Janet Gornick

@JanetGornick

Professor of Political Science & Sociology at the CUNY Graduate Center, and Director of Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality / Home to the US Office of LIS

New York, USA
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Joined March 2013
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  1. Dec 16

    scholars! See this call for papers, for a special issue of Review of Public Economics, on "Economic Insecurity, Vulnerability and Inequality", guest edited by Elena Bárcena-Martín and Jacques Silber.

    Look at the interesting Spcial Issue where contributions on Economic Insecurity, Vulnerability and Inequality are wellcome.
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  2. Dec 16

    Thank you to for posting this marvelous and memorable photo. I join my colleagues at , throughout , and way beyond, in mourning bell hooks.

    I keep this picture of bell hooks pinned above my desk for inspiration and courage.
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  3. Dec 15

    Check out the December 2021 newsletter from . As always, it's packed with fascinating research items and helpful news. And - wow! - this splash includes > 60 new (micro)datasets. Kudos to the data team: and more.

    Issue 20 of is out! Latest news from 👉 63 new datasets, a new Satellite Office, and 4 short articles on LIS data and the recent (LIS)2ER workshop, etc.
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  4. Dec 15

    There are many reasons to dip into this blog post and the issue on *wealth and social policy*. Among them (if I may): ample participation by the community! Philippe Van Kerm.

    How does wealth matter for social policy? Guest editors Brian Nolan ( Affiliated Scholar) & ( Scholar) discuss the new special issue in a blog post on the Stone Center site:
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    Dec 14

    The CCNY Sociology Department is hiring. Review of applications begins January 20, 2022.

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    Dec 13

    survey data & data both suffer from measurement concerns at the top of the distribution: when & why do the 2 data sources diverge? , , ,

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  7. Dec 13

    My best friend from childhood lives, with her extended family, in Bowling Green, Kentucky. They are unharmed physically but surrounded by destruction and loss; poor families have been hit especially hard. I asked where to give; they suggested:

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    Dec 10

    In the current issue of JESP (Special Issue on Social Policy and Wealth): "Wealth accumulation and retirement preparedness in cross-national perspective: A gendered analysis of outcomes among single adults” by and .

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  9. Dec 10

    New article, by me and Eva Sierminska. We use the Luxembourg Wealth Study (LWS) microdata to explore links between women's labor market attachment and their retirement preparedness (in US, Germany, and Spain)

    Our paper with in has been published! Still plenty of room for women to create wealth by increasing their ties to the labor market.
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  10. Dec 10

    Lots of Stone Center involvement in new issue on "Social Policy and Wealth" (Dec 2021). Co-eds are Brian Nolan ( Affiliated Scholar) & ( Scholar). Other Stone-linked authors: , Philippe Van Kerm, , and moi.

    The JESP December issue (31:5) is out! It features a special issue on “Social Policy and Wealth”, eds and Brian Nolan.
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  11. Dec 7

    A buffet of results based on the - from master chef - prepared for .

    My slides fom today's fun meeting at the occasion of the creation of a new satellite office at . The idea is to highlight things one can do with LIS data (used solely or predominantly in all the slides that follow).
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  12. Dec 6

    Wow! launched a PhD dissertation award. Core topics include "Future of Work", "Race, Ethnicity and Immigration", & "Social, Political, and Economic Inequality". Fantastic opportunity, though, unfortunately, not for most international students.

    NEW PROGRAM Dissertation Research Grants RSF is pleased to announce the new Dissertation Research Grants (DRG) program. It will support innovative and high-quality dissertation research projects that address questions relevant to RSF's priority areas.
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  13. Dec 6

    I too was inspired by presentations by my colleagues at , , . Thanks to & for excellent demonstrations of LIS & LWS microdata. (I can't figure out what I was doing, in that photo! Yodelling? Attempting bird sounds? Geez.)

    Much inspiration about avenues to use LIS data gained from talkes from and at today's launch event of the new LIS satellite office at LSE.
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  14. Dec 6

    Today is the launch event for the new "UK LIS Satellite Office", based at LSE. (1pm New York, 6pm London, 7pm Luxembourg.) New beginnings!

    📢A new UK satellite office hosted by the will see us serve as a major hub for cross-country studies in economic wellbeing and . Join us for the online launch event on Monday 6 December! 🎟️Register for the event here:
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    Dec 5

    Fascinating new research on out : "Pathways toward Inclusive Income Growth: A Comparative Decomposition of National Growth Profiles." Congrats to and !

    Now up at : What factors influence the inclusivity of income growth? How do the drivers of inclusive growth vary across country? And with what consequences for reducing inequality? and I present a framework to address these Qs:
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  16. Dec 4

    Must say: I found this to be a) amusing, b) interesting, c) helpful, and d) on the mark. PS I spent many years working trans-Atlantically before I realized that US and UK folks use the word "quite" very differently. That caused quite a few misunderstandings.

    Words that mean different things in US and UK academia: a thread for confused academics on both sides of the pond, or, Anna writes the dictionary she wishes she'd had. 1/
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    Dec 4

    You only have 10 days left to apply for the Spring meeting! Don't miss a chance to hear from our great keynote speakers . See CfP 📢

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  18. Dec 2

    We want to add a little shout-out to editors Dina Okamoto and Art Alderson, and their reviewers, for offering us exactly what peer review should offer: smart, detailed, challenging, useful, feasible, respectful input. An exemplary review experience! 🙏

    Now up at : What factors influence the inclusivity of income growth? How do the drivers of inclusive growth vary across country? And with what consequences for reducing inequality? and I present a framework to address these Qs:
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  19. Dec 1

    Our team at the GC-CUNY Stone Center hosted the 7th meeting, in 2017 in NYC. It was an exciting and memorable experience and I highly recommend applying. I'd be happy to share our experience; feel free to contact me.

    📢Call for expression of interest 📢 Organization of 10th ECINEQ Meeting - Summer 2023 Submit your proposal! More info here
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  20. Dec 1

    For 35+ years, has had one satellite - the US Office - and now there will be two! The US Office (overseen by moi) is thrilled to welcome a new sibling. We look forward to working and growing (old) together.

    📢A new UK satellite office hosted by the will see us serve as a major hub for cross-country studies in economic wellbeing and . Join us for the online launch event on Monday 6 December! 🎟️Register for the event here:
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