We finally moved into our new office and, as expected, office moving is exactly as chaotic and nerve-wracking as everyone warns you about. Half of our furniture has apparently vanished into a mysterious delivery void, several things still refuse to work, and there’s always at least one problem we didn’t even know could exist.

But we’re very happy. Truly. Somewhere between the missing chairs and the rebellious cables, joy is happening.

Please bear with us if replies take a bit longer than usual. We promise it’ll be worth it, because once everything is up and running, this place is going to be very cool.

New semester, new space, same big questions, slightly better logistics.

We’re once again inviting brilliant researchers from around the world to share their work and ideas on inequality. This time, however, the setting has had a glow-up. Our new office finally has enough room for actual people, real conversations, and chairs that (mostly) exist.

And in a bold move toward literal honesty, the “Bites” in Bites of Inequality will no longer be purely metaphorical. There will be lunch snacks and drinks for everyone who joins us in person. Thinking is encouraged, eating is guaranteed.

So come by, bring your curiosity, and help us fill the place—good ideas are welcome, and showing up hungry won’t hurt either.

The Summer School on Socioeconomic Opportunity and Inequality is back in 2026 — and this time, inequality research is packing its bags for three international stops. The program brings together early-career scholars and policy professionals to explore inequality through economics, sociology, and public policy, with leading researchers and plenty of cross-disciplinary brain fuel.

Stops include Milan from July 1–3, Vancouver from August 10–13, and Cali from August 24–26. Advanced M.A. and Ph.D. students, postdocs, early-career faculty, and research or policy professionals are encouraged to apply.

Attendance is free, breakfast and lunch are included, and the intellectual networking may last longer than your jet lag. Find out more on how to apply here.

Wonderful news from London: the global Stone Center family is getting bigger. LSE has announced the launch of the new Stone Centre for the Study of Wealth Inequality, supported by a transformational gift from the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Foundation.

The new centre will focus on the relationship between entrepreneurship and wealth inequality — a topic that sits right at the heart of some of today’s biggest economic and policy debates. How does business ownership shape wealth concentration? How can societies encourage innovation and growth while also addressing extreme inequality? And what kinds of policies can help strike that balance?

Hosted at STICERD and co-directed by Professor Camille Landais and Dr Kate Smith, the centre will bring together leading researchers, support the next generation of inequality scholars, and build new international collaborations.

With its launch in Autumn 2026, the LSE Stone Centre will become the fourteenth member of the Stone Foundation-supported network of wealth inequality centres across North America, Europe, and Asia. We are thrilled to see this remarkable community grow — and excited for the new conversations, collaborations, and ideas this centre will bring to the wider Stone family.