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CID welcomes two new faculty members
This summer, CID will welcome two new faculty members to the team. Research Assistant Professor Joe LaBriola will arrive July 1, and Research Assistant Professor Sun Kyoung Lee will be joining...

Discussion Paper Series: “Latina/o Postsecondary Education: Trends in Racial/Ethnic Education Gaps and the Role of Citizenship in Access to Higher Education”
CID student affiliates Shauna Dyer and Giovanni Román-Torres published “Latina/o Postsecondary Education: Trends in Racial/Ethnic Education Gaps and the Role of Citizenship in Access to Higher...

Inequality Scholars Spotlight: Lydia Wileden
How do people choose where to live? What goes into determining which geographical areas to invest in? How are regional inequalities fueled by neighborhoods and housing? Urban sociologist Lydia...

Inequality Scholars Spotlight: Luciana de Souza Leão
Scholars studying inequality often analyze socio-economic gaps by geography, gender, age, or race and the policies devised to address them. Political sociologist Luciana de Souza Leão, assistant...

Inequality Scholars Spotlight: Robert Manduca
Why is San Francisco so much richer than Detroit? What are the trends in upward mobility and why are they changing? What are the economic consequences of living in one part of the United States...

Research Scientist Pablo Mitnik Joins CID
Pablo A. Mitnik joined the Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics (CID) as Assistant Research Scientist this past fall. His research focuses on intergenerational mobility, economic inequality, labor...

New Postdoctoral Research Fellow Joins CID
The Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics (CID) is pleased to welcome Jake Hays to the team. Jake is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Survey Research Center and a new affiliate of CID. He...

Stone Center receives $4M grant to study wealth inequality and transmission in the U.S.
Wealth inequality in the United States is rising and it plays a critical role in the intergenerational transfer of advantage. With support from a new grant award, the Stone Center for Inequality...

$4M Donation Launches Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics at Michigan
The James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics at the University of Michigan will be a leading venue for research, training, and data development concerning socio-economic...

Mind the Gap: LSA Magazine article
LSA Magazine spoke with Director Fabian Pfeffer about how the Center for Inequality Dynamics investigates the causes of and solutions for economic inequality.