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CSIS @csisunitn.bsky.social · 12d

Publication alert 👏

Our members are all about situating stratification processes within institutional contexts, so seeing this chapter by our P. Barbieri out in "The Oxford Handbook of Social Stratification" feels extra special.

A must-read for social scientists!

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Labor Market Institutions and Social Inequality

AbstractInstitutions are defined as formal and informal norms enforced with sanctions. From a sociological point of view, institutions address the distribu

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Raffaele Grotti @rafgrotti.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks to Tim Liao for an inspiring methodological talk on 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 #SequenceAnalysis for the Hans Schadee Research #Methods Center at UniTN. Lots of ideas to take away - and many applications for the proposed methods (Liao 2021, 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘚𝘤𝘪).⁣⁣⁣
#LifeCourse #Sociology⁣⁣⁣

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Population Europe @populationeu.bsky.social · Jul 31

Acquiring citizenship is often seen as a milestone of integration.

For once because it is assumed to lead to better job prospects. A new study on #Italy challenges this assumption.

Read our #PopDigest led by scholars at @csisunitn.bsky.social

🔗https://tinyurl.com/mxd4rdk

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Raffaele Grotti @rafgrotti.bsky.social · Jul 14

Congrats Zach!

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Stefani Scherer @stefanischerer.bsky.social · Jul 14

Does citizenship-acquisition improve labour market outcomes of immigrant? In the Italian context naturalised immigrants have higher socio-economic attainment and earnings. Yet, this is largely due to positive selection rather than the acquisition of citizenship itself: dx.doi.org/10.1111/imig...

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Peter Fallesen @pfallesen.bsky.social · Jul 14

Our article on parental union dissolution and children’s emotional and behavioral problems appears in the most recent issue of @sfjournal.bsky.social. We find a longterm increase in SDQ score following parental union dissolution [1/2]

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Davide Gritti @davgritti.bsky.social · Jul 14

🚨New paper out🚨
First evidence on the returns of citizenship acquisition in Italy

🔎 Naturalized do better, but not because of naturalization
🔗 OA in IOM doi.org/10.1111/imig...

w/ @filippogch.bsky.social @rafgrotti.bsky.social ‬@stefanischerer.bsky.social ‬@zamberlanna.bsky.social

#MigCitSky

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Kristian Bernt Karlson @kbkarlson.bsky.social · Jul 13

Now appearing in the most recent volume of @sfjournal.bsky.social, my paper with the beyond outstanding @filippogch.bsky.social on how family background shapes exposure to income volatility across the life course in 🇺🇸, 🇩🇪, and 🇩🇰!

@erc.europa.eu #sociology

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Family background and life cycle earnings volatility: evidence from brother correlations in Denmark, Germany, and the United States

Abstract. While stratification scholars have extensively examined intergenerational associations in lifetime income, they have mostly disregarded how famil

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Maria Vaalavuo @mariavaalavuo.bsky.social · Jun 13

Our WP on #poverty persistence in early childhood among immigrants, comparing Finland and Sweden.

With @rafgrotti.bsky.social and others.

One interesting sidenote: greater number of immigrants in SE might be behind higher child poverty levels compared to FI.

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Poverty dynamics in early childhood among the children of immigrants in Sweden and Finland

This brief report delves into the poverty frequency and persistence of second-generation (G2) children in Sweden and Finland, comparing them with their peers from the majority population. These are un...

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CSIS @csisunitn.bsky.social · Jun 3

The 6th TN-Square is coming! 🏔️

This edition we are discussing employment, mobility trajectories and social inequality and we
couldn’t be more excited. ✨

Submit your application by August 25th and spread the news!

For more spoilers, check our website:
event.unitn.it/tn-square/

#TNSquare25

TN-Square 6th Edition, Trento School of Applied Quantitative Research, 22-24 October 2025, Trento

Employment and Mobility over the life course in changing societies

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CSIS @csisunitn.bsky.social · May 27

As we like to say - the CSIS delegation never stops! ✨

Today our @irenemichelin.bsky.social presented her work (w/ @rafgrotti.bsky.social & P. Barbieri) on the role of unemployment for wage mobility among overeducated workers in 🇩🇪 and 🇬🇧 at the CAREER Workshop in Amsterdam.

Keep an eye on it!

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CSIS @csisunitn.bsky.social · May 19

Busy week ahead! ✨

Alongside our Brown Bag Seminars, some of our members will join the Trento Economic Festival engage in activities outside the academic walls.

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CSIS @csisunitn.bsky.social · May 14

✨ Call for papers! ✨

Our @lucapiccoli.bsky.social is organising (w/ colleagues) a 2-days workshop on socio-emotional skills and education in September (11th-12th).

