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At the blog I wrote about five cool new articles on gender inequality: inappropriate engineering job talk intros physician culture demographic inequalities in health degrees --> health jobs care work trends tax policies Very neat articles this week. asocial.substack.com/p/mondays-go...

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I have a new paper out! "Should Social Insurance Programs Count as Wealth? Augmented Wealth in Research and Policy." Published yesterday in Socio-Economic Review @sasemeeting.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/ser/...

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Very happy to announce I received the University of Michigan Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics visiting fellowship 2025-2026! I am looking forward to be a part of the community @umichstonecid.bsky.social inequality.umich.edu/25-26-visiti...

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The latest pub. from Rourke O'Brien, @schechtlm.bsky.social, our own @robertmanduca.bsky.social, & Atheendar Venkataramani suggests that local government spending may reduce mortality, esp. for people with lower incomes. Read more in SSM – Population Health: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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🚨New paper in SER🚨 Cohabitation boosts wealth in 🇫🇷 & 🇩🇪—but legal recognition matters. Findings highlight the role of policy in shaping fin. outcomes for cohab. couples. academic.oup.com/ser/advance-... @pmlersch.bsky.social @marionleturcq.bsky.social & N. Fremeaux #Sociology #Demography #Inequality

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🚨I'm advertising for a PhD position (4 yrs) in quant. Sociology/Social Demography (life course, social ineq.) @tcdsociology.bsky.social! 📅 Deadline: April 21, 2025 📄 More info: www.tcd.ie/sociology/va... 🔄 Please share! #Sociology #Demography #AcademicChatter #PhDOpportunity #TrinityCollegeDublin

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🚨Now published in issue 🚨 What happens to female labor market supply when their male partner starts to earn payroll tax exempt income? Joint work w/ @andreashaupt.bsky.social, now open access at JMF: doi.org/10.1111/jomf... #sociology #gendersky #polisky #econsky

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When no citizen has either great power or great wealth, tyranny in a way lacks an occasion and a stage. (Vol. 2, §4, Section 6)

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Is wealth inequality corrosive to society? Can't wait to get started on our new project "Wealth and Social Cohesion from a Relational Perspective" with a fantastic team: @natrinh.bsky.social, @dariatisch.bsky.social, @rcarranzan.bsky.social, & @schechtlm.bsky.social www.lmu.de/en/newsroom/...

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First post on Bsky! Hello world! 👇Since December 2024 the LIS & LWS databases contain more than 1000 datasets. This enables research on more than 30 Mio. households and 90 Mio individuals. Explore our databases here: www.lisdatacenter.org/our-data/ #LISdata #inequality #poverty #research

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@lisdata.bsky.social LIS Data Center has now joined Bsky!

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We have long known that economic mobility varies across localities within the US. This innovative data-rich article presents remarkable evidence as to why. Spoiler: Fiscal structures matter. @rourkeobrien.bsky.social @schechtlm.bsky.social @zparolin.bsky.social @stone-lis.bsky.social 👇👇👇

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The GC Wealth Project has launched an updated version of its data warehouse! Key improvements: new data concepts, new sources, and expanded coverage of regions, countries, and time periods. Discover all the updates: wealthproject.gc.cuny.edu/news/article...

submitted 150 days ago • 3 comments

"Fiscal Centralization and Inequality in Children's Economic Mobility" New research with @schechtlm.bsky.social @zparolin.bsky.social just out in ASR doi.org/10.1177/0003... #sociology #demography #econsky

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Announcing the ISA RC28 2025 Summer Meeting at UCLA! Conference theme: “Social Inequality and Labor Market Restructuring;” Keynotes by Michael Hout and Xi Song Conference dates: August 4-7, 2025 Abstracts due: February 17, 2025 See you in L.A.!

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🚨New publication alert🚨 What happens to female labor market supply when their male partner starts to earn payroll tax exempt income? Joint work w/ @andreashaupt.bsky.social, now open access at JMF: doi.org/10.1111/jomf... #sociology #gendersky #polisky #econsky

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At what point do inheritances increase wealth inequality? What are the possible implications for the design of inheritance taxes? A new WP on data from 6 rich countries by @morellisal.bsky.social, Brian Nolan, @juancpal.bsky.social & Philippe Van Kerm. #EconSky bit.ly/3OHw0Yw

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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

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We are hiring a postdoc for the deciphe.eu project at @diw.de. Work with @svidal.bsky.social, @sbeduk.bsky.social, S. Zinn, M. Medgyesi, myself, and other fantastic team members to understand the intergenerational persistence in homeownership in Europe! More details here: www.diw.de/sixcms/detai...

