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Stone Centre on Wealth and Income Inequality at UBC
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Understanding the causes and consequences of wealth and income inequalities, and possible remedies.

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#EconJobMarket candidate Sara Benetti’s job market paper studies the impact of early U.S. electrification on social cohesion between immigrant and native workers. Profile: www.sarabenetti.com; Job Market Paper: sarabenetti.github.io/Benetti_JMP_...
October 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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#EconJobMarket candidate Pierre-Loup Beauregard’s (@plbeauregard.bsky.social) job market paper studies the impact of social housing on parental labour market outcomes and long-term child outcomes. Profile: economics.ubc.ca/profile/pier...; JMP: plbeauregard.github.io/document/bea...
October 15, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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#EconJobMarket candidate Vibhu Pratyush's job market paper studies the effect of land ownership on intergenerational mobility in rural agrarian India. Profile: vibhupratyush.github.io
October 15, 2025 at 7:42 PM
🚨 Upcoming Seminar!
Join us tomorrow for the last Stone Inequality Seminar of the spring 2025 term! Lorenzo Lagos, Brown University, will be presenting "Union-Specific Rents and Inequality"
📅 May 6, 2025
⏰ 3:30-5:00 PM
📍 Iona 533, 6000 Iona Dr, Vancouver

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May 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
🚨 Upcoming Seminar!
Next week, as part of the Stone Inequality Seminar Series, Sebastian Siegloch, University of Cologne, will be presenting "Welfare Effects of Property Taxation"
📅 April 29, 2025
⏰ 3:30-5:00 PM
📍 Iona 533, 6000 Iona Dr, Vancouver

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April 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
🚨 Upcoming Seminar!
Next week, Sandra Black, Columbia University, joins the Stone Inequality Seminar Series to present "A Family Affair: The Effects of College on Parent and Student Finances"
📅 April 23
⏰ 3:30-5:00 PM
📍 Iona 533, 6000 Iona Dr, Vancouver

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April 17, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Next Week at the Stone Centre:

We've got two upcoming seminars as part of the Stone Inequality Seminar Series! Join us Monday and Tuesday to hear from Claudia Macaluso, macroeconomist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, and Savannah Noray, PhD candidate at Harvard University
April 11, 2025 at 8:05 PM
🚨 Upcoming Seminar!
As part of the Stone Inequality Seminar Series, Savannah Noray, PhD at Harvard University, will present "Can Women 'Have It All'? The Trade-Off Between Social Tasks and Workplace Flexibility"
📅 April 15, 2025
⏰ 3:30 - 5:00 PM
📍 Iona 533, 6000 Iona Dr, Vancouver

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April 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
🚨 Upcoming Seminar!
On April 14, Claudia Macaluso, of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, joins the Stone Inequality Seminar Series to present 'Job Dynamics with Staffed Labor'
📅 April 14, 2025
⏰ 3:30 - 5:00 PM
📍 Iona 533, 6000 Iona Dr, Vancouver

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April 9, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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📣 Just one week away! Reserve your ticket and be part of this timely conversation next Thursday at the Robson Square Theatre, Vancouver.

@arts.ubc.ca @stone-centre-ubc.bsky.social @ubcvse.bsky.social @ubcjournalism.bsky.social
Where do Canada and B.C. stand on immigration in 2025? How are policy shifts shaping communities, jobs, and the economy?

Join experts for a timely discussion on migration’s real-world impacts.

📅 Wednesday, April 16
⏰ 6–8 PM
📍 Robson Square Theatre (C300)

Register: www.arts.ubc.ca/events/event...
April 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Registration for the CLEF conference (April 25 & 26, Toronto, in partnership with @stone-centre-ubc.bsky.social) open until April 15.

Join us for a keynote lecture by @imarinescu.bsky.social
and papers on wide variety of labour topics: stonecentre.economics.ubc.ca/clef2025/
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The Canadian Labour Economics Forum (CLEF) is a network of Canadian academic researchers focused on the analysis of labour markets, including issues of human capital and skills development, labour sho...
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April 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
We're excited to announce another upcoming seminar in our Stone Inequality Seminar Series!

Join us this Thursday, April 3, as we hear from David Yanagizawa-Drott, winner of this year's Yrjö Jahnsson Award, as he presents his paper "Finding Talent in the Age of AI".

