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Philipp Lersch

@pmlersch.bsky.social
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Sociologist at DIW Berlin/SOEP and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin | pmlersch.github.io

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Leibniz-Gemeinschaft @leibniz-gemeinschaft.de · 24/04/2026
Warum kaufen so viele kein Eigenheim? Darüber spricht @pmlersch.bsky.social von @diw.de & @humboldtuni.bsky.social bei #TonspurWissen, dem #Podcast von Leibniz-Gemeinschaft und Rheinische Post. 🏠 👉 pod.fo/e/4052b1 #Miete #Wohnen #Eigentum #Soziologie #Immobilien #Wohnungsmarkt #Ungleichheit
Rechts oben in der Ecke steht in einer weißen Blase "tonspur Wissen“. Am rechten Bildrand ist ein Foto des Soziologen Philipp M. Lersch. Das Bild der Person ist schwarz-weiß eingefärbt, um die Konturen der Person beschnitten und zusätzlich weiß umrandet. In einer großen weißen Blase, die mittig-links im Bild platziert ist, steht: „Warum kaufen so viele kein Eigenheim? Philipp M. Lersch, Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung“. Der Bildhintergrund ist ein blau-grün eingefärbtes Foto eines kleinen Hausmodells und eines Taschenrechners zu sehen.
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morellisal.bsky.social @morellisal.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
What drives the growth of private wealth? Has inequality increased? How does tax policy shape wealth across generations? Now published in Nature-Scientific Data: the data descriptor of the GC Wealth Project Data Warehouse by @stone-lis.bsky.social & Roma Tre University www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Philipp Lersch @pmlersch.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Consider joining our EPC pre-conference workshop "New Data and Tools to Study the Demography of Social Mobility" in Bologna on June 3. All welcome! More details here: www.deciphe.eu/news/new-dat...
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EPC 2026: New Data and Tools to Study the Demography of Social Mobility – DECIPHE Research Project
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Maude Pugliese @maudepugliese.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
🧵 New paper out! Married couples have long been wealthier, on average, than cohabiting couples. But does this still hold as unmarried cohabitation becomes increasingly common? Find out in my latest paper in @bjsociology.bsky.social available in #OA: doi.org/10.1111/1468...
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Marriage, Wealth, and the Spread of Cohabitation in Canada
Research demonstrates a robust link between marriage and wealth. Wealth facilitates marriage, which then fosters wealth accumulation, resulting in significant net worth disparities between married an...
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Zachary Levenson @grundrza.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Yesterday, those who teach Intro to Sociology at Florida colleges (as opposed to universities) received a ready-made curriculum from the state and were ordered to teach it. Yes, you read that correctly. The *state* is enforcing a curriculum on college profs, complete w/ the following restrictions:
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Nora Waitkus @norawaitkus.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
💸🚨I am hiring 2 Postdocs for my ERC-funded project SOCDEBT on #debt dynamics across countries. One position: #SocialStratification + strong quantitative skills. The other: qualitative research and #EconomicSociology. waitkus.github.io/SOCDEBT/ 🚨💸
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Thijs Bol @thijsbol.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
I’m looking for three PhD students for my new ERC project, starting 1 September. The goal is to understand how firms shape inequality in workers’ careers—using population registers. Please spread the word! Deadline is March 8, more info here (see projects 4-6): ics-graduateschool.nl/vacancies/
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Vacancies | ICS
ICS Sociology PhD positions vacancies Graduate school program Social Sciences Methodology
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Nhat An Trinh @natrinh.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Excited to share a new #OA study with @dariatisch.bsky.social and @schechtlm.bsky.social🎉We show that while most people prefer equal inheritance, wealthy individuals are more willing to support unequal transfers when they help preserve wealth across generations ➡️ academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...
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MIT Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work @mitshapingwork.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
📅 Don't miss our symposium exploring Why Wealth Inequality Matters on Tuesday, January 27 from 1-5 PM EST. Register to join us in person at MIT or watch the livestream: shapingwork.mit.edu/events/why-w...
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RC28 Social Stratification @isa-rc28.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
On March 23-26, 2026, the ECSR will organize a Spring School on the topic "Inequalities Across Lives and Generations: Cumulative Disadvantage, Life Course Dynamics, and the Intergenerational Transmission of (Dis)Advantages." www.nasp.eu/training/oth...
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NASP: Network for the Advancement of Social and Political studies - 2026 ECSR-CCA-NASP Spring School - CfA
NASP is pleased to announce the call for applications to the fourteenth edition of the   ECSR, COLLEGIO CARLO ALBERTO, AND NASP JOINT SPRING SCHO...
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LIfBi | Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsverläufe @lifbi.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
NEPS-Publikationspreis 2025 gleich zweimal vergeben! Die Preisübergabe fand heute im Rahmen der 10. Internationalen NEPS-Konferenz am LIfBi statt – inklusive öffentlicher Keynotes der Preisträger:innen. Herzlichen Glückwunsch an beide Teams! 👉 www.lifbi.de/de-de/Start/...
