The Center for the Study of Wealth and Inequality (CWI) Seminar Series is sponsored by Columbia University’s Institute for Social and Economic Research Policy (ISERP) and is devoted to the investigation of social and economic inequality. The Seminar invites speakers from both within and outside of Columbia to present recent papers covering a wide range of topics pertaining to inequality, such as poverty, labor market behavior, education, and the family. The research topics and methodologies are at the cutting edge of the interdisciplinary study of wealth and inequality, as the CWI Seminar invites speakers from multiple social science disciplines and fields. Past speakers include Annette Lareau, Adam Gamoran, Timothy Smeeding, Lisa Kahn, Mario Small, Rob Warren and Florencia Torche, among numerous others.
Fall 2024 Seminar Schedule
Talks will be held in person in Knox Hall, room 509, from 2-3:30 P.M.
September 19: Nora Gross, Assistant Professor of Education at Barnard College, Columbia University, Brothers in Grief: The Hidden Toll of Gun Violence on Black Boys and Their Schools
October 17: Rachel Dwyer, Professor of Sociology, The Ohio State University, Racial Segregation and Alternative Financial Services in US States
October 31: Matthias Thiemann, Professor for European Public Policy, Sciences Po Centre des Etudes Europeennes, Taming the Cycles of Finance
November 14: Nathan Wilmers, Associate Professor of Work and Organizations, MIT Sloan, After Inequality