New study out on intragenerational wealth mobilty in UK, Germany and Norway, with good colleagues from Germany,@pmlersch.bsky.social Daniel Schnitzlein :https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0276562426000879?via%3Dihub

New paper out! With Karl Ingar Røberg and Håvard Helland, we examine fast-tracking in mathematics in Norway. Fast-tracking seems to boost math achievements. We also find evidence that teachers compensate for disadvantaged family backgrounds. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Fast‐Tracks in Mathematics: Accelerated Learning, Self‐Selection or Teacher Bias?

This study examines high-achieving students in Norwegian lower secondary schools who follow accelerated learning trajectories in mathematics, so-called fast-tracks. It asks whether and how fast-track...

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Collaborative work with stellar colleagues Stefan Andrade, @flohertel.bsky.social, @thaning.bsky.social, @oyvindw.bsky.social. There is much more to dive into in the paper. Unpaywalled version at: osf.io/preprints/so...

I know I am in the right place when it is annoyingly hard to decide which parallel session to attend. Looking forward to another day of that type of anguish. So much excellent work in the pipeline! #isiwealthconference2025

ISI: Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research@isi-munich.bsky.social · last yr.

Day 1. #isiwealthconference2025 #isimunich

Enjoying the key note by Celine Bessiere on the gender wealth gap. ISI/LMU wealth conference

🧵1️⃣ In a new Norwegian twin study with @oyvindw.bsky.social we ask: does being partnered really cut your risk of death? 💍📉 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Does partnership predict mortality? Evidence from a twin fixed effects study design

This study examines the association between partnership status and mortality, addressing methodological concerns such as selection effects and unobser…

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A new study out with Alexi Gugushvili – on life, death, and all that, in Lancet RH. We show that both personal wealth and partnership status are significant factors in the risk of early death among young adults. Moreover, partnership seems to compensate for having low wealth. doi.org/10.1016/j.la...

So happy to see the joint article with Thea Strømme out in BJS. doi.org/10.1111/1468...

Social origins and educational attainment: The unique contributions of parental education, class, and financial resources over time

This study examines the unique contributions of parental wealth, class background, education, and income to different measures of educational attainment. We build on recent sibling correlation approa....

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So happy to see this study with Michael Grätz out in European Societies!

Updated the "Automating #Eurostat in #Stata" guide to reflect changes with the new bulk download facility. Update your workflows! Guide here: medium.com/the-stata-gu...

Automating Eurostat in Stata

Learn how to automate Eurostat datasets in Stata by reading and cleaning them directly from the server.

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Are you interested in Elites, power and inequalities? I will be teaching at the @obelitessuisses.bsky.social summer school alongside wonderful colleagues this June #sociology

OBELIS - Observatoire des élites suisses@obelitessuisses.bsky.social · 3y ago

Are you interested in Elites, Power and Inequalities? Join us from 16 - 21 June 2024 at the @obelitessuisses.bsky.social  Summer school at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Information and registration: www.unil.ch/summerschool...

The closest match to the Nobel prize in sociology is looking for suggestions for next winners!

Kohli Foundation for Sociology@kohli-sociology.bsky.social · 3y ago

📣📣📣 Call for Nominations 📣📣📣 You can now submit your nominations for the Kohli Prize for Sociology and the Infrastructure Prize for Sociology. The deadline for nominating a candidate is March 15, 2024. For more deatils and to submit nominations visit kohlifoundation.eu/nominate