Out now at American Sociological Review: "Countervailing Powers: Labor Unions Against the Buyer Power of Walmart Supercenters" with @joshuachoper.bsky.social & @zparolin.bsky.social We find that unions deter Walmart but where Walmart opens, it harms union members journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Do waitresses receive the same occupational prestige as waiters? Using German gendered occupational titles, we find that feminine job titles receive slightly lower prestige than masculine ones, especially among male-domindated occupations. Out now in Social Forces. doi.org/10.1093/sf/s...

This is the *fifth* study to undermine the idea that the muted political response to inequality is due to growing meritocracy beliefs, esp. among the poor. - Inequality erodes meritocracy beliefs - Poor meritocrats still want redistribution - What matters is the politicization of inequality Links:

Sven Ehmes@svenehmes.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🔍 How does economic inequality impact beliefs in meritocracy? Using comprehensive survey data from 39 advanced capitalist democracies over more than three decades, Markus Gangl & I examine how rising economic inequality has been shaping citizens' belief in meritocracy. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/ser/mwag016

Citizens tend to lose faith in meritocracy as inequality rises within their country over time. #SocialPsyc

Sven Ehmes@svenehmes.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🔍 How does economic inequality impact beliefs in meritocracy? Using comprehensive survey data from 39 advanced capitalist democracies over more than three decades, Markus Gangl & I examine how rising economic inequality has been shaping citizens' belief in meritocracy. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/ser/mwag016

🔍 How does economic inequality impact beliefs in meritocracy? Using comprehensive survey data from 39 advanced capitalist democracies over more than three decades, Markus Gangl & I examine how rising economic inequality has been shaping citizens' belief in meritocracy. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/ser/mwag016

The paradox of inequality that isn’t: rising economic inequality depresses and polarizes citizens’ belief in meritocracy

Abstract. This study examines how rising income inequality has been impacting individuals’ belief in merit-based success, using three decades of survey dat

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How has the public belief in meritocracy changed over time? We address this question in our new Data Viz (@sociusjournal.bsky.social) by examining trends in popular beliefs across cohorts and periods in 35 countries, based on two datasets. 🔗 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/23780231261425841

Curious how debt shapes inequality? 🌍 Join a great team in a supportive, inspiring environment!

Nora Waitkus@norawaitkus.bsky.social · 6mo ago

💸🚨I am hiring 2 Postdocs for my ERC-funded project SOCDEBT on #debt dynamics across countries. One position: #SocialStratification + strong quantitative skills. The other: qualitative research and #EconomicSociology. waitkus.github.io/SOCDEBT/ 🚨💸

👩‍👧 New in Socio-Economic Review: Subsidized small jobs and maternal labor market outcomes in the long run 🇩🇪 Evidence from Minijobs shows long-term earnings & pension disadvantages for mothers who return via subsidized small jobs vs. regular employment. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/ser/... #SER

Subsidized small jobs and maternal labor market outcomes in the long run

Abstract. This article investigates whether incentives generated by public policies contribute to motherhood penalties. Specifically, we study the conseque

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🎉Big news! My ERCStG proposal SOCDEBT has been selected for funding @erc.europa.eu! 📚I’ll study how household debt is stratified across countries & over time; how people strategize, evaluate, and morally judge debt(ors). 🙏I'm truly indebted to all my friends, colleagues & mentors for your support!

European Research Council (ERC)@erc.europa.eu · 11mo ago

The new ERC Starting Grant - funded projects include: ✴️ redefining false memories ✴️ making artificial touch feel more natural and realistic ✴️ how aging reshapes human tissues ✴️ ADHD in adults vs childhood ✴️ how plants shield from excessive sun exposure Discover more 👉 buff.ly/APfNmCK