Stone Centre at UCL
Welcome to the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Centre on Wealth Concentration, Inequality, and the Economy at University College London.
Featured education materials
CORE Skyscrapers are interactive, 3-D visualisations of the distribution of global income and wealth.
Latest featured research
How does technological change affect wealth accumulation and inequality of total (i.e. labour and capital) income over time? This paper focuses on automation – a capital intensive form of technological change.
A rapidly growing number of US cities have decided to set local minimum wages. Are minimum wages set at city level a good idea? This study examines the main trade-offs emerging from the local variation in minimum wage policies.
Featured videos
Wendy Carlin's contribution at the Stone Centre launch
At the launch of the Stone Centre, Wendy Carlin highlighted the connection between wealth inequality and risk-taking. Watch her contribution in this video.
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Imran Rasul's opening remarks at the Stone Centre launch
Imran Rasul opened the launch event of the Stone Centre at UCL. You can watch his opening remarks in this video.
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Launch of the Stone Centre at UCL
The Stone Centre at UCL was launched on 26 May 2022 in Westminster. You can now watch the full recording of the event.
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Latest news and blogs
Stone Centre Postdoctoral Fellows Tatiana Mocanu and Riccardo Cioffi introduce themselves, the research they do, and their plans for the future. They joined the Stone Centre in late summer 2022 for one year.
The Stone Centre at UCL launched on 26 May 2022, with notable guest speakers including Nobel prizes Angus Deaton and James Heckman. The recording is now available.
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