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Øyvind Wiborg @oyvindw.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

New study out on intragenerational wealth mobilty in UK, Germany and Norway, with good colleagues from Germany,@pmlersch.bsky.social Daniel Schnitzlein :https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0276562426000879?via%3Dihub

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Jascha Dräger @jaschadraeger.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Why do children from lower-SES backgrounds have lower academic achievement? Our new study (with @markusklein.bsky.social & @esosu.bsky.social) shows that higher levels of school absence are one contributing factor to these inequalities in achievement. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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LERN @leibnizbildung.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

🚀 CIDER Cohort V is now open for applications! ✨ Could the College for Interdisciplinary Educational Research (CIDER) be the right opportunity for you? Apply by 18 October 2026 Find out more and apply: www.leibniz-bildung.de/wp-content/u... #CIDER #EducationalResearch #EarlyCareerResearchers #LERN

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BERA @beranews.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

📝 NEW BLOG POST When absences matter: Timing of school attendance and achievement Markus Klein, University of Strathclyde Edward Sosu, University of Glasgow Jascha Dräger, DIW Berlin Read here: www.bera.ac.uk/blog/when-absences-m…

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Jascha Dräger @jaschadraeger.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Looking for published papers in the social sciences/econ/education with pre-registered secondary-data analysis. Self-nominations welcome! Extra points if its with a null effect

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kasparburger.bsky.social @kasparburger.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I am hiring! A postdoctoral position (100%, 3 years, renewable) is available at the University of Potsdam. The successful candidate will contribute to research on education and the life course and to teaching. Application deadline: August 15, 2026. See: www.uni-potsdam.de/en/socedlico...

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Kerstin Ostermann @kostermann.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

How costly is apprenticeship dropout—and for whom? Using an IV approach, our new @europeansocreview.bsky.social article finds strong income penalties, but only for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. My great coauthors patzinaalex.bsky.social & @katymorris.bsky.social 💖 tinyurl.com/tk4nkdb3

Screenshot of the articles title "Stratified Scars: social inequality in the labour market consequences of apprenticeship dropout" and the abstract: While the association between apprenticeship dropout and negative labour market consequences is well documented, the causal link and social stratification in this effect are less clear. Using georeferenced German administrative data and a conditional instrumental variable approach that exploits distance between place of residence and large firms, we find negative financial consequences but show that the dropout penalty is entirely concentrated among individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. We further show that these stratified scars partly reflect unequal educational reenrolment rates and unequal employment outcomes among dropouts who do not reenrol. Our results highlight the potential of policies targeting higher graduation rates to reduce social inequality and suggest social advantage buffers the negative financial consequences of apprenticeship dropout, even in institutional settings with strong links between credentials and labour market outcomes.

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Klaus Pforr @klauspforr.eurosky.social · 12/02/2026

For a change, something we made ourselves: Together with my colleagues Tobias Roth, Andreas Horr, and @nataliebackes.bsky.social, we examined ethnic rent penalties. Do migrants pay higher rents for comparable housing than natives with similar characteristics? direct.mit.edu/euso/article...

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Migrant rent penalties in the German housing market

Abstract. We investigate whether migrants pay higher rents for comparable housing than natives with similar characteristics using nationally representative data from the 2018 German Microcensus. The d...

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Clara Weißenfels @clarawe.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

1/ Does growing up poor always lead to political apathy? Very happy to share my first paper published (open access) in @electoralstudies.bsky.social, where I show that parents' influence mitigates the poverty gap in participation, while economic mobility does not. 🔗 shorturl.at/p5Bac

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Jascha Dräger @jaschadraeger.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

I’m thrilled to share that I’ve received the CIDER Public Science Award for my DIW weekly report doi.org/10.18723/diw.... Huge thanks to my co-authors and to the @diw.de press office — your collaboration and support made this possible.

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Robert Vief @robertvief.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

📢 Publication Alert! Wir analysieren für alle Berliner Grundschulen von 2010 bis 2020, wie sich Wohn- und Schulsegregation entwickeln – und warum sich beide Systeme immer stärker entkoppeln, obwohl die Stadt durchmischter wird. 1/ (mit @taljab.bsky.social) Open Access: doi.org/10.36900/sub...

