Occupational Earning Potential has landed in @europeansocreview.bsky.social Implementable in R (digclass) and Stata (crosswalk), our linear OEP scale measures the median earnings of ISCO occupations and expresses them as percentiles of the earnings distribution academic.oup.com/esr/advance-...

This is a (very) short thread on a recent paper with the great Orazio Attanasio and Alessandro Toppeta on “Intergenerational Mobility in Socio-Emotional Skills” (forthcoming at ‪@jpube.bsky.social)! (1/7) @ucleconomics.bsky.social @uclpolicylab.bsky.social‬ @sofi.su.se ‪@clscohorts.bsky.social

Anna Sandberg Trolle-Lindgren has been appointed as Associate Professor (Docent) at the Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI).🎉 Congratulations!

Final conference of rEUsilience and this is (parts of) the wonderful crew - here w/ miami vice flair. Thx for a great journey! @rnieuwenhuis.bsky.social @wvlancker.bsky.social @abrarbawati.bsky.social @amatysiak.bsky.social @cofaceeu.bsky.social and analog 📷 by great @merveuzunalioglu.bsky.social

Congratulations, Marie-Pascale!

Congratulations to our doctoral student @allisongeerts.bsky.social in successfully defending her thesis! Geerts' research explores how lesbian couples in the Netherlands navigate the transition to parenthood. Read her thesis here: su.diva-portal.org/smash/record... #Research #Sociology #PhD

🎉 Big congrats to Tünde Lénárd, who successfully defended her dissertation last Friday! Here’s an action shot from the event. #DissertationDefense #AcademicWin

Right now, Madeleine Eriksson Kirsch is defending her dissertation in Lecture Hall 9 at @stockholm-uni.bsky.social. Wishing her all the best! #DissertationDefense #PhD #SOFI #Sociology

Fattige familjer berättar: Så lever vi Interview in @syre-tidningen.bsky.social about the situation of low resource families in Sweden, based on @reusilience.bsky.social research with Lovisa Backman, and on research by @siddarthaaradhya.bsky.social tidningensyre.se/2025/26-maj-... @sofi.su.se

On this International Day of Families, it’s time to rethink family policy in Europe. Read more about the @reusilience.bsky.social research project and its findings 👇 #sociology #research #FamilyPolicy

@cassandraengeman.bsky.social, PhD in Sociology, has been appointed Associate Professor (docent) at @stockholm-uni.bsky.social. www.su.se/swedish-inst...

Alessandro Toppeta (@sofi.su.se) shows that more school isn't always better: in Sweden, teens randomly tested after holidays show stronger non-cognitive skills, especially those from wealthier families. More breaks may boost development, but they risk widening inequality.

Nytt nummer av nyhetsbrevet: Läs om hållbart mode om hur vi kan klä oss snyggt utan att förstöra planeten, om maskrosen - kungen av betongdjungeln, forskning om det lönar sig att plugga, om vad som hände i Sverige när freden kom 8 maj 1945 #BertBolinLecture mm Läs o prenumerera: www.su.se/nyhetsbrev

Last Friday, our PhD candidate Xiaojie Xu defended her dissertation in sociology – congratulations, Xiaojie! 🎉 Her dissertation explores how the impact of education on jobs, income, and social mobility has shifted since the late 20th century. Great work, Xiaojie! #PhD #education #sociology

From voter to candidate: how a second election sparks political ambition. New research by IIES' graduate student Mattias Folkestad & IIES/ @sthlmschoolofecon.bsky.social alumna @chloen.bsky.social @sofi.su.se accepted for publication at European Journal of Political Economy www.su.se/institute-fo...

Terrific dissertation defense by Xiaojie Xu at @sofi.su.se today and proud supervisor moment for me. Thanks @hermwerf.bsky.social for doing us the honors!

Read more about SOFI's brand new doctor's research here: www.su.se/swedish-inst...