If you would like to partecipate, don't hesitate to candidate sending your work by June 6th (deadline).

You don't want to miss it!

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CSIS @csisunitn.bsky.social · May 8

Day 1 of the Age-Period-Cohort Workshop - organised by our @rafgrotti.bsky.social - is a wrap! ✨

Key takeaway: the APC identification problem may be an unsolvable puzzle, but there are some tricks to get around it.

Thanks to @juhoharkonen.bsky.social & J. van Leeuwen for sharing their expertise!

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CSIS @csisunitn.bsky.social · Apr 18

Time for a late evening read! 📰

Today’s recommendation is a reflection from our P. Barbieri on the Trentino economy: what could be improved and why it so important to innovate it.

Lots of food for thought!

🇮🇹 only:

unitrento.telpress.it/news/2025/04...

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Jani Erola @janierola.net · Apr 15

Hey postdocs, here’s an opportunity to develop your research plan with us - and eventually relocate to Turku with your own grant!

INVEST Research Flagship Centre @invest-flagship.bsky.social · Apr 15

📢 Planning to apply for a MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship 2025? We offer a fully funded short-term visit to co-develop your MSCA proposal with top researchers in social & behavioral sciences at the INVEST Research Flagship in @utu.fi.

Read more & apply by 18 May👉
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Call for MSCA PF Candidates for INVEST Research Flagship of Inequalities, Interventions and New Welfare State (HORIZON-MSCA-2025-PF-01-01)

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Julia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · Apr 8

Kombucha girl maybe meme.
On the left, frowny face: working on an important manuscript
On the right, intrigued: spending two hours to create a figure that came to my mind quite randomly

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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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CSIS @csisunitn.bsky.social · Feb 28

Our junior members are growing! ✨

Check out @beatricecaniglia.bsky.social (w/ @zamberlanna.bsky.social & P. Barbieri) paper on the gendered role of occupational characteristics for lifelong singlehood in 🇮🇹 !

Beatrice Caniglia @beatricecaniglia.bsky.social · Feb 28

My first paper is out! ✨

This work has been with me throughout my master and marked many “first” in my academic journey.

A special thanks to my co-authors @zamberlanna.bsky.social & P. Barbieri. It has been a great work team!

Enjoy the reading! 📑

www.tandfonline.com/eprint/KXBXY...

The gendered role of occupational characteristics in lifelong singlehood across Italian birth cohorts

While concerns have been raised about declining marriage and fertility rates and increasing union dissolution, less attention has been paid to individuals remaining single. We ask whether individua...

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CSIS @csisunitn.bsky.social · Feb 20

Round 2 of this week Brown Bag Seminar (#BBS) is a wrap! 🏔️

Today, it was @pfallesen.bsky.social turn to share his expertise and insightful contribution on research on the effect of divorce on children.

We are left with one question: What are the counterfactuals? 💡

#BBS

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Journal of Family Research @familyresearch.bsky.social · Feb 19

#Published: "Parental social class and home-leaving in Italy: A changing landscape with persistent inequalities" by @elibrini.bsky.social, @gcorti.bsky.social, @francemente.bsky.social & @alderotti.bsky.social (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #JFamRes #openaccess #OpenScience #sociology #demography

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CSIS @csisunitn.bsky.social · Feb 18

New week, new Brown Bag Seminar! 🏔️

Kicking off our first #BBS session of the week, we had the pleasure of hosting @helenkowalewska.bsky.social ska.bsy.social and learning about the challenges women 50+ face when re-entering the workforce in the 🇬🇧.

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Francesca Zanasi @francemente.bsky.social · Feb 4

1/ 🚸 *Does grandparental involvement boost school grades?* Our new study (with @valeriabordone.bsky.social) explores whether grandchild care, financial support or contact impact grandchildren's school performance. Let's unpack the findings🧵👇
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The effect of grandparental involvement on grandchildren's school grades: Heterogeneity by the extended family characteristics

As the early years are crucial for individuals' lifelong socioeconomic success, extensive research has examined the impact of non-maternal childcare o…

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Leo Azzollini @leoazzollini.bsky.social · Jan 24

📈Poverty today in many OECD countries is higher than in the 1980s - but what would it be without demographic 🏘️changes? Find out in this paper with Richard Breen and Brian Nolan, just out in the Journal of European Social Policy. Spoiler: possibly even higher!

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Kristian Bernt Karlson @kbkarlson.bsky.social · Jan 9

Do family background shape exposure to life cycle earnings volatility? With the beyond outstanding @filippogch.bsky.social, I have paper forthcoming in Social Forces that addresses this question with brother correlations in volatility exposure in Denmark, Germany, and the U.S.

#sociology

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