Exploring the role of social influences in majority language acquisition and language minorities and demonstrates complex comparative statics exist in such environments, from William A. Brock, Bo Chen, Steven N. Durlauf, and Shlomo Weber nber.org/papers/w34138

Very pleased to release with paper, which provides some theoretical structures to study assimilation.

Econ 101 usually sticks to perfect models. The CORE project (CORE Econ) is trying to change that by tackling climate change, inequality, & innovation. This week’s podcast guest, Wendy Carlin, is reinventing how economics is taught. Listen wherever you get podcasts!

A new paper by Antoine Parent unpacks Guilluy’s Peripheral France, using methods from economics and sociology to demonstrate that the concept may amount to more than polemics. Read now → bit.ly/3JSrKpL

Providing a general framework for understanding how trajectories of family income and family structure affect adult outcomes, from Yoosoon Chang, Steven N. Durlauf, Bo Hu, and Joon Park nber.org/papers/w34179

China’s transition saw higher educational mobility from structural shifts. Russia shows stronger steady-state mobility once dynamics are adjusted. Both share similar occupational patterns. New research by Butaeva, Chen, Steven N. Durlauf & Park: ow.ly/8Rj150WQC6h

Looking for a part-time job that supports inequality research? The Stone Center is hiring a Student Program Assistant! This is a great fit for students interested in research operations, policy, and communications. Apply now on Handshake or Grad Gargoyle!

"How much of the inequality we observe today can be predicted by inherited circumstances?” This week on the podcast, we're joined by Francisco Ferreira to explore how inherited inequality unfolds across countries and regions. 🎧 Hear the full conversation bit.ly/45XLHnV

Interprovince inequality in China isn’t new; intraprovince inequality might be. Kristina & Park show that poorer provinces have higher inequality because of higher educational inequality, higher returns to schooling & lower average attainment. Read now→ bit.ly/3Vhf8Lz

Coleman & Lukina re-examine assortative matching literature using new rank correlation measures. Contrary to previous results, they find that assortative matching actually rose from the 1960s through the 1980s to 2013, rather than flattening out. Read → bit.ly/4mqXDDH

Tariffs don’t work the way some think, Prof. Steven N. Durlauf of UChicago | Stone Center on Inequality & Mobility told the Chicago Tribune. Firms pass ~80% of costs to consumers, sales fall, and investment in U.S. production drops. “The economy is this incredibly interconnected system.” har.rs/3Idsohr

Alexander Monge-Naranjo sits down with Steven N. Durlauf to discuss how credit access matters for recent college cohorts, whereas family resources were more determinative for earlier groups. Listen to the Inequality Podcast now→ bit.ly/4nOXPxK"

Are the new H-1B rules creating the wrong incentives? Steven N. Durlauf tells Los Angeles Times how the policy could push growth away from the U.S.

How do political dynasties impact development? Using election results and nightlight data from Punjab, Pakistan, researchers find that dynasties negatively impact growth, persisting by offering security instead of growth-enhancing goods. Read it now → bit.ly/46GNKMp

Congratulations to Marianne Bertrand, who serves as a Stone Center Advisor!

Earlier this month, we hosted an authors' conference for the upcoming volume, "Whither Meritocracy?" published by the ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. Read the recap and preview what's to come → bit.ly/46VBKro

📊 New research from UChicago | Stone Center on Inequality & Mobility explores how China and Russia’s transitions from centrally planned to market economies have reshaped intergenerational mobility. Long-run “steady state” mobility still trails Russia & the U.S. har.rs/46PNN9D

.Steven N. Durlauf reviews two complementary books on economic history, How the World Became Rich & Slouching Towards Utopia. Both works cogently integrate contingent explanation and historical patterns in tracing the path of global growth. Read his review → bit.ly/42WIenz

What if the goal isn’t equal outcomes, but equal access? This week on the podcast, Steven N. Durlauf and Joseph Fishkin discuss opportunity pluralism, meritocracy, and how political economy has shaped American democracy. A must-listen → zurl.co/JRALG