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Demographic Research @demresjournal.bsky.social · 7d

Paper by Cozzani et al. explores a possible mechanism underlying ART birth disparities & highlights that these disparities do not appear to arise from treatment success, at least when treatments are performed in widely subsidized public context in Italy. www.demographic-research.org/articles/vol...

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Alessandro Ferrara @ferraraale.bsky.social · 8d

Immigrants typically arrive in good health but experience fast health declines. Is the same true for Asylum Seekers though?

Check out my latest publication on PDR: doi.org/10.1111/padr...

Short answer: yes for (self-reported) physical health, but the opposite is true for mental health!

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Carlos J. Gil @karlosj89.bsky.social · 10d

Teacher bias or unobserved ability? @ssreditorial.bsky.social paper w/ @marespadafor.bsky.social Test score error & omitted behavior = 🐘 in the (class)room to identify SES discrimination. Still, beyond "true ability", well-off (low-performing) kids get higher teacher ratings: doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...

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Klaus Pforr @klauspforr.bsky.social · 9d

Interesting paper on teacher bias by student SES www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Teacher bias by student SES or measurement error in ability? A cautionary tale for observational studies

Teachers act as judges of academic merit, but unfair evaluations beyond students' true abilities may perpetuate inequality based on socioeconomic stat…

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Gaia Ghirardi @gaiaghirardi.bsky.social · 21d

First single-author pub out in SSM!

It shows a mechanism underlying the intergenerational transmission of health inequality: high-SES families buffer genetic propensity for obesity & overweight, while low-SES environments trigger it 🌍🧬⚖️

OA:
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The development of body mass index from adolescence to adulthood: A genotype-family socioeconomic status interaction study

Body weight in adolescence and adulthood may result from the interplay between individuals’ genetic characteristics and the social context in which th…

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Martin Neugebauer @neugebauer.bsky.social · Sep 9

New paper in Social Science & Medicine: We test the psychological costs of intergenerational social mobility using German panel data. Findings suggest costs stem from pre-existing vulnerabilities, not mobility itself. Read: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Testing the Psychological Costs of Intergenerational Social Mobility: Evidence from a German Panel Study

This study investigates the psychological costs of intergenerational social mobility, focusing on both upward and downward mobility. While prior resea…

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Fabrizio Bernardi @fabriberna.bsky.social · Sep 3

"The geography of tertiary education inequality in EU"
just out in @europeansocieties.bsky.social with @mvaldes1989.bsky.social and Ilaria Lievore

An outcome of the mapineq.eu project

The geography of tertiary education inequality in Europe: a within- and cross-country analysis over time

Abstract. In this article we study differences in levels of educational inequality across European countries and regions. We address two research questions. First, we ask whether educational inequalit...

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Ana Catalano Weeks @anacweeks.bsky.social · Aug 15

🎉 Delighted to share new research out today: The Political Consequences of the Mental Load

📄 European Sociological Review
doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf019
@europeansocreview.bsky.social

What happens to political engagement when the “mental load” of running a household gets too heavy? 🧵

The political consequences of the mental load

Abstract. How do levels of cognitive household labour—the ‘mental load’ involved in anticipating, fulfilling, and monitoring household needs—affect politic

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Marcel Roman @mfroman.bsky.social · Aug 6

🚨NEW PAPER 🚨 Are police more right-wing and biased against marginalized groups than the general public? If so, why? My new article in
@pnas.org w/ @tylerreny.bsky.social, Newman, and Sears provides some answers. 🧵1/n

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Lenka Dražanová @lenkadrazanova.bsky.social · Jun 2

📣 New article out! With @sedovicmicha.bsky.social we look at not just how the majority thinks about immigration, but also what (first and second generation) migrants' attitudes are

Full piece in European Journal of Population:
👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#migration #socialcohesion #europe

Migrant and Non-migrant Views on Immigration in Europe - European Journal of Population

Attitudes toward immigration are usually investigated from the non-migrant residents’ perspective. Much less is known about how perceptions of immigration policy and immigrants vary across immigration...

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Fernanda Fortes de Lena @ferfortes.bsky.social · Jun 20

🌈 New Publication !!!
I'm excited to share our latest article, “A Marriage Premium for Whom? Sexual Identity, Relationship Status and Earnings”, co-authored with Diederik Boertien:
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/jomf...
You can find some of the main results in the thread.

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Arno Van Hootegem 🌱 @arnovanhootegem.bsky.social · Jun 16

How much of the intergenerational transmission of SES is due to social factors?

To answer this, shared 🧬 between parents and children need to be considered. In our new study, we use two designs to account for genetic confounding.

We find that roughly 20 percent is due to social factors!

Social origins and socioeconomic outcomes: a combined twin and adoption study

Abstract. Parents and children tend to have similar socioeconomic status (SES). Sociological theory has often emphasized the role of social mechanisms in i

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Alessandro Ferrara @ferraraale.bsky.social · Jun 12

How do parental health shocks affect children’s well-being, personality and NEET status?

