July 1 – July 5 Summer School on Socioeconomic Opportunity and Inequality at New Uzbekistan UniversityAdmit-only training for advanced Ph.D. students and early career faculty led by a roster of multidisciplinary leading scholars. Location New Uzbekistan University улица Мовароуннахра 1, Tashkent, Toshkent Shahri, Uzbekistan Organizers Steven Durlauf, Shlomo Weber Research Areas Methodology
July 22 – July 26 Summer School on Socioeconomic Opportunity and Inequality at University of ChicagoAdmit-only training for advanced Ph.D. students and early career faculty led by a roster of multidisciplinary leading scholars. Location The Sky Suite at The Keller Center Harris School of Public Policy, 1307 E. 60th Street, Chicago, IL, United States Organizers Yoosoon Chang, Steven Durlauf, Dae-il Kim, Jungmin Lee Research Areas Methodology
August 27 – August 28 Economics of Intergenerational MobilityThe conference will focus on papers in the first Economics of Intergenerational Mobility for the Handbooks of Economics series. Location Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago 230 S La Salle St, Chicago, IL, United States Organizers Bhash Mazumder, Steven Durlauf Research Areas Mobility, Methodology
October 18 – October 19 Recent Advances in Inequality and MobilityReflecting on the foundational contributions by Steven Durlauf in econometrics and empirical research on inequality and mobility. Location The Sky Suite at The Keller Center Harris School of Public Policy, 1307 E. 60th Street, Chicago, IL, United States Organizers Yoosoon Chang, Andros Kourtellos, Esfandiar Maasoumi, Joon Y. Park Research Areas Methodology, Mobility
March 27, 2025 – March 28, 2025 Wealth Inequality at the University of ChicagoUsing the strengths of economics, econophysics, sociology, and history to develop new tools to understand wealth inequality. Location The Sky Suite at The Keller Center Harris School of Public Policy, 1307 E. 60th Street, Chicago, IL, United States Organizers Luis Bettencourt, Jean-Philippe Bouchaud, Steven Durlauf, Tao Zha Research Areas Wealth, Methodology