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Watch our 2026 Annual Public Lecture

Posted
3
November 2026
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By
Stone Centre at UCL
Stephen Machin

Huge thanks to everyone who joined us at Woburn House on 21 October for the 2026 Stone Centre Annual Public Lecture.

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Stephen Machin’s full lecture "What's Different About Wage Inequality Today?" is now on our YouTube channel, and a write-up will follow soon. We’re also grateful to Jeevun Sandher MP and Delphine Strauss of the Financial Times for joining the discussion.

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Authors

Stone Centre at UCL

Stone Centre at UCL.

Stone Centre at UCL

Stephen Machin

Professor of Economics and Director of the Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics. Fellow of the British Academy and President of the European Association of Labour Economists.

Stephen Machin