Stone Center for Research on Wealth Inequality & Mobility

The James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center for Research on Wealth Inequality and Mobility at the University of Chicago advances groundbreaking, interdisciplinary research on the origins and nature of contemporary inequalities. Led by economists Steven Durlauf and Damon Jones of the Harris School of Public Policy, and sociologist Geoffrey Wodtke of the Department of Sociology, the Stone Center unifies perspectives on inequality by serving as a hub for collaboration, discussion, and debate for researchers across disciplines. By bringing together an interdisciplinary community of scholars to exchange ideas, integrate approaches, and confront empirical challenges, the Stone Center generates the rigorous research necessary to guide effective policy solutions to ameliorate socioeconomic inequality, promote mobility, and improve economic well-being.