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Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics
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We produce cutting-edge research on social inequality, train the next generation of scholars, build data infrastructure, and increase data accessibility at the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan. Learn more at inequality.umich.edu.
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umichstonecid.bsky.social
Tuesday! We’re excited to host our own faculty affiliate, Lan Deng, #Umich @um-taubmancollege.bsky.social professor as she presents: “Housing Production and the Structural Transformation of China’s Real Estate Development Industry” Learn more and register:
inequality.umich.edu/lan-deng-dec...
Event flyer for a talk on transformation of China’s real estate industry with Lan Deng.
December 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
umichstonecid.bsky.social
Tuesday! We’re excited to host our own faculty affiliate, Lan Deng, #Umich @um-taubmancollege.bsky.social professor as she presents: “Housing Production and the Structural Transformation of China’s Real Estate Development Industry” Learn more and register:
inequality.umich.edu/lan-deng-dec...
Event flyer for a talk on transformation of China’s real estate industry with Lan Deng.
December 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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gssisocialsci.bsky.social
🚨 CfA – PhD & Early Career Workshop 2026
Regional Inequalities & Perceived Left-Behindness (w @regstud.bsky.social, Young Scholar Initiative & Edgenet)

📅 11–13/05 2026 | 📍 L’Aquila, Italy
Keynote speakers: @stefaniafiorentino.bsky.social @simonaiammarino.bsky.social @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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sashakillewald.bsky.social
Thanks for your causal inference readings suggestions! Next Q: what's a paper that (mostly) convinced you of causal relationships *without* an exogenous shock? My students seek examples of good work when using an IV or RD or something isn't an option. (Again, I appreciate RTs to crowd source.)
December 6, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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um-psc.bsky.social
Join us Friday for PDHP's hybrid half-day workshop on Adaptive Interventions with @d3center.bsky.social experts Shiyu Zhang, Walter Dempsey, and @leb112358.bsky.social. Details and registration at pdhp.isr.umich.edu/workshops/
PDHP workshop
December 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Tomorrow! Join us as we host our own affiliate from #Umich #Sociology @maggiefrye.bsky.social as she presents, “Theorizing Success in an Unfair Job Market.”

RSVP & get the deets: inequality.umich.edu/maggie-frye-...
Announcement for the Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics CID Speaker Series featuring Margaret Frye, presenting “Theorizing Success in an Unfair Job Market” on Tuesday, December 9 from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM at ISR 1430 BD, 426 Thompson St. Includes a web address to learn more.
December 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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The Max Weber Institute of Sociology at the University of Heidelberg is seeking a full professor in sociology with a special focus on theory who connects well with the departments comparative focus. The deadline is December 8th, you can find the call www.academics.de/jobs/w3-prof...
W3-Professur für "Allgemeine Soziologie mit Schwerpunkt Theorie" (w/m/d) - Universität Heidelberg
Universität Heidelberg bietet Stelle als W3-Professur für "Allgemeine Soziologie mit Schwerpunkt Theorie" (w/m/d) in Heidelberg - jetzt bewerben!
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December 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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One week from today! Don’t miss our own affiliate from #Umich #Sociology @maggiefrye.bsky.social as she presents, “Theorizing Success in an Unfair Job Market.”

Learn more and save your seat: inequality.umich.edu/maggie-frye-...
Announcement for the Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics CID Speaker Series featuring Margaret Frye, presenting “Theorizing Success in an Unfair Job Market” on Tuesday, December 9 from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM at ISR 1430 BD, 426 Thompson St. Includes a web address to learn more.
December 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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robertmanduca.bsky.social
Love seeing this use of our tax base fragmentation viz!!
nextdoorsv.bsky.social Next door in Silicon Valley @nextdoorsv.bsky.social · 19d
"We label jurisdictions like [these dark blue ones] “municipal tax havens” for the way they shield property wealth from taxation."

Are the dark blue areas the ones that you expected based on that description?
December 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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esq.social
This is one of the coolest tax projects I've ever seen.
bhighsmith.bsky.social Brian Highsmith @bhighsmith.bsky.social · 19d
🚨We analyzed 138 million geocoded property tax records to quantify how municipal boundaries spatially overlap onto economic segregation in every US metro area—creating disparities in localities’ ability to fund public goods. And we made an interactive map of our results! [1/16]
November 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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robertmanduca.bsky.social
Check out our new paper (+ the accompanying web viz)!
bhighsmith.bsky.social Brian Highsmith @bhighsmith.bsky.social · 19d
🚨We analyzed 138 million geocoded property tax records to quantify how municipal boundaries spatially overlap onto economic segregation in every US metro area—creating disparities in localities’ ability to fund public goods. And we made an interactive map of our results! [1/16]
November 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Check out this 🧵 on our own @robertmanduca.bsky.social's work with @bhighsmith.bsky.social and Jacob Waggoner. 👇 #AcademicSky #WealthInequality
bhighsmith.bsky.social Brian Highsmith @bhighsmith.bsky.social · 19d
🚨We analyzed 138 million geocoded property tax records to quantify how municipal boundaries spatially overlap onto economic segregation in every US metro area—creating disparities in localities’ ability to fund public goods. And we made an interactive map of our results! [1/16]
November 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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stone-lis.bsky.social
Rising wealth concentration tends to undermine democracy, according to a Stone Center Working Paper by @schechtlm.bsky.social. In this interview, he discusses how he drew on two new sources of data to compare democratic backsliding in 50 U.S. states.
stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/the-effect-o...
The Effect of Increasing Wealth Inequality on U.S. Democracy at the State Level - Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality
Manuel Schechtl, a 2022–2024 Stone Center postdoctoral scholar, discusses his Stone Center Working Paper, which combines two new sources of data to compare the extent of democratic backsliding in all ...
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November 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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jeremylevine.bsky.social
Coverage of forthcoming collaborative research in Race & Justice: stateline.org/2025/11/12/b...
Black homicide victims’ families most likely to be denied compensation • Stateline
Families of Black homicide victims in the United States are more likely than any other group to seek financial assistance through state victim compensation programs — and they are the most likely to b...
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November 13, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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sashakillewald.bsky.social
I'm facilitating a causal inference reading group next semester for Sociology PhD students. (I will also be learning!) If there are (1) pedagogical articles or (2) empirical examples in soc that you ❤️, will you share in the comments? [And please RT to help me crowd-source!]
November 11, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Tomorrow! We’re excited to host Laura Tach in #AnnArbor as she presents “The Cumulative Impact of Federal Place-Based Policies on Neighborhood Inequality, 1990-2019.” Get the details to join us in person: 👇 #AcademicSky #PublicPolicy #Umich

