We're hiring a postdoc at MIT!
The Postdoctoral Associate will work closely with @dacemoglumit.bsky.social and @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social to conduct research on the history, social implications and future of technology.
Learn more and apply by June 15: shapingwork.mit.edu/careers/jame...
The Stone Center for Research on Wealth Inequality and Mobility advances interdisciplinary research on the origins and nature of contemporary inequalities. https://stonecenter.uchicago.edu/
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Congratulations to our postdocs Zhexun Mo and Severin Rapp, who will start new positions this fall after completing their two years at the CUNY Graduate Center! @zhexunmo.bsky.social will join @ulaval.ca, and @severinrapp.bsky.social will join @lseinequalities.bsky.social.
This episode includes a shoutout to @jakerosenfeld.bsky.social. Listen to the featured conversation here → bit.ly/4dJFSgG
Why are women disproportionately converting to new Christian churches in Sub-Saharan Africa?
A new paper uses evidence from Benin and cross-country data to argue conversion isn’t only spiritual—it’s linked to greater female agency, economic participation, and shifting traditions. bit.ly/4ojO6kn
Stone Center Advisor Ariel Kalil makes the case for reversing grade inflation in a new op-ed. She cautions parents against relying solely on grades to measure their children’s academic progress.
Consumers are feeling the burden of higher gas prices at the pump. @durlauf.bsky.social tells @newsweek.com that the “modern economy is a complex interconnected system,” warning that fuel costs can ripple through the prices of other goods.
Read more: www.newsweek.com/map-shows-wo...
That's a wrap on year three of The Inequality Workshop!
Across the academic year, more than 300 attendees came together to share research, exchange ideas, and deepen our understanding of inequality across disciplines.
We'll be back soon! Keep in touch in the meantime: bit.ly/4f09cBu
Unions have long been associated with higher wages & job security for their members, but does proximity to unions improve conditions for others?
@tvanheuvelen.bsky.social explains the mechanisms by which they do. He shares them with @gtwodtke.bsky.social on the Inequality Podcast → bit.ly/4uny0Z4
The Stone Center’s sixth cohort of postdoctoral scholars, Zhexun Mo and Severin Rapp, will start new positions this fall after they complete their two-year terms at the Graduate Center. Mo will join t...
With graduation season here, students are focused on their job prospects in the age of AI.
@durlauf.bsky.social told @hechingerreport.org that AI's effects continue evolving and remain difficult to distinguish from the many economic disruptions of recent years.
Read: bit.ly/4ejXK1L
@mivich.bsky.social argues that inequality is too large a problem to be solved through incremental changes alone.
In her episode of The Inequality Podcast, she applies that same structural lens to the changing nature of work, examining why job responsibilities keep expanding. Listen: bit.ly/4vtapq9
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Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality
UChicago | Stone Center on Wealth Inequality & Mobility
UChicago | Stone Center on Wealth Inequality & Mobility
UChicago | Stone Center on Wealth Inequality & Mobility
UChicago | Stone Center on Wealth Inequality & Mobility
UChicago | Stone Center on Wealth Inequality & Mobility
Podcast Episode · The Inequality Podcast · March 10, 2025 · 1h 6m
“If you are a parent of school-age children, you can be paying close attention to their performance — and there is still a good chance that you do not really know how much they are learning,” write Ariel Kalil and Derek Rury.
New York Times Opinion
Grades are going up and test scores are going down.
