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  • Stone Centre Research Grants for 2026/2027 Now Open

    The Stone Centre has begun accepting applications for its research grants during the 2026/27 academic year. This funding opportunity is open to faculty members affiliated with the Stone Centre who are conducting research that deepens our understanding of the complexities surrounding wealth and income inequality in Canada and globally. Affiliate faculty members are encouraged to […] Read More

  • Upcoming- Stone Inequality Seminar Series 2026-27: Suresh Naidu

    We’re excited to welcome Suresh Naidu, who will be presenting his paper titled, “The Worker’s Brain Under the Expert’s Hat: Occupation Coding, Tacit Knowledge, and Wages.” Abstract We study tacit knowledge in occupations. We exploit a little-known feature of the occupational codes in ONET, where experts and workers are exogenously assigned to code occupational characteristics […] Read More

  • Upcoming- Stone Inequality Seminar Series 2026-27: Peter Ganong

    We’re excited to welcome Peter Ganong, who will be presenting his paper titled, “Promptly Updating Cash Benefits Saves Government Money and Improves Consumption Smoothing.” Abstract Households face significant month-to-month volatility in their earnings, but nearly all means-tested benefits systems operate based on annual earnings data. As a result, benefits are paid even in months where […] Read More

  • Upcoming- Stone Inequality Seminar Series 2026-27: Rachel Griffith 

    To start the 2026–27 Stone Inequality Seminar Series, the Stone Centre is excited to welcome Rachel Griffith, who will be presenting her paper titled, “Gender pay gaps across academic disciplines and the returns to publishing in journals.” (Karim Chalak, John Gathergood and Rachel Griffith) Abstract The gender pay gap amongst research active academics remains high. […] Read More

  • Uncovering Economic History: A Q&A with MA Thesis Fellow Danny Xiefung Lu

    Danny Lu was a 2025-2026 MA Thesis Fellow. He spoke with research assistant Bhavya Dubey. When you started your thesis on the historical roots of inequality, what was the biggest gap in your understanding that you feel you’ve successfully bridged this year?  This is a difficult question to answer because, when I started my thesis, […] Read More

  • Bridging Medicine and Economics: A Q&A with MA Thesis Fellow Brian Wall

    Brian Wall was a 2025-2026 MA Thesis Fellow. He spoke with research assistant Bhavya Dubey. With experience in both frontline medical and economic research, which ideas do you believe these fields could offer to each other?Frontline medicine exposes problems that matter deeply for patients and health systems but are not easily answered by traditional clinical […] Read More

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  • Upcoming- Stone Inequality Seminar Series 2026-27: Suresh NaiduOctober 19, 2026
  • Upcoming- Stone Inequality Seminar Series 2026-27: Peter GanongSeptember 22, 2026
  • Upcoming- Stone Inequality Seminar Series 2026-27: Rachel Griffith September 22, 2026

The James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Centre on Wealth and Income Inequality at UBC is a 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.

Learn more about our faculty affiliates, check out our current research projects and latest publications, and find information on applying for Stone Fellowships

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