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You can now watch the full video of Stephen Machin's 2026 Stone Centre Annual Public Lecture, "What's Different About Wage Inequality Today", on the Stone Centre at UCL's YouTube channel.

Critical thinking, communication, and better assessment: the National Bank of Slovakia’s Stefania Paredes Fuentes on what graduates will need in the age of AI.

Louis Fréget, a health economist whose research looks at maternal health, birth outcomes, and income inequality, has joined the Stone Centre at UCL as a postdoctoral fellow, working on CORE Econ.

The Stone Centre at UCL is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Fellow for a one to two year position starting on 1 September 2027. Applications close on 13 November.

Guido brings experience from the European Central Bank to the Stone Centre as one of our 2026/2027 Stone PhD Scholars. We talked to Guido about why that work led to a PhD, and how banks shape who gains and who loses when interest rates change.

Stone PhD Scholar Vrinda Anand shares her research on how social divisions, referral networks, and discrimination shape who ends up in informal work in India.

Introducing our new Stone PhD Scholar, Graham Mazeine. Graham shares his research on frictional labour markets, tax policy, and what generative AI could mean for young workers' careers and inequality.

Our latest Stone PhD Scholar Zeyi Xiao discusses how people understand financial risk and whether clearer risk communication could help narrow wealth inequality.