The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 07/10/2026We’re delighted to announce Jeevun Sandher MP will join us as respondent at this year’s Stone Centre Annual Public Lecture with LSE’s Stephen Machin. Date: Wednesday 21 October Time: Doors 16:30 Where: Woburn House, London Free registration: bit.ly/PublicLectur... 020
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research @isi-munich.bsky.social at @lmu.de is hiring a Junior Research Group Leader in Wealth #Inequality Research. Applications for the full-time, three-year role close on 15 November: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/3... 074
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Stone Centre Co-Director Wendy Carlin addressed a packed room at @uclpolicylab.bsky.social's Big Tax Debate at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool. The panel discussed how to make the UK tax system fairer and more progressive while driving #growth and #productivity. 031
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Students often think they understand a concept better than they do, and instructors can miss the gaps. On 30 October, 12–1pm UK, EeCheng Ong of the National University of Singapore will show how concept checks can help. Free tickets to join online via Microsoft Teams: bit.ly/SC-CTaLE2026 000
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 16/09/2026From labour market discrimination to monetary policy, the Stone Centre's four new 2026/2027 PhD Scholars are tackling different drivers of wealth #inequality: Vrinda Anand, Graham Mazeine, Guido Spanò and Zeyi Xiao. Read more: www.stone-econ.org/news-and-blo... 010
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Are you beginning your career researching social or wealth #inequality? The 2027 @isi-munich.bsky.social Pipeline Program pairs early-career scholars on wealth inequality with a senior mentor abroad. Apply by 30 Sep: form.jotform.com/262431358048... Info: www.isi-munich.de/en/programs/... 046
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 02/09/2026What's different about wage #inequality today? The Stone Centre Annual Public Lecture with Stephen Machin (LSE). 📅 21 October 2026 📍 Woburn House, London 🎟️ bit.ly/PublicLectur... Registrations now open. 002
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 26/08/2026AI risks widening #inequality, not narrowing it, warned panellists at our July workshop on AI and graduate careers. Our recap covers both panels and the afternoon hackathon, read it here: www.stone-econ.org/news-and-blo... Thanks to @uclpolicylab.bsky.social for their support. 000
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Thanks to everyone who attended last month's Stone Centre and @uclpolicylab.bsky.social workshop on Al, Analytical Disciplines, and Graduate Careers. We'll share our full recap soon. 010
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 05/08/2026What does it mean for #inequality when households don't share resources equally between the people inside them? Valérie Lechene discusses her Stone Centre-funded project on inequality hidden inside households: www.stone-econ.org/news-and-blo... 000
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Stone Centre PhD Scholar Sebastian Espinoza's research shows better transport can shift bargaining power to workers. We spoke with Sebastian to find out more about his research on Santiago's metro, labour market power, and #inequality: www.stone-econ.org/news-and-blo... 000
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Save the date: Stone Centre Annual Public Lecture 2026 📍Woburn House, London 🗓️Wed 21 October, late afternoon 🔔Speaker: Professor Stephen Machin (LSE, @cep-lse.bsky.social) Full details to follow #Inequality 000
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Challenging a 50-year consensus, research from Clement Imbert & @gulyssea.bsky.social suggests rural-urban migration is a route out of informality, with implications for how cities absorb climate-driven migration in the coming decades. Read the summary: www.stone-econ.org/research/rur... #Inequality 000
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Clara Martínez-Toledano's Stone Centre-funded and 2025 IIPF Musgrave Prize winning paper on private capital markets and US inequality is now under review at the AER. Read her reflections on the project: www.stone-econ.org/news-and-blo... #Inequality @cmtneztt.bsky.social 000
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Three Stone Centre PhD Scholars land three Assistant Professorships across three continents. Congratulations to Brian Amorim Cabaço, Javier Boncompte Guarda, and Eric Klemm. We caught up with them to find out more about their job market successes: www.stone-econ.org/news-and-blo... #PhDLife 010
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 30/06/2026This Friday at @ucl.ac.uk: the Stone Centre & @uclpolicylab.bsky.social convene PwC, CFA Institute, ACCA & Jisc on AI and graduate careers. Two panels + a hackathon. A few spaces left. 📍UCL Main Campus 🗓️Fri 3 July 10am-5pm 🎟️https://luma.com/nrjukkx7 #HigherEducation #AI 011
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Stone Centre grantee David Hope & co's new Doing Economics project tackles a policy puzzle: why are carbon taxes backed by 3,600+ US economists yet politically blocked? Perceptions of inequality and fairness are a big part of the answer. Find out more: www.stone-econ.org/news-and-blo... 010
