Reposted by Evelina AkimovaPaul Hünermund @p-hunermund.com · 17/08/2026➕➕➕ New Working Paper ➕➕➕ Fixed effects are the workhorse of management and economics for dealing with unobserved confounding. But what if they themselves create bias? 😲 A short thread 🧵 1/6 610636
Reposted by Evelina AkimovaChristiaan Monden @cmonden.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Do you have some exciting research ideas? Apply for a three-year postdoc position in sociology at Nuffield College starting September 2027. Apply by 21/9. www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/...nuffield.ox.ac.ukPostdoctoral Prize Research Fellowships in Sociology (two posts) - Nuffield College Oxford University 02933
Evelina Akimova @evakimova.bsky.social · 22/07/2026📄 New paper in PNAS! Using data from ~40,000 Norwegian trios, we extend evocative gene–environment correlation to family demography. Accounting for parental PGIs, most traits showed no associations, but children's ADHD PGI predicted parental separation. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...pnas.orgPNASProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans... 0154
Reposted by Evelina AkimovaPerline Demange @perlinedemange.bsky.social · 14/05/2026This paper fills me with joy and hope. After a muted response to the ethical challenges facing the field (e.g., embryo selection), juniors are the ones stepping up. Thank you to the PhD candidates who wrote this commentary calling this out and offering solutions. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comEarly-career-researcher-led best practices for social science and behavioural genetics - Nature Human BehaviourAn emerging market promotes embryo selection for behavioural traits including IQ, but the response of the social and behavioural genetic research community remains muted. We call for unified best prac... 1175
Reposted by Evelina AkimovaRamina Sotoudeh @ramina-sotoudeh.bsky.social · 07/05/2026🚨New in PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1... Genetic principal components (PCs) are commonly used to adjust for population stratification in genetic studies. In this paper, we quantify how much direct genetic signal is lost when using these “catch-all” adjustments. 🧵pnas.orgQuantifying direct genetic signal captured by principal component adjustment | PNASContemporary genomic studies of complex traits, such as genome-wide association studies and polygenic index (PGI) analyses, frequently include the ... 23514
Reposted by Evelina AkimovaCharlie Rahal @crahal.com · 04/05/2026Today's pushes bring in some speed efficiencies to our new model uncertainty library which make it approximately **14** times faster! Check it out now at robustipy.github.io; accompanying paper getting published very soon, super jazzed 🎷 062
Reposted by Evelina AkimovaEivind Ystrom @eivindy.bsky.social · 29/03/2026Do a postdoc in Social Science Genetics at @uio.no! You will be part of a postdoc team in Uppsala and Amsterdam funded by @vetenskapsradet.bsky.social Please share! www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...jobbnorge.noPostdoctoral Fellowship in Mental Health Research (297591) | University of OsloJob title: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Mental Health Research (297591), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Monday, May 4, 2026 1169
Reposted by Evelina AkimovaNuffield College Library @nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Does anxiety improve economic decision-making? doi.org/10.48550/arX... @arxiv.bsky.social preprint by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Fellow Ian Crawford and Carl-Emil Plessdoi.orgDoes Anxiety Improve Economic Decision-Making?We study the associations between everyday economic decision-making quality and people's emotional states. Using high-frequency, highly disaggregated consumer "scanner" data, we show that the cost of ... 011
Reposted by Evelina AkimovaKristian Bernt Karlson @kbkarlson.bsky.social · 03/03/2026New paper out in @sociologicalsci.bsky.social! We revisit the college-as-equalizer debate with heckman-style selection models and find little evidence in favor of college being an equalizer! @zhenghaowen.bsky.social @professorholm.bsky.social #sociology sociologicalscience.com/articles-v13...sociologicalscience.comIs College Really “the” Equalizer? New Evidence Addressing Unobserved SelectionArticle: Is College Really “the” Equalizer? New Evidence Addressing Unobserved Selection | Sociological Science | Posted March 3, 2026 1335
