Stone Centre on Wealth and Income Inequality

Pierre-Loup Beauregard on the impacts of social housing projects on families in Canada
By Sophia Bertuzzi Samilski Pierre-Loup Beauregard is in the final year of his PhD at the Vancouver School of Economics as a Stone Centre Fellow. After thoroughly enjoying economic theory classes at Université du Québec à Montréal, Beauregard completed his master’s in economics at Queen’s University and applied to PhD programs across the country and in the United States. He ultimately decided to […] Read More
‘Just a little bit is enough’: Vibhu Pratyush on land ownership and educational mobility in rural India
After completing his undergraduate degree in economics at the University of Delhi, VSE PhD candidate and Stone Fellow Vibhu Pratyush began his career in economic consulting before arriving in Vancouver to pursue graduate studies at UBC. Research Assistant Sophia Bertuzzi Samilski sat down with Pratyush to discuss his background, research, and future as walks the stage in May 2026, marking the completion of his seven-year journey at UBC. Throughout his […] Read More
‘A positive story from technological change’: Sara Benetti on the profound social consequences of innovation
Sara Benetti is a PhD candidate in economics at the Vancouver School of Economics and a recipient of the Stone PhD Fellowship. Before arriving in Vancouver to pursue her doctoral degree in 2020, Benetti completed her undergraduate and master’s degree at Università Bocconi in Milan, Italy, and worked as a senior researcher at INCAE Business School in Costa Rica.  Research Assistant Sophia Bertuzzi Samilski sat down with Benetti for an interview with the Stone Centre. […] Read More
Second Annual Stone Distinguished Lecture on Inequality: Sir Richard Blundell
For the second year in a row, The Stone Centre on Wealth and Income Inequality hosted a distinguished lecture on inequality. In October 2025, Sir Richard Blundell of University College London presented the findings of a years-long international research project — The Deaton Review on Inequality — challenging the metrics, assumptions, and policy responses that have dominated economic thinking […] Read More
Stone Inequality Seminar Series 2025-26: Anmol Bhandari
To conclude our 2025–26 Stone Inequality Seminar Series, the Stone Centre is pleased to welcome Anmol Bhandari, who will be presenting his paper titled, “Capital Reallocation and Private Firm Dynamics.” Abstract We develop a theory of firm dynamics and capital reallocation in private firms and use it to study the taxation of business income, capital, […] Read More

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The James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Centre on Wealth and Income Inequality at UBC is a new research centre at the Vancouver School of Economics funded by a generous gift of the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Foundation. The Stone Centre’s purpose is to support research on the causes and consequences of wealth and income inequality, and possible remedies.

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Pierre-Loup Beauregard on the impacts of social housing projects on families in Canada
‘Just a little bit is enough’: Vibhu Pratyush on land ownership and educational mobility in rural India
‘A positive story from technological change’: Sara Benetti on the profound social consequences of innovation
Second Annual Stone Distinguished Lecture on Inequality: Sir Richard Blundell
Stone Inequality Seminar Series 2025-26: Anmol Bhandari

Pierre-Loup Beauregard on the impacts of social housing projects on families in Canada

‘Just a little bit is enough’: Vibhu Pratyush on land ownership and educational mobility in rural India

‘A positive story from technological change’: Sara Benetti on the profound social consequences of innovation

Second Annual Stone Distinguished Lecture on Inequality: Sir Richard Blundell

Stone Inequality Seminar Series 2025-26: Anmol Bhandari

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