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Steven Durlauf

@durlauf.bsky.social

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Professor, Harris School of Public Policy, Director, Stone Center for Research on Wealth Inequality and Mobility, University of Chicago

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Steven Neil Durlauf is an American economist and social scientist. He is currently Frank P. Hixon Distinguished Service Professor and the inaugural Director of the Stone Center for Research on Wealth Inequality and Mobility at the Harris School of Public Policy Studies at the University of Chicago. Durlauf was previously the William F. Vilas Research Professor and Kenneth J. Arrow Professor of Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. As of 2021, is also a Part Time Professor at the New Economic School. .. more

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UChicago | Stone Center on Wealth Inequality & Mobility @ucstonecenter.bsky.social · 9d

Meritocracy remains controversial yet increasingly central to policy debates. Evaluating it requires care: we must first define “merit” relative to social objectives, whether prospectively or retrospectively. @durlauf.bsky.social's latest essay offers ways to think about these issues→ bit.ly/3Y283jj

Meritocracy and Its Discontents

<p>In this essay, I outline some ways to think about meritocracy. I interpret <span>meritocracy as a constellation of claims about who deserves certain thi

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Steven Durlauf @durlauf.bsky.social · 21d

Bravo! As deserved as it gets. Wendy Carlin is a treasure.

Centre for Economic Policy Research @cepr.org · 21d

Following her fireside chat on the Future of Higher Education CEPR is proud to announce Wendy Carlin was awarded the Lifetime Service to the Profession for her contributions to The CORE Project, increasing access and changing the way economics is taught. Our heartfelt congratulations to Wendy!

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Centre for Economic Policy Research @cepr.org · 21d

Steven Durlauf @durlauf.bsky.social · 23d

Thank you! The amazing work is in fact the extraordinary data sets you have constructed- a gamechanger for quantitative historical social science.

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UChicago | Stone Center on Wealth Inequality & Mobility @ucstonecenter.bsky.social · 26d

What can 13 minutes teach us about inequality? A lot, it turns out. @durlauf.bsky.social and @jadenreports.bsky.social cover wealth, education, and capitalism in a recent interview. Zoe Cobb, Stone Center staffer and youth voice, captures the key insights in a must-read summary → bit.ly/43ZFVke

Wealth Inequality and the U.S. Economy: Steven Durlauf with Youth Journalist, Jaden Jefferson - Stone Center

Stone Center Director Steven Durlauf sits down with award-winning youth journalist Jaden Jefferson to dive into a conversation about wealth inequality, educational attainment, and American capitalism....

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