1/6 What happens when you tell an AI browser: “Fill out this survey”? It fills out the survey. In our new study, led by @rtopinkova.bsky.social, we tested three consumer-facing agentic browsers without lengthy prompts, custom code, or technical fine-tuning.

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Barbara Binder@barbarabinder.bsky.social · last mo.

Is crypto anti-elite rebellion or tax-savvy portfolio strategy? Our study of Germany points more to the latter: crypto ownership is socially stratified, linked to risk tolerance, and embedded in existing wealth portfolios rather than forming a distinct investor class. On OSF: doi.org/10.31235/osf...

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Barbara Binder@barbarabinder.bsky.social · last mo.

Rather than clustering within a single ownership profile, cryptocurrency ownership appears across multiple portfolio structures that differ markedly in their composition and degree of diversification. @nrmllr.bsky.social and I identify four different classes based on their ownership probabilities.

...a multidimensional instrument for measuring structural contraceptive labor and returns. The index opens new perspectives on the unequal distribution of contraceptive responsibility and reproductive labor. #GenderInequality #Contraception #SocialInequality doi.org/10.62350/WHD...

Contraceptive responsibility continues to be borne predominantly by women. But how can the burdens, risks, and benefits of contraceptive methods be systematically compared? In a new article, Nora Müller, Theresa Nutz, Katrin Firl, and Lara Guse introduce the #ContraIndex...

Excited about our new article on the #ContraIndex! 🎉 We introduce a new instrument measuring contraceptive labor and returns across methods from a female-centered perspective → Highly effective methods often involve substantial physical and mental burdens doi.org/10.62350/WHD... @kfirl.bsky.social

Empirische Pädagogik 2026 – 40 (1) Kap. 1 [digital] | Verlag Empirische Pädagogik

In: Empirische Pädagogik 2026 – 40 (1):

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Louis Henderson and Jane Humphries argue in the OxREP that care labour is systematically neglected in conventional economic metrics. They illustrate how breastfeeding has been historically unrecognised despite its crucial contribution to infant health. doi.org/10.1093/oxre...

The economic history of caring labour: a case study of breastfeeding

Abstract. Caring labour, whether paid or unpaid, creates value, supports economic activity, and generates positive externalities, yet suffers neglect in co

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Multiverse studies seem doomed to perpetuate a cycle of "look it varies!" "but not that much" "does too!". Here's another exchange that I had missed. "Robustness is better assessed with a few thoughtful models than with billions of regressions" doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

#jobs #stellenangebote #GESISjobs #jobfairy Arbeiten Sie bei GESIS und profitieren Sie von vielen Vorteilen. youtu.be/t1KcoQxuvmQ... Wir suchen zum 15.01.26 für Team #CEWS in #Köln eine*n Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter*in #Forschungsdatenmanagement für #Geschlechterforschung: www.gesis.org/instit...

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Profitieren Sie von vielen Vorteilen! Wir stellen attraktive Arbeitsplätze in Köln oder Mannheim bereit und bieten Ihnen großzügige Homeoffice-Regelungen. Bei uns wird die Vereinbarkeit von Beruf und Familie großgeschrieben und unsere Mitarbeitenden profitieren von unserem betrieblichen Gesundheits

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The educational #wealth divide in #Europe New study by Andrea Pietrolucci, Jascha Dräger, Nora Müller, and Marco Albertini,: Beyond income, parental wealth shapes young people’s chances of entering higher education. 👉

The educational wealth divide in Europe: Post-secondary enrollment gaps across parental wealth components and countries

Parental wealth is a crucial dimension of socioeconomic status (SES) and plays a significant role in the intergenerational transmission of educational…

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Die Bildungs-Kluft nach Vermögen in Europa Neue Studie von Andrea Pietrolucci, Jascha Dräger, Nora Müller und Marco Albertini,: Nicht nur #Einkommen, auch das #Vermögen der Eltern beeinflusst die Chancen junger Menschen auf #Hochschulbildung. 👉

The educational wealth divide in Europe: Post-secondary enrollment gaps across parental wealth components and countries

Parental wealth is a crucial dimension of socioeconomic status (SES) and plays a significant role in the intergenerational transmission of educational…

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just published (with a super team A Pietrolucci, @nrmllr.bsky.social, @jaschadraeger.bsky.social ) Association btw != wealth components & post-secondary enrollment (a comparison across many European countries) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #rc28 #inequality #wealth #TertiaryEducation #ieo

The educational wealth divide in Europe: Post-secondary enrollment gaps across parental wealth components and countries

Parental wealth is a crucial dimension of socioeconomic status (SES) and plays a significant role in the intergenerational transmission of educational…

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Happy to share my new study, publ. in Social Science Research 🎉 Bottom line: Yes, adolescents use their phones a lot 🤳 But I find no support for the notion that this use displaces reading, homework, hobbies, physical act., sleep... Instead: Changing media preferences 📺 ->📱. doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...

Sebastian E. Wenz@sewenz.bsky.social · last yr.

From the abstract: "[...] no evidence that early adolescents spend less time on enrichment, physical activity, or sleep after acquiring their first mobile phone. Instead, acquiring their first mobile phone is associated with a significant reduction in time spent watching TV, movies, or videos."

