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Steven Durlauf

@durlauf.bsky.social

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Professor, Harris School of Public Policy, Director, Stone Center for Research on Wealth Inequality and Mobility, University of Chicago

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Steven Neil Durlauf is an American economist and social scientist. He is currently Frank P. Hixon Distinguished Service Professor and the inaugural Director of the Stone Center for Research on Wealth Inequality and Mobility at the Harris School of Public Policy Studies at the University of Chicago. Durlauf was previously the William F. Vilas Research Professor and Kenneth J. Arrow Professor of Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. As of 2021, is also a Part Time Professor at the New Economic School. .. more

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Steven Durlauf @durlauf.bsky.social · 11h

3/ As for the finalists for next Federal Reserve Chair, the willingness to accept the position under these circumstances is automatically disqualifying.

Steven Durlauf @durlauf.bsky.social · 11h

2/ No marginal value played in policy design that can justify acquiescence in the destruction of Federal Reserve (and by implication, all agency) independence via the weaponizing of the Justice Department in this fashion. The damage to economic policymaking that is involved cannot be understated.

Steven Durlauf @durlauf.bsky.social · 11h

1/ Any economist who has accepted a position in the Trump administration should resign over the abuse of power involved in this attack on Jerome Powell.

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Steven Durlauf @durlauf.bsky.social · 11h

A belated thanks!

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Harris School of Public Policy @harrispolicy.bsky.social · 8d

📊 Inequality, Reconsidered was a week-long series of @ucstonecenter.bsky.social events to rethink how we study and address inequality. Led by insights from Samuel Bowles and @durlauf.bsky.social, the series emphasized power, institutions, and lived experience alongside data. https://har.rs/4baRCc2

Inequality Reconsidered: The Stone Center's Distinctive Approach

When it was established in 2022, the Stone Center for Research on Wealth Inequality and Mobility at the Harris School of Public Policy set out to advance groundbreaking, interdisciplinary research on the origins and nature of contemporary inequalities.

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UChicago | Stone Center on Wealth Inequality & Mobility @ucstonecenter.bsky.social · 26d

Meritocracy remains controversial yet increasingly central to policy debates. Evaluating it requires care: we must first define “merit” relative to social objectives, whether prospectively or retrospectively. @durlauf.bsky.social's latest essay offers ways to think about these issues→ bit.ly/3Y283jj

Meritocracy and Its Discontents

<p>In this essay, I outline some ways to think about meritocracy. I interpret <span>meritocracy as a constellation of claims about who deserves certain thi

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Steven Durlauf @durlauf.bsky.social · Dec 6

Bravo! As deserved as it gets. Wendy Carlin is a treasure.

Centre for Economic Policy Research @cepr.org · Dec 6

Following her fireside chat on the Future of Higher Education CEPR is proud to announce Wendy Carlin was awarded the Lifetime Service to the Profession for her contributions to The CORE Project, increasing access and changing the way economics is taught. Our heartfelt congratulations to Wendy!

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Centre for Economic Policy Research @cepr.org · Dec 6

Steven Durlauf @durlauf.bsky.social · Dec 5

Thank you! The amazing work is in fact the extraordinary data sets you have constructed- a gamechanger for quantitative historical social science.

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UChicago | Stone Center on Wealth Inequality & Mobility @ucstonecenter.bsky.social · Dec 1

What can 13 minutes teach us about inequality? A lot, it turns out. @durlauf.bsky.social and @jadenreports.bsky.social cover wealth, education, and capitalism in a recent interview. Zoe Cobb, Stone Center staffer and youth voice, captures the key insights in a must-read summary → bit.ly/43ZFVke

Wealth Inequality and the U.S. Economy: Steven Durlauf with Youth Journalist, Jaden Jefferson - Stone Center

Stone Center Director Steven Durlauf sits down with award-winning youth journalist Jaden Jefferson to dive into a conversation about wealth inequality, educational attainment, and American capitalism....

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