Jan Helmdag
@janhelmdag.bsky.social
Assistant prof @sofi.su.se & managing director of Social Policy Indicators (SPIN). Working on tax and social policy; political economy. Visiting researcher @dspi-oxford.bsky.social during Trinity term '25.
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Jan Helmdag
@janhelmdag.bsky.social
· Dec 5
New SPIN update with ANNUAL data 🔥
I’m very proud to announce a new update for the Social Insurance Entitlements dataset (SIED) that includes annual data on replacement rates for unemployment, sickness, accident, and old-age benefits for 37 countries from 2000 to 2023.
www.su.se/social-polic...
I’m very proud to announce a new update for the Social Insurance Entitlements dataset (SIED) that includes annual data on replacement rates for unemployment, sickness, accident, and old-age benefits for 37 countries from 2000 to 2023.
www.su.se/social-polic...
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Tripartite alliances for vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 pandemic? Evidence from the Eurofound PolicyWatch database
New paper by @garimasingh-gs.bsky.social, @minnavangerven.bsky.social and myself, in Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
New paper by @garimasingh-gs.bsky.social, @minnavangerven.bsky.social and myself, in Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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November 4, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Tripartite alliances for vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 pandemic? Evidence from the Eurofound PolicyWatch database
New paper by @garimasingh-gs.bsky.social, @minnavangerven.bsky.social and myself, in Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
New paper by @garimasingh-gs.bsky.social, @minnavangerven.bsky.social and myself, in Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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You don’t “engage”, you amplify, mainstream and normalize.
Don’t pretend you do this for anything else than 💰💰💰
Don’t pretend you do this for anything else than 💰💰💰
October 23, 2025 at 11:18 PM
You don’t “engage”, you amplify, mainstream and normalize.
Don’t pretend you do this for anything else than 💰💰💰
Don’t pretend you do this for anything else than 💰💰💰
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mKBO: Multigroup Kitagawa-Blinder-Oaxaca Decomposition
Always wanted to do a KBO decomposition with more than 2 groups? @thaning.bsky.social and I present a multi-group generalization that overcomes this limitation, while providing a number of methodological advantages:
osf.io/preprints/so...
Always wanted to do a KBO decomposition with more than 2 groups? @thaning.bsky.social and I present a multi-group generalization that overcomes this limitation, while providing a number of methodological advantages:
osf.io/preprints/so...
OSF
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October 10, 2025 at 7:29 AM
mKBO: Multigroup Kitagawa-Blinder-Oaxaca Decomposition
Always wanted to do a KBO decomposition with more than 2 groups? @thaning.bsky.social and I present a multi-group generalization that overcomes this limitation, while providing a number of methodological advantages:
osf.io/preprints/so...
Always wanted to do a KBO decomposition with more than 2 groups? @thaning.bsky.social and I present a multi-group generalization that overcomes this limitation, while providing a number of methodological advantages:
osf.io/preprints/so...
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Die Bürgergeld-Debatte dreht sich um Anreize und Druck. Die Realität: Das System verwaltet Armut – statt Sicherheit zu geben und Menschen in schwierigen Lebenslagen zu entlasten. ⤵️
September 9, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Die Bürgergeld-Debatte dreht sich um Anreize und Druck. Die Realität: Das System verwaltet Armut – statt Sicherheit zu geben und Menschen in schwierigen Lebenslagen zu entlasten. ⤵️
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Another year of great success and company at the ESPAnet Annual Conference 👏🏼 already looking forward to the next one 🫰🏼 @keonhison.bsky.social Andrew Zola & @janhelmdag.bsky.social in the pics from their final session
August 31, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Another year of great success and company at the ESPAnet Annual Conference 👏🏼 already looking forward to the next one 🫰🏼 @keonhison.bsky.social Andrew Zola & @janhelmdag.bsky.social in the pics from their final session
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We'll be presenting our book at ESPAnet with a commentary by Anton Hemerijck. 🤩 My first book pitch session ever. #espanet2025
August 27, 2025 at 8:31 AM
We'll be presenting our book at ESPAnet with a commentary by Anton Hemerijck. 🤩 My first book pitch session ever. #espanet2025
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1/3) 📣Out in Party Politics:
We trace the equal rights and economic equality positions of 69 center-right and far-right parties since 1970 in 12 countries. We find that center right parties did not react to/address equal rights concerns and economic inequality
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
We trace the equal rights and economic equality positions of 69 center-right and far-right parties since 1970 in 12 countries. We find that center right parties did not react to/address equal rights concerns and economic inequality
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
July 4, 2025 at 10:18 AM
1/3) 📣Out in Party Politics:
We trace the equal rights and economic equality positions of 69 center-right and far-right parties since 1970 in 12 countries. We find that center right parties did not react to/address equal rights concerns and economic inequality
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
We trace the equal rights and economic equality positions of 69 center-right and far-right parties since 1970 in 12 countries. We find that center right parties did not react to/address equal rights concerns and economic inequality
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
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I wish for a media that analyzes and contextualizes important events (without normalizing far-right actors and ideas) and a public that pays for that media.
