No child poverty in Sweden? Think again! We found big differences in poverty rates, poverty gaps and poverty buffers between children of Swedish-born and foreign-born parents. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... With @siddarthaaradhya.bsky.social and @rafgrotti.bsky.social

🚨 New Paper Alert! 🚨 Is overqualification a stepping stone for career progression among children of immigrants (G2) ? A new paper by @wooseongkim.bsky.social, @rafgrotti.bsky.social and @siddarthaaradhya.bsky.social provide empirical evidence challenging this view (1/4) doi.org/10.1016/j.rs...

Group Differences in Income Distributions, Poverty Gaps, and Poverty Buffers: Inequalities between the Children of Swedish-Born and Migrant Parents New Data visualisation, published with @siddarthaaradhya.bsky.social and @rafgrotti.bsky.social in @sociusjournal.bsky.social doi.org/10.1177/2378...

📢 Our new article on #poverty dynamics in early #childhood among #immigrants and natives comparing Finland and Sweden is published: doi.org/10.1007/s106... With @rafgrotti.bsky.social, Siddartha Aradhya and Outi Sirniö. @sustageable.fi @invest-flagship.bsky.social

High childhood poverty in Sweden, but disproportionally among parents with a migration background. Important research and debate piece by Anna Tegunimataka, @siddarthaaradhya.bsky.social and @rafgrotti.bsky.social www.aftonbladet.se/debatt/a/K88...

Stora ojämlikheter i hur svenska barn växer upp

DEBATT. I tider av hög arbetslöshet och ökade matpriser riskerar många familjer att drabbas av ekonomisk utsatthet. Men barnfattigdomen i Sverige är kraftigt oj

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Still time to apply to the #ECSR2026 conference at Trinity College Dublin on June 15-17 @tcddublin.bsky.social organised by @tcdsociology.bsky.social and @esri.ie Abstract submission deadline: January 11! Submit an abstract: www.ecsr2026.net

Publication alert 👏 Our members are all about situating stratification processes within institutional contexts, so seeing this chapter by our P. Barbieri out in "The Oxford Handbook of Social Stratification" feels extra special. A must-read for social scientists! academic.oup.com/edited-volum...

Labor Market Institutions and Social Inequality

AbstractInstitutions are defined as formal and informal norms enforced with sanctions. From a sociological point of view, institutions address the distribu

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Thanks to Tim Liao for an inspiring methodological talk on 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 #SequenceAnalysis for the Hans Schadee Research #Methods Center at UniTN. Lots of ideas to take away - and many applications for the proposed methods (Liao 2021, 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘚𝘤𝘪).⁣⁣⁣ #LifeCourse #Sociology⁣⁣⁣

Acquiring citizenship is often seen as a milestone of integration. For once because it is assumed to lead to better job prospects. A new study on #Italy challenges this assumption. Read our #PopDigest led by scholars at @csisunitn.bsky.social 🔗https://tinyurl.com/mxd4rdk

Does citizenship-acquisition improve labour market outcomes of immigrant? In the Italian context naturalised immigrants have higher socio-economic attainment and earnings. Yet, this is largely due to positive selection rather than the acquisition of citizenship itself: dx.doi.org/10.1111/imig...

Our article on parental union dissolution and children’s emotional and behavioral problems appears in the most recent issue of @sfjournal.bsky.social. We find a longterm increase in SDQ score following parental union dissolution [1/2] academic.oup.com/sf/article/1...

🚨New paper out🚨 First evidence on the returns of citizenship acquisition in Italy 🔎 Naturalized do better, but not because of naturalization 🔗 OA in IOM doi.org/10.1111/imig... w/ @filippogch.bsky.social @rafgrotti.bsky.social ‬@stefanischerer.bsky.social ‬@zamberlanna.bsky.social #MigCitSky

Now appearing in the most recent volume of @sfjournal.bsky.social, my paper with the beyond outstanding @filippogch.bsky.social on how family background shapes exposure to income volatility across the life course in 🇺🇸, 🇩🇪, and 🇩🇰! @erc.europa.eu #sociology academic.oup.com/sf/article/1...

Family background and life cycle earnings volatility: evidence from brother correlations in Denmark, Germany, and the United States

Abstract. While stratification scholars have extensively examined intergenerational associations in lifetime income, they have mostly disregarded how famil

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Our WP on #poverty persistence in early childhood among immigrants, comparing Finland and Sweden. With @rafgrotti.bsky.social and others. One interesting sidenote: greater number of immigrants in SE might be behind higher child poverty levels compared to FI. su.figshare.com/articles/pre...

