NEW: Researchers & data advocates @apduorg.bsky.social, @copafs.bsky.social, @icpsr.bsky.social, @popassocamerica.bsky.social call for the Trump admin to rescind a ban on “noise infusion” as a way to protect people’s privacy in Census Bureau statistics or allow for public input before data changes

Several people have asked for possible content and structure for comments regarding the proposed OMB regulations. With some suggestions from others, I have posted on example (as a Word document) for downloading). jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g... I hope this is helpful.

Some #a2council housing stats for Ann Arbor for condos vs non condos homes built in the last 5 years 🧵

The World Mental Health surveys, spanning 35+ countries with WHO, are moving to ISR. Led by William Axinn and Stephanie Chardoul, the effort will expand access to validated data to inform mental health policy and care worldwide. @um-src.bsky.social

This is a great video that puts a human face and personal story to the incredible quantitative research on moving chains done by Evan Mast and others. I think it's going to have a big impact. youtube.com/watch?si=pm9t2HI0WtzV1zMp&v=QQYMUMTI7fk&feature=youtu.be

Excited to see this collaboration w Alec Rhodes out in the American Sociological Review. "State Right to Work Laws and Economic Dynamism in U.S. Counties, 1946 to 2019" journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

California’s Prop 13 caps property value assessments for current homeowners - these values reset when a house is sold. @joelabriola.bsky.social, @robertmanduca.bsky.social & Pablo Mitnik find older homeowners can save more than $3000 p/year in taxes over younger owners. @umichstonecid.bsky.social

We just released an updated FAQ page thanks to our amazing volunteers. It's more helpful than ever for sharing information with friends and neighbors. Take a look! #A2Council #AnnArbor #housing #affordability #sustainability #equity #urbanism www.moreneighborsa2.org/faqs

Second winner of the IPUMS Spatial student award goes to *Aaron Berman Fernandez for "Housing Supply and Racial Integration: Evidence from Building Permits in U.S. Metropolitan Areas" (doi.org/10.31235/osf...)

Social science matters. Supporting the infrastructure for social science matters. That's why we've awarded the BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award for the first time to institutions, not individuals: @umisr.bsky.social and @norc.org Many congratulations from the award jury! shorturl.at/hu2yd

reposting this from SEMCOG and shaking my head so you know I disagree with it

The South has historically been the epicenter of racial inequality in the US. But the geography of racial inequality has shifted in the decades since the Civil Rights movement. Today, Black-white income disparities are lower in the South than the rest of the country. @robertmanduca.bsky.social

Every Ann Arborite's goal is to get covered by the @annarborobserver.bsky.social - really appreciate the care that @drew-journalist93.bsky.social took in describing our work. And thrilled that it resonated with @ypsicity.bsky.social! annarborobserver.com/tax-imbalance/

The new FY27 budget plans for NSF to dismantle the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) Directorate in FY 2027. Attend this webinar tomorrow (Tuesday, 4/14, 1pm ET) to see how you can help stop and protect the SBE.

Congress is making key funding decisions now—and your voice matters. Urge lawmakers to prioritize robust funding for research and statistics in FY 2027. 📢 Take action: Send a message to your Members of Congress using our template. buff.ly/gYP35XX

I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Tell Planning Commission to Get Started. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/2026...

🚨URGENT ACTION ALERT🚨 Tell Congress to Save NSF's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Directorate! Write to your House Representative and Senators TODAY to share your concerns and urge them to act ➡️ cossa.org/action-cente... #WhySocialScience #SaveSBE

The NSF 2027 budget has noted that they will close out the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Science Program (SBE). This is not a good thing. nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/FY-202...

Come work with us (and/or forward to your contacts who might be interested)! I can promise you’ll be working with a great team.

This is a great opportunity to work with @umichstonecid.bsky.social‬. They produce cutting-edge research on social inequality and are a terrific group of researchers who seek to create a democratic and inclusive environment that communicates its research to a broad audience.

🧵 This is an important and unintuitive point. This does not mean cities should plan to be 4-5x bigger. What is permitted does not dictate what is built. A high-zoned capacity allows for more thoughtful and contextual redevelopment because there are many more development opportunities to meet demand.

We’re delighted to announce a tenure track ASSISTANT PROFESSOR SEARCH. Fields: public management, implementation, governance, institutions & policy process. We will start reviewing applicants immediately & until position is filled. Start date is negotiable. usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange...

We won. Thank you to everyone who made it happen! Take a breath, rest, and get ready for rezoning and more ways to support our community. #A2Council #annarbor #michigan #housing #sustainability #affordability #equity #planning #landuse

Apparently, the U.S. has spent $12 Billion on the Iran War in only a few weeks. This means the U.S. has already spent more money on the Iran War than it does on cash assistance for the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families ANNUALLY.

new on the bucket problem: on latroy hawkins and sherrone moore, another sexual misconduct scandal at michigan, warde manuel's negligence, the media's complicity, and the need to take action into our own hands thebucketproblem.beehiiv.com/p/fire-warde...

