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  • Understanding the Pathways into Homelessness: New Research and Policy Insights from a Cross-Canada Forum 

    New research presented by UBC’s Stone Centre on Wealth and Income Inequality highlights how government data can help identify pathways into homelessness—and potentially prevent it before it happens.  On October 16, 2026, researchers and policymakers from across North America gathered at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management for a forum examining what new […] Read More

  • Upcoming Stone Inequality Seminar Series 2026-27: Zoë B. Cullen

    On December 3rd, Zoë B. Cullen will present her paper titled, “Labor as Capital: AI and the Ownership of Expertise,” as part of our Stone Inequality Seminar Series. Abstract Workplace records are increasingly used to train AI models, but much job knowledge remains undocumented. To build more effective AI, workers must supply their expertise to […] Read More

  • Applications for 2027/28 Stone MA Fellowship Program Now Open

    The Stone Centre on Wealth and Income Inequality is now welcoming applications for its 2027/28 MA Fellowship program. Each Masters Fellow will receive $15,000 in fellowship funding for up to one year. Masters Fellows will also receive an additional $2,000 research stipend which can be used to cover costs related to data collection and analysis […] Read More

  • Welcoming the 2026-27 Stone Centre Fellows

    We are excited to introduce the newest cohort of fellows joining the Stone Centre on Wealth and Income Inequality. Their work will play a vital role in driving forward our mission to generate knowledge, spark dialogue, and shape solutions to some of today’s most pressing issues. Visit the ‘Fellows‘ tab to learn more about each […] Read More

  • Stone Inequality Seminar Series 2026-27: Suresh Naidu

    On October 27th, Suresh Naidu presented his paper titled, “What You See Depends on Where You Sit: Occupation Codes, Tacit Knowledge, and Wages,” as part of our Stone Inequality Seminar Series. 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 […] Read More

Latest Posts

  • Understanding the Pathways into Homelessness: New Research and Policy Insights from a Cross-Canada Forum 
  • Upcoming Stone Inequality Seminar Series 2026-27: Zoë B. Cullen
  • Applications for 2027/28 Stone MA Fellowship Program Now Open

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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