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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 1d

This important paper shows a precipitous drop in girls' achievement in recent years, closing a third of the gap with boys.

Covid doesn't seem to be the smoking gun, but tiktok may be

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Ben Jarvis @benjarvis.bsky.social · 1d

Kernel density estimates of proximity to parents show clearly differences between groups, but only slight differences between stayers locations, movers' origins, and movers' destinations. Curves are multi-modal b/c of uneven distribution of residential populations across Swedish cities and towns.

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Ben Jarvis @benjarvis.bsky.social · 1d

Discrete choice models of residential mobility that account for the uneven distribution of housing show that people in all kinds of couples are more likely to move to neighborhoods near to parents. Differences in effects are slight, but the effects appear to be weakest for exogamous immigrants.

Ben Jarvis @benjarvis.bsky.social · 1d

Results are indicative of weaker parent-child relationships for exogamous immigrants vs. endogamous peers and natives. This could be due to selection into exogamous unions or the effects of unions on relationships. In any case, our results suggest a spatio-demographic component to immigrant bargain.

Ben Jarvis @benjarvis.bsky.social · 1d

New article w/ @jenjirayahirun.bsky.social: Exogamous 2nd gen immigrants in Sweden live further from parents than do endogamous immigrants, but closer than natives. But in terms of residential choices, exogamous immigrants are least likely to move near parents.

Exogamy, Proximity to Parents, and the Residential Choices of 1.5‐ and Second‐Generation Immigrants in Sweden

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The Institute for Analytical Sociology @iasliu.bsky.social · Jun 24

🚨🎓 We’re looking for new PhD students!
The area of specialization is open, but successful applicants should demonstrate a clear interest in themes that align with ongoing research at @iasliu.bsky.social
📅 Deadline: 31.08.2025
💼 Fully funded positions
How to apply 👉 liu.se/en/work-at-l...

PhD student in Analytical Sociology

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The Institute for Analytical Sociology @iasliu.bsky.social · Aug 19

✨ The IAS Seminar Series returns for the Fall 2025 semester with a stellar lineup of speakers and thought-provoking talks. Open to all!

#AcademicSky #Sociology #CSS

Poster for the Institute for Analytical Sociology (IAS) Programme Autumn 2025 at Linköping University. The text explains that the seminars feature international scholars, are open to all, and will be broadcast on Zoom.

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Ben Jarvis @benjarvis.bsky.social · Aug 20

@iasliu.bsky.social is advertising another postdoc position as part of the Swedish Excellence Center in Computational Social Science. For recently graduated or soon-to-graduate PhD students, the setting is really conducive to getting high quality research done. Apply by September 30th!

Postdoc in Computational Social Science

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Ben Jarvis @benjarvis.bsky.social · Jul 3

More information in English: strategiska.se/app/uploads/...

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Ben Jarvis @benjarvis.bsky.social · Jul 3

The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research has a call for grant proposals for US-based researchers with Swedish citizenship or a degree from Sweden who want to move to a Swedish university. SEK 15 million over 5 years. Aimed at science and tech, so maybe a CSS researcher?

Sök SSF Individual Grants 2025 Ingvar Carlsson Award – Across the Atlantic - Stiftelsen för strategisk forskning

Stiftelsen för strategisk forskning, SSF, ger 45 miljoner kronor i forskningsbidrag till USA-baserade forskare som vill …

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · May 28

Amazing. Right out in the open: "universities are free to do research as long as they're sympathetic to the administration."

I want to personally play this clip in the face of every fucking clown who spent the last several years pretending that the left is the "real" threat to free speech.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · May 28

Linda McMahon: "Universities should continue to be able to do research as long as they're abiding by the laws and in sync, I think, with the administration and what the administration is trying to accomplish."

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Elizabeth Wrigley-Field @wrigleyfield.bsky.social · May 28

“Seventy-eight percent of ocean microplastics are synthetic tire rubber, according to a report by the Pew Charitable Trust.”

