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Janet Gornick
@janetgornick.bsky.social
Professor of Political Science & Sociology at the CUNY Graduate Center, and Director of Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality / Home to the US Office of LIS
Check out brand new report on inequality, commissioned by the
G20 South Africa Presidency. I am gratified that we - @stone-lis.bsky.social and, especially, our GC #Wealth Project - had the opportunity to contribute. @josephestiglitz.bsky.social @brankomilan.bsky.social @morellisal.bsky.social
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Another fact from our new G20 Report on Inequality, commissioned by President Ramaphosa:

One in four people globally (2.3 billion) face moderate or severe food insecurity, meaning they have to
regularly skip meals, which is up by 335 million since 2019.

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November 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Interesting paper on asset testing. "While asset tests can improve targeting, they frequently discourage savings, perpetuate financial insecurity, and create administrative barriers that reduce participation among the most vulnerable." @pietrovaletto.bsky.social @ivemarx.bsky.social
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Welfare agencies increasingly rely on targeting to ensure that limited resources reach those deemed most in need. A new WP by @pietrovaletto.bsky.social and @ivemarx.bsky.social shows how asset testing in the EU and US often undermines their stated goal of poverty reduction.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I am halfway through this intriguing book and I recommend it! Kasy takes a deep dive into crucial questions about who will gain and retain control of the many rapidly evolving AI tools. He makes a compelling case for the urgency of democratic control of the means of prediction. Take a look! 👇👇👇
November 6, 2025 at 9:36 PM
November 5, 2025. Spectacular sunrise over New York City.
November 5, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Lane Kenworthy - @stone-lis.bsky.social Affiliated Scholar & longtime @lisdata.bsky.social user - discusses "Is Inequality the Problem". Many inequality scholars will be surprised by his central argument: the main problem with inequality is not its damaging consequences. I say: read and ponder! 👇👇👇
October 30, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Deadline: Monday (Nov 3). The Stone Center at the Graduate Center, City University of New York, is hiring. Applications are open for two postdocs - one focused on #mobility and #poverty; the other on #wealth. Consider spending two years with us in🎶"New York New York (So Nice they Named it Twice)"!
October 29, 2025 at 8:46 PM
New Working Paper by Stone Center postdoc Zhexun Mo, coauthored with Katharina Kaeppel, Carsten Schroder, and our Affiliated Scholar Li Yang. Their intriguing findings highlight asymmetry in German vs Chinese perceptions of the other's Foreign Direct Investments. @zhexunmo.bsky.social
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As China became the EU's largest trading partner, public concerns about the country's economic and political influence have grown. This new #WP looks at how German citizens perceive the opportunities and risks of engaging with China, and how much these perceptions align with reality.
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October 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Noon (US East Coast) on Nov 4.

Branko Milanovic and David Lay Williams discuss the history of economic and political thought, with panelists John Cassidy, Beatrice Cherrier, and (Stone Center Affiliated Scholar) Anna Stansbury. What a line-up! @stone-lis.bsky.social

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October 28, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Video is up! On Oct 7, 2025, our Stone Center hosted a panel on "AI and the Future of Work", featuring Daron Acemoglu, Paul Krugman, Danielle Li, and Zeynep Tufekci, moderated by Steven Greenhouse.
Quick summary:
Question: Should we be terrified of the future?
Answer: ... sort of...
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ICYMI, watch AI and the Future of Work feat. @dacemoglumit.bsky.social, prof. at MIT; @pkrugman.bsky.social, research prof. at CUNY Grad Center; Danielle Li, prof. at MIT; @zey.bsky.social, NY Times columnist & moderator Steven Greenhouse. Presented w/ @stone-lis.bsky.social - youtu.be/McYBgZrORi4
AI and the Future of Work
YouTube video by CUNY Graduate Center
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October 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Reposted by Janet Gornick
Is childhood exposure to local wealth inequality associated with upward income mobility achieved in adulthood? Yes! Check out my new paper, just published in @natureportfolio.nature.com here: doi.org/10.1038/s414... #EconSky #Sociology #Demography
October 15, 2025 at 12:11 PM
New @stone-lis.bsky.social Working Paper by Stone Center postdoctoral scholar Zhexun Mo, coauthored by Sehyun Hong, Nak Nyeon Kim, and our Affiliated Scholar Li Yang. This fascinating paper assesses income #inequality in South Korea during the course of nearly a century. @zhexunmo.bsky.social 👇👇👇
South Korea's transformation from one of the poorest countries to an economic powerhouse masked significant disparities in income and opportunity. A new WP by @shong95.bsky.social, Nak Nyeon Kim, @zhexunmo.bsky.social, and Li Yang provides new inequality estimates from 1933 to 2022.

