An afternoon for the history books. ZM: "Let us prove that when a city belongs to the people, there is no need too small to be met, no person too sick to be made healthy, no one too alone to feel like New York is their home. The world continues..., the work, my friends, has only just begun."

It is difficult to absorb so much horrifying news in one weekend. This extraordinary scene from All in the Family is circulating online. #RIPower Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt2c...

Steven Greenhouse on AI & work. He cites Acemoglu: there are "essentially two routes for developing AI: an anti-worker route and a pro-worker route." Includes link to video of related panel, co-hosted by @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social and @stone-lis.bsky.social. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Thanks to Social Policy Blog for posting our blog and for pointing readers interested in the politics of #fathers' leave to the original article: Martin Gurín & Janet C. Gornick, 2024, Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy 40:3. @stone-lis.bsky.social @paidleaveforall.bsky.social

It's great to see this blog post up and out. I'm grateful to my colleague and co-author Martin Gurín (the main brains behind this study!) for ushering us into print, both in the academic sphere (Journal of International & Comparative Social Policy) and here in the real world. @stone-lis.bsky.social

Exciting news for CUNY's Lehman College! MacKenzie Scott has supported 5 @cuny.edu campuses so far. Many of us at #CUNY are gratified that she recognizes the power and potential of CUNY to reduce inequalities & enable inter-generational mobility. @stone-lis.bsky.social www.cuny.edu/news/cuny-ce...

Congratulations, Aman Desai. Your friends at the GC-CUNY Stone Center are delighted that you've landed this well-deserved tenure track position! We wish you smooth sailing.🎉 @stone-lis.bsky.social @milescorak.com @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social

New Stone Center WP! "Our estimates of inequality of opportunity for income acquisition suggest that...46% to 66% of contemporary income Gini coefficients can be predicted by a relatively narrow set of inherited circumstances, making Latin America a region of high #inequality inheritability ..." 👇👇

"The illusion of 'Degrowth' in a Poor and Unequal World," an essay from @brankomilan.bsky.social's 2025 collection, "The World Under Capitalism," explains why degrowth isn't a viable way to reduce emissions. Read the excerpt on the Stone Center site. stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/the-illusion...

"This paper shows that expected intergenerational transfers are an important driver of education choices. Using Italian micro-data, I document that youths expecting an inheritance are almost 20 percentage points (more than 60%) more likely to attend university, ceteris paribus." #inequality 👇👇👇

"Italy's low taxation of inheritance stunts social mobility and preserves privilege from one generation to the next," said [Salvatore] Morelli, an economics professor at Rome's Roma Tre University and head of the City University of New York's Graduate Center Wealth Project. @stone-lis.bsky.social 👇👇

"Currently, there’s nothing really constraining growing wealth concentration at the top. And there’s also very little in place that limits the channel from wealth to political power. These two ways tackle different dimensions of the problem. If I were a policymaker, I would push for both..." 👇👇👇

Amsterdam friends: this remarkable film will be screened in Amsterdam, twice, tomorrow, Nov 15 - at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) at the Royal Theatre Carré. Amy will be there, as part of Q&A. www.democracynow.org/events/2025/...

This memorable film premiered in NYC last eve. It chronicles the story of Democracy Now & the indefatigable Amy Goodman. The doc will arrive in theaters in spring 2026; don't miss this well-deserved celebration of (IMHO) the highest-quality journalism in the US. www.democracynow.org/2025/8/29/st...

Check out brand new report on inequality, commissioned by the G20 South Africa Presidency. I am gratified that we - @stone-lis.bsky.social and, especially, our GC #Wealth Project - had the opportunity to contribute. @josephestiglitz.bsky.social @brankomilan.bsky.social @morellisal.bsky.social 👇👇👇

Interesting paper on asset testing. "While asset tests can improve targeting, they frequently discourage savings, perpetuate financial insecurity, and create administrative barriers that reduce participation among the most vulnerable." @pietrovaletto.bsky.social @ivemarx.bsky.social 👇👇👇

I am halfway through this intriguing book and I recommend it! Kasy takes a deep dive into crucial questions about who will gain and retain control of the many rapidly evolving AI tools. He makes a compelling case for the urgency of democratic control of the means of prediction. Take a look! 👇👇👇

November 5, 2025. Spectacular sunrise over New York City.

Lane Kenworthy - @stone-lis.bsky.social Affiliated Scholar & longtime @lisdata.bsky.social user - discusses "Is Inequality the Problem". Many inequality scholars will be surprised by his central argument: the main problem with inequality is not its damaging consequences. I say: read and ponder! 👇👇👇

Deadline: Monday (Nov 3). The Stone Center at the Graduate Center, City University of New York, is hiring. Applications are open for two postdocs - one focused on #mobility and #poverty; the other on #wealth. Consider spending two years with us in🎶"New York New York (So Nice they Named it Twice)"!

New Working Paper by Stone Center postdoc Zhexun Mo, coauthored with Katharina Kaeppel, Carsten Schroder, and our Affiliated Scholar Li Yang. Their intriguing findings highlight asymmetry in German vs Chinese perceptions of the other's Foreign Direct Investments. @zhexunmo.bsky.social 👇👇👇

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 👇👇👇

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... 👇👇👇

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 👇👇👇

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 👇👇👇 bit.ly/40TZR6J

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. @stone-lis.bsky.social @brankomilan.bsky.social 👇👇👇

This evening. Live stream starts at 6:30pm. @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @stone-lis.bsky.social 👇👇👇

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 @stone-lis.bsky.social

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." @inequality.org @thenewpress.bsky.social thenewpress.org/books/burned...

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. @stone-lis.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @brankomilan.bsky.social 👇👇

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". 👇👇👇 @brankomilan.bsky.social @stone-lis.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social link here: 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. @pkrugman.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social

Part VI. One more in the pipeline. 👇👇👇

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. @pkrugman.bsky.social @stone-lis.bsky.social 👇👇👇

‪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 @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social 👇👇👇

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. 👇👇👇

It's a wrap! The 11th ECINEQ conference, hosted by the World Bank & GWU, July 9-11. The conference featured 226 papers presented in 74 sessions - a colossal goldmine of high-quality empirical and theoretical research on multiple facets of #inequality. @lflopezcalva.bsky.social