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Inequality Scholars Spotlight: Nishaad Rao
Understanding the effects of place on household level outcomes When CID Student Fellow Alumni Economist Nishaad Rao was a teenager, he was convinced he wanted to be a physicist. “When I was in high...

Towards Equitable Housing as a Human Right in the U.S.
University of Michigan architecture and sociology professors Kathy Velikov and Fabian Pfeffer have released the second of a two-video series that explores the divides and radical new approaches to propose solutions at different scales that make quality housing available for all. The all too obvious state of two extremes — those who have extreme wealth and those who live in poverty and housing instability — is undeniable, unsustainable, but resolvable.

CID 2022 Annual Report Now Available
The Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics (CID) continues to grow and change at a rapid pace. In July 2023, Fabian Pfeffer stepped down as founding director of the center and passed the mantle to...

Sasha Killewald New Director of Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics
Alexandra (Sasha) Killewald will be the next Director of the Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics (CID) at the University of Michigan, effective July 1. Killewald returns to U-M as Professor of...

Inequality Scholars Spotlight: Luis Flores
The Regulation and Politics of “home-based moneymaking” People often think of home and work as two separate aspects of their lives, but the line continues to blur for many working Americans,...

“Cap personal wealth at $1 billion”
Today, the International Day of the Worker, wealth inequality in the United States is higher than in any other rich country in the world.

CID is hiring!
CID is now accepting applications for a Research Fellow (RF) with knowledge and experience with advanced computational and statistical methods. The RF will be a central contributor to the new...

Announcing our 2023-2024 CID Emerging Inequality Scholar Awardees
We’re pleased to announce our CID Emerging Inequality Scholars for the 2023-2024 academic year. Congratulations to Neil Christy, a doctoral student in Economics, and Jasmine Simington, a joint...

What Does U.S. Wealth Inequality Look Like?
Most social scientists tend to measure wealth inequality by studying wealth concentration at the very top, or by describing the distribution of wealth across the rest of the population. It can be...

Apply Now for CID Emerging Inequality Scholar Award
Applications due Friday, February 10 CID is now accepting applications for the Emerging Inequality Scholar Award, open to graduate students at the University of Michigan who are interested in...