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The upcoming Inequality Workshop features Harvard Sociology Professor @ellismonk.bsky.social. His talk introduces the infracategorical model of inequality, which examines disparities through finer-grained distinctions. 🔗Register here: bit.ly/4gZaslT #Inequality #Stratification

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Sixty years after equal pay laws and the women’s movement transformed opportunities for women, gender inequality persists in new forms. Today’s episode features @UCLA Professors @marthajbailey.bsky.social and Natasha Quadlin. Listen every other Monday: Website: bit.ly/3YdiCkj

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I really enjoyed my discussion last night at the @ucstonecenter.bsky.social with @durlauf.bsky.social & @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social about Ingrid's marvelous new book, Limitarianism. I cannot recommend it enough to those concerned about growing inequality. astrapublishinghouse.com/product/limi...

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Last chance to register!

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Calling the next generation of inequality scholars! Apply now for our Summer School on Socioeconomic Opportunity and Inequality with @ucstonecenter.bsky.social and the Institute for Applied Economic Research. 🔗 https://buff.ly/4gMFvBs 📅 Deadline: 30 April 2025

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Last Friday, @durlauf.bsky.social shared his ongoing project on meritocracy. He develops a framework that defines merit as contextual, prospective, and tied to institutional goals for social benefit. Learn about upcoming events: bit.ly/4hG0sPR

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Apply to attend our summer school in Brasília, Brazil! We invite early-career scholars with research priorities in inequality and mobility in cross-cultural contexts. 🔗 Apply: bit.ly/40RtwfS Sponsored by the Stone Center, @lseinequalities.bsky.social, and Institute for Applied Economic Research.

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Calling early career faculty and advanced Ph.D. students! Submit your papers for consideration to be included in our conference. We want to invite scholars whose papers address inequality and mobility in cross-cultural contexts. 🔗 Submit here: bit.ly/3EDvDwi 📅 Deadline: Wednesday, March 19, 2025

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The Inequality Workshop continues with Brandon Enriquez on the racial disparities of trade shocks. 🔗Register here: bit.ly/4jZBNqX 📅Date: Friday, Feb. 21, 2025 🕕 Time: 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM 📍 Location: SSRB, Tea Room, #TradeShocks #RacialDisparities

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Register today!

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If meritocracy determines success, how does elite reproduction persist? @larivera.bsky.social examines how hiring at top firms often reinforces privilege rather than rewarding merit. Join her conversation with @durlauf.bsky.social on meritocracy. Listen every other Monday: Website: bit.ly/3YdiCkj

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This paper introduces a #probability model that captures complex nonlinear relationships between parental income & children's income classes to investigate the dynamics of intergenerational #income mobility. Read: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... Subscribe: www.ssrn.com/index.cfm/en... #EconSky

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Should billionaires be outlawed? Join philosopher @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social and economist @durlauf.bsky.social for a thought-provoking conversation on the merits of limitarianism moderated by political scientist David @laywilliams.bsky.social. Register: bit.ly/3PJkjkx

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Inequality Workshop Update! Note that the upcoming Inequality Workshop will now feature Stone Center Director @durlauf.bsky.social. He will explore how different concepts of merit shape policies, and the trade-offs between equality and efficiency. 🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4jwvJ94

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Join us at the Inequality Workshop with Professor Scott Ashworth where he will discuss the "economic style of reasoning"—a dominant framework in policy analysis that prioritizes cost-effectiveness, efficiency, choice, and competition—and address its complexities and trade-offs. 🔗 bit.ly/4jwvJ94

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NEW EPISODE! Stone Center Director @durlauf.bsky.social explores the intellectual history of inequality with @laywilliams.bsky.social, tracing how thinkers like Plato, Jesus, Hobbes, Rousseau, and Marx shaped political thought. Web: bit.ly/3YdiCkj Spotify: bit.ly/3qO0KhP Apple: bit.ly/3phD0SP

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I'm delighted to share this podcast interview I did recently with @durlauf.bsky.social at @ucstonecenter.bsky.social. Steven is one of the world's leading economists studying inequality today, but especially open to learning about the subject from humanists. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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Our next book talk will explore the ethical and political case for limiting extreme wealth, examining its impact on equality, democracy, and sustainability. Panelists: @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social and @durlauf.bsky.social. Moderator: @laywilliams.bsky.social 🔗Register here: bit.ly/3PJkjkx

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Director @durlauf.bsky.social explores how @albertobisin.bsky.social and Jean-Philippe Bouchaud bridge theoretical insights and practical understanding by adapting tools and theories from physics and mathematics to inform socioeconomic analysis. Listen every other Monday: bit.ly/3YdiCkj

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By examining how parental income interacts with factors like race, education, and parenting age, this study offers a new understanding of intergenerational income mobility, from Y. Chang, @durlauf.bsky.social, B. Hu, and J. Park. bit.ly/40hINpU

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The next Inequality Workshop hosts Harvard Professor Daniel Schneider. He will present findings from The Shift Project revealing how unstable schedules undermine worker and family wellbeing, and assessing ways to improve scheduling and working standards. 🔗 Register here: bit.ly/3Wc8MxK

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New Starter Pack alert! Connect with our Stone Center community and alum through our Starter Pack: go.bsky.app/JyYKm9n

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In our last book talk, Tara Watson described a dysfunctional immigration enforcement system in which the costs outweigh the benefits in several dimensions. Watch the discussion: bit.ly/4j7TKD1 #ImmigrationPolicy #TheBorderWithin #EconomicImpact

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Thank you, Rafael! And a shout-out to Steven Durlauf and his team at UChicago's Stone Center on Wealth Inequality & Mobility. @durlauf.bsky.social @ucstonecenter.bsky.social @stone-lis.bsky.social @lisdata #inequality 👇👇👇

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Don't miss your chance to register for this week's Inequality Workshop!