Amanda Almstedt Valldor is right this minute defending her dissertation in Lecture Hall 3 at @stockholm-uni.bsky.social. Wishing her the best of luck! #DissertationDefense #PhD #SOFI #Sociology

The effect of public childcare on the risk that mothers become NEET New article with Lynn van Vugt, Bart Golsteyn, @levels.bsky.social and myself, in @cwfjournal.bsky.social. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @sofi.su.se

Working with a Swedish forest view today! So happy to be at @sofi.su.se and excited to be presenting our new @reusilience.bsky.social work on the childcare gap tomorrow at the Social Welfare & Stratification Seminar. Send good wishes!

New PhD thesis from SOFI's @edvinsyk.bsky.social: Jobs in Sweden have improved since the 1960s, especially for women, but stress levels are on the rise. #sociology #worklife #research #PhD #Sweden #SOFI

He made it! Congratulations to SOFI’s newest doctor of sociology, @edvinsyk.bsky.social!

Right now: @edvinsyk.bsky.social defends his dissertation in Lecture Hall 5. Best of luck! #PhD #Dissertation #SOFI #Research #Sociology

New op-ed in @dagensnyheter.bsky.social by Kenneth Nelson (SOFI) and Sebastian Sirén (Uppsala University): Sweden’s income protection system has weakened significantly over time – without much public debate. Read the full piece (in Swedish) below. #WelfareState #SocialPolicy #Research

TODAY Tues 1 April at 1 pm (CEST), we are very happy to welcome Louis-Pierre LePage from @sofi.su.se who will present "Job Sorting and the Labor Market Effects of a Criminal Record".

New study by SOFI’s @johannarickne.bsky.social Rickne (w/ @ollefolke.bsky.social) shows how sexual harassment risks vary by occupation. Important insights for anyone working on gender equality, HR, or workplace policy. #WorkplaceHarassment #GenderEquality #SOFI #Research #HR

Look who’s on the news! Our researcher Anni Erlandsson talks about the sharp decline in birth rates in Sweden and across much of the Western world, and what might be behind the trend. www.svtplay.se/video/Kvvy6E... #Fertility #Demography #BirthRates #Sociology #SOFI #Research

Women in #econ starter pack. #econsky #laboreconomics

Two SOFI researchers, @chloen.bsky.social and Leopoldo Lazcano, have been selected for the 2025 Lindau Nobel Meeting in Economic Sciences, joining 250 top young economists to meet Nobel Laureates! #LINOecon #SOFI #Economics #NobelMeeting #RagnarSöderbergStiftelse #Research

Amazing! 🎉 The @reusilience.bsky.social project, co-led by our researcher @rnieuwenhuis.bsky.social, has been selected as a “Success Story” by the EU Commission for showing how family resilience strengthens societies. #SOFI #EU #SocialPolicy #FamilyResilience #research #sociology

🚨New publication alert🚨 We provide the first demographic description of all people with a gender dysphoria diagnosis in Sweden: doi.org/10.1215/0070... with @martinkolk.bsky.social, @jlucastilley.bsky.social (@sofi.su.se), Emma von Essen, and Ian Burn published in @readdemography.bsky.social 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

In a new study recently published in Demography, Kolk, @jlucastilley.bsky.social, @ylvamoberg.bsky.social , von Essen, and Burn provide a detailed sociodemographic overview of the Swedish transgender population. doi.org/10.1215/0070... (@readdemography.bsky.social)

“The Demography of Sweden’s Transgender Population”: @martinkolk.bsky.social @ylvamoberg.bsky.social et al study transitions over 1973-2020, “a period of...legal advances, ↑ social acceptance & more accommodating HC system.” @stockholm-uni.bsky.social @sofi.su.se read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...

Lesbian couples actively shape family bonds, as shown in a new study by @allisongeerts.bsky.social and #GENPARENT. Interviews with 24 Dutch couples reveal how conception choices goes beyond biology to shape relationships in new ways. #FamilyStudies #LGBTQResearch #Kinship #LesbianFamilies #research

This spring, several PhD candidates at SOFI will defend their dissertations. - @edvinsyk.bsky.social – April 4 - Amanda Almstedt Valldor – April 25 - Xiaojie Xu – May 2 - Madeleine Eriksson Kirsch – May 28 - Tünde Lénárd – May 30 - @allisongeerts.bsky.social – June 12 Best of luck to all candidates!