Reposted by Evelina AkimovaUCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies @clscohorts.bsky.social · 29/01/2026🚨New data release: BCS70 Activity Histories Looking at employment histories of the 1970 cohort, this dataset is available to access via @ukdataservice.bsky.social [SN 6943]. The latest edition includes data on work and non-work activities from the Age 51 Sweep. Read the user guide 👉 buff.ly/aGg0OxR 062
Reposted by Evelina AkimovaGeorgia Tomova @georgiatomova.bsky.social · 20/01/2026If you are interested in all things ✨causal inference✨, please join our multidisciplinary Causal Inference Interest Group (CIIG). We host monthly seminars featuring speakers with various academic backgrounds and research interests. Links below. cc @clscohorts.bsky.social @pwgtennant.bsky.social 14729
Reposted by Evelina AkimovaDaphne O. Martschenko, PhD @daphmarts.bsky.social · 09/01/2026Less than a month before my debut book "What We Inherit" gets released! You can place pre-orders now: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... Lucky to have gotten to collaborate (and argue) with Sam Trejo for the last 5+ years on this.press.princeton.eduWhat We InheritDebating the use of genomic tools and their societal impact 25919
Reposted by Evelina AkimovaPerline Demange @perlinedemange.bsky.social · 08/01/2026Back at work, back to my bi-monthly habit of trying to remember and understand how LDscore regression works. Thank god for the international statistical genetics workshop for sharing their slides eg. ibg.colorado.edu/cdrom2023/fa... and videos www.youtube.com/@isg-worksho...ibg.colorado.edu 0151
Reposted by Evelina AkimovaDemography - the flagship journal of PAA @readdemography.bsky.social · 19/12/2025“Who Partners With Whom in Diverse Societies?”: @kasimirdederichs.bsky.social & @frankvantubergen.bsky.social use NL register data & find “Muslim groups maintain boundaries for union formation to other national origin groups." @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social @rug.nl read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a... 0176
Reposted by Evelina AkimovaKasimir Dederichs @kasimirdederichs.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Looking forward to the 18th INAS conference! Next year's edition will take place at @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social. Check out Ozan's post below for more details. 092
Evelina Akimova @evakimova.bsky.social · 11/12/2025Honored and excited to be giving a talk at New Uzbekistan University! As someone born and raised in Tashkent, this opportunity feels especially meaningful-returning home to share my research with the academic community that shaped my early years is truly special. www.linkedin.com/posts/newuu-...linkedin.comResearch Seminar: How Chronotypes Affect Health and Society | Economics Department, New Uzbekistan University posted on the topic | LinkedInStudents, faculty and experts are invited 17 December 2 pm Research Seminar of Econ Dept Living Against the Clock: How Chronotypes, Sleep, and Society Interact What happens when our work or relatio... 0161
Reposted by Evelina AkimovaRamina Sotoudeh @ramina-sotoudeh.bsky.social · 26/11/2025Our paper with Ginevra Floridi out in Sociological Science now! We use sequence analysis, LCA & survival models to map how parental financial and co-residential support unfolds across young adulthood. We find 3 distinct pathways & a gendered relationship between marriage and independence. 🏡🧑🧑🧒🧒💸sociologicalscience.comPathways to Independence: The Dynamics of Parental Support in the Transition to AdulthoodArticle: Pathways to Independence: The Dynamics of Parental Support in the Transition to Adulthood | Sociological Science | Posted November 25, 2025 0133
Reposted by Evelina AkimovaPer Block @perblock.bsky.social · 21/11/2025I heard it's organised by some really dedicated people, who got a location overlooking zürich with a lovely terrace... should be nice in may 084
Reposted by Evelina AkimovaLeverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, Oxford University @oxforddemsci.bsky.social · 24/11/2025📖👨💻🎓 New Courses Alert 🎓👨💻📖 The Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science is launching three upcoming short courses designed for researchers across health, economics, and the social sciences. Led by experts in the field — including @crahal.com — these courses are now open for registration.👇 165