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Tamo Halder's free AI tutor for first-generation economics students is 1–2 months from its student trial. A year on from our first conversation, he tells us where the project stands, and what's at stake when access to AI is unequal. www.stone-econ.org/news-and-blo... #inequality 000
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Congratulations to Charyl Kong, winner of the 2026 Explore Econ Stone Centre Prize, for her dissertation on women's political empowerment in Brazil: "The policy moves women closer to political participation, but stops short of representation." www.stone-econ.org/news-and-blo... #inequality 000
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Many thanks to Pedro Carneiro for a fascinating Stone Centre breakfast on the links between childhood victimisation, mental health and adult crime. 000
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 09/06/2026How is AI reshaping graduate labour markets? How should disciplines, universities, and sector bodies respond? The Stone Centre & @uclpolicylab.bsky.social will bring together two expert panels to discuss. 📍 UCL Main Campus 🗓️ Fri 3 July 10am-5pm 🎟️ luma.com/nrjukkx7 #HigherEducation #AI 010
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 03/06/2026New #inequality research co-authored by Stone Centre PhD Scholar Ararat Gocmen: "The top 0.5% wealth share would have grown by 26% less from 2010 to 2022 if U.S. HNWIs had invested in the NASDAQ 100 rather than U.S. early-stage companies." Full summary: www.stone-econ.org/research/pri... 100
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Stone Centre scholar Javier Boncompte on the UK sugar tax: "much of the policy's impact comes from firms reformulating their products to reduce sugar & avoid price increases, rather than consumers switching products." Javier discusses his research on our blog: www.stone-econ.org/news-and-blo... 000
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Celebrating the work of the @ucleconomics.bsky.social team. 000
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Much of what we know about #inequality depends on getting the empirical methods right. Stone Centre grant recipient Liyang Sun is developing better tools for causal inference, so researchers & policymakers can draw on more reliable evidence. Find out more: www.stone-econ.org/news-and-blo... 110
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 20/05/2026At this morning's Stone Centre breakfast François Gerard presented his work on how financial barriers shape access to justice in Brazil. We'll share a full research summary on the Stone Centre website soon. Thanks François! 000
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Following his presentation at the Stone Centre breakfast, we sat down with UCL Professor of Economics and Co-Director of the IFS-CPP Attila Lindner to talk about minimum wages, labour markets, and inequality: www.stone-econ.org/news-and-blo... 000
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 06/05/2026🎉 Welcoming the newest Stone Centre: the Stone Centre for the Study of Wealth Inequality at @lseechist.bsky.social. The centre will be co-directed by Camille Landais and Kate Smith, and will focus on entrepreneurship and wealth inequality. Launching Autumn 2026. www.stone-econ.org/news-and-blo... 031
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 05/05/2026"We’re providing everything free... to anyone, anywhere in the world, which is the economically rational thing to do". Stone Centre director Wendy Carlin on tackling inequality in economics teaching. Read the full interview with Anya Pearson for @politicalquarterly.bsky.social bit.ly/4d5VISebit.ly“In the World of AI, Answers are Cheap. But What's Really Scarce are Good Questions”: Interview with Wendy CarlinAnya Pearson interviews Professor Wendy Carlin about a new way of teaching and learning economics. 021
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Thanks to Attila Lindner for his Stone Centre breakfast presentation today. Attila shared detailed insights into consumer responses to price increases of minimum wage goods. 000
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 20/04/2026We’re hiring a CORE and Stone Centre Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Economics Education and Inequality. More details and how to apply: tinyco.re/3618199 015
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Our three key takeaways from the @cepr.org, INSEAD Stone Centre, and Stone Centre at UCL Workshop on AI and inequality reveal the tensions felt as firms integrate AI into the workplace. Read the full recap: www.stone-econ.org/news-and-blo... 000
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 13/03/2026An insightful day in Paris at the Stone Centre at INSEAD, Stone Centre at UCL, and @cepr.org's workshop on Inequality, AI, and the Role of Firms. Many thanks to all who contributed to this event! 010
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Another great Stone Centre breakfast this morning with @ucleconomics.bsky.social’s Marta Morazzoni. Marta shared fascinating insights from her research on entrepreneurial teams. More info on her work coming soon! 000