Die Preisträger:innen des NEPS Publikationspreis 2025 mit v.l. Prof. Dr. Christian Aßmann (LIfBi), Prof. Dr. Jenny Wagner, Mieke Johannsen, Prof. Dr. Martin Ehlert, Sascha dos Santos und Prof. Dr. Cordula Artelt (LIfBi).
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James Vincent @jjvincent.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
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Heike Klüver @heikekluever.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
📣 New op-ed in Süddeutsche Zeitung: What the data say about the “Brandmauer” I summarize key findings from a study with @anninahermes.bsky.social across 57 democracies ➡️ Far-right parties don’t get weaker in government, they get stronger (~6 points by the next election) tinyurl.com/4j6jaud2
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Demokratie: Wenn die Rechte mitregiert, wird sie nicht geschwächt – im Gegenteil
Eine Untersuchung von 57 Ländern zeigt: Wenn die Rechte in Verantwortung kommt, gewinnt sie dazu. Daraus lässt sich für Deutschland lernen.
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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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Sasha Killewald @sashakillewald.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
I'm facilitating a causal inference reading group next semester for Sociology PhD students. (I will also be learning!) If there are (1) pedagogical articles or (2) empirical examples in soc that you ❤️, will you share in the comments? [And please RT to help me crowd-source!]
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World Inequality Lab @wid.world · 03/11/2025
🟢Wealthy individuals fuel the climate crisis through their investments even more than through their consumption and lifestyles — This is one of the key findings presented in *Chapter 1 of the 2025 #ClimateInequality Report*. Read more in this thread [1/6]🧵
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DIW Berlin @diw.de · 29/10/2025
Junge Menschen in Deutschland besitzen deutlich seltener Wohnimmobilien als ihre Eltern, immer mehr von ihnen wohnen zur Miete. Das zeigt eine neue DIW-Studie auf Basis von EU-SILC-Daten, die in Kooperation mit Forschern der @ox.ac.uk erstellt wurde. 🧵(1/6) www.diw.de/de/diw_01.c....
Infografik zum DIW Wochenbericht 44/2025: Die Chancen auf Wohneigentum in Deutschland haben sich verringert – unabhängig vom Wohnstatus der Eltern
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Sergi Vidal @svidal.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Check out this open-access article that deepens on compound effects of residential and social mobility!
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Manuel Schechtl @schechtlm.eurosky.social · 15/10/2025
Is childhood exposure to local wealth inequality associated with upward income mobility achieved in adulthood? Yes! Check out my new paper, just published in @natureportfolio.nature.com here: doi.org/10.1038/s414... #EconSky #Sociology #Demography
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Nate Breznau @breznaunate.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
#shiny #RStudio #openscience #metascience @die-bonn.de @oecd-ocde.bsky.social @gesis.org Workflow: github.com/nbreznau/PIA... 🧪
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GitHub - nbreznau/PIAAC_Variable_Finder: The PIAAC Variable Finder: An interactive Shiny app for cleaning, interpreting and analyzing Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies d...
The PIAAC Variable Finder: An interactive Shiny app for cleaning, interpreting and analyzing Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies data - nbreznau/PIAAC_Variable_Finder
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SocArXivBot @socarxivbot.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Young People's Homeownership in Europe: Delayed or Out of Reach? A Research Note: osf.io/rfpum
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Philipp Lersch @pmlersch.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
This was a great collaboration with the brilliant @smaexie.bsky.social and Lisa Klein. We find demographic trends having counterbalancing effects on wealth inequality.
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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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INED (in english) @ined-english.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Call for applications for the European Doctoral School of Demography (EDSD) 2025-2026: one week left to apply! More information: ow.ly/1ZOl50V9y65
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Nicole Kapelle @nicolekapelle.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
🚨New paper in SER🚨 Cohabitation boosts wealth in 🇫🇷 & 🇩🇪—but legal recognition matters. Findings highlight the role of policy in shaping fin. outcomes for cohab. couples. academic.oup.com/ser/advance-... @pmlersch.bsky.social @marionleturcq.bsky.social & N. Fremeaux #Sociology #Demography #Inequality
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Nicole Kapelle @nicolekapelle.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
🚨I'm advertising for a PhD position (4 yrs) in quant. Sociology/Social Demography (life course, social ineq.) @tcdsociology.bsky.social! 📅 Deadline: April 21, 2025 📄 More info: www.tcd.ie/sociology/va... 🔄 Please share! #Sociology #Demography #AcademicChatter #PhDOpportunity #TrinityCollegeDublin
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Philipp Lersch @pmlersch.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
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How to get rich in 2025
Forget about your career. Today an inheritance is what matters
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Sergi Vidal @svidal.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
• CALL FOR PAPERS –  2026 CPoS Special Issue “Migration Trajectories Across the Life Course” Comparative Population Studies welcomes submissions to the 2026 special issue Migration Trajectories Across the Life Course, guest edited by Sergi Vidal (Autonomous University of Barcelona), Aude Bernard…
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• CALL FOR PAPERS –  2026 CPoS Special Issue “Migration Trajectories Across the Life Course”
Comparative Population Studies welcomes submissions to the 2026 special issue Migration Trajectories Across the Life Course, guest edited by Sergi Vidal (Autonomous University of Barcelona), Aude Bernard (University of Queensland), and Riccardo Valente (Autonomous University of Barcelona). The proposed special issue aims to leverage a trajectory-based approach that fully accounts for the multi-dimensional nature of migration across time and space, providing deeper insights into diverse migration trajectory patterns and their long-term individual and societal implications.
