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Aron Szekely

@aronszekely.bsky.social
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Lecturer in Quantitative Social Science at UCL profiles.ucl.ac.uk/103134-aron-szek… Non Resident Scholar at Collegio Carlo Alberto Affiliated Researcher at the National Research Council of Italy

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Burak Sonmez @buraksonmez.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Come and join us @sriucl.bsky.social We’re looking for an Assistant Professor in Quantitative Social Science with a research agenda on the environment and/or climate change, and expertise in causal inference. See full details and apply 👉🏼 www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
UCL Social Research Institute recruitment poster for an Assistant Professor in Quantitative Social Science at the Centre for Quantitative Social Science. Applications close 30 October 2026.
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UCL Social Research Institute @sriucl.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
We are growing! This year we’re excited to welcome new lecturers @zsofiaboda.bsky.social and @lukaslehner.bsky.social who will add to our team of Quantitative Social Science expertise
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Aron Szekely @aronszekely.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Wonderful to receive this award with @aksoyundan.bsky.social at INAS! It's for our paper that (we hope) sheds some light on a tragic and sociologically puzzling phenomenon.
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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
We're looking for a temporary lecturer in economics of education, labour economics, applied econometrics, for 1 year to cover for parental leave. Apply by August 4: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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Burak Sonmez @buraksonmez.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
👋 Meet the Sociological Science Accelerator (SSA), a network for collaborative experimental sociology. Members propose research ideas 💡, the community votes 🗳️to select projects, and winning studies run across multiple labs/online using shared protocols. experimentalsociology.github.io
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Sociological Science Accelerator
The Sociological Science Accelerator coordinates rigorous, reproducible experimental sociology across a global network.
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Sergio Lo Iacono @sergioloiacono.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
I am delighted to be working with @buraksonmez.bsky.social and @aksoyundan.bsky.social on this fantastic initiative. The SSA's inaugural project, led by Wojtek Przepiorka and @aronszekely.bsky.social as PIs, is now accepting expressions of interest. Do check it out: tinyurl.com/bd3a44jw
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Inaugural Project – Sociological Science Accelerator
SSA inaugural project: a multi-lab study on dishonesty contagion, trust spillovers, and peer punishment. Open call for research labs, programmers, and data analysts.
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Fabrizio Bernardi @fabriberna.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
New paper out in Annual Review of Sociology with @arnoutvanderijt.bsky.social #W.Foley and @l-sage.bsky.social "Luck and Predictability in the Life Course" We take stock of what we know about luck and its role in shaping life-courses and inequality www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
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Luck and Predictability in the Life Course
There is an emerging recognition among sociological theorists that luck may play a substantial role in life course achievement. There is also a nascent empirical literature that finds life outcomes to...
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Simon Columbus @simoncolumbus.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
This week's Cooperation Colloquium: Aron Szekely @aronszekely.bsky.social Measuring social norms with surveys Date: Friday, April 24 Time: 15:00 UTC+2 (Vienna) / 9am ET (NYC) Sign up: list.ku.dk/postorius/li...
Abstract: Accurately measuring social norms is crucial both for explaining cooperation and prosociality and for designing effective policy measures that support these. While established laboratory-based approaches represent “gold-standard” approaches, their practicality and widespread use are limited by the restrictions involved in their implementation. In contrast, non-incentivised survey measures are simple and widely used yet remain unvalidated, leaving it unclear what they truly capture. We address this gap by validating a popular set of non-incentivised measures against incentivised benchmarks across two diverse contexts—one WEIRD (Italy) and one non-WEIRD (India)—using student and general-population samples (N≈1,400) in laboratory and lab-in-the-field environments. Every measure is validated in seven settings representing a range of interaction domains including cooperation (e.g. Public Goods Game, Dictator Game). From these results, we assemble a menu of validated survey measures, highlighting their respective strengths and offering guidance for best practice across different research contexts and constraints.
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Yang Hu @yanghu.co.uk · 27/02/2026
⭐️ @ruettenauer.bsky.social will share his latest insights into migrant dynamics across 30 countries. ⭐️ Meena Khatwa will showcase her impactful project on online eating disorder content, co-produced with diverse stakeholders. ⭐️ Hear from our students what exciting projects they are working on!
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Rense Corten 🟥 @rensec.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
📢WORK! At the Sociology department of @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social we are hiring a postdoc who will work on applications of AI in sociological research. Join our vibrant-yet-cohesive research community doing cutting-edge research. Please share or apply! www.uu.nl/en/organisat...
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Postdoctoral researcher on applications of AI in sociological research
Are you able to lead sociological research into the AI age?
