The Stone Lectures

The James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Lecture in Economic Inequality Where’s the Squeeze? Using Economic Data to Understand the Affordability Crisis The 2026 Stone Lecture in Economic Inequality will be delivered by economist Cecilia Rouse on Thursday...

The James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Lecture in Economic Inequality The 2025 James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Lecture in Economic Inequality was delivered by legal scholar Lina Khan, who served as the chair of the Federal Trade Commission from 2021 to 2025...

The James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Lecture in Economic Inequality The 2024 James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Lecture in Economic Inequality was delivered by economist Daron Acemoglu, Institute Professor at MIT. The Stone Lecture is designed to bring greater...

The James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Lecture in Economic Inequality The Third James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Lecture in Economic Inequality was delivered by economist Joseph Stiglitz on March 28 th at 6:00 pm in the John F. Kennedy, Jr. Forum at Harvard...

See event page for video | slides | photos ▶ THE JAMES M. AND CATHLEEN D. STONE LECTURE IN ECONOMIC INEQUALITY 2019 Emmanuel Saez Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Equitable Growth, University of California, Berkeley With discussion...

See event page for video | slides | paper | photos ▶ Photo by John Werner THE JAMES M. AND CATHLEEN D. STONE LECTURE IN ECONOMIC INEQUALITY 2018 Rising Inequality and the Changing Structure of Political Conflict Thomas Piketty L'École des Hautes Études en...