CONFERENCES & EVENTS

Income Inequality in America

March 26, 2026
7:30 p.m.–9:00 p.m. ET
WEBINAR

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This panel discussion with Dean Baker, William D. Cohan, and Peter Coy will explore the underlying causes of income inequality, how these trends affect American democracy, and practical, responsible strategies for addressing them. Join live to ask questions. This event is organized by the Network for Responsible Public Policy.

SPEAKERS

DEAN BAKER co-founded CEPR in 1999. His areas of research include housing and macroeconomics, intellectual property, Social Security, Medicare, and European labor markets. His blog, Beat the Press, provides commentary on economic reporting. His analyses have appeared in many major publications, including The Atlantic, The Washington Post, the Financial Times (London), and the New York Daily News. Dean received his B.A. from Swarthmore College and his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Michigan. Dean previously worked as a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute and an assistant professor at Bucknell University. He has also worked as a consultant for the World Bank, the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress, and the OECD’s Trade Union Advisory Council. He was the author of the weekly online commentary on economic reporting, the Economic Reporting Review, from 1996 to 2006.

WILLIAM D. COHAN is the author of the New York Times bestsellers House of Cards and The Last Tycoons, which won the 2007 Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award. He is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair, has a biweekly opinion column in the New York Times, and writes frequently for the Financial Times, Fortune, The Atlantic, and the Washington Post, among other publications. A former investment banker, Cohan is a graduate of Duke University, the Columbia University School of Journalism, and the Columbia University Graduate School of Business.

MODERATOR

PETER COY is a freelance journalist covering economics, business, and finance. He was previously a staff writer for The Associated Press, BusinessWeek, Bloomberg Businessweek, and the Opinion section of the New York Times. He is a graduate of Cornell University.

EVENT CO-SPONSORS

Network for Responsible Public Policy
The Academy of Political Science