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Emanuel Deutschmann @deutschmann.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

New #openaccess study We made >16,000 visa appointment requests at German embassies and consulates worldwide Key finding: The poorer the country, the longer the wait time and the lower the chance to get an appointment. "A time panelty for the Global South?" shorturl.at/ZiAFb

Visas are a key tool for states to regulate incoming mobility from abroad, which can have ramifications for the
establishment and perpetuation of global inequalities. In this article, we systematically analyze visa appointment
wait times in German embassies and consulates worldwide. Using computational methods, we collect—and
publish—fine-grained longitudinal data on the closest available appointment dates for various visa types,
covering a total of 16,182 visa appointment requests. Our analysis reveals strong and systematic variance: the
poorer the country a diplomatic mission is based in, the longer the wait time and the lower the chances of finding
an available appointment (which ranges from almost 0 to 100 percent). We also argue that Germany’s system is
quite opaque compared to other established immigration countries such as the U.S. These core findings raise
important questions in light of current debates about global justice, legal pathways to migration, and efforts to
attract foreign talent.

Graph that shows that 44.1 percent of requests did not lead to an appointment that could be selected. For the 55.9 percent where an appointment was available the distribution of wait times follows a steep curve with short wait times in many cases and a long tail of few cases with very long wait times of up to 98 days.

The average wait times and chances to find an appointment varied a lot between Germany's diplomatic missions. The latter range from almost 0 to 100 percent.

This variance is not random. Rather, economic wellbeing (GDP per capita) is a key predictor of wait times and chances of finding an appointment. The poorer the country a German embassy/consulate is based in, the longer the wait time and the lower the chances of finding an appointment.

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DIW Berlin @diw.de · 13/11/2025

🗓️Register now for the 16th International German Socio-Economic Panel User Conference #SOEP2026 held in Berlin from July 8 to 9, 2026. This interdisciplinary conference provides a platform for researchers to present and discuss their work with peers. www.diw.de/en/diw_01.c....

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Leibniz-Gemeinschaft @leibniz-gemeinschaft.de · 26/09/2025

"Fehlzeiten sind besonders in den Klassen 1 und 6-10 schädlich für die Leistung in der Abschlussprüfung", sagt Jascha Dräger (jaschadraeger.bsky.social) vom Sozio-oekonomischen Panel am @diw.de in der neuesten Folge #TonspurWissen. 👉Jetzt reinhören: www.podcast.de/episode/6943...

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Markus Klein @markusklein.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

📢 New in @sfjournal.bsky.social: We study how parental #education shapes children’s #cognitive development. Accounting for selective parenthood & grandparent & early parent characteristics, we find education largely reflects broader #intergenerational advantages. academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...

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Parental education and children’s cognitive development: a prospective approach

Abstract. This study uses nationally representative data from the 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) to estimate the impact of parental education on childre

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Social Science Research @ssreditorial.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

@leoroe.bsky.social finds no evidence that early adolescents spend less time on enrichment, physical activity, or sleep after acquiring their first mobile phone. Read this open access article here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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DIW Berlin @diw.de · 22/08/2025

DIW-Bildungsforscher @jaschadraeger.bsky.social hat anhand englischer Schuldaten erforscht, wie Fehlzeiten und Bildungserfolg zusammenhängen. Die Studie zeigt: Insbesondere Fehltage zwischen 6. und 10. Klasse wirken sich negativ auf die Abschlussnote aus. Zum Podcast: t.co/CrH1HsDStz

Podcast-Zitat von DIW-Bildungsforscher Jascha Dräger: “Personen, die mehr Fehlzeiten in der Schule hatten, haben als Erwachsene im Durchschnitt geringere Bildungsabschlüsse und ein geringeres Einkommen.”

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DIW Berlin @diw.de · 20/08/2025

Je häufiger Schüler*innen im Unterricht fehlen, desto schlechter fällt Ihre Abschlussnote aus. Das zeigt eine neue DIW-Studie anhand von Schuldaten aus England, wo Fehlzeiten und schulische Leistungen detailliert erfasst werden.🧵(1/4) www.diw.de/de/diw_01.c.... @uofglasgow.bsky.social

Infografik zum DIW Wochenbericht 34/2025: Beispiel England zeigt: Schüler*innen wiesen zuletzt mehr Fehltage auf als in früheren Zeiten – Effekt von verpasster Schulzeit auf Leistungen in Abschlussprüfungen ist messbar

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Birgit Heppt @birgitheppt.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

In meiner AG ist eine super Promotionsstelle zu besetzen ⬇️. Bei Fragen gerne melden :).

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Jascha Dräger @jaschadraeger.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

🚨 New paper out in the American Educational Research Journal (w/ @markusklein.bsky.social & @esosu.bsky.social) 🚨 We analyzed whether pupil absences in different school-years are equally harmful for achievement at the end of compulsory schooling. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3102/...

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Philipp Lersch @pmlersch.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

We are hiring a 3-year postdoc for the ERC-funded WEALTHTRAJECT project at DIW Berlin. More details here: www.diw.de/sixcms/detai...