Reposted by Evelina AkimovaArno Van Hootegem 🌱 @arnovanhootegem.bsky.social · 13/11/2025There’s a new kid in town! Companies are now selling IVF and embryo selection based on genetic testing for traits related to health and even intelligence. We outline methodological and ethical concerns, and warn against risks for social inequality. With the fantastic @gaiaghirardi.bsky.socialfertstert.orgEmbryo selection based on polygenic prediction risks reinforcing social inequalityThe rise of companies offering embryo selection based on genetic testing has triggered heated debate about ethical acceptability, as well as the accuracy and scientific validity of these techniques. W... 13918
Reposted by Evelina AkimovaRosa Cheesman @rosacheesman.bsky.social · 05/11/2025I’ll be leading a new project uniting biomedical and social sciences to learn why neurodevelopmental conditions are rising and how to better support people. We’re hiring soon! @astridsandsor.bsky.social Hedvig Nordeng Krister Fjermestad Alexandra Havdahl Nicolai Borgen www.uio.no/english/rese...uio.noEight new convergence environments will address major societal challenges in life sciences - UiO:Life ScienceThe application process initiated a year ago has concluded, eight interdisciplinary research projects have been selected to address major societal challenges in the life sciences at the University of ... 0316
Reposted by Evelina AkimovaRosa Cheesman @rosacheesman.bsky.social · 28/10/2025Interdisciplinary paper with @paulhufe.net Astrid Sandsør and Nicolai Borgen now out in PNAS! www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10.... Causal evidence of gene-environment interaction for reading test scores based on: 🧬 Exogenous within-family genetic differences 🏫 Exogenous variation in school value addedpnas.orgThe genetic lottery goes to school: Better schools compensate for the effects of students’ genetic differences 24620
Reposted by Evelina AkimovaCharlie Rahal @crahal.com · 11/10/2025We're holding brief/extremely informal 15 minute meetings with anyone who is interested in either of these positions, scheduled for 19.11.2025 and 17.11.2025, respectively. Email or DM for more information! Please do share details within your network; I think these projects are pretty cool! 078
Reposted by Evelina AkimovaCharlie Rahal @crahal.com · 10/06/2025🔥Coming July 2: 'Metrics and Models'!🔥 A new seminar series on advanced modelling w/ impact across health/society. 🌍 Open to *ALL*! 🕑 Weds 2pm UK alternating weeks (online) 🔗 metrics-and-models.github.io 📬 metrics_and_models-subscribe@maillist.ox.ac.uk Brilliant speakers. *Please share*! 12617
Reposted by Evelina AkimovaMaximilian Kasy @maxkasy.bsky.social · 06/06/2025In case somebody missed this yesterday, while watching a political car-crash unfold: "The Means of Prediction - How AI Really Works (and Who Benefits)" is now in the UChicago Press catalog, and available for pre-order online! press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...press.uchicago.eduThe Means of PredictionAn eye-opening examination of how power—not technology—will define life with AI. AI is inescapable, from its mundane uses online to its increasingly consequential decision-making in courtrooms,… 0329
Reposted by Evelina AkimovaJasmin Abdel Ghany @jasminabdelghany.bsky.social · 14/05/2025Submission Deadline 15 May! 📮@mpidr.bsky.social 023
Reposted by Evelina AkimovaAmerican Journal of Sociology @amjsoc.bsky.social · 09/05/2025How do workers learn about and develop resources to enter alternative occupations? A new AJS article finds workplaces organize the division and contagion of labor. Bringing together workers of distinct occupations enables exchange of resources, and mobility unfolds along the nexus of collaboration.journals.uchicago.eduThe Contagion of Labor: Linking Workplace Copresence and Occupational Mobility Patterns | American Journal of Sociology: Vol 0, No ja 063
Reposted by Evelina AkimovaProfessor Melinda Mills @melindacmills.bsky.social · 23/12/2024We examined the complex interplay of genetics, family environment, health and intergenerational transmission of occupational status @naturehumbehav.bsky.social Article 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41... FAQs unpacking study 👉 tinyurl.com/yckamr7x Graphical summary below 👇 02311
Reposted by Evelina AkimovaPurdue Department of Sociology @purduesociology.bsky.social · 18/11/2024We’re hiring an assistant professor! Click the link below to apply! lnkd.in/gSuDQ44w 052
