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Øyvind Wiborg

@oyvindw.bsky.social
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Fresh at Bluesky, escaping the X. Professor of Sociology. University of Oslo. Social stratification researcher. Currently a visiting researcher at DIW Berlin. Dedicated cat dad for 16 years

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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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Øyvind Wiborg @oyvindw.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
New paper out! With Karl Ingar Røberg and Håvard Helland, we examine fast-tracking in mathematics in Norway. Fast-tracking seems to boost math achievements. We also find evidence that teachers compensate for disadvantaged family backgrounds. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Fast‐Tracks in Mathematics: Accelerated Learning, Self‐Selection or Teacher Bias?
This study examines high-achieving students in Norwegian lower secondary schools who follow accelerated learning trajectories in mathematics, so-called fast-tracks. It asks whether and how fast-track...
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Jens-Peter Thomsen @jenspeterthomsen.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Collaborative work with stellar colleagues Stefan Andrade, @flohertel.bsky.social, @thaning.bsky.social, @oyvindw.bsky.social. There is much more to dive into in the paper. Unpaywalled version at: osf.io/preprints/so...
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Fabian Pfeffer @fabianpfeffer.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
I know I am in the right place when it is annoyingly hard to decide which parallel session to attend. Looking forward to another day of that type of anguish. So much excellent work in the pipeline! #isiwealthconference2025
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Øyvind Wiborg @oyvindw.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Enjoying the key note by Celine Bessiere on the gender wealth gap. ISI/LMU wealth conference
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Alexi Gugushvili @a-gugushvili.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
🧵1️⃣ In a new Norwegian twin study with @oyvindw.bsky.social we ask: does being partnered really cut your risk of death? 💍📉 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Does partnership predict mortality? Evidence from a twin fixed effects study design
This study examines the association between partnership status and mortality, addressing methodological concerns such as selection effects and unobser…
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Øyvind Wiborg @oyvindw.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
A new study out with Alexi Gugushvili – on life, death, and all that, in Lancet RH. We show that both personal wealth and partnership status are significant factors in the risk of early death among young adults. Moreover, partnership seems to compensate for having low wealth. doi.org/10.1016/j.la...
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Redirecting
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Øyvind Wiborg @oyvindw.bsky.social · 12/04/2024
So happy to see the joint article with Thea Strømme out in BJS. doi.org/10.1111/1468...
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Social origins and educational attainment: The unique contributions of parental education, class, and financial resources over time
This study examines the unique contributions of parental wealth, class background, education, and income to different measures of educational attainment. We build on recent sibling correlation approa....
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Øyvind Wiborg @oyvindw.bsky.social · 05/02/2024
So happy to see this study with Michael Grätz out in European Societies!
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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 16/01/2024
Updated the "Automating #Eurostat in #Stata" guide to reflect changes with the new bulk download facility. Update your workflows! Guide here: medium.com/the-stata-gu...
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Automating Eurostat in Stata
Learn how to automate Eurostat datasets in Stata by reading and cleaning them directly from the server.
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Maren Toft @marentoft.bsky.social · 17/01/2024
Are you interested in Elites, power and inequalities? I will be teaching at the @obelitessuisses.bsky.social summer school alongside wonderful colleagues this June #sociology
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Jani Erola @janierola.net · 17/01/2024
The closest match to the Nobel prize in sociology is looking for suggestions for next winners!
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