Join us for a hybrid seminar with Tom Kemeny, Professor at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy at the University of Toronto, for a talk titled The Geography of Affluence: Why Spatial Wealth Inequality Matters. 

The talk explores how wealth inequality across American communities exceeds income inequality, and what this means for people living in less affluent places. A particular focus is on the relationship between community wealth and cognitive health among older adults.  The findings suggest that greater community wealth is associated with a lower relative risk of cognitive impairment, with particularly pronounced associations in the poorest communities and among groups more dependent on locally funded public goods and services. 

Join us in person or online!

Tom Kemeny is a Professor at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy at the University of Toronto and a member of its Innovation Policy Lab. He is also a Visiting Senior Fellow at the International Inequalities Institute at the London School of Economics. His research focuses on the spatial dynamics of economic growth, innovation, and inequality, including how the benefits of economic development are distributed across people and places. His work has been featured in The Guardian, The Washington Post, and Bloomberg, and has received several academic awards. 

For any questions or requests, please contact Veronika Hamar at veronika.hamar@uni-corvinus.hu