Our own Stone Center Faculty Affiliate of @um-taubmancollege.bsky.social Lan Deng was quoted in in a Detroit @freep.com article exploring why rent costs are rising across Michigan’s mid-size cities. #HousingAffordability #RealEstate #AcademicSky Read the story: myumi.ch/qZ7zE

🧵 New paper out! Married couples have long been wealthier, on average, than cohabiting couples. But does this still hold as unmarried cohabitation becomes increasingly common? Find out in my latest paper in @bjsociology.bsky.social available in #OA: doi.org/10.1111/1468...

Hot of the presses research on high-cost alternative credit instruments and the welfare state by Rhodes, Berger, and @umichstonecid.bsky.social associate @davonnorris.bsky.social 👇

New Postdoctoral Research Associate positions at @Princeton's Office of Population Research!

Excited to share a new #OA study with @dariatisch.bsky.social and @schechtlm.bsky.social🎉We show that while most people prefer equal inheritance, wealthy individuals are more willing to support unequal transfers when they help preserve wealth across generations ➡️ academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...

VERSION 2.0 of the Segregation Tracking Project is here! New data on racial and economic segregation between neighborhoods and schools over the last 30+ years for every school district, metro area, state, county, congressional district (new!), and more! edopportunity.org/segregation/

We’re looking forward to hosting #economist Ségal Le Guern Herry tomorrow at 10:30 am EST! He will be in Ann Arbor as he presents, “Wealth Taxation and Portfolio Allocation” at #Umich. Join us at @umisr.bsky.social. Get the details & RSVP: myumi.ch/mRQpN #AcademicSky #EconSky

Urban sociologists! I'm organizing a Community and Urban Sociology Section session at the 2026 ASA Annual Meeting titled "Housing as an Asset." Please submit extended abstracts or full papers related to topics on homeownership, house values, taxation, mortgages, etc. Deadline is 2/25. bit.ly/3Zx2eez

While overall segregation has declined in recent decades, nearly half of its durability in 2020 is accounted for by this macro-segregation. Suburban NIMBYism is a likely culprit.

New piece in the March issue of Social Forces tracing 120 years of segregation. We note the emergence of a new kind of segregation starting the 1950s: macro-segregation. doi.org/10.1093/sf/s... @sfjournal.bsky.social

We found, for example, racial disparities in upward mobility —that is, the rate at which people move to higher-income areas varies according to the racial composition of their current area of residence, even after controlling for income levels. 6/9

Proud to share my recently published article in Law & Society Review: "Whose victimization pays? Policing innocent victimhood in victim compensation law". The article explores how policing affects the recognition of crime victims under victim compensation law. 🔗👇: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Excited to share the findings from Therese Christensen's and my article! In a nutshell: living in Denmark doesn't prevent you from experiencing a motherhood earnings penalty, but it does give you access to government benefits that help offset those financial losses.

#A2Council Ann Arbor should stack, pack and tax the rich: sstrudeau.com/posts/how-an...

We’re thrilled to share that @umichstonecid.bsky.social has received a new $5M gift from the Stone Foundation to continue our critical work to produce research on social inequality and train the next generation of #inequality scholars. Learn more: myumi.ch/e35w2

On 27 January, MIT's new Stone Center will host a symposium (hybrid) on Why Wealth Inequality Matters. See the agenda and register: shapingwork.mit.edu/events/why-w...

@joelabriola.bsky.social has shown that the mortgage interest deduction has contributed to growth of the White-Black wealth gap in recent decades. LaBriola presents findings next week in the @umichstonecid.bsky.social speaker series! inequality.umich.edu/speaker-seri...

Specific to people in Ann Arbor: I will be giving a talk next Tuesday at the Stone Center on Inequality Dynamics seminar series. I'll be presenting new research on the intergenerational transmission of housing wealth in the US, more details here: inequality.umich.edu/john-voorheis/

The extended public comment & review period for the third draft of Ann Arbor’s proposed Comprehensive Land Use Plan ends tomorrow (Monday, January 5) at 9 A.M. To review the plan and submit public comment, please visit a2gov.org/CLUP. #A2Council

Check out this great opportunity at @um-src.bsky.social @umisr.bsky.social! #GoBlue! #AcademicSky #NowHiring #Umich #SocialScience👇

The UCLA Housing Voice podcast now has a Substack! ✍🏻 It'll be a place for listeners to share comments and questions for book club and mailbag episodes, and to discuss regular episodes in a venue less ephemeral than social media. Be a pal, subscribe + say hi! uclahousingvoice.substack.com

1/5 Is there a gender wealth gap in Canada? In my latest paper with Mamadou Diallo and @dianapenaruiz.bsky.social, we provide some answers. We also compare gender wealth gaps across provinces and over time to assess whether Québec’s adoption of a family policy reduced these gaps. rdcu.be/eOvwS 🧵

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I'm excited to share this big report, a few years in the making, which contemplates how policy and financial reforms could make it possible for tenants to build wealth through renting. I call it Shared Prosperity Rental (SPR) Housing.

Thanks for your causal inference readings suggestions! Next Q: what's a paper that (mostly) convinced you of causal relationships *without* an exogenous shock? My students seek examples of good work when using an IV or RD or something isn't an option. (Again, I appreciate RTs to crowd source.)