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INED (in english) @ined-english.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
The call for applications for the European Doctoral School of Demography (EDSD) 2025-2026 is open! This international doctoral program aims to provide students with a high-level education in demography. Deadline to apply: March 25th, 2025 at 12 PM (noon). More information: eaps.nl/edsd/how-to-...
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Sergi Vidal @svidal.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
The European Association for Population Studies is now on bluesky. Follow @eaps.bsky.social for updates on activities and the next European Population Conference in Bologna!
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Rourke O’Brien @rourkeobrien.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
"Fiscal Centralization and Inequality in Children's Economic Mobility" New research with @schechtlm.bsky.social @zparolin.bsky.social just out in ASR doi.org/10.1177/0003... #sociology #demography #econsky
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Philipp Lersch @pmlersch.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
We are hiring a postdoc for the deciphe.eu project at @diw.de. Work with @svidal.bsky.social, @sbeduk.bsky.social, S. Zinn, M. Medgyesi, myself, and other fantastic team members to understand the intergenerational persistence in homeownership in Europe! More details here: www.diw.de/sixcms/detai...
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DECIPHE Research Project
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European Sociological Review @europeansocreview.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Reminder: From 1st Jan. 2025, the deposit of replication packages will be condition for publication in ESR! Find out more at: academic.oup.com/esr/pages/General_Instructions
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General Instructions
Submission of Papers The European Sociological Review publishes original research articles in all fields of Sociology. Submissions should usually be around 8,0
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Manuel Schechtl @schechtlm.eurosky.social · 09/12/2024
🚨New publication alert🚨 What happens to female labor market supply when their male partner starts to earn payroll tax exempt income? Joint work w/ @andreashaupt.bsky.social, now open access at JMF: doi.org/10.1111/jomf... #sociology #gendersky #polisky #econsky
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Fabrizio Bernardi @fabriberna.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
European Sociological Review is on Bluesky! @europeansocreview.bsky.social Follow it for alerts and new initiatives
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Nhat An Trinh @natrinh.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Come bye if you are in London tomorrow! I will present my latest research on the role of parental transfers in creating wealth disparities between women and men 👇
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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Brexit associated with 86% increase in departure of EU origin professors from UK.
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Neil Renic @ncrenic.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Big news from Germany
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Philipp Lersch @pmlersch.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
We are hiring a postdoc for the deciphe.eu project at @diw.de. Work with @svidal.bsky.social, @sbeduk.bsky.social, S. Zinn, M. Medgyesi, myself, and other fantastic team members to understand the intergenerational persistence in homeownership in Europe! More details here: www.diw.de/sixcms/detai...
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DECIPHE Research Project
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Sociology at Oxford @sociologyoxford.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
🚨 We're hiring! 🚨 Join us as an Associate Professor in Social Demography, in association with @stjohnsox.bsky.social. We're open to a range of specialisations: family, fertility, gender, migration, population health, inequalities & more 🌍 Apply now ➡️ www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/asso...
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Sergi Vidal @svidal.bsky.social · 20/03/2024
🚨New research project DECIPHE investigates the impact of demographic changes on the intergenerational persistence of homeownership. See: shorturl.at/sAV26 ⚓DIW (Berlin), DSPI (Oxford), TÁRKI (Budapest), CED (Barcelona).   💰Funded by @VolkswagenSt (2024/28)   📢Job openings and website coming soon!!
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Philipp Lersch @pmlersch.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Inflation of the number of scientific publications substantially driven by special issues in for-profit open-access journals: doi.org/10.1162/qss_... h/t: www.economist.com/science-and-...
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The strain on scientific publishing
Abstract. Scientists are increasingly overwhelmed by the volume of articles being published. The total number of articles indexed in Scopus and Web of Science has grown exponentially in recent years; ...
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Bastian Betthaeuser @betthaeuser.bsky.social · 09/10/2024
📣 Join our research team at @cris-sciencespo.bsky.social to work on the ERC-funded LEARN project on major health crises and children's educational development. We're hiring: ⭐️Postdoc ⭐️Doctoral researcher ⭐️Predoc / Research Assistant 👉Apply by 30 Nov: www.sciencespo.fr/osc/en/conte...
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Rense Nieuwenhuis @rnieuwenhuis.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
“Walter Korpi’s work has had a profound impact on the field of sociology and social policy. Beyond his groundbreaking academic contributions, he has been a source of inspiration for and contributed to the success of many scholars, both within and outside SOFI.” www.su.se/swedish-inst...
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Professor Walter Korpi Passes Away at 90 - Swedish Institute for Social Research
It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of an outstanding sociologist and a vital contributor to SOFI’s success. Professor Emeritus Walter Korpi passed away on November 19, at t...
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