This Thursday, SOFI researcher @rnieuwenhuis.bsky.social will participate in a parallel event to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, in New York (CSW). At this NGO-led conference, he will present his research on the challenges faced by single mothers worldwide. #CSW69

Genom att studera vem i familjen som är hemma med sjuka barn och hur föräldrar använder vab går det att se hur jämställdheten ser ut både i arbetslivet och i familjelivet. Det visar forskning av bl a docent Katarina Boye vid @sofi.su.se #Kvinnodagen #IWD #IWD2025 #8mars www.su.se/nyheter/fors...

The @reusilience.bsky.social project I’m coordinating jointly with @dspi-oxford.bsky.social, has now moved to this site. Follow us for news on how #families differ in their ability to respond to social and economic risks, and directions for policy development. #resilience @sofi.su.se

"Resilience as a concept and source of inequality: A critical examination" Consider submitting your research to our stream – at #ESPAnet in Milano this August – or one of the many other interesting streams! www.espanetmilano2025.it/en-US/stream... @sofi.su.se @dspi-oxford.bsky.social

Congratulations @roujman.bsky.social, PhD in Sociology, who has been appointed Associate Professor at SOFI! Roujman Shahbazian began his doctoral studies here in 2013 and has been an active researcher at the institute ever since.

Women’s sick leave rates increase sharply after having children – unlike men’s. A new research project led by @ylvamoberg.bsky.social explores why. #GenderEquality #Parenthood #Health #SickLeave #Research

Congratulations to Susan Niknami, PhD in Economics, who has been appointed Associate Professor! Susan began her doctoral studies at SOFI in 2012 and has been active here ever since. Her research focuses particularly on the economic aspects of crime, inequality, immigration, and integration.

Welcome to Bluesky, @stockholm-uni.bsky.social!

Are you someone who thrives in collaborative environments? Do you have strong quantitative skills and a passion for social policy? Are you interested in a PhD position at one of the world’s top-ranked sociology departments? If so, check out this exceptional opportunity. #PhDStudents #Sociology

First article coauthored with B. Cuzulan and M.L. Schultz-Nielsen. Second article couathored with C.Wildeman, A. Roehrkasse, A. Gibbons, S. Sernarker, and L. Becker. Author institutions: @rockwoolfonden.dk, @sofi.su.se, Duke University, @butleru.bsky.social, Drexel University (n/n)

Posted: “Two Decades of Child Welfare System Contact in the Global North”: Chris Wildeman @pfallesen.bsky.social et al. find significant cross-national variation in CWS/CPS contact over the 44 nations examined. @rockwoolfonden.dk @sofi.su.se @butleru.bsky.social read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...

Spent a fantastic week with colleagues and friends at Stockholm University's @sofi.su.se, despite the slightly disappointing weather ☁️ 👀

🚨🚨🚨To all researchers in Stockholm/Uppsala: submit your paper to the 7th Stockholm-Uppsala Education Ecnomics Workshop on May 5 in Uppsala. More information and submission: jansauermann.github.io/educworkshop... Submission deadline: March 1, 2025

🚨 New publication 🚨 How do social networks shape job referrals? We conducted a field study to explore gender homophily in referral hiring. Turns out, both men and women mainly refer candidates of their own gender. 🧵👇 📄 doi.org/10.1016/j.la... With @karinhederos.bsky.social. #econsky

Parental union dissolution substantively and persistently lowers children's wellbeing. ew article in @sfjournal.bsky.social by Mikkeline M. Nielsen (@rockwoolfonden.dk), Michael Gähler (@stockholm-uni.bsky.social), and I (@sofi.su.se ), we use longitudinal data on Danish children. #divorce (1/n)