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What has place to do with social inequality? PostDoc in Sociology @Institute for Employment Research (IAB) investigating this link in using geodata and CSS https://sites.google.com/view/kerstin-ostermann/start

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Kerstin Ostermann @kostermann.bsky.social · Mar 13

New preprint out now: how do #neighborhood #networks and local work norms affect the integration of #refugee women? With geodata, @sebbaehr.bsky.social and I show that especially employed female neighbors seem to play a decisive role ♀️🏠
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Kerstin Ostermann @kostermann.bsky.social · 1d

@patzinaalex.bsky.social @katymorris.bsky.social us but it starts in the publication process already :D

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Ea Blaabæk @blaabaek.bsky.social · 9d

Even in Denmark, cultural tastes are socially stratified. With some quite cool library data we find strong gradients by education and wealth - important as wealth is rarely studied in cultural stratification research

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OA: osf.io/ar2xc_v2/dow...
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How are cultural tastes stratified? Evidence from library borrowing for the entire population of Denmark

Abstract. Research shows that cultural tastes are socially stratified. Yet, most of this research relies on small-sample surveys and includes only a few di

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Eszter Bokányi @bokanyie.bsky.social · Aug 27

Check out our latest manuscript which shows the effect of social capital on economic mobility at the individual level!

Yuliia Kazmina @yuliia-kazmina.bsky.social · Aug 11

Our new preprint is out
"Can social capital remedy structural inequality? Economic mobility in a longitudinal population-scale social network"
arxiv.org/abs/2508.05275
@bokanyie.bsky.social @franktakes.bsky.social

Can social capital remedy structural inequality? Economic mobility in a longitudinal population-scale social network

The promise of equal opportunity is a cornerstone of modern societies, yet upward economic mobility remains out of reach for many. Using a decade of population-scale social network data from the Nethe...

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Kriminologisches Forschungsinstitut Niedersachsen @kfnhannover.bsky.social · 28d

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Kriminologisches Forschungsinstitut Niedersachsen @kfnhannover.bsky.social · Aug 20

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Weitere Infos zum Forschungsprojekt: kfn.de/forschungspr...

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Tobias Rüttenauer @ruettenauer.bsky.social · Sep 5

@kasimirdederichs.bsky.social just presented our paper on #ResidentialSegregation 🏘️ across Europe at #ECSR in Cologne.

Very impressed by a packed Residential Segregation session at the end of the conference🧐 - cool #ECSR crowed😎

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Kerstin Ostermann @kostermann.bsky.social · Sep 5

My coauthor @wendering.bsky.social presented current work of us in the closing and imo best session (on segregation) of #ecsr2025.
Thanks to the organizers for setting up such an amazing conference in Cologne!

Presentation with the title Childhood Exposure to Ethnic Outgroup Predicts Inter-Ethnic Marriage

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Kerstin Ostermann @kostermann.bsky.social · Sep 4

#VET students drop out more often when the local economy is good, but what happens with dropouts' wages if such a good local economy turns bad in the following years?
If you want to know more, come to my talk in the "Returns to education" session (today 3:30pm, S12) at #ECSR2025!

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Kerstin Ostermann @kostermann.bsky.social · Sep 3

Being a parent in academia on job search or just interested in well-executed quant. Research, come to this poster of amazing @isabelmhabicht.bsky.social tomorrow!

Isabel Maria Habicht @isabelmhabicht.bsky.social · Sep 3

🚨 New preprint out with @evazschirnt.bsky.social & @jessdaik.bsky.social

We tackle a simple but major question: Are parents discriminated against in hiring?

Check out our meta-analysis results ⬇️
👉 Preprint: osf.io/preprints/so...

Or join the discussion tomorrow at the #ECSR2025 poster session!

