August 27, 2024 – August 28, 2024 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, 2024 – October 19, 2024 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 – March 28 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
July 3 – July 6 Summer School on Socioeconomic Opportunity and Inequality at the Dilijan Training and Research Centre of the Central Bank of ArmeniaAdmit-only training for advanced Ph.D. students and early career faculty led by a roster of multidisciplinary leading scholars. Location Central Bank of Armenia's Educational Center, 29 Maxim Gorky St, Dilijan 3901, Armenia Organizers Ruben Enikolopov, Steven Durlauf Research Areas Methodology, Income, Mobility
December 11 – December 12 Integrating Normative Considerations into Inequality MeasurementSocial scientists, statisticians and philosophers explore the links between inequality measures and ethical questions of fairness. Location The Sky Suite at The Keller Center, Harris School of Public Policy, 1307 E. 60th Street, Chicago, IL, 60637 Organizers Steven Durlauf, Felix Elwert Research Areas Income, Methodology, Mobility, Wealth