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April 1, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Julia Cagé & David Yanagizawa-Drott awarded the 2025 Yrjö Jahnsson Award in Economics for their important contributions on political economy & the media, based on deep historical research in France, the USA, and Africa.
Full info ℹ️https://eeassoc.org/awards/yrjo-jahnsson-award
March 31, 2025 at 11:04 AM
The Stone Centre is proud to be a sponsor of the upcoming @cleforum.bsky.social conference, featuring presentations from @imarinescu.bsky.social, Stone Centre Director, Thomas Lemieux, and many others. Registration is now open: stonecentre.economics.ubc.ca/news-and-eve...
March 27, 2025 at 9:06 PM
We're excited to share that our colleagues at The Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research will be hosting a research conference in Munich from October 9-11, 2025. Check out their page for more information!

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Join us for the first
ISI INTERNATIONAL WEALTH CONFERENCE
in Munich, October 9-11 2025

CfP: www.lmu.de/isi/en/lates...

Submit a short abstract or paper by April 28.

Keynotes by Annette Lareau & Lane Kenworthy. And if you arrive a few days early, you can catch the last weekend of Oktoberfest :)
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March 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
🚨 Reminder: PhD Fellowship Applications Due! 🚨

This is the last chance to apply for our Stone PhD Fellowship program, offering PhD students in their 3rd year or above $20,000/year.

Applications close tomorrow, March 25, at 11:59PM - don't miss out!

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March 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM
🚨 Upcoming Seminar!
On March 25, Nicolas Gendron-Carrier (McGill) joins the Stone Inequality Seminar Series to present 'Residential Human Capital and Economic Spillovers'
📅 March 25, 2025
⏰ 3:30 - 5:00 PM
📍 Iona 533, 6000 Iona Dr, Vancouver
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March 20, 2025 at 10:12 PM
We're delighted to be co-hosting this panel event with the UBC Centre for Migration Studies. Registration is now open 👇
Where do Canada and B.C. stand on immigration in 2025? How are policy shifts shaping communities, jobs, and the economy?

Join experts for a timely discussion on migration’s real-world impacts.

📅 Wednesday, April 16
⏰ 6–8 PM
📍 Robson Square Theatre (C300)

Register: www.arts.ubc.ca/events/event...
March 19, 2025 at 9:27 PM
This week at the Stone Centre:

We've got two exciting seminars as part of the Stone Inequality Seminar Series! Kicking off today, we'll be hearing from Camille Landais, followed by Maddie McKelway tomorrow.

Both seminars will begin at 3:30pm and will be held in Iona 533.
March 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
🚨 Upcoming Seminar!
On March 19, Maddie McKelway (Dartmouth College) joins the Stone Inequality Seminar Series to present 'The Power of Persuasion: Causal Effects of Household Communication on Women’s Employment'
📅 March 19, 2025
⏰ 3:30 - 5:00 PM
📍 Iona 533, 6000 Iona Dr, Vancouver
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March 17, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Early bird registration for @cleforum.bsky.social conference ends today at 4 PDT. Join us in Toronto April 25/26 for this incredible program, sponsored by @stone-centre-ubc.bsky.social, including a keynote from @imarinescu.bsky.social
Register here:
stonecentre.economics.ubc.ca/clef2025/
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The Canadian Labour Economics Forum (CLEF) is a network of Canadian academic researchers focused on the analysis of labour markets, including issues of human capital and skills development, labour sho...
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March 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
So proud to share that Stone Centre Affiliate @rjuhasz.bsky.social has won the 2025 Governor's Award from the Bank of Canada!
🎉Congrats to Professor @rjuhasz.bsky.social of the University of British Columbia for winning the 2025 Governor’s Award.

Her research focuses on industrial policy and industrialization, emphasizing their importance in economic studies.

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March 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
🚨 Upcoming Seminar!
On March 18, Camille Landais (LSE) joins the Stone Inequality Seminar Series to present 'Gender Without Kids'
📅 March 18, 2025
⏰ 3:30 – 5:00 PM
📍 Iona 533, 6000 Iona Dr, Vancouver, BC
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March 13, 2025 at 11:13 PM