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Philipp Lersch

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Sociologist at DIW Berlin/SOEP and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin | https://pmlersch.github.io/

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Nicole Kapelle @nicolekapelle.bsky.social · Mar 14

🚨New paper in SER🚨
Cohabitation boosts wealth in 🇫🇷 & 🇩🇪—but legal recognition matters. Findings highlight the role of policy in shaping fin. outcomes for cohab. couples.
academic.oup.com/ser/advance-...
@pmlersch.bsky.social @marionleturcq.bsky.social & N. Fremeaux
#Sociology #Demography #Inequality

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Nate Breznau @breznaunate.bsky.social · Jul 24

#shiny #RStudio #openscience #metascience @die-bonn.de @oecd-ocde.bsky.social @gesis.org
Workflow: github.com/nbreznau/PIA... 🧪

GitHub - nbreznau/PIAAC_Variable_Finder: The PIAAC Variable Finder: An interactive Shiny app for cleaning, interpreting and analyzing Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies d...

The PIAAC Variable Finder: An interactive Shiny app for cleaning, interpreting and analyzing Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies data - nbreznau/PIAAC_Variable_Finder

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Reposted by Janet Gornick, Alain Noël, Philipp M. Lersch , and 2 more Janet Gornick, Alain Noël, Philipp M. Lersch, Robert Apel, Andreas Haupt

Rourke O’Brien @rourkeobrien.bsky.social · Jan 7

"Fiscal Centralization and Inequality in Children's Economic Mobility"

New research with @schechtlm.bsky.social @zparolin.bsky.social just out in ASR doi.org/10.1177/0003...

#sociology #demography #econsky

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SocArXivBot @socarxivbot.bsky.social · Jul 15

Young People's Homeownership in Europe: Delayed or Out of Reach? A Research Note: https://osf.io/rfpum

Philipp Lersch @pmlersch.bsky.social · Jun 27

This was a great collaboration with the brilliant @smaexie.bsky.social and Lisa Klein. We find demographic trends having counterbalancing effects on wealth inequality.

SocArXivBot @socarxivbot.bsky.social · Jun 27

Wealth Inequality among Families in a Changing Demographic Landscape: Evidence from Germany, 1988-2017: https://osf.io/jh5xp

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SocArXivBot @socarxivbot.bsky.social · Jun 27

Wealth Inequality among Families in a Changing Demographic Landscape: Evidence from Germany, 1988-2017: https://osf.io/jh5xp

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INED (in english) @ined-english.bsky.social · Mar 17

Call for applications for the European Doctoral School of Demography (EDSD) 2025-2026: one week left to apply!

More information: ow.ly/1ZOl50V9y65

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Reposted by Sibylle Gollac, Tim Moore, Philipp M. Lersch , and 1 more Sibylle Gollac, Tim Moore, Philipp M. Lersch, Peter Fallesen

Nicole Kapelle @nicolekapelle.bsky.social · Mar 4

🚨I'm advertising for a PhD position (4 yrs) in quant. Sociology/Social Demography (life course, social ineq.) @tcdsociology.bsky.social!
📅 Deadline: April 21, 2025
📄 More info: www.tcd.ie/sociology/va...
🔄 Please share! #Sociology #Demography #AcademicChatter #PhDOpportunity #TrinityCollegeDublin

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Philipp Lersch @pmlersch.bsky.social · Feb 28

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How to get rich in 2025

Forget about your career. Today an inheritance is what matters

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Sergi Vidal @svidal.bsky.social · Feb 27

• CALL FOR PAPERS – 2026 CPoS Special Issue “Migration Trajectories Across the Life Course”

Comparative Population Studies welcomes submissions to the 2026 special issue Migration Trajectories Across the Life Course, guest edited by Sergi Vidal (Autonomous University of Barcelona), Aude Bernard…

• CALL FOR PAPERS – 2026 CPoS Special Issue “Migration Trajectories Across the Life Course”

Comparative Population Studies welcomes submissions to the 2026 special issue Migration Trajectories Across the Life Course, guest edited by Sergi Vidal (Autonomous University of Barcelona), Aude Bernard (University of Queensland), and Riccardo Valente (Autonomous University of Barcelona). The proposed special issue aims to leverage a trajectory-based approach that fully accounts for the multi-dimensional nature of migration across time and space, providing deeper insights into diverse migration trajectory patterns and their long-term individual and societal implications.

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INED (in english) @ined-english.bsky.social · Feb 4

The call for applications for the European Doctoral School of Demography (EDSD) 2025-2026 is open!

This international doctoral program aims to provide students with a high-level education in demography.

Deadline to apply: March 25th, 2025 at 12 PM (noon).
More information: eaps.nl/edsd/how-to-...

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Sergi Vidal @svidal.bsky.social · Jan 9

The European Association for Population Studies is now on bluesky.
Follow @eaps.bsky.social for updates on activities and the next European Population Conference in Bologna!

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Philipp Lersch @pmlersch.bsky.social · Jan 9

Awesome work!