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Henning Finseraas @finseraas.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
We have a vacant position as Associate Professor in Political Science (International Relations). Deadline April 29. Please apply or distribute. www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
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ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN POLITICAL SCIENCE (294884) | NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Job title: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN POLITICAL SCIENCE (294884), Employer: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Deadline: Wednesday, April 29, 2026
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Yang Hu @yanghu.co.uk · 09/02/2026
🚨 Thrilled to share my new paper with @yueqiansoc.bsky.social just out in @europeansocreview.bsky.social Bringing economic & family sociology into the digital era, we examine how online banking shapes who holds the purse strings among UK couples: doi.org/10.1093/esr/... @sriucl.bsky.social
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Empowerment and individualization: online banking and household financial organization
Abstract. Bringing economic and family sociology into the digital era, this study examines and highlights the transformative potential of online banking in
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Simon Columbus @simoncolumbus.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
We're excited to announce the Spring 2026 Cooperation Colloquia! With @yanchenl.bsky.social @minhuayan.bsky.social @saptarshi.bsky.social @aronszekely.bsky.social @shafenbraedl.bsky.social @shuxianjin.bsky.social @smconstantino.bsky.social and more Sign up here: list.ku.dk/postorius/li...
List of speakers: 
2026-01-30 | Caroline Graf (University of Zürich)
2026-02-13 | Yan Chen (University of Michigan)
2026-02-27 | Taylor Kessinger (University of Pennsylvania)
2026-03-13 | Manon Schweinfurth (University of St Andrews)
2026-03-27 | Minhua Yan (Institute for Advanced Study Toulouse)
2026-04-10 | Saptarshi Pal (Harvard (University)
2026-04-24 | Aron Szekely (UCL)
2026-05-08 | Sebastian Hafenbrädl (IESE Business School)
2026-05-22 | Shuxian Jin (Peking University & University of Sussex)
2026-06-19 | Sara Constantino (Stanford University)
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Yang Hu @yanghu.co.uk · 28/01/2026
🚨 Our @sriucl.bsky.social 2026 Open Days are landing next week! ⭐️ Feb 4, Wednesday, 12:00-13:00 (UK) – Master's degrees in Sociology ⭐️ Feb 5, Thursday, 13:00-14:00 (UK) – Master's degrees in Social Policy and in Social Research Methods ➡️ Sign up here and join us: www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/graduate...
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European Sociological Review @europeansocreview.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
New OA In ESR How do institutions and social norms affect tax payment? @lucaspasin.bsky.social #Aaszekely @squazzoni.bsky.social find that in low-quality institutions contexts, social norms can trigger vicious cycles of evasion, even when evasion is socially disapproved doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf057
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An experimental study on institutions and social norms of tax payment
Abstract. The production of public goods, which are fundamental to well-functioning societies, requires the payment of taxes, but taxpayers have clear ince
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Aron Szekely @aronszekely.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Thrilled that our findings, showing how social norms and institutions interact in Italy to shape tax reporting, are now out at: academic.oup.com/esr/advance-... @gianlucapasin.bsky.social @squazzoni.bsky.social
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An experimental study on institutions and social norms of tax payment
Abstract. The production of public goods, which are fundamental to well-functioning societies, requires the payment of taxes, but taxpayers have clear ince
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𝙼𝚎𝚐𝚊𝚗 𝙺𝚊𝚗𝚐 @mkang.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
As Chicago’s gangs have weakened, it’s become easier for members to leave their groups but harder to avoid violence. My research in Criminology reveals why. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Weaker the gang, harder the exit
This study draws on 95 interviews and observations with gang-affiliated individuals in Chicago to examine how gang structures shape disengagement and desistance from crime. During the last two decade...
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Aron Szekely @aronszekely.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Looking forward to an excellent NASP - CCA workshop at the Collegio Carlo Alberto with @eliasdinas.bsky.social as keynote speaker! www.carloalberto.org/event/nasp-c...
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NASP-CCA Days 2025 edition - Collegio Carlo Alberto
Jointly organised by the Collegio Carlo Alberto and the PhD programs in Economic Sociology (ESOL, POLS, SOMET)
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Aron Szekely @aronszekely.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Thrilled to share the following video of the master's level honours degree: the Social and Political Sciences track of the Allievi Program. www.youtube.com/watch?v=X047...
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Discover the Allievi Program in Social and Political Sciences at Collegio Carlo Alberto, Turin
YouTube video by Collegio Carlo Alberto
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Aron Szekely @aronszekely.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
If you're interested in understanding why honour killings happen, my paper with @aksoyundan.bsky.social has some answers. We also suggest ways to reduce them: journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
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Making Sense of Honor Killings
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