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This week, Harvard's Christopher Muller explores the link between incarceration rates and labor demand in the US, while Duke sociologist Hedy Lee reveals the hidden tolls on families of the incarcerated—from mental health to financial strain. Listen every other Monday: Website: bit.ly/3YdiCkj

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Discover how inequality has shaped political thought at our book talk on The Greatest of All Plagues by DePaul Professor @laywilliams.bsky.social. Panelists: @durlauf.bsky.social, Chiara Cordelli, with John McCormick moderating. 🔗Register here: bit.ly/3BmQC5o Open to the public.

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Looking forward to participating in this event on my book at the @ucstonecenter.bsky.social at the U of Chicago on January 23. Many thanks to @durlauf.bsky.social for making this happen.

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Winter IWS opens with @jakerosenfeld.bsky.social, Professor of Sociology at WUSTL . He will discuss a survey of 4,000 public sector workers that highlights unmet demand for unions among women and Black workers, revealing opportunities for public sector union growth. 🔗Register here: bit.ly/41tmGPG

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The influence of parental income on Children's health is context-dependent, shaped by the equity of the healthcare system. One of the many topics covered in the conversation between @durlauf.bsky.social and @bhashmazumder.bsky.social. Listen every other Monday: Website: bit.ly/3YdiCkj

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Interested in inequality research? Here is a starter pack containing research centers / institutes / organizations dedicated to the study of socioeconomic inequality. Time seemed ripe as, finally, organizations are moving to Bluesky. Let me know if others should be added. go.bsky.app/5daYr6v

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On Nov. 15-16, economists and sociologists examined the link between education and inequality. Key Takeaways: -Education boosts upward mobility for disadvantaged groups. - Holistic measures beyond test scores are key to equitable outcomes. -Translating research into policy drives change.

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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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@durlauf.bsky.social, coauthors introduce "memory curves," showing how a family's starting point shapes its socioeconomic trajectory. While "memory" of initial conditions largely fades within three generations, great differences exist based on occupational classes. Read the article: bit.ly/40XekQa

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Host @durlauf.bsky.social speaks with developmental psychologists @arielkalil.bsky.social and Mesmin Destin about family structure, identity-based motivation, and interventions to foster mobility. Listen every other Monday: Website: bit.ly/3YdiCkj Spotify: bit.ly/3qO0KhP #Inequality #Identity

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One more for the inequality researchers. Writing a book and looking to read research/work from scholars thinking deeply on the topic of socioeconomic inequality. Please reply if you'd like to be added. Viewing this as a really convenient bibliography (thanks @bsky.app): go.bsky.app/L6iReaW

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Merit, as an organizing principle of society, can either amplify or disrupt persistent inequality. On Oct. 9, Stone Center Director @durlauf.bsky.social and Yale Law Professor Daniel Markovits explored two visions of meritocracy. Watch the discussion: bit.ly/3Z8jNC5 #Meritocracy #Inequality

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Here we go! Research centers in economics! #Economics #Research #EconSky go.bsky.app/937AdcJ

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My time at the University of Chicago Stone Center for wealth inequality has been really productive and fun! Finally remembered to take a selfie with @durlauf.bsky.social too!

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The Stone family was featured in last week's Inequality Workshop! Former @stone-lis.bsky.social Postdoc., now UNC Prof. @schechtlm.bsky.social delivered an engaging talk on the legacy of slavery on contemporary disparities in upward mobility in the American South. Upcoming events: bit.ly/4hG0sPR

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Check out "The Inequality Podcast", hosted by Steven Durlauf, Damon Jones, Ariel Kalil, Geoff Wodtke, at UC's Stone Center. @ucstonecenter.bsky.social I had the pleasure of participating! "Episode #14: "Importance of Measuring Socio-Economic Inequality". stonecenter.uchicago.edu/whats-new/th...

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Mark your calendars for the Inequality Workshop! 🗓Fridays, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM 📍SSRB, Tea Room ☕Coffee and snacks provided For more info visit: bit.ly/4hG0sPR Open to all UChicago students, faculty, and staff.

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If you are interested in #inequality, how it shapes economic opportunities, and the implications for both public policy and economic research, then listen to this engaging conversation I had with Steven Durlauf, director of @ucstonecenter.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t... #econsky

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In the Inequality Workshop, Lauren Rivera discussed how early admissions practices at independent schools contribute to elite reproduction and perpetuate exclusion, particularly impacting children with disabilities. See upcoming events: bit.ly/4hG0sPR #EarlyChildhoodEducation #Disability

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Join us for a panel discussion on U.S. immigration policy! 🔗Register: bit.ly/3NohzYD 📅 Date: Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024 🕕 Time: 4:30 PM CT Registration Opens 5:00 PM-7:30 PM CT Program & Reception 📍 Location: The Keller Center, Sky Suite Please note: The venue was updated to the Keller Sky Suite

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