Professor of economics @GC_CUNY Senior Scholar @stone_lis #socialmobility #childrights #inequality #cdnecon #EconTwitter
New York, NY and Ottawa, Canada
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The death rate from drug use has increased six-fold in Canada and the US.
Especially in the US drug deaths have become much more common than in the rest of the world.
This is @OurWorldInData's Daily Data Insight today — written by my colleagues Fiona Spooner and Mojmir Vinkler.
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The great wealth transfer stands to widen the inequality gap to a gulf, where a person’s success in this country is determined not by hard work or education, but by how rich their parents were. macleans.ca/society/the-jack…
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In our latest #InConversation, @austinclemens2 chats with @MilesCorak, economics professor @GC_CUNY.
They discuss:
📌 development of the Great Gatsby Curve
📌 perceptions of the American Dream in the U.S. and Canada, and more!
Read the full conversation:
equitablegrowth.org/in-conve…
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Hear from HCEO member @MilesCorak, @sndurlauf and others from @PearsonInst's recent Inequality & Social Mobility Panel.
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If you need proof that the minutiae of policy make a difference, look at the difference between Canada and UK here.
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🚨Our first early career scholars #RFP is now live! If you’re a current Ph.D. student or pre-tenure scholar conducting policy-relevant research related to how inequality affects economic growth, here’s how you can apply to become an #EGgrantee: equitablegrowth.org/research…
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It's PISA time, so this is your reminder that Canada appears to do well on PISA tests mainly because in Canada low performing kids are way less likely to take the test. link.springer.com/article/10…
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Finally out! My new book, As Gods Among Men. A History of the Rich in the West, @PrincetonUPress - a loooong time in the making, but now it is finally available! 🥂
Now available, @guido_alfani's As Gods Among Men explores how the rich and the super-rich throughout Western history accumulated their wealth, behaved (or misbehaved) & helped (or didn’t help) in times of crisis.
Learn more:
hubs.ly/Q027LnNc0 (UK/Europe 30 January pub)
The fall in math test scores in Canada amounts to about a one year loss in schooling.
#cdnpoli #cdnecon
A few countries improved since 2018, the last time PISA was implemented, all from East Asia
oecd.org/pisa/
Miles Corak retweeted
Extending the Child Tax Credit to more low-income families provides huge benefits. And there are ways to do it that come at a fairly small fiscal cost. tpc.io/46DNrzR
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Singapore again tops the #PISA int'l student achievement rankings, in math (but also science and reading)
@FT ft.com/content/a6577905-19a6…
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And on Thursday, I hope to see many of you in New York City for my @ARCCUNY @stone_lis seminar!
Thur 12/7 4PM - Join our next ARC seminar with Dr. Franziska Disslbacher for her presentation at Room 5318, co-sponsored with @stone_lis. Register for zoom: bit.ly/43nmlvU
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Great conversation with @guido_alfani. Many books are touted as "must reads"; Guido's As Gods Among Men: A History of the Rich in the West really is one, erudite, insightful and very wise.
The U.S. is among the most inegalitarian of large Western countries, yet the belief in American exceptionalism in the embodiment of egalitarian ideals persists. Why?
Listen to Stone Center Director @sndurlauf and @Unibocconi Professor @guido_alfani discuss how the echoes of 19th-century American exceptionalism, in terms of egalitarian standing among Western nations, continue to shape an exaggerated view of modern American mobility.
The book "As Gods Among Men" from @PrincetonUPress is available tomorrow, December 5, 2023. Find it here: bit.ly/3QVj1mK
New episodes are released every three weeks; listen here:
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#EconHist #AmericanExceptionalism
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London, Stockholm and Singapore have become real-life testing grounds for congestion pricing, as New York is on the verge of becoming the first U.S. city to charge drivers for entering its busiest areas.
nyti.ms/3GnLpcq
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Markets have dealt young people a bad hand. They could be playing it better. This is how they should invest econ.st/40Vj1Yu 👇
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Our new paper shows striking differences in success of econ job market candidates depending on gender and field (years 2018/19 and 2019/20): Women are faring better than men when they specialize in male fields. hub.cepr.org/discussion-pape…
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Thrilled to share the publication of my latest academic paper! 🤓📊 Dive into the complexities of wealth inequality in Mexico during the 19th century. A captivating journey through a century of state formation and elite dynamics. #EconTwitter #inequality #Mexico
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Some thoughts on inequality, wage structure, and moving to opportunity research in a nice piece by Bob Simison for @IMFNews
imf.org/en/Publications/fand…
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Close to 60% of people believe hard work leads to success but only 11% think it's the only factor.
Learn more about how we perceive equal opportunity and explore new #OECD data collected with the support of @Amundi_ENG
➡ brnw.ch/21wETLl
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Two sources revealed key details from the tolling scheme favored by the Traffic Mobility Review Board. The MTA board will vote on that recommendation next week.
gothamist.com/news/mta-panel…