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October 20, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Deadline approaching - November 3! Two postdoc positions at the GC-CUNY @stone-lis.bsky.social center in New York City. One position is focused on #mobility and #poverty, the other on #wealth and/or wealth #inequality. Info and link below. #EconSky #Sociology #PoliSciSky 👇👇👇

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Applications Are Open for Two Postdoctoral Positions at the GC CUNY Stone Center - Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality
The Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality is seeking applicants for an eighth cohort of postdoctoral scholars. These full-time, two-year positions will begin in August 2026.
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October 20, 2025 at 10:57 PM
New York City is having some thoughts.
October 19, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Intriguing, innovative new Stone Center Working Paper, by @stone-lis.bsky.social postdoc @severinrapp.bsky.social and colleagues. "This paper investigates how participation in a citizens’ assembly affects individuals’ redistributive preferences and (perceived) role in democracy." Do take a look 👇👇👇.
Does deliberative democracy affect peoples’ political agency and redistributive preferences? A new WP by @franziskadbacher.bsky.social, Martin Haselmayer, @lukaslehner.bsky.social, @severinrapp.bsky.social & @frawin.bsky.social uses a field experiment to answer this question.
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October 14, 2025 at 9:53 PM
AI and the Future of Work (10/7/25). It's a wrap!

Thanks to our expert panelists: @dacemoglumit.bsky.social, @pkrugman.bsky.social, Danielle Li, @zey.bsky.social & @sgreenhouse.bsky.social.

#AI. Who will win and who will lose? How worried should we be? Stay tuned for the video, coming soon.
October 8, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Video is up! “Contemporary #China: Demystifying Economic & Social Changes” - live event, 9/17/25 at the CUNY Graduate Center. Thanks to our expert panelists Yong Cai, Qin Gao, Rongbin Han & Branko Milanovic and moderator John Torpey.
@stone-lis.bsky.social @brankomilan.bsky.social
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ICYMI, watch “Contemporary China: Demystifying Economic & Social Changes” feat. Yong Cai of UNC, Qin Gao of Columbia, Rongbin Han of U of Georgia, @brankomilan.bsky.social of @stone-lis.bsky.social, moderated by John Torpey of Bunche Inst. Video is up! youtu.be/XwYAE7Sk0fc
Contemporary China: Demystifying Economic and Social Changes
YouTube video by CUNY Graduate Center
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October 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM
This evening. Live stream starts at 6:30pm. @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @stone-lis.bsky.social

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October 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Here, the GC CUNY Stone Center's new postdoc - Marai Hayes - discusses her timely research.

"I think my work could shed some light on the potential long-term economic effects of any increases in morbidity and mortality that are associated with the new policy landscape, especially among children."
October 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
"AI and the Future of Work": With Paul Krugman, Daron Acemoglu, Zeynep Tufekci, and Danielle Li; moderated by Steven Greenhouse. Our Stone Center looks forward to cohosting what will surely be a lively discussion. In-person is sold out, but please join livestream. #inequality
@stone-lis.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 9:06 PM
New book alert! #Inequality scholars:, don't miss Chuck Collins' new book: Burned by Billionaires. It's both breezy and fact-filled. "An economy that funnels wealth to billionaires ... fuels division and civil discord."
@inequality.org
@thenewpress.bsky.social

thenewpress.org/books/burned...
Burned by Billionaires - The New Press
An exposé of the hidden impact of America’s überwealthy on the country’s economy, environmental health, housing market, and political system Even if you don’t begrudge the ultrarich their multiple va...
thenewpress.org
September 29, 2025 at 8:40 PM
What % of the 119th Congress is made up of mothers with children below age 18? Just 7.2%! The chronic under-representation of mothers helps to explain why US policies that support working parents are both crazy meager and at odds with public opinion.

www.votemamafoundation.org/reports/popr...
Report | Politics of Parenthood: Representation in the 119th Congress
Vote Mama Foundation is the only organization tracking the number of mothers with minor children serving in state legislatures across the country and has produced the largest publicly available datase...
www.votemamafoundation.org
September 29, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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"Just as inconsistent state laws have forced women to cross state lines for abortion care, immigrant families could soon be forced to relocate for basic services like education or health care": @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social student and 2024 Stone Center Junior Scholar Juan Diaz

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I was undocumented. My sister is a birthright citizen. Trump's order is about fear. | Opinion
What happens to local communities when immigrant families fear going to work or sending kids to school? All Americans should be alarmed.
www.usatoday.com
September 26, 2025 at 2:20 AM
"Contemporary China: Demystifying Economic and Social Changes" - wrapped. Thanks to our expert panelists, and to the audience for sharp questions. The program will be shown on CUNY TV and posted online; stay tuned.
@stone-lis.bsky.social
@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
@brankomilan.bsky.social
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The big conversation - taking place now at the @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social - discussing demographics, development, inequality, perceptions in / of #China with @brankomilan.bsky.social @janetgornick.bsky.social & others on the panel.
September 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Are you a new or soon-to-be PhD? Do you work on socio-economic inequality, poverty, and/or mobility? Do you study income, wealth, or earnings? Are you passionate about research as well as policy analyses? If so, we may be the perfect home for you, starting in fall 2026? Take a look! 🍎 #postdoc 👇👇👇
September 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Don't miss a three-part blog post by Branko Milanovic on multiple facets of the "New Capitalism in America". 👇👇👇
@brankomilan.bsky.social
@stone-lis.bsky.social
@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
link here:
stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/category/new...
September 7, 2025 at 11:35 PM