dir. Noura Insolera @ninsolera.bsky.social‬ whose #research explores how income #inequality affects health & educational outcomes over the life course & across generations. #econsky #academicsky

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · Aug 21
New job ad: Assistant Professor of Quantitative Social Science, Dartmouth College apply.interfolio.com/172357

Please share with your networks. I am the search chair and happy to answer questions!
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UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · Aug 20
Davis Daumler and Jane Furey, 2025 Sociology graduates of the PSC training program and @umichstonecid.bsky.social, won recognitions from @asanews.bsky.social for their work that's helped us better understand inequality in America. Read more & congrats @umich.edu!
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PSC and Stone Center Trainees Win ASA Recognitions for Work on US Inequality
The University of Michigan distinguished itself this week as the most awarded university at the annual conference of the American Sociological Association (ASA) in Chicago, sweeping in 19 awards– 11 o...
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Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics @umichstonecid.bsky.social · Aug 18
From the @theconversation.com today by @maggielevenstein.bsky.social & @johnkubale.bsky.social “Data that taxpayers have paid for and rely on is disappearing – here’s how it’s happening and what you can do about it.”‬
#academicsky #data #umich
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Data that taxpayers have paid for and rely on is disappearing – here’s how it’s happening and what you can do about it
Detailed data that US government agencies collect and make available has underpinned research about people, medicine, science, crime, jobs, housing, climate and the economy.
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Jeremy Levine @jeremylevine.bsky.social · Aug 15
I posted a comment on Rubin's Theory & Society article, "Normativity is not a replacement for theory" in @socarxiv.bsky.social. The theory, that activism-motivated scholars caused the decline in theory, is unsupported by the evidence and fails on its own terms. Download here: osf.io/fyvdr_v1/dow...
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Jeremy Levine @jeremylevine.bsky.social · Aug 5
Really awesome semester in the works, showcasing a nice range of scholarship on inequality.
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Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics @umichstonecid.bsky.social · Aug 5
Have you seen what we're up to next semester? 👀 From #Econ & Public #Policy to #Sociology & Urban Planning, our fall lineup of speakers represent an array of fields studying social #inequality. #AcademicSky We hope you can joins us! 👇

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Join the Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics on Tuesdays from 10:30-12 noon as we host our Fall 2025 Speaker Series.
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Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics @umichstonecid.bsky.social · Aug 5
Have you seen what we're up to next semester? 👀 From #Econ & Public #Policy to #Sociology & Urban Planning, our fall lineup of speakers represent an array of fields studying social #inequality. #AcademicSky We hope you can joins us! 👇

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Join the Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics on Tuesdays from 10:30-12 noon as we host our Fall 2025 Speaker Series.
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Sasha Killewald @sashakillewald.bsky.social · Jul 30
Check out summer book recs from @umichstonecid.bsky.social, headlined by Circe the 🐈posing with her namesake.
While you're at it, mark your calendars for our great fall lineup of speakers. inequality.umich.edu/fall-2025-sp...
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Anya Nakhmurina @annut.bsky.social · Jul 25
🎉 Happy to announce the 2nd Yale Municipal Research Conference!

📅 November 1, 2025

📝 Submission deadline: September 12, 2025

🔗 Submit: forms.gle/sRWkEt4EbosR...

Seeking research on:

· Municipal reporting & debt
· Tax policy

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Please share widely! 🔄
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Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics @umichstonecid.bsky.social · Jul 19
You've got this, Davon!
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Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics @umichstonecid.bsky.social · Jul 16
Welcome to Bluesky, @umisr.bsky.social! 🥳
#academicsky #GoBlue
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Institute for Social Research (ISR) - University of Michigan @umisr.bsky.social · Jul 16
Now on Bluesky: University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research (ISR)! We’re a leading social science research institution, with studies on politics, health, inequality, and economic behavior. Follow for research highlights, behind-the-scenes looks, and insights from our scholars!

#Science
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UM SRC @um-src.bsky.social · Jul 16
Unlike claims that the new tax & spending bill will supercharge growth, the shrinking safety net could take a toll on local economies. @robertmanduca.bsky.social‬ from @umichstonecid.bsky.social says the impact will have rippling consequences myumi.ch/MkxAR @um-psc.bsky.social
"Grocery stores who no longer get as much revenue from (food stamps) will cut back on staffing, hospitals without Medicaid may close or lay off health care workers. Those workers, in turn, will no longer spend as much at local restaurants, hardware stores, etc., prompting further job losses." USA Today, July 11, 2025 Robert Manduca, Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics, Survey Research Center, Population Studies Center
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Washington Center for Equitable Growth @equitablegrowth.bsky.social · Jul 11
The U.S. Inequality Tracker is here!

This tool examines the distribution of income and wealth over time in the U.S., tracking how economic growth and well-being varies across households and changes over time.

To see how the Tracker works, check out the video demo:
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U.S. Inequality Tracker - Overview
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UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · Jul 10
UM sociologist Pamela Smock, an expert on the economic consequences of divorce, shows that divorce puts women, and especially Black women, at high risk of poverty. @umisr.bsky.social @umichstonecid.bsky.social @umsociology.bsky.social #EconSky
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Research Shows Economic Consequences of Divorce in the US Vary by Gender, Race, and Ethnicity
Recent research led by University of Michigan sociologist Pamela Smock has shown that the economic consequences of divorce vary substantially– not only on the basis of gender, which has long been esta...
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