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Noon (US East Coast) on Nov 4.

Branko Milanovic and David Lay Williams discuss the history of economic and political thought, with panelists John Cassidy, Beatrice Cherrier, and (Stone Center Affiliated Scholar) Anna Stansbury. What a line-up! @stone-lis.bsky.social

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Video is up! On Oct 7, 2025, our Stone Center hosted a panel on "AI and the Future of Work", featuring Daron Acemoglu, Paul Krugman, Danielle Li, and Zeynep Tufekci, moderated by Steven Greenhouse.
Quick summary:
Question: Should we be terrified of the future?
Answer: ... sort of...
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Is childhood exposure to local wealth inequality associated with upward income mobility achieved in adulthood? Yes! Check out my new paper, just published in @natureportfolio.nature.com here: doi.org/10.1038/s414... #EconSky #Sociology #Demography

New @stone-lis.bsky.social Working Paper by Stone Center postdoctoral scholar Zhexun Mo, coauthored by Sehyun Hong, Nak Nyeon Kim, and our Affiliated Scholar Li Yang. This fascinating paper assesses income #inequality in South Korea during the course of nearly a century. @zhexunmo.bsky.social 👇👇👇

Applications Are Open for Two Postdoctoral Positions at the GC CUNY Stone Center - Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality The Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality is seeking applicants for an eighth cohort of postdoctoral scholars. These full-time, two-year positions will begin in August 2026.

Deadline approaching - November 3! Two postdoc positions at the GC-CUNY @stone-lis.bsky.social center in New York City. One position is focused on #mobility and #poverty, the other on #wealth and/or wealth #inequality. Info and link below. #EconSky #Sociology #PoliSciSky 👇👇👇

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New York City is having some thoughts.

Intriguing, innovative new Stone Center Working Paper, by @stone-lis.bsky.social postdoc @severinrapp.bsky.social and colleagues. "This paper investigates how participation in a citizens’ assembly affects individuals’ redistributive preferences and (perceived) role in democracy." Do take a look 👇👇👇.

AI and the Future of Work (10/7/25). It's a wrap!

Thanks to our expert panelists: @dacemoglumit.bsky.social, @pkrugman.bsky.social, Danielle Li, @zey.bsky.social & @sgreenhouse.bsky.social.

#AI. Who will win and who will lose? How worried should we be? Stay tuned for the video, coming soon.

Video is up! “Contemporary #China: Demystifying Economic & Social Changes” - live event, 9/17/25 at the CUNY Graduate Center. Thanks to our expert panelists Yong Cai, Qin Gao, Rongbin Han & Branko Milanovic and moderator John Torpey.
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This evening. Live stream starts at 6:30pm. @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @stone-lis.bsky.social

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Here, the GC CUNY Stone Center's new postdoc - Marai Hayes - discusses her timely research.

"I think my work could shed some light on the potential long-term economic effects of any increases in morbidity and mortality that are associated with the new policy landscape, especially among children."

"AI and the Future of Work": With Paul Krugman, Daron Acemoglu, Zeynep Tufekci, and Danielle Li; moderated by Steven Greenhouse. Our Stone Center looks forward to cohosting what will surely be a lively discussion. In-person is sold out, but please join livestream. #inequality
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Burned by Billionaires - The New Press An exposé of the hidden impact of America’s überwealthy on the country’s economy, environmental health, housing market, and political system Even if you don’t begrudge the ultrarich their multiple va...

New book alert! #Inequality scholars:, don't miss Chuck Collins' new book: Burned by Billionaires. It's both breezy and fact-filled. "An economy that funnels wealth to billionaires ... fuels division and civil discord."
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Report | Politics of Parenthood: Representation in the 119th Congress Vote Mama Foundation is the only organization tracking the number of mothers with minor children serving in state legislatures across the country and has produced the largest publicly available datase...

What % of the 119th Congress is made up of mothers with children below age 18? Just 7.2%! The chronic under-representation of mothers helps to explain why US policies that support working parents are both crazy meager and at odds with public opinion.

www.votemamafoundation.org/reports/popr...

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"Contemporary China: Demystifying Economic and Social Changes" - wrapped. Thanks to our expert panelists, and to the audience for sharp questions. The program will be shown on CUNY TV and posted online; stay tuned.
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Are you a new or soon-to-be PhD? Do you work on socio-economic inequality, poverty, and/or mobility? Do you study income, wealth, or earnings? Are you passionate about research as well as policy analyses? If so, we may be the perfect home for you, starting in fall 2026? Take a look! 🍎 #postdoc 👇👇👇

Don't miss a three-part blog post by Branko Milanovic on multiple facets of the "New Capitalism in America". 👇👇👇
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stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/category/new...

This promises to be a fascinating evening! Panelists will discuss China’s remarkable strides toward eradicating poverty; the rise of economic inequality; the decline in the birthrate despite the end of the One Child Policy; and trends in access to information and technology. @stone-lis.bsky.social 👇

Last but not least! Installment #7 in Paul Krugman's recent series on #inequality.
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Part VI. One more in the pipeline. 👇👇👇

Applications Are Open for Two Postdoctoral Positions at the GC CUNY Stone Center - Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality The Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality is seeking applicants for an eighth cohort of postdoctoral scholars. These full-time, two-year positions will begin in August 2026.

The GC-CUNY Stone Center invites applications for two postdocs, to join us in NYC Aug 2026-Aug 2028. One focused on wealth, one on intergenerational mobility/poverty. Deadline Nov 3!
@stone-lis.bsky.social @lisdata.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social

stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/applications...

Part V! Two more installments to come.
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‪Part IV of Paul Krugman's series on #inequality. Stay tuned for three more installments, coming soon on our Stone Center website. @pkrugman.bsky.social @stone-lis.bsky.social
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Part III of @pkrugman.bsky.social series on #inequality. The @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @stone-lis.bsky.social is gratified to help share this series with all who wish to read it. Stay tuned for four more installments to be posted on our Stone Center website. 👇👇👇

Summer in the city.

Check out this film which opens at the IFC Center in NYC this Thursday! Commentators in the documentary include @stone-lis.bsky.social Senior Scholar @pkrugman.bsky.social, @stone-lis.bsky.social Affiliated Scholar @darrickhamilton.bsky.social, and many more. 👇👇👇

Part II of @pkrugman.bsky.social series on #inequality. Stayed tuned. Much more to come. 👇👇👇

This was only the second time that the ECINEQ conference took place in the United States. Our Stone Center had the honor of hosting the first-ever one in the US. That was at the CUNY Graduate Center, in New York City, July 17-19, 2017. @stone-lis.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @cuny.edu

Last but never least, Stone Center Affiliated Scholars Stephen Jenkins and Chico Ferreira contributed research as well as their tremendous leadership. They are past and future ECINEQ Presidents, respectively. Kudos to LSE! @stephenpjenkin1.bsky.social @lseinequalities.bsky.social