News and blogs
How do firms shape their markets? Catching up with Javier Boncompte
Javier Boncompte was a Stone Centre PhD Scholar in 2024/2025. As Javier's scholarship recently came to end, we caught up with him to get his thoughts on working with the Stone Centre, and what the future holds for him.
Introducing Clara von Bismarck-Osten
Following her recent presentation at the Stone Centre breakfast, our new PhD Scholar Clara von Bismarck-Osten chatted to us about her journey to the Stone Centre and her research.
Sam Bowles on going viral
A recent talk by Sam at the University of Chicago went viral, being viewed by over half a million people in a matter of days. We caught up with Sam for a quick chat about the reaction.
Stone Centre Conference on Optimal Taxation and Redistribution recap
The Stone Centre Conference on Optimal Taxation and Redistribution brought together leading scholars from Europe and the United States to examine how modern tax systems can confront inequality, risk, and institutional constraints.
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CORE Econ Workshop 2026
The next CORE workshop takes place on Monday 30th & Tuesday 31st March 2026 at Loughborough University. Sessions will include The Economy 2.0, CORE and AI, forthcoming CORE Econ books and more.
Celebrating innovative research: three UCL economists awarded Stone Centre grants
Pedro Carneiro, Valérie Lechene, and Liyang Sun of UCL have each been awarded a Stone Centre internal research support grant for the 2025/2026 academic year
Introducing our new postdoc Gabriela Deschamps
Our new Stone Centre postdoc Gaby Deschamps follows up her Stone Centre breakfast with a chat about her research on intimate partner violence and motherhood.
Breakfast with 2026 Stone Centre postdoc Ossian Prane
We chatted with the newest postdoc to join the Stone Centre, Ossian Prane, following his presentation at the Stone Centre breakfast. Ossian shared more about his research and inspiration.