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DIW Berlin: Researcher (f/m/x)

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Jan Brülle @janbruelle.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Gerne Weiterleiten: Promotionsstelle ab Herbst 2025 in meinem DFG-Projekt zu In-Work Benefits und Aufstockern im SGB II. Im schönen Wiesbaden am Bundesinstitut für Bevölkerungsforschung: www.bib.bund.de/DE/Institut/...

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Lidia Panico @lidiapanico.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

*The BREATHE project is hiring* BREATHE is a new ANR project on air pollution, inequalities & child development in France. We are a hiring a data manager at @ined.bsky.social (18 months contract) to link geocoded data to child-level admin & survey data. Deadline 8 May www.ined.fr/fichier/rte/...

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DIW Berlin @diw.de · 02/04/2025

Wie Kinder in der Schule abschneiden, hängt stark von der sozialen Herkunft ab. Das hat DIW-Forscher @jaschadraeger.bsky.social untersucht. Besonders die Bildung der Eltern wirkt sich auf die Kompetenzen der Kinder aus. Gerade in Deutschland ist dieser Zusammenhang groß. www.diw.de/de/diw_01.c....

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School Health Pulse @schoolhealthpulse.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Skipping small amounts of school can hurt GCSE results 📚 New research shows authorised school absences, even for health reasons, can significantly impact exam success. Research by @strath-ioe.bsky.social & @diw.de 👏 Read tinyurl.com/yp3dbspr #Attendance #GCSEs #School @dfedigital.bsky.social

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Nora Waitkus @norawaitkus.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

🚨Job alert 🚨 I am looking for two PhD students to work on (comparative) economic inequalities, broadly defined 💰📈💸 The positions are fully funded (E13, 100%), 4 years (with possibility of a 1y extension), and in beautiful Heidelberg! 🏰 adb.zuv.uni-heidelberg.de/info/INFO_FD... Deadline is Feb 28!

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Jascha Dräger @jaschadraeger.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

How early do socio-economic achievement gaps emerge? 🌍📚 Our study explores SES-achievement inequalities in young children just starting school, comparing France, Germany, the Netherlands, the UK, the US, and Japan. Check it out here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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DIW Berlin @diw.de · 20/11/2024

"Eine erfolgreiche Verkehrswende und eine bessere Luftqualität könnten Ungleichheiten bei Bildung und Gesundheit verringern“, fasst Schmitz zusammen. Deshalb gelte es, den Effekt verkehrspolitischer Maßnahmen stets ganzheitlich zu betrachten. www.diw.de/de/diw_01.c.... (4/4)

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DIW Berlin: Nicht nur bessere Luft: Umweltzonen wirken sich positiv auf mentale Gesundheit und Bildung aus

DIW-Studie zeigt: Umweltzonen haben positive Effekte auf Schulleistungen und Psyche – Mehr Grundschüler*innen schaffen Sprung aufs Gymnasium – Antidepressiva-Verschreibungen, Depressionen und Angststö...

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Pablo Gracia @pablogracia.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

1 Postdoc (3 years) in my ERC DIGINEQ project! At Centre for Demographic Studies & Dept. of Sociology, Autonomous University of Barcelona "Adolescent Well-Being; Social/Digital Inequalities; Computational Social Science" Deadline: December 3 Apply & share!! ❤️‍🔥🔝 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKO526/p...

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Postdoctoral Researcher in Adolescent Well-Being, Social Inequalities, Digital Media and Computational Methods at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Apply now for the Postdoctoral Researcher in Adolescent Well-Being, Social Inequalities, Digital Media and Computational Methods role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. V...

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Markus Klein @markusklein.bsky.social · 02/09/2024

🚨 New report for the Nuffield Foundation We dive into the growing issue of pupil absences in the UK, exploring its impact on educational and labour market outcomes, including the role of timing of absences, trajectories, and mechanisms. Main report: shorturl.at/QWZqy Exec summary: shorturl.at/zTUge

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Markus Klein @markusklein.bsky.social · 22/08/2024

🚨 New preprint: Socioeconomic status, school absenteeism, and academic achievement: A causal mediation analysis We found that early school absences account for 6.5% to 8.1% of SES-achievement gaps osf.io/preprints/so... w/ @jaschadraeger.bsky.social

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Fabian Pfeffer @fabianpfeffer.bsky.social · 31/07/2024

2025 Spring School: Perceptions of wealth inequality Check out this research incubator where small teams will work with a great set of scholars on this topic. Apply by Aug 31: dariatisch.github.io/SPINE/ @dariatisch.bsky.social @natrinh.bsky.social @lailaschmitt.bsky.social @janlo.bsky.social

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DIW Berlin @diw.de · 24/07/2024

Understanding inequality from a lifecycle perspective: Join our open workshop ‘Life-course Inequality Dynamics’ on 24-25th October @diw.de. Further information on application, paper submission & speakers can be found here: www.diw.de/de/diw_01.c....