From the article below (a complement to the one the quoted text is about, not the same piece)

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · May 28

👇🎯 Been saying this for years. But it's actually worse than this. They think we are less worthy of actual citizenship & openly suggest that our votes shouldn't count, & they pay absolutely no consequences for this in the National Conversation™️:

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Matthew Kollmer @matthewkollmer.com · May 28

It's been a couple wks since the various reports of Trump's incursions at the LoC. In that time, I've been backing up the OCR text of Chronicling America, just in case

I documented my process on my blog. Just sharing in case others want/need to back up Chron Am for their own peace of mind

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Ben Jarvis @benjarvis.bsky.social · May 28

Analytical sociologists look around nervously.

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Ben Jarvis @benjarvis.bsky.social · May 22

Replication crisis not as bad as feared? “Observed replication rates could have been predicted by issues with replication power alone…. predicted replication rate is almost identical to observed replication rates in experimental economics (60% vs. 61%) and experimental social science (54% vs. 57%).”

Stephen Wild @stephenjwild.bsky.social · May 22

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Why are replication rates so low?

Many explanations have been offered for why replication rates are low in the social sciences, including selective publication, p-hacking, and treatmen…

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · May 22

A major escalation of the ongoing weaponization of the federal government against institutions that are deemed insufficiently obedient.

This isn't about Harvard, specifically: This is an authoritarian regime weaponizing the state to force civil society institutions into submission.

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Gabor Scheiring @gscheiring.bsky.social · Apr 17

Must-read @poppublicsphere.bsky.social for folks working on populism: "Populist Radical Right Parties are most successful among classes facing a deterioration of their economic position within the social hierarchy. The magnitude of the association is substantial." www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Ben Jarvis @benjarvis.bsky.social · Apr 17

I’m old enough to remember the IRS “scandal” from the Obama administration that the GOP fed to a thirsty media, parlaying it into reams of tedious coverage and hackneyed “news analysis”. Every accusation is a confession for these malign mungers.

I.R.S. Is Said to Be Considering Whether to Revoke Harvard’s Tax-Exempt Status

The move would be a major escalation of the Trump administration’s attempts to choke off federal money and support for the leading research university.

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Heiner Salomon @heinersalomon.bsky.social · Apr 17

There are serious concerns about the data validity of the income measurement of the EU-SILC in Hungary after 2017. The numbers reek of manipulation to make the Orban government appear better at fighting poverty than it actually is. This is serious, as it undermines trust in the whole data set.

Lili Vargha @lilivargha.bsky.social · Apr 3

Anomalies & data problems are found in the Hungarian EU SILC income data from around year 2017. It is very likely that the data was manipulated to decrease the poverty rate.

Annamaria Tatrai and Andras Gabos conducted a very thorough investigation of the issue: www.valaszonline.hu/2025/04/01/e...

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Chris Curtis @curtosis.bsky.social · Apr 5

20 Republicans in the Senate and a handful in the house can end this right now.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Apr 5

Murphy: "The vast majority of Republicans, their number one priority is Trump seizing power, and the Trump family and the MAGA universe holding power forever ... with the exception of maybe 20 Republicans in the Senate, the GOP inside Congress is done with democracy."

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · Apr 5

I've already had two federal grants terminated and face a 33% pay cut due to future terminations. It's painful, but not as painful as the conversations I'm having every day with brilliant trainees in graduate school and postdoctoral positions who see little future for themselves in US science.

Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · Apr 4

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/o...

Really important piece to share widely. Too many Americans don’t know how severe a threat this Administration poses to our scientific infrastructure, global leadership, and health security

Opinion | The Uncertain Fate of the Young American Scientist (Gift Article)

Young researchers are choosing between staying in science and staying in the United States.

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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · Apr 1

OMFG. Read this and weep for our country and the man whose life is ruined. The Trump administration did this and now claims it can't be fixed. That's not good enough. All Americans should be losing their minds over this, even those who don't usually pay attention. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

An ‘Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison

The Trump administration says it mistakenly deported an immigrant with protected status but that courts are powerless to order his return.

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Ben Jarvis @benjarvis.bsky.social · Mar 24

Good point. Also, we should reduce the US Army to the size of the Cleveland police department. I am not a crank.

James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · Mar 23

The geniuses at DOGE are bringing us insights like "I'm not really sure why the tax agency for a country of 330 million people has a larger staff than a midsize bank"

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · Mar 20

Whatever we offer, they’ll demand more, because what they actually want is to vanquish every institution—the media, the courts, the bar, the universities—that could serve as a check on their power. “There is no appeasing these forces” is right. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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