Tom Kemeny

I study cities and local labor markets. Much of my current research is focused on the links between innovation, inequality and prosperity. In high-income countries like the U.S., the UK and Canada, we inhabit an age of large and growing economic inequality, both between people and places. My work aims to better understand these patterns over the long run. Broadly, the aim is to explore whether we can enjoy greater equality in opportunities and outcomes, while maintaining the kinds of dynamic, innovation-oriented economies that have spawned an unprecedented 200 years of growth. In addition to academic research, I have advised governments and NGOs on issues of regional and international development, including the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the U.S. Economic Development Administration, and the World Bank.