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DIW Berlin: Workshop on Life-course Inequality Dynamics

Concerns about inequality and questions of social justice and cohesion have re-entered the public arena and animate debate. In his Nobel prize lecture in 2015, Angus Deaton has outlined three imperati...

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Daria Tisch @dariatisch.bsky.social · 30/05/2024

In our @schechtlm.bsky.social SER article we show that daughters are less likely than sons to receive parental transfers, values tend to be lower & daughters receive different types of asset. This translates into a gender tax gap of 2% for inheritances and 22% for gifts. doi.org/10.1093/ser/...

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The gender (tax) gap in parental transfers. Evidence from administrative inheritance and gift tax data

Abstract. This study examines how inheritance and gift taxation, in combination with gendered parental transfer behavior, exacerbate gender wealth inequali

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Lidia Panico @lidiapanico.bsky.social · 24/04/2024

Another DICE paper! Does Family Structure Account for Child Achievement Gaps by Parental Education? (EN, FR, DE, US) Inequalities by maternal education in children's math and reading skills using harmonized longitudinal surveys. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Fabrizio Bernardi @fabriberna.bsky.social · 26/03/2024

ECSR network workshop on Geography of educational inequalities at UNED Madrid 9/10th of April Interested in attending the workshop? Come along! Just send an email to Manuel Valdés (mvaldes@poli.uned.es) or Ilaria Lievore (ilievore@poli.uned.es) to register Program and great line-up ⬇️

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Frauke Peter @fpeter.bsky.social · 08/02/2024

#EconSky, #Sociology, #SocialScience 📢 Submissions are open for the 6th "Higher Education and the Labour Market” (HELM) jointly organised by DZHW and IAB! Deadline: April 8, 2024! Details here: www.dzhw.eu/veranstaltun... @ordemannjessica.bsky.social @fpeter.bsky.social

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Markus Klein @markusklein.bsky.social · 19/03/2024

📢 Call for an ESRC-funded advanced quant methods PhD studentship at University of Strathclyde to study housing injustice and children’s outcomes using Growing Up in Scotland data. Available as 1+3 or +3: www.sgsss.ac.uk/studentship/... Please circulate! #sociology #demography

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Eduard Suari-Andreu @esuari.bsky.social · 14/03/2024

Finally! The only chapter of my PhD that had not been published yet has been accepted at Economic Policy (joint with @violaangelini.bsky.social, R. van Ooijen & R. Alessie). It's been a long way (project started in 2016) and we are very happy to see it published 🥳 academic.oup.com/economicpoli...

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Jascha Dräger @jaschadraeger.bsky.social · 01/03/2024

Very happy see our study (with @markusklein.bsky.social & @esosu.bsky.social) on the long-term consequences of school absences published in the British Educational Research Journal (Open Access): bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Hanna Kuusela @hannakuu.bsky.social · 12/02/2024

I’m very excited to announce the CFP for a new special issue on ’Families and Wealth’ for the British Journal of Sociology that we are co-editing with Katie Higgins and Céline Bessière. Please check the call: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...

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The British Journal of Sociology Call for Papers: Families and Wealth

Special issue editors: Céline Bessière (Paris Dauphine University), Katie Higgins (University of Oxford) and Hanna Kuusela (University of Jyväskylä)

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Jascha Dräger @jaschadraeger.bsky.social · 29/01/2024

I am looking for a student assistant working with me on SOEP data generation and research in social stratification / inequalities in education www.diw.de/sixcms/detai... Maybe interesting for your students?

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DIW Berlin: Studentische Hilfskraft (w/m/div) für das Sozio-oekonomische Panel (SOEP)

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Cristóbal Moya @cmoya.bsky.social · 02/01/2024

Lisbon 2024 ESS Conference call for papers open. @stefanliebig.bsky.social and I are organizing a session on the round 9 module on "Justice and Fairness in Europe". We are glad to receive your paper proposals: europeansocialsurvey.org/about/ess-co...

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Lidia Panico @lidiapanico.bsky.social · 21/12/2023

So nice to see this paper finally out, the first of the DICE papers we started on! Inequalities in Resources for Preschool-Age Children by Parental Education: Evidence from Six Advanced Industrialized Countries, in the European Journal of Population, with: rdcu.be/ds83g

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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 11/12/2023

At the EUI we have a #vacancy for a #postdoc, for 2.5 years, to study inequality in school careers in the Netherlands using register data. Maybe you know a researcher who would be interested in this position. #socsky Deadline: 31/12/2023. See for more: www.eui.eu/Documents/Se...

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