In this video, Jeremy Levine, Faculty Associate in the Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics at ISR, explains why victim compensation laws often fail to benefit victims of crime. I study the inequalities in the criminal legal system. Specifically, I study laws that are supposed to benefit crime victims. But what I find in my research… Continue reading The real world impact of ISR research: Jeremy Levine
Project: Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics
Justice after trauma? Race, red tape keep sexual assault victims from compensation
ANN ARBOR—Bureaucratic hurdles and racial disparities restrict access to victim compensation for adult survivors of sexual assault, deepen justice system inequities and compound trauma. The absence of police verification of a crime is the primary reason for rejection, representing 34.4% of disapproved requests—which account for roughly 8 out of every 100 applicants, according to a… Continue reading Justice after trauma? Race, red tape keep sexual assault victims from compensation
Center for Inequality Dynamics receives $5M gift from Stone Foundation
As economic disparities reach historic levels, the University of Michigan is renewing its commitment to investigating causes of social inequality. A $5 million gift from the Stone Foundation will allow the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics to sustain its critical work to produce research and address rising wealth inequality. By… Continue reading Center for Inequality Dynamics receives $5M gift from Stone Foundation
Births down, wages up: U-M study links historic birth rate drop to closing gender pay gap
ANN ARBOR—As the U.S. birth rate reaches historic lows in 2025, these declines fuel economic change as the year comes to an end. A University of Michigan study showed that low U.S. fertility has led to gains in pay equity. Eight percent of the narrowing gender pay gap came from women having fewer children. The… Continue reading Births down, wages up: U-M study links historic birth rate drop to closing gender pay gap
Declining Fertility Rates Key to Narrowing U.S. Gender Pay Gap, Study Finds
A new study revealed that a decline in the number of children among U.S. employees has played a significant role in reducing the gender pay gap. Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics Director Alexandra Killewald and Harvard University PhD Candidate in Sociology Nino José Cricco published their findings in Social Forces in November. “Having children leads to wage losses for… Continue reading Declining Fertility Rates Key to Narrowing U.S. Gender Pay Gap, Study Finds
Declining Fertility Rates Key to Narrowing U.S. Gender Pay Gap, Study Finds
A new study revealed that a decline in the number of children among U.S. employees has played a significant role in reducing the gender pay gap. University of Michigan Professor of Sociology Alexandra Killewald and Harvard University PhD Candidate in Sociology Nino José Cricco published their findings in Social Forces in November. “Having children leads… Continue reading Declining Fertility Rates Key to Narrowing U.S. Gender Pay Gap, Study Finds
Disparity dynamics: Geographic impact of social transfer programs on income inequality
ANN ARBOR—Social transfer programs have significant geographic differences in spending that help to reduce income gaps between rich and poor regions of the United States, according to new University of Michigan research. The study, published in Social Service Review, shows that federal social insurance programs such as Social Security and the Earned Income Tax Credit reduced… Continue reading Disparity dynamics: Geographic impact of social transfer programs on income inequality