Lane Kenworthy is an American professor of sociology and political science. He has worked at the University of Arizona since 2004, being a full professor since 2007.[1] He is known for his statistical and analytic work on the economic effects of income and wealth distribution.[2] He currently teaches at the University of California, San Diego.[3]
He advocates incremental reforms to the U.S. welfare state in the direction of the social-democratic Nordic model, thereby increasing economic security and equal opportunity.[4]