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Ok, I tried making a starter pack on intergenerational mobility. I'm sure I've missed many folks so please let me know if you want to be added: go.bsky.app/DvGG8zV

submitted 196 days ago • 53 comments

Join the Stone Center Team! We’re searching for Postdoctoral Scholars with research priorities in wealth inequality and intergenerational mobility. 1 year renewable position, starting summer 2025. Apply by January 31, 2025. Application Link: bit.ly/4eGP0Rp

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Wow! link.springer.com/article/10.1... In Lima, Peru, "Bus Rapid Transit and elevated light rail investments" led to "large gains in employment and earnings per hour among women, and not for men, due to these investments."

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Wondering if undocumented immigrants pay taxes? We’ve got the scoop at ITEP.org

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New pub @europeansocieties.bsky.social!🚀 @apweiland.bsky.social & I explore intra-couple gaps in retirees’ fin. resources. We find (1) diff. in East↔️West Germany, (2)⬆️ gaps in pension than net wealth, (3) diff. in spouses’ employ. explain gaps in pension but not in net wealth: osf.io/preprints/os...

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Poverty and social policy started pack with EU focus. Wave to be added. go.bsky.app/BQXryVx

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I created this list a couple of days ago based on some people I know about but there has been a ton of new arrivals--please let me know who else to include. Also, this is an interdisciplinary list! #EconSky #Sociology #PoliSky #Demography go.bsky.app/T667spi

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Next week, we host Manuel Schechtl. He will explore the legacy of slavery in shaping contemporary racial disparities in economic mobility across the U.S. South. 🔗 Register here: bit.ly/48nqenO 📅 Date: Friday, Nov. 8, 2024 🕕 Time: 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM 📍 Location: SSRB, Tea Room #EconomicMobility

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Apply by Oct. 30! The @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social Stone Center has openings for two postdoctoral scholars. These 2-year positions start in Aug. 2025. One is focused on #wealth, the other on economic #inequality. Scholars from underrepresented groups encouraged. #EconSky #Sociology #PoliSciSky

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In their 2019 paper, Chetty et al find a gap in economic mobility between Black and White males. @rourkeobrien.bsky.social & I show that municipal police is a key explanation for why we observe a racial mobility gap for males (but not females). #Sociology #EconSky doi.org/10.1016/j.rssm.2024.100981

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🚨New paper alert 🚨 This paper is a cautionary note for those interested in wealth-income inequality correlates across countries: Don't forget about the role of public redistribution! Published OA in Socius, joint work with @norawaitkus.bsky.social. #Sociology #Polisky doi.org/10.1177/2378...

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Is it true that taxes on wealth transfers have been decreasing everywhere in the neoliberal period? The GC Wealth Project’s interactive dashboard allows you to explore this question and more — see our new featured content here: bit.ly/4bijM1o #EconSky

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Introducing ISI, the new Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research: www.lmu.de/isi (for a German news announcement: www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/lmu...) We will support & push forward the study of socioeconomic inequality (esp. wealth inequality) across disciplines & countries. /1

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In our @schechtlm.bsky.social SER article we show that daughters are less likely than sons to receive parental transfers, values tend to be lower & daughters receive different types of asset. This translates into a gender tax gap of 2% for inheritances and 22% for gifts. doi.org/10.1093/ser/...

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The Stone Center is happy to announce our two newly selected postdoctoral scholars, @zhexunmo.bsky.social and @severinrapp.bsky.social! They will start their two-year appointments at the Graduate Center, CUNY, in September. Welcome, Zhexun and Severin! bit.ly/43IRwmf

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🚨New WP Altert 🚨 Low-income children growing up in CZs with higher wealth inequality achieve lower incomes in adulthood compared to their peers growing up in CZs with lower wealth inequality: doi.org/10.31219/osf... EconSky PoliSky Sociology

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Thrilled to announce that I am joining UNC-Chapel Hill this fall as Assistant Professor of Public Policy! Many thanks to @stone-lis.bsky.social and everyone who helped me get there.

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