Herman van de Werfhorst π₯
@hermwerf.bsky.social
Professor of Sociology at the #EUI, Florence. Works on education & social stratification. Posts r personal.
@eui-sps.bsky.social
Substack/blogs: https://hermwerf.substack.com/
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@eui-sps.bsky.social
Substack/blogs: https://hermwerf.substack.com/
Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=amYIKXQAAAAJ&hl=nl
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Very happy informing y'all that I won the 2025 Distinguished Publication Prize of the European Academy of Sociology, for my ASR paper of last year. #EAS. My paper is here, open access: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... . The link to EAS: www.european-academy-sociology.eu/publication-...
Oh no. At REC??
February 9, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Oh no. At REC??
"inherited inequality accounts for large shares of total inequality, from 36% in the United States to 59% in China, 62% in India, and 81% in South Africa".
How much of today's income inequality is inherited? π°οΈ
Most measures of intergenerational mobility focus on average outcomes. This III working paper proposes a new approach that captures differences across the entire income distribution.
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Most measures of intergenerational mobility focus on average outcomes. This III working paper proposes a new approach that captures differences across the entire income distribution.
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February 9, 2026 at 3:12 PM
"inherited inequality accounts for large shares of total inequality, from 36% in the United States to 59% in China, 62% in India, and 81% in South Africa".
How much of today's income inequality is inherited? π°οΈ
Most measures of intergenerational mobility focus on average outcomes. This III working paper proposes a new approach that captures differences across the entire income distribution.
π buff.ly/zSL1fd1
Most measures of intergenerational mobility focus on average outcomes. This III working paper proposes a new approach that captures differences across the entire income distribution.
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February 9, 2026 at 2:56 PM
"inherited inequality accounts for large shares of total inequality, from 36% in the United States to 59% in China, 62% in India, and 81% in South Africa".
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Prof. @hermwerf.bsky.social @eui-sps.bsky.social discusses his study on educational expansion across 40 countries over 6 decades, & why the data tells a more hopeful story than current debates suggest π https://loom.ly/WDlzM68
February 9, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Prof. @hermwerf.bsky.social @eui-sps.bsky.social discusses his study on educational expansion across 40 countries over 6 decades, & why the data tells a more hopeful story than current debates suggest π https://loom.ly/WDlzM68
Look here the achievements of Gordon Brown. Maybe New Labour, and its Third Way, was not so bad. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...
February 9, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Look here the achievements of Gordon Brown. Maybe New Labour, and its Third Way, was not so bad. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...
February 8, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Doen er ook ouders mee met Curling?
February 8, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Doen er ook ouders mee met Curling?
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Ongelofelijk. We zijn door de drie ton heen. β¬ 300.000 !
Hiermee maken we honderden soldaten levens wezenlijk beter (of minder afschuwelijk), en wie weet zijn er zelfs levens mee gered want de generatoren zijn ook voor veldhospitalen.
Hiermee maken we honderden soldaten levens wezenlijk beter (of minder afschuwelijk), en wie weet zijn er zelfs levens mee gered want de generatoren zijn ook voor veldhospitalen.
doneren voor generatoren voor Ukraine kan nog steeds. Ze zijn er binnen een week: vvodiel.nl/doneren/
February 6, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Ongelofelijk. We zijn door de drie ton heen. β¬ 300.000 !
Hiermee maken we honderden soldaten levens wezenlijk beter (of minder afschuwelijk), en wie weet zijn er zelfs levens mee gered want de generatoren zijn ook voor veldhospitalen.
Hiermee maken we honderden soldaten levens wezenlijk beter (of minder afschuwelijk), en wie weet zijn er zelfs levens mee gered want de generatoren zijn ook voor veldhospitalen.
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Kijken: Sir Ian McKellen brengt angstwekkend relevante Shakespeare-monoloog over vreemdelingenhaat ten gehore
Sir Ian McKellen brengt angstwekkend relevante Shakespeare-monoloog over vreemdelingenhaat ten gehore - Joop - BNNVARA
Het toneelstuk mag dan geschreven zijn rond 1593, het is anno 2026 minstens zo relevant.
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February 6, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Kijken: Sir Ian McKellen brengt angstwekkend relevante Shakespeare-monoloog over vreemdelingenhaat ten gehore
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It was a pleasure to present research on corporate quotas in the EUI Sociology Seminar Series. Grateful for the sharp questions and inspiring discussions with such an engaged academic community!