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Nuffield College Library @nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social · Aug 22

Brittle bridges: ethnic segregation across and within civic organizations
doi.org/10.1093/esr/...
Paper in @europeansocreview.bsky.social by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellow @kasimirdederichs.bsky.social and Associate Member @dingemanwiertz.bsky.social

Brittle bridges: ethnic segregation across and within civic organizations

Abstract. Civic organizations are often depicted as vehicles for social integration: Since they gather people around common interests and have relatively l

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Kerstin Ostermann @kostermann.bsky.social · Jul 24

No, I kind of liked the hint of it. Definitely one of my favorite sweets now :D

Kerstin Ostermann @kostermann.bsky.social · Jul 24

Great, thanks! 🤩

Kerstin Ostermann @kostermann.bsky.social · Jul 24

Got this candy at a swedish sweets shop after #ic2s2 and IT'S SO GOOD (salty licorice). Does anyone know the name of it?

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Kerstin Ostermann @kostermann.bsky.social · Jul 24

3 days full of computational social science in beautiful Norköpping are over. I presented joined work with @wendering.bsky.social and Nan Zhang on how your neighbors' ethnicity affects your prejudice against immigrants.
Thanks to all organizers for setting up such an amazing conference! #ic2s2

Confernce-Me explaining how we identify the effect of a neighbor's ethnicity on later interethnic marriage outcomes.

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Kerstin Ostermann @kostermann.bsky.social · Jul 17

We should write research results into fortune cookies more often! #ESRA25

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Yuliya Kosyakova @yuliyakosyakova.bsky.social · Jul 14

📘 The English version of our International Mobility Panel of Migrants in Germany #IMPa report is out! It highlights drivers of #ReturnMigration and #OnwardMigration in Germany, based on data from over 40,000 migrants (Dec 2024–Apr 2025).
🔗 Find full English report here: doku.iab.de/forschungsbe...

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Kerstin Ostermann @kostermann.bsky.social · Jul 4

What a big achievement, congrats, Katarzyna!

Kerstin Ostermann @kostermann.bsky.social · Jul 4

Two days of workshop on segregation in beautiful Zurich are over and I am happily looking back on our time together. So many excellent scholars presenting and discussing timely topics. Thanks for the invitation @valentinaconsiglio.bsky.social & @thmskrr.bsky.social!

Kerstin Ostermann @kostermann.bsky.social · Jun 26

Thank you, Philipp!

Kerstin Ostermann @kostermann.bsky.social · Jun 25

Thank you for your questions on the project as well!

Kerstin Ostermann @kostermann.bsky.social · Jun 25

First day of #sunbelt2025 and I am already done with my presentation on an algorithm constructing organic neighborhoods with #geodata. Looking forward to the remaining 4.5 conference days in beautiful Paris!
Find the preprint on SocArxiv: osf.io/preprints/so...

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Kerstin Ostermann @kostermann.bsky.social · Jun 24

Interesting DP on the role of life cycle events and stages on regional mobility decision! #spatialmobility

Kamila Cygan-Rehm @cyganrehm.bsky.social · Jun 23

Check out our new IZA DP! We show that Germans move across regions more often than many realize - especially around important educational decisions and early in their careers. However, we find no causal link between education and regional mobility👇
www.iza.org/publications... (@guidoh.bsky.social)

The Untold Story of Internal Migration in Germany: Life-Cycle Patterns, Developments, and the Role of Education

This paper examines internal migration from a lifetime perspective using unique data on detailed residential biographies of individuals born in German...

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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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Kerstin Ostermann @kostermann.bsky.social · Jun 10

Thanks, great work and I am looking forward to read more about that! :)

Kerstin Ostermann @kostermann.bsky.social · Jun 10

@ninaglaeser.bsky.social we should include one as well ^^

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Selcan Mutgan @selcanmutgan.bsky.social · Jun 9

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In our new #OA article, we studied the drivers of ethnic school segregation.
Research on segregation often points to parental preferences, but what if it's not just about what parents want, but also what options they actually have?

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf027

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