Melissa Kearney delivers her findings on how modern trends in family structure perpetuate inequality and erode social mobility.
A convening to evaluate the major efforts of the 1960s to address persistent disadvantage.
A discussion about the state of NCAA athletic labor relations, the racial dynamics therein, labor struggles, and inequality.
Using the strengths of economics, econophysics, sociology, and history to develop new tools to understand wealth inequality.
A conversation with Member of British Parliament Liam Byrne about how different trends in wealth affect the economy and democracy.
Advancing research from a systemic perspectives in understanding income and wealth inequality.
Darrin McMahon traces the evolution of the concept of equality, examining its philosophical roots and historical transformations.
Admit-only training for advanced Ph.D. students and early career faculty led by a roster of multidisciplinary leading scholars.
Admit-only training for advanced Ph.D. students and early career faculty led by a roster of multidisciplinary leading scholars.
The conference will focus on papers in the first Economics of Intergenerational Mobility for the Handbooks of Economics series.
Daniel Markovits challenges the false promise of meritocracy and its effects on inequality.
The IWS offers UChicago faculty and students a platform to discuss and engage with cutting-edge inequality research.