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Sam Bowles’ recent comments at @ucstonecenter.bsky.social with @durlauf.bsky.social & @ethanbdm.bsky.social critiquing the idea that economists can’t compare utility across people sparked over 500,000 views. We spoke with Sam to get his thoughts on going viral: www.stone-econ.org/news-and-blo... 031
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Introducing 2025/2026 Stone Centre PhD scholar Clara von Bismarck-Osten @clarabismarck.bsky.social. We're thrilled to see Clara contribute to the Stone Centre’s mission of rigorous, policy-relevant inquiry into inequality and wealth dynamics. Read about her work: www.stone-econ.org/news-and-blo... 020
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 17/02/2026“The best conference on public economics I have attended in a long time. It brought together the best scholars working on taxation & redistribution.” Read the Stone Centre Conference on Optimal Taxation Policy recap: www.stone-econ.org/news-and-blo... @theifs.bsky.social @uclpolicylab.bsky.social 000
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Another excellent presentation at today’s Stone Centre breakfast. Many thanks to our new PhD scholar, Clara von Bismarck-Osten. Read Clara and Matt’s research summary here: www.stone-econ.org/research/who... 010
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 04/02/2026💡 How do carbon pricing policies affect employment across local labor markets? Stone Centre postdoc Ossian Prane caught up with us for a chat following his recent Stone Centre breakfast presentation. www.stone-econ.org/news-and-blo... 000
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Congratulations to our 2025/2026 internal research support grant recipients, @ucleconomics.bsky.social Pedro Carneiro, Valérie Lechene, and Sun Liyang. Find out more about our grants here: www.stone-econ.org/news-and-blo... 011
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 21/01/2026A big thank you to Ararat Gocmen for presenting his work-in-progress paper, Immigration and Firm Investment, at this morning's Stone Centre breakfast. The next breakfast will take place on 11th February. 000
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 07/01/2026From the Stone Centre to the classroom, see what PhD Scholar Damian Phelan has been up to since working with us: www.stone-econ.org/news-and-blo... 000
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 06/01/2026🎉 Congratulations to co-director of the Stone Centre at @ucl.ac.uk Wendy Carlin, on being honoured as a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, in recognition of her dedication to improving economics education 🎉 020
Reposted by The Stone Centre at UCLUCL Policy Lab @uclpolicylab.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Tax Reform and the British Economy. Experts from the US, Europe and Asia will gather at UCL for a two-day conference supported by @ucleconomics.bsky.social @stoneeconucl.bsky.social helping explore ideas to support tax reform in Britain and around the world. www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...ucl.ac.ukTax Reform and the British EconomyLeading experts from the US, Europe and Asia will gather at UCL for a two-day conference, helping build momentum and ideas to support tax reform in Britain and around the world. 001
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 16/12/2025If you teach or study inequality, Sam Bowles and Weikai Chen’s new book of problem sets, Allocation, Distribution, and Policy, is out now (for free!). Full of current, real-world data on inequality. Full details and an interview with Sam on our website: www.stone-econ.org/news-and-blo... 000
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 09/12/2025Inaugural Stone Centre PhD scholar Thomas Lazarowicz has gone on to co-author a paper for the @bankofengland.bsky.social. Thomas stopped by for a quick chat about what he's been up to: www.stone-econ.org/news-and-blo... 000
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Thanks to Stone Centre postdoc @gabydesch.bsky.social for an insightful breakfast presentation on 'Motherhood and Violence'. We'll soon be catching up with Gaby to share more about her research. Stay tuned! 000
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 02/12/2025"The Stone Centre community was a key part of the support I received... people are consistently open to discussing research... I can only recommend applying." Stone Centre PhD scholar Eric Klemm shares his experience: www.stone-econ.org/news-and-blo... 010
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 12/11/2025The Stone Centre Inequality Dialogue recap & full replay are now live. Huge thanks to @brankomilan.bsky.social, @laywilliams.bsky.social, @johncassidysays.bsky.social, @undercoverhist.bsky.social & @annastansbury.bsky.social for your contributions & to all who joined us. Recap: bit.ly/Dialogue-recap 086
The Stone Centre at UCL @stoneeconucl.bsky.social · 11/11/2025📢 Calling all researchers! 📢 Don’t miss your last chance to submit a paper for the International Economic Association World Congress. Many from the Stone Centre community will be presenting. Join them by submitting before Saturday, Nov 15. More info here: ieawc2026.org/submission/ 000