Department in @CornellCAS. Affiliate centers: @InequalityCU and @CSESfeed
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to raise income taxes on New York City’s millionaires. Although past tax hikes haven't made millionaires move, there could be a breaking point, @CornellSoc professor Cristobal Young tells @nytimes.
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Cornell Dept of Sociology retweeted
Millionaires have low migration rates, @CornellSoc professor Cristobal Young says on @CNN: Tax flight is not a myth, but only about 15% of millionaires who move wind up with a lower tax bill.
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Cornell Dept of Sociology retweeted
Rachel Krug '04 did not realize, when she arrived at A&S, that in addition to an education, her @CornellSoc major would prepare her to navigate ambiguity, build resilience, and remain confident under pressure.
She writes about it in @WeCornellians.
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Cornell Dept of Sociology retweeted
“For many religious Americans, faith leads and politics follows," @CornellSoc professor @LandonSchnabel sayd in @Independent . "When a president posts himself as Christ, he asks believers to start with political loyalty and backfill the theology.”
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“Conservative Catholics who have supported Trump may now feel the need to decide between him and the pope,” says @CornellSoc professor @LandonSchnabel in @USATODAY coverage of Trump's feud with Pope Leo XIV.
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Cornell Dept of Sociology retweeted
The appointment of the first woman as Archbishop of Canterbury tests "whether institutions built by and for men can open their highest offices to women without fracturing in the process," says sociologist @LandonSchnabel .
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ALT Columns arches in the walls line the long stairs leading to the alter in Canterbury Cathedral.
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Cornell Dept of Sociology retweeted
Although research says the superrich don't move to avoid state taxes, “there’s a different kind of anxiety in the air” over a proposed CA wealth tax, @CornellSoc prof Cristobal Young tells @TheAtlantic. “There’s a lot more at stake and a lot of unknowns.”
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Cornell Dept of Sociology retweeted
Billionaire relocations and asset management may be symbolically powerful but not immediately consequential for Silicon Valley companies: @CornellSoc professor Cristobal Young provides perspective in @politico
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Cornell Dept of Sociology retweeted
California wealth tax and billionaire exodus: In @washingtonpost, @CornellSoc professor Cristobal Young offers expert analysis on how tax structures influence the migration patterns of billionaires.
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Cornell Dept of Sociology retweeted
1 Dec 2025
New York’s wealthy warn of a tax exodus after Mamdani’s win – but the data says otherwise, @CornellSoc professor Cristobal Young writes in
@chron. Although top earners are often viewed as highly mobile, in reality, "Millionaires have low migration rates."
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Cornell Dept of Sociology retweeted
2 Dec 2025
ASA member Cristobal Young @CornellSoc @CornellCAS says data show that the rich generally stay put, countering warnings that millionaires would flee NYC if Mamdani were elected. @ConversationUS bit.ly/4pPrd85
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Cornell Dept of Sociology retweeted
25 Nov 2025
Raul Armenta, @CornellSoc doctoral student from L.A., studies the intersection of education and the criminal legal system. His research explores how individuals affected by incarceration make sense of higher education.
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Cornell Dept of Sociology retweeted
25 Sep 2025
“For believers, the Rapture represents the ultimate validation. Rapture beliefs create powerful in-group/out-group dynamics," @CornellSoc professor Landon Schnabel tells @nbc, adding that social media drove widespread interest in this week's prediction.
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Cornell Dept of Sociology retweeted
12 Sep 2025
There’s no place like home — and even when state-by-state income tax disparities make it profitable to move, high-wage earners seem to agree, according to new @Cornell-led research. @CornellSoc @CornellCCSS @RussellSageFdn news.cornell.edu/stories/202…
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Cornell Dept of Sociology retweeted
16 Sep 2025
Every year, about 2.5 % of wealthy Americans move to other tax jurisdictions – compared with about 5% of low-income taxpayers, @CornellSoc professor Cristobal Young tells @nytimes, saying the stakes are too high to move for many high earners.
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14 Aug 2025
Cornell Soc alum will begin an exciting new position at NYU Shanghai.. congrats Lucas!
14 Aug 2025
📢 Excited to welcome Dr. Lucas Drouhot as Assistant Professor of Sociology at NYU Shanghai! 🎉
From Utrecht University, his research explores migration, social stratification, ethnoracial diversity, and social networks, with work in AJS, ARS, and more. caser.shanghai.nyu.edu/caser…
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Cornell Dept of Sociology retweeted
14 Apr 2025
DIY religion: @CornellSoc-led research finds that many Americans are leaving organized religion – not for secular rationality, but to pursue spirituality in ways that better align with their values. @SociusJournal @LandonSchnabel @CornellCAS news.cornell.edu/stories/202…
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Cornell Dept of Sociology retweeted
2 Apr 2025
The 2020 pandemic was surprisingly divisive, @CornellSoc professor Michael Macy tells @business: While disasters often bring people together, the pandemic precipitated a tipping point, tearing us apart in a way that wouldn’t be easily reversed.
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Cornell Dept of Sociology retweeted
25 Mar 2025
To cut through misinformation and fragile claims, @CornellSoc associate professor Cristobal Young has written a book calling social science researchers to the highest standards of evidence through “multiverse analysis.” @CornellCAS @CambridgeUP news.cornell.edu/stories/202…
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Cornell Dept of Sociology retweeted
19 Mar 2025
College-age adults are moving out of New York for housing-related concerns or because they got a job in another state, @CornellSoc professor Benjamin Cornwell says in @Newsweek. NY gained population from 2023– 2024 after a long trend of residents leaving.
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