Great talk by @lippenyi.bsky.social at the @eui-eu.bsky.social Sociology series on boardroom gender quota affect the gender gap lower down the organizations. Nope. Using Dutch register data.
February 5, 2026 at 6:45 PM
It was a pleasure to present research on corporate quotas in the EUI Sociology Seminar Series. Grateful for the sharp questions and inspiring discussions with such an engaged academic community!
Great talk by @lippenyi.bsky.social at the @eui-eu.bsky.social Sociology series on boardroom gender quota affect the gender gap lower down the organizations. Nope. Using Dutch register data.
February 5, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Great talk by @lippenyi.bsky.social at the @eui-eu.bsky.social Sociology series on boardroom gender quota affect the gender gap lower down the organizations. Nope. Using Dutch register data.
I am now writing on myopia in school careers, and I find that mypoia is greater among low-SES students - and one needs more farsightedness in an early tracking system. Such farsightedness is *assumed* in economic theory but I'd like to nuance that.
February 4, 2026 at 5:45 PM
I am now writing on myopia in school careers, and I find that mypoia is greater among low-SES students - and one needs more farsightedness in an early tracking system. Such farsightedness is *assumed* in economic theory but I'd like to nuance that.
At the same time detracking in the form of offering *some* broader schools doesn't seem to do much, says Dutch and German research. If such broader schools are placed in a system that also offers early-tracking gymnasiums and pre-vocational schools, detracking doesn't reduce inequalities.
February 4, 2026 at 5:43 PM
At the same time detracking in the form of offering *some* broader schools doesn't seem to do much, says Dutch and German research. If such broader schools are placed in a system that also offers early-tracking gymnasiums and pre-vocational schools, detracking doesn't reduce inequalities.
Some comparative evidence of this: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10..... And more. I agree the macro and micro-questions are different. But early tracking *systems* are predictive of larger SES gaps in school careers, test scores etc., upholding in reform designs, dif-in-dif on prim/sec >
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February 4, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Some comparative evidence of this: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10..... And more. I agree the macro and micro-questions are different. But early tracking *systems* are predictive of larger SES gaps in school careers, test scores etc., upholding in reform designs, dif-in-dif on prim/sec >
De Europese buitengrenzen van #Ja21? @juisteantwoord.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 5:05 PM
De Europese buitengrenzen van #Ja21? @juisteantwoord.bsky.social
An interview with me on educational expansion and social mobility, www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=...
Does education really level the field? A talk with Herman van de Werfhorst
The debate over meritocracy has never been more heated, with many arguing that education simply reinforces existing inequalities EUI Professor Herman van de W
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February 2, 2026 at 10:26 AM
An interview with me on educational expansion and social mobility, www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=...
Toegang tot algebra
February 2, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Toegang tot algebra
Mooie studie die laat zien dat als je leerlingen in een omgeving zet met meer leermogelijkheden, ze beter presteren zonder dat het ten koste gaat van de anderen. Detracking works. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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February 2, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Mooie studie die laat zien dat als je leerlingen in een omgeving zet met meer leermogelijkheden, ze beter presteren zonder dat het ten koste gaat van de anderen. Detracking works. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
A lot of politics at the carnaval parade in Viareggio.
February 1, 2026 at 5:45 PM
A lot of politics at the carnaval parade in Viareggio.
Sinterklaas is ook gespot
February 1, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Sinterklaas is ook gespot
Look whoβs in the carnaval parade in #Viareggio! Von der Leyen. The chicken with the golden eggs (re-arm). #europe @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
February 1, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Look whoβs in the carnaval parade in #Viareggio! Von der Leyen. The chicken with the golden eggs (re-arm). #europe @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
Ja dat bedoel ik ook. Het feit dat er steeds minder geld door de CB wordt gecreeerd. Mede door het samenvoegen van financiΓ«le diensten
February 1, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Ja dat bedoel ik ook. Het feit dat er steeds minder geld door de CB wordt gecreeerd. Mede door het samenvoegen van financiΓ«le diensten
De wijdverspreide populariteit van radicaal rechts vraagt om een algemene, in plaats van landspecifieke, verklaring. Is het geldstelsel een mogelijke verklaring?
February 1, 2026 at 7:54 AM
De wijdverspreide populariteit van radicaal rechts vraagt om een algemene, in plaats van landspecifieke, verklaring. Is het geldstelsel een mogelijke verklaring?
With a hitting on Becker
January 31, 2026 at 8:57 PM
With a hitting on Becker