July 10, 2023 – July 14, 2023 Summer School on Socioeconomic Opportunity and Inequality at Peking UniversityAdmit-only training for advanced Ph.D. students and early career faculty led by a roster of multidisciplinary leading scholars. Location Peking University, National School of Development 5 Yiheyuan Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China Organizers Steven Durlauf, Lixing Li, Tianyang Xi, Yang Yao Research Areas Methodology
July 17, 2023 – July 18, 2023 Inequality and MobilityBringing together scholars working on theoretical, econometric, and empirical papers that address inequality and mobility in Asia. Location Seoul National University, Wooseok Building 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, South Korea Organizers Yoosoon Chang, Steven Durlauf, Dae-il Kim, Jungmin Lee Research Areas Mobility
July 19, 2023 – July 21, 2023 Summer School on Socioeconomic Opportunity and Inequality at Seoul National UniversityAdmit-only training for advanced Ph.D. students and early career faculty led by a roster of multidisciplinary leading scholars. Location Seoul National University, Wooseok Building 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, South Korea Organizers Yoosoon Chang, Steven Durlauf, Dae-il Kim, Jungmin Lee Research Areas Methodology
August 30, 2023 – September 1, 2023 Wealth Inequality at the French Academy of SciencesUsing the strengths of economics, econophysics, sociology, and history to develop new tools to understand wealth inequality. Location The French Academy of Sciences 23 Quai de Conti, 75006 Paris, France Organizers Jean-Philippe Bouchaud, Steven Durlauf, Tao Zha Research Areas Wealth
November 8, 2023 | 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm Conversations on Inequality and Public Policy: Affirmative ActionReflecting on the SCOTUS decision on race-based admissions, this conversation joins different perspectives on affirmative action. Location The Forum at The Keller Center Harris School of Public Policy, 1307 E. 60th Street, Chicago, IL, United States Research Areas Education, Policy and Political Economy, Race and Ethnicity
November 10, 2023 – November 11, 2023 New Methods to Measure Intergenerational MobilityWith new datasets and statistical models, the conference addresses the need to translate data into substantive mobility claims. 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, Fabian Pfeffer, Xi Song Research Areas Methodology
November 29, 2023 | 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm Book Talk on The Two-Parent Privilege by Melissa KearneyMelissa Kearney delivers her findings on how modern trends in family structure perpetuate inequality and erode social mobility. Location The Forum at The Keller Center Harris School of Public Policy, 1307 E. 60th Street, Chicago, IL, United States Research Areas Family, Policy and Political Economy
January 12 – January 13 Lessons from the 1960s for InequalityA convening to evaluate the major efforts of the 1960s to address persistent disadvantage. Location UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center 425 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States Organizers Martha Bailey, Steven Durlauf Research Areas Policy and Political Economy