The Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI)

The Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI)

@sofi.su.se

The Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) at Stockholm University is a leading institute in research on social policy, welfare, inequality, and the labor market. Learn more at https://sofi.su.se

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The Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI)
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How do you measure income when income data are missing? Researchers at SOFI and international colleagues present Occupational Earning Potential (OEP), a measure that estimates occupations' economic position when income data are unavailable. Useful for research on inequality and social mobility.

su.seHow do you measure income when income data are missing?Income data are often unavailable in historical datasets, international comparisons and survey studies. Researchers have now developed a new measure that estimates the economic position of an occupati...
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Social connections and residential segregation don’t always tell the same story. A study of the 75 largest US metro areas shows that social segregation can be higher or lower than traditional measures suggest. By andreasmdiemer.bsky.social, Tanner Regan & Cheng Keat Tang. doi.org/10.1093/jeg/...

doi.orgThe role of social connections in the racial segregation of US citiesAbstract. We study the extent of segregation in the social space of urban America. We measure segregation as the (lack of) actual personal connections betw
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Erik Sjödin, forskare vid SOFI, är en av initiativtagarna till en nordisk forskarkurs i arbetsrätt som samlade 16 doktorander från Danmark, Finland, Norge och Sverige. Initiativet uppmärksammas i Arbeidsliv i Norden: www.arbeidslivinorden.org/mer-enn-et-k... #SOFI #arbetsrätt #forskning

arbeidslivinorden.orgMer enn et kurs: Vil styrke fagmiljøet for nordisk arbeidsrett - Arbeidsliv i NordenNår doktorgradsstudenter fra hele Norden som forsker på arbeidsrett samles på kurs, er ikke målet bare å gi faglig påfyll, men også å bygge et nordisk forskningsmiljø.
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📢 SOFI söker forskningsassistent (50 %, ca 4 månader, start hösten 2026) till ett projekt om distansutbildning i högre utbildning. Arbete med intervjuer och forskningsdata. Ansök senast 12 maj. Läs mer och ansök: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

su.varbi.comForskningsassistentInstitutet för social forskning (SOFI) ingår i den Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten på Stockholms Universitet och har ca 90 anställda. På SOFI drivs projektet ’Who chooses online tertiary educ
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New ESR article on apprenticeship dropout and social inequality 👇

European Sociological Review@europeansocreview.bsky.social

New #OA at ESR 🌟 What is the income penalty of dropping out of #VET in Germany? With an IV strategy, @kostermann.bsky.social, @patzinaalex.bsky.social & @katymorris.bsky.social show that the causal effect is substantial and especially pronounced for lower SES individuals doi.org/10.1093/esr/...

doi.orgStratified scars: social inequality in the labour market consequences of apprenticeship dropoutAbstract. While the association between apprenticeship dropout and negative labour market consequences is well documented, the causal link and social strat
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📢 We are hiring a Postdoctoral Fellow in Sociology at SOFI, Stockholm University. Interested in research on the causes and consequences of social policy for individuals and society? Apply by 13 April 2026. More information and application: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/... #postdoc #sociology

su.varbi.comPostdoctoral Fellow in SociologyThe Swedish Institute for Social research (SOFI) is part of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Stockholm University. The institute is an internationally leading research institute in the field of socia

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Katy Morris
@katymorris.bsky.social

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-...

academic.oup.comOccupational earning potential: a new measure of social hierarchy in Europe and the USAbstract. Social stratification is interested in unequal life chances and assumes the existence of a hierarchy of more or less advantageous occupations. Ye
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Congratulations, Marie-Pascale!

EEA@eeanews.bsky.social

EEA congrats Marie-Pascale Grimon for being awarded the Outstanding Paper Award, funded by our MinE Committee, at 5th Virtual Discrimination & Diversity Workshop. More info on her paper, the other winning paper & the workshop here: www.eeassoc.org/news/outstan...

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Rense Nieuwenhuis
@rnieuwenhuis.bsky.social

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

tidningensyre.seFattiga familjer berättar: Så lever vi - SyreAtt ha ett arbete hjälper inte alltid mot fattigdom. Nästan var tolfte familj med somalisk bakgrund lever i fattigdom trots att båda föräldrarna jobbar, visar ny forskning.

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Paul Hufe
@paulhufe.net

Replying to @paulhufe.net

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.

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Stockholm University
@stockholm-uni.bsky.social

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

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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

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IIES, Stockholm University
@iies.su.se

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...

su.seFrom voter to candidate: how a second election sparks political ambition - Institute for International Economic StudiesFrom voter to candidate: how a second election sparks political ambition - Institute for International Economic Studies
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Read more about SOFI's brand new doctor's research here: www.su.se/swedish-inst...

su.seNew thesis: Education and place of residence politically divide young people - Swedish Institute for Social ResearchNew thesis: Education and place of residence politically divide young people - Swedish Institute for Social Research
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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

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Rense Nieuwenhuis
@rnieuwenhuis.bsky.social

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

tandfonline.comThe effect of public childcare on the risk that mothers become NEETYoung women are much more likely to be NEET (Not in Employment, Education or Training) than young men. Little is known about the extent to which institutional and policy contexts can shape the rela...
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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

Johanna Rickne@johannarickne.bsky.social

Which occupations carry the highest risk of sexual harassment—and who is doing the harassing? Our new study finds two distinct patterns depending on whether harassment comes from inside or outside the workplace. CEPR WP: cepr.org/publications... Ungated: drive.google.com/file/d/1jPOV... 🧵 1/