Our new paper on @jmfncfr.bsky.social l‬ suggests small or null effects in Germany.

With @jpheisig.bsky.social , Jonas Radl and Alena Scheinert

Open access here: doi.org/10.1111/jomf...

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Gaia Ghirardi @gaiaghirardi.bsky.social · Jun 10

New paper with @fabriberna.bsky.social - part of my PhD thesis!

Why are the negative educational consequences of parental separation stronger among high-SES children?

→ When high-SES parents separate, they lose their ability to compensate for their child’s low genetic propensity for education 🧬👪

Demography - the flagship journal of PAA @readdemography.bsky.social · Jun 10

“SES, Genes & Differential Effects of Parental Separation on Educational Attainment”: @fabriberna.bsky.social & @gaiaghirardi.bsky.social find the largest penalty for “high-SES students whose parents separate is…among those w/ a low PGI EA.” @eui-eu.bsky.social read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...

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Gaia Ghirardi @gaiaghirardi.bsky.social · Apr 1

New pub (w/ @fabriberna.bsky.social) highlighting how family socioeconomic background plays a key role in shaping genetic associations: advantaged families both compensate for and amplify their children’s genetic propensities for education

doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2025.103174

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Fabrizio Bernardi @fabriberna.bsky.social · Mar 31

Our paper with @gaiaghirardi.bsky.social is now out at SSR!

Have a look if you are interested in social stratification and/or sociogenomics

Below are the main findings and contributions 1/6
doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...

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Martin Neugebauer @neugebauer.bsky.social · Jun 12

🧠🎓 Signal or substance?
What do employers really see in a university degree?
Our new paper in @europeansocreview.bsky.social dives into “sheepskin effects” using a factorial survey experiment.
With @jpheisig.bsky.social & @thijsbol.bsky.social. academic.oup.com/esr/advance-...

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Nuffield College Library @nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social · Jun 6

Marital separation, BMI decline, and the myth of the revenge body
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
@socarxiv.bsky.social‬ preprint by Associate Member @nicolekapelle.bsky.social‬ and Non-Stipendiary Research Fellow @andreatilstra.bsky.social‬

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Carlos J. Gil @karlosj89.bsky.social · May 28

New @florenceups.bsky.social WP 📄🔨! Italian panel tax data shows a positive 💸 income-first-child 👶 link for both men and women within couples. This finding challenges traditional gender roles 🚻 but warns of the (rising) economic stratification of parenthood 👇
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Tomás Cano @tomascano.bsky.social · May 20

🚨 Postdoc position! 🚨

Join MultiMasc — a project on social stratification & masculinities.

📍 Based at UNED (Madrid) / remote possible
🧑‍💻 1-year / €2,250 net monthly / €4,000 travel fund
👉 Apply by June 7
ℹ️More info 👉 files.persona.co/60187/Call-P...
🙏 Share widely 📣📣

#Sociology #Postdoc

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Dani Beck, PhD @danibeck.bsky.social · May 9

This
is
insane.

"two-thirds of warming is attributable to the wealthiest 10%"

High-income groups disproportionately contribute to climate extremes worldwide - Nature Climate Change

While climate injustice is widely recognized, a quantification of how emissions inequality translates into unequal accountability is still lacking. Here researchers examine how affluent groups disprop...

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · May 5

🚨 Concern about climate change is linked to lower fertility intentions in Italy.

👉 New study out in Genus by @chiarapuglisi.bsky.social, Daniele Vignoli @florenceups.bsky.social & Raya Muttarak.

🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....

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Claudia Brunori @claudiabrunori.bsky.social · Apr 29

Another piece of my PhD thesis is now published in International Migration Review!

How many immigrants get transnationally separated from their children in the migration process, and how does this affect their mental health in the short- and medium- term?

Check it out 👇
doi.org/10.1177/0197...

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LSE Inequalities @lseinequalities.bsky.social · Apr 15

Using height as a measure of an individual’s underlying health, @ferraraale.bsky.social @rrluthra.bsky.social & Lucinda Platt investigate the health of immigrants over time, offering a solution to the “immigrant health paradox” #LSEInequalitiesBlog

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Are immigrants healthier than non-migrants? And do they stay healthy?

Are immigrants healthier than non-migrants? New evidence from Germany on the "immigrant health paradox" - using height as a proxy for underlying health.

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Alessandro Ferrara @ferraraale.bsky.social · Apr 1

Check out my new new paper with @marcocozzani.bsky.social on Population Studies:

doi.org/10.1080/0032...

We show that immigrants’ educational selectivity improves their children’s health at birthin Spain, but just for some outcomes and some migrant groups

Explaining immigrant–native differences in health at birth: The role of immigrant selectivity in Spain

Evidence shows that immigrants are often in better health than the native born—the so-called ‘immigrant health paradox’—and this advantage may extend to their children’s health. A commonly cited bu...

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