🚨 New preprint out We propose the ContraIndex, a novel tool to measure contraceptive labor and returns. Why does it matter? Bc both partners benefit from contraception - but women bear the cost: from choosing methods to managing side effects. 📊 Read ➡️ doi.org/10.31235/osf... @kfirl.bsky.social

#Homeownership #WealthInequality #SocialMobility #Housing #Sociology 🏠 Who gets to own a home – and why? New study by @jaschadraeger.bsky.social @nrmllr.bsky.social and klauspforr.bsky.social shows: ➡️ #Inheritances & family gifts – even just expected – strongly influence who buys property.

For once a little bit of self promotion: interesting paper on M mediation of parental social class via wealth transfers on homeownership by @jaschadraeger.bsky.social @nrmllr.bsky.social and myself www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The keys to the house - How wealth transfers stratify homeownership opportunities

This study investigates how actual and anticipated intergenerational wealth transfers – i.e., inter vivos gifts and inheritances – contribute to inequ…

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Repost @FReDA: Wer trägt die Last der #Verhütung? Studie von @kfirl.bsky.social, @nrmllr.bsky.social & T. Nutz mit #FReDA-Daten: ➡️ Frauen leisten die meiste Verhütungsarbeit – emotional, körperlich & organisatorisch. 📊 Das gilt auch bei höherem Einkommen oder Bildung. Link: osf.io/preprints/so...

presenting today @ #PAA2025 our work (with A. Pietrolucci, @nrmllr.bsky.social & @jaschadraeger.bsky.social) on the association between parental wealth/debt and children enrollment in post-secondary education

#GORConference #Awards #ResearchExcellence #GESIS #DGOF 🌟 Exciting news from the GOR Conference in Berlin! 🌟 GESIS just won three prestigious awards: 🏆 @juliankohne.bsky.social for Best Paper 🏆 Sina Chen and @barbarabinder.bsky.social for the Poster Award

Theresa Nutz, @nrmllr.bsky.social, Julia Riebel and I submitted the DFG proposal for the joint project “Unpaid and unequal: Social inequality in contraceptive behavior and labor” this week!

The ContraIndex: A New Framework for Understanding Contraceptive Labor: http://osf.io/ngdez_v1/

🚨 New Preprint! 🚨 How are generational shifts shaping hormonal contraceptive use in Germany? We analyze societal, economic, and personal predictors across three cohorts using machine learning. 💡 Key findings below 👇 Read here: doi.org/10.31235/osf... Thanks to co-authors Theresa Nutz & Bryan Chan

„Skandalös“ ist nicht die Forderung nach einer Entkriminalisierung von #Schwangerschaftsabbrüche bis zur zwölften Woche, also der Abschaffung von #Paragraph218 des Strafgesetzbuches. Sondern skandalös … 1/2 www.zeit.de/politik/deut...

Schwangerschaftsabbruch: Merz empört über Initiative zu Schwangerschaftsabbrüchen

Olaf Scholz unterstützt ein Vorhaben zur Entkriminalisierung von Schwangerschaftsabbrüchen. Friedrich Merz findet das "skandalös". Das Thema würde das Land polarisieren.

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Anyone here with minimal interest in fertility work and contraception and good knowledge in formative indexing (from psychology, sociology, economics...)? MPlus skills are a plus. I am looking for a cooperation partner for a paper and research proposal. Get in touch! projectcontraception.github.io

Introducing ISI, the new Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research: www.lmu.de/isi (for a German news announcement: www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/lmu...) We will support & push forward the study of socioeconomic inequality (esp. wealth inequality) across disciplines & countries. /1

Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research

ISI is a research center for the study of social inequality. It connects researchers across the world and supports the next generation of inequality scholars.

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#Demo Aufruf in #Mannheim zur #Betreuungssituation in Mannheim Treffpunkt: 15:30 Uhr am Paradeplatz am Donnerstag, den 11. April! Mehr info hier www.instagram.com/p/C5kynZotDav/ Organisiert von aufunserenruecken.de

Excited to join the #BSPS2024 conference at the University of Bath with a session on "Dynamics of contraception: Trends, drivers, and consequences of contraceptive behaviour" with my wonderful colleague @theresanutz.bsky.social! We're looking forward to your abstracts:  www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

Join us in our 1st Mapineq online seminar on "Improving Accessibility, Harmonisation, and Data Linkage in Europe". 🗓️15.02.2024, ⏰14:00 - 16:00 (CET) Registration 🔗 population-europe.eu/events/impro... 👥 Experts: Siri Eldevik Håberg, Tom Emery, Jani Erola, Roxane Silberman, and Daunia Pavone

Very poor experience with PLOSOne @plos.bsky.social: Submitted a paper in July, suggesting 2 potential Academic Editors; did not hear back until Dec and asked for information; received an answer early Jan that 2 complete reviews are in and that a decision should be made soon; [continued in comments]

New pre-print on parental separation, educational inequalities, and GxE! @fabriberna.bsky.social and I ask: Why do high-SES children experience a more pronounced negative impact of parental separation compared to low-SES children? Answer below 👇🏼 Feedback is more than welcome!