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CID Looks Beyond Current Policies at its Fall Retreat
Academics are trained to push beyond the bounds of what is already known about the world. But when it comes to offering solutions, scholars often tend to operate within the bounds of existing policy...

Inequality Scholars Spotlight: Sun Kyoung Lee
Understanding Urban Planning and Segregation in New York “A country and a city of extremes” Did you know American cities are more segregated today than they were 100 years ago? Urban economist and...

CID 2021 Annual Report Now Available
Economic inequality in the U.S. has reached extreme levels, in particular in terms of wealth, and the pandemic has pulled away the curtain on many of the inequalities, injustices, and economic...

Discussion Paper Series: “A Very Uneven Playing Field: Economic Mobility in the United States”
CID Faculty member Pablo Mitnik published “A Very Uneven Playing Field: Economic Mobility in the United States” in CID’s discussion paper series earlier this year. He sat down with CID to discuss...

Carrie Jankowski Joins CID as Research Data Analyst
Carrie Jankowski joined the Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics (CID) on September 6 as a research data analyst, having spent most of her career in macroeconomic and financial analyst roles in the...

Congratulations to our CID Affiliate 2022 ISR Next Generation Awardees
The ISR Next Generation Awards are donor-funded awards that provide financial support to propel recipients forward in their careers and catalyze impactful research projects. Congratulations to our...

Inequality Scholars Spotlight: Joe LaBriola
In the United States, home ownership is one of the main ways in which Americans possess and accumulate wealth – particularly the middle class. But just how easy is it to purchase and afford your own...

Forging Connections: Visiting Scholar Andrea Pietrolucci
CID engages with researchers from all over the world, such as visiting scholar Andrea Pietrolucci, who joined CID from March-May 2022. Andrea visited from the University of Trento, Italy where he is...

A Message from Center Director Fabian Pfeffer
The Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics has been selected to host the 2023 summer conference of the Research Committee on Social Stratification and Mobility (RC28), an international gathering of...

Inequality Scholars Spotlight: Kathy Velikov
Kathy Velikov is a designer, an academic, and an architect. As Professor of Architecture and Associate Dean for Research and Creative Practice at U-M’s Taubman College of Architecture and Urban...