Reposted by Markus Klein, Philipp M. Lersch

European Sociological Review @europeansocreview.bsky.social · Dec 19

Reminder: From 1st Jan. 2025, the deposit of replication packages will be condition for publication in ESR!

Find out more at:

academic.oup.com/esr/pages/General_Instructions

General Instructions

Submission of Papers The European Sociological Review publishes original research articles in all fields of Sociology. Submissions should usually be around 8,0

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Manuel Schechtl @schechtlm.bsky.social · Dec 9

🚨New publication alert🚨
What happens to female labor market supply when their male partner starts to earn payroll tax exempt income? Joint work w/ @andreashaupt.bsky.social, now open access at JMF: doi.org/10.1111/jomf...
#sociology #gendersky #polisky #econsky

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Fabrizio Bernardi @fabriberna.bsky.social · Dec 7

European Sociological Review is on Bluesky!

@europeansocreview.bsky.social

Follow it for alerts and new initiatives

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Philipp Lersch @pmlersch.bsky.social · Nov 29

We are hiring a postdoc for the deciphe.eu project at @diw.de. Work with @svidal.bsky.social, @sbeduk.bsky.social, S. Zinn, M. Medgyesi, myself, and other fantastic team members to understand the intergenerational persistence in homeownership in Europe! More details here: www.diw.de/sixcms/detai...

DECIPHE Research Project

deciphe.eu

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UCL Social Research Institute @sriucl.bsky.social · Dec 3

📢 QSS-CLS Seminar Series: #Class origin, intergenerational transfers, and the gender wealth gap

@natrinh.bsky.social uncovers how gendered parental wealth transfers drive #WealthInequality, with the largest #GenderGap at the top of the class hierarchy.

⏰Dec 4th, 1pm: www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...

Class origin, intergenerational transfers, and the gender wealth gap | IOE - Faculty of Education and Society

Hear Nhat An Trinh describe how gender disparities in wealth levels vary by parental class and examine the contribution of the gendered allocation of parental wealth to these differences.

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Reposted by Emilio Zagheni, Francisco Rowe, Philipp M. Lersch , and 2 more Emilio Zagheni, Francisco Rowe, Philipp M. Lersch, Juho Härkönen, Esther Peeren

Demography - the flagship journal of PAA @readdemography.bsky.social · Dec 2

"Homecoming After Brexit," by @ebrusanliturk.bsky.social @samin.mas.to.ap.brid.gy @ezagheni.bsky.social & F Billari, uses Scopus data to assess “immediate effects of the 2016 Brexit referendum on the mobility of top talent in British academia.” @mpidr.bsky.social read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...

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Neil Renic @ncrenic.bsky.social · Nov 28

Big news from Germany

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Sociology at Oxford @sociologyoxford.bsky.social · Nov 27

🚨 We're hiring! 🚨

Join us as an Associate Professor in Social Demography, in association with @stjohnsox.bsky.social.

We're open to a range of specialisations: family, fertility, gender, migration, population health, inequalities & more 🌍

Apply now ➡️ www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/asso...

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Philipp Lersch @pmlersch.bsky.social · Nov 27

Hi Manuel, can you add me? Thx!

Philipp Lersch @pmlersch.bsky.social · Nov 27

Inflation of the number of scientific publications substantially driven by special issues in for-profit open-access journals: doi.org/10.1162/qss_... h/t: www.economist.com/science-and-...

The strain on scientific publishing

Abstract. Scientists are increasingly overwhelmed by the volume of articles being published. The total number of articles indexed in Scopus and Web of Science has grown exponentially in recent years; ...

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Rense Nieuwenhuis @rnieuwenhuis.bsky.social · Nov 26

“Walter Korpi’s work has had a profound impact on the field of sociology and social policy. Beyond his groundbreaking academic contributions, he has been a source of inspiration for and contributed to the success of many scholars, both within and outside SOFI.”

www.su.se/swedish-inst...

Professor Walter Korpi Passes Away at 90 - Swedish Institute for Social Research

It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of an outstanding sociologist and a vital contributor to SOFI’s success. Professor Emeritus Walter Korpi passed away on November 19, at t...

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Bastian Betthaeuser @betthaeuser.bsky.social · Oct 9

📣 Join our research team at @cris-sciencespo.bsky.social to work on the ERC-funded LEARN project on major health crises and children's educational development. We're hiring:

⭐️Postdoc
⭐️Doctoral researcher
⭐️Predoc / Research Assistant

👉Apply by 30 Nov: www.sciencespo.fr/osc/en/conte...

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Sergi Vidal @svidal.bsky.social · Mar 20

🚨New research project DECIPHE investigates the impact of demographic changes on the intergenerational persistence of homeownership. See: shorturl.at/sAV26

⚓DIW (Berlin), DSPI (Oxford), TÁRKI (Budapest), CED (Barcelona).

💰Funded by @VolkswagenSt (2024/28)

📢Job openings and website coming soon!!

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