The 6th TN-Square is coming! 🏔️ This edition we are discussing employment, mobility trajectories and social inequality and we couldn’t be more excited. ✨ Submit your application by August 25th and spread the news! For more spoilers, check our website: event.unitn.it/tn-square/ #TNSquare25

TN-Square 6th Edition, Trento School of Applied Quantitative Research, 22-24 October 2025, Trento

Employment and Mobility over the life course in changing societies

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As we like to say - the CSIS delegation never stops! ✨ Today our @irenemichelin.bsky.social presented her work (w/ @rafgrotti.bsky.social & P. Barbieri) on the role of unemployment for wage mobility among overeducated workers in 🇩🇪 and 🇬🇧 at the CAREER Workshop in Amsterdam. Keep an eye on it!

Busy week ahead! ✨ Alongside our Brown Bag Seminars, some of our members will join the Trento Economic Festival engage in activities outside the academic walls.

✨ Call for papers! ✨ Our @lucapiccoli.bsky.social is organising (w/ colleagues) a 2-days workshop on socio-emotional skills and education in September (11th-12th). If you would like to partecipate, don't hesitate to candidate sending your work by June 6th (deadline). You don't want to miss it!

Day 1 of the Age-Period-Cohort Workshop - organised by our @rafgrotti.bsky.social - is a wrap! ✨ Key takeaway: the APC identification problem may be an unsolvable puzzle, but there are some tricks to get around it. Thanks to @juhoharkonen.bsky.social & J. van Leeuwen for sharing their expertise!

Time for a late evening read! 📰 Today’s recommendation is a reflection from our P. Barbieri on the Trentino economy: what could be improved and why it so important to innovate it. Lots of food for thought! 🇮🇹 only: unitrento.telpress.it/news/2025/04...

Hey postdocs, here’s an opportunity to develop your research plan with us - and eventually relocate to Turku with your own grant!

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📢 Planning to apply for a MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship 2025? We offer a fully funded short-term visit to co-develop your MSCA proposal with top researchers in social & behavioral sciences at the INVEST Research Flagship in @utu.fi. Read more & apply by 18 May👉 euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/hosting...

New pub (w/ @fabriberna.bsky.social) highlighting how family socioeconomic background plays a key role in shaping genetic associations: advantaged families both compensate for and amplify their children’s genetic propensities for education doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2025.103174 👇🧵

Fabrizio Bernardi@fabriberna.bsky.social · 2y ago

Our paper with @gaiaghirardi.bsky.social is now out at SSR! Have a look if you are interested in social stratification and/or sociogenomics Below are the main findings and contributions 1/6 doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...

Our junior members are growing! ✨ Check out @beatricecaniglia.bsky.social (w/ @zamberlanna.bsky.social & P. Barbieri) paper on the gendered role of occupational characteristics for lifelong singlehood in 🇮🇹 !

Beatrice Caniglia@beatricecaniglia.bsky.social · 2y ago

My first paper is out! ✨ This work has been with me throughout my master and marked many “first” in my academic journey. A special thanks to my co-authors @zamberlanna.bsky.social & P. Barbieri. It has been a great work team! Enjoy the reading! 📑 www.tandfonline.com/eprint/KXBXY...

Round 2 of this week Brown Bag Seminar (#BBS) is a wrap! 🏔️ Today, it was @pfallesen.bsky.social turn to share his expertise and insightful contribution on research on the effect of divorce on children. We are left with one question: What are the counterfactuals? 💡 #BBS

#Published: "Parental social class and home-leaving in Italy: A changing landscape with persistent inequalities" by @elibrini.bsky.social, @gcorti.bsky.social, @francemente.bsky.social & @alderotti.bsky.social (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #JFamRes #openaccess #OpenScience #sociology #demography

New week, new Brown Bag Seminar! 🏔️ Kicking off our first #BBS session of the week, we had the pleasure of hosting @helenkowalewska.bsky.social ska.bsy.social and learning about the challenges women 50+ face when re-entering the workforce in the 🇬🇧.

1/ 🚸 *Does grandparental involvement boost school grades?* Our new study (with @valeriabordone.bsky.social) explores whether grandchild care, financial support or contact impact grandchildren's school performance. Let's unpack the findings🧵👇 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The effect of grandparental involvement on grandchildren's school grades: Heterogeneity by the extended family characteristics

As the early years are crucial for individuals' lifelong socioeconomic success, extensive research has examined the impact of non-maternal childcare o…

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