inequality.umich.edu/laura-tach/
Laura Tach will present, “The Cumulative Impact of Federal Place-Based Policies on Neighborhood Inequality, 1990-2019” at the Institute for Social Research on Tuesday, November 11 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
November 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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umisr.bsky.social
Join us Nov. 11 at ISR for Laura Tach's in-person talk hosted by @umichstonecid.bsky.social on the impact of federal place-based policies and neighborhood inequality.

RSVP now to attend: inequality.umich.edu/laura-tach/
CID event graphic with ISR logo and Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics branding; title reads: “The Cumulative Impact of Federal Place-Based Policies on Neighborhood Inequality, 1990–2019”; yellow label says “CID Speaker Series”; event details: Laura Tach, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 10:30 AM–12:00 PM, ISR 1430 BD (426 Thompson St.); bottom right corner reads “Learn more: inequality.umich.edu” with headshot of Laura Tach inside a circular frame on a blue gradient background.
November 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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umpsid.bsky.social
ICYMI: Our own Assistant Director @ninsolera.bsky.social was featured by @umichstonecid.bsky.social, highlighting Noura's #research on how income #inequality affects health and educational outcomes over the life course and across generations. #econsky #academicsky

Read it: myumi.ch/G2x7z
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October 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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ninsolera.bsky.social
I published this piece two years ago (almost to the day) about the immediate impacts of a government shutdown to American families in need.

theconversation.com/2-in-5-us-ba...
2 in 5 US babies benefit from the WIC nutrition program
Funding for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children quickly halts during government shutdowns.
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October 2, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Join @umichstonecid.bsky.social for Emilio Borghesan (Assistant Professor of Economics at UM): A Dynamic Evaluation of Parental Marriage and Children’s Skills
Tuesday, October 21, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm EDT
ISR 1430 BD (426 Thompson St.)
Details including abstract: events.umich.edu/event/140473
Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics "A Dynamic Evaluation of Parental Marriage and Children’s Skills" CID Speaker Series Emilio Borghesan Tuesday, October 21 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. ISR 1430 BD (426 Thompson St.)
October 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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sashakillewald.bsky.social
Being featured (at about 39:50) on a podcast with the tagline "where sanity takes a backseat and laughter rides shotgun" and the episode title "Radioactive Shrimp" wasn't on my professorial bingo card, but it was a pleasure!
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Radioactive Shrimp - September 23, 2025 | The Last Show with David Cooper
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September 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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ucbids.bsky.social
Thank you so much @davonnorris.bsky.social for the time you spent with the CRELS & CSS fellows and us yesterday, answering our questions and sharing your experiences. .. and then a full house at the Social Science Matrix for your talk.

A memorable experience, including the earthquake❗ 🫨
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September 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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umisr.bsky.social
Women now earn 85% of what men do, up from 65% in the ‘80s.

ISR’s Sasha Killewald finds fewer children per family helped narrow the gap. But parenthood still impacts women’s pay more than men’s.

Read more: myumi.ch/qZEp1
Graphic showing a diverse group of smiling women in the background with a translucent overlay. At the top left is the University of Michigan ISR logo. Main text reads: "Women now earn 85% of men’s hourly wages —". In the center, a comparison chart shows two female icons: one labeled “1980s” standing on a block labeled “65%,” and one labeled “2024” standing on a taller block labeled “85%.” Below, bold text asks: "Could fewer kids be the reason?" Source listed at the bottom reads: “Source: Pew Research Center, 2025.”
September 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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umichstonecid.bsky.social
Did you know that declining birth rates help explain U.S. women's progress toward pay #equality with men? Learn more in the new article out now from our own @sashakillewald.bsky.social in the @us.theconversation.com

myumi.ch/qZEp1

#AcademicSky #sociology #umich @um-src.bsky.social
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September 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Congratulations @christinajcross.bsky.social ! #AcademicSky
christinajcross.bsky.social Christina J. Cross @christinajcross.bsky.social · Sep 16
Publication day is finally here 🎊 Many thanks to my team for helping bring INHERITED INEQUALITY to life & many thanks to you all for making it #1! Please be sure to leave a review—it REALLY makes a difference.
September 18, 2025 at 12:04 AM