June 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I wish for a media that analyzes and contextualizes important events (without normalizing far-right actors and ideas) and a public that pays for that media.
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Midsummer reading.
This or Elizabeth Strout, Sally Rooney or Richard Powers?
A fine outcome of @sustageable.fi @strateginen.bsky.social project with a great team.
This or Elizabeth Strout, Sally Rooney or Richard Powers?
A fine outcome of @sustageable.fi @strateginen.bsky.social project with a great team.
June 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Midsummer reading.
This or Elizabeth Strout, Sally Rooney or Richard Powers?
A fine outcome of @sustageable.fi @strateginen.bsky.social project with a great team.
This or Elizabeth Strout, Sally Rooney or Richard Powers?
A fine outcome of @sustageable.fi @strateginen.bsky.social project with a great team.
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The 2025 country-specific recommendations by the European Commission are out.
Any explicit pension related recommendations (beyond Recovery and Resilience Fund commitments)?
I read them all, so you don't have to 👇 (1/X)
commission.europa.eu/publications...
Any explicit pension related recommendations (beyond Recovery and Resilience Fund commitments)?
I read them all, so you don't have to 👇 (1/X)
commission.europa.eu/publications...
2025 European Semester: Country Specific Recommendations / Commission Recommendations
2025 European Semester: Country Specific Recommendations / Commission Recommendations
commission.europa.eu
June 4, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The 2025 country-specific recommendations by the European Commission are out.
Any explicit pension related recommendations (beyond Recovery and Resilience Fund commitments)?
I read them all, so you don't have to 👇 (1/X)
commission.europa.eu/publications...
Any explicit pension related recommendations (beyond Recovery and Resilience Fund commitments)?
I read them all, so you don't have to 👇 (1/X)
commission.europa.eu/publications...
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@cassandraengeman.bsky.social, PhD in Sociology, has been appointed Associate Professor (docent) at @stockholm-uni.bsky.social.
www.su.se/swedish-inst...
www.su.se/swedish-inst...
Cassandra Engeman appointed Associate Professor - Swedish Institute for Social Research
Cassandra Engeman, PhD in Sociology, has been appointed Associate Professor (docent) at Stockholm University
www.su.se
May 14, 2025 at 7:26 AM
@cassandraengeman.bsky.social, PhD in Sociology, has been appointed Associate Professor (docent) at @stockholm-uni.bsky.social.
www.su.se/swedish-inst...
www.su.se/swedish-inst...
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🚨 REPLICATION REPORT UPDATE: One year ago, a tweet by John Holbein alerted me, @ollefolke.bsky.social, and @jopieboy.bsky.social to a paper with a shocking result about Sweden’s law criminalizing the purchase of sex.🧵
May 9, 2025 at 9:29 AM
🚨 REPLICATION REPORT UPDATE: One year ago, a tweet by John Holbein alerted me, @ollefolke.bsky.social, and @jopieboy.bsky.social to a paper with a shocking result about Sweden’s law criminalizing the purchase of sex.🧵
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‼️JOB ALERT‼️
Come join the team 😊 Open Postdoc position at the Chair of Sociology, Family & Work
100%, 3 years, extension possible. Research interest in life course, gender inequality, pension, income/wealth, attitudes etc.
Apply by 31 May
DM me for questions👨💻👩🏫🦸
tinyurl.com/y6as7nxy
Come join the team 😊 Open Postdoc position at the Chair of Sociology, Family & Work
100%, 3 years, extension possible. Research interest in life course, gender inequality, pension, income/wealth, attitudes etc.
Apply by 31 May
DM me for questions👨💻👩🏫🦸
tinyurl.com/y6as7nxy
tinyurl.com
April 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
‼️JOB ALERT‼️
Come join the team 😊 Open Postdoc position at the Chair of Sociology, Family & Work
100%, 3 years, extension possible. Research interest in life course, gender inequality, pension, income/wealth, attitudes etc.
Apply by 31 May
DM me for questions👨💻👩🏫🦸
tinyurl.com/y6as7nxy
Come join the team 😊 Open Postdoc position at the Chair of Sociology, Family & Work
100%, 3 years, extension possible. Research interest in life course, gender inequality, pension, income/wealth, attitudes etc.
Apply by 31 May
DM me for questions👨💻👩🏫🦸
tinyurl.com/y6as7nxy
Excited to share that I'm visiting the DSPI @dspi-oxford.bsky.social at the University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk during Trinity term! Looking forward to engaging with researchers at DSPI and exchanging ideas. Many thanks to Kenneth Nelson for the invitation. Feel free to reach out to me if you’re around!
April 28, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Excited to share that I'm visiting the DSPI @dspi-oxford.bsky.social at the University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk during Trinity term! Looking forward to engaging with researchers at DSPI and exchanging ideas. Many thanks to Kenneth Nelson for the invitation. Feel free to reach out to me if you’re around!
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Many European politicians are trying to attract American researchers.
However, sometimes their branding doesn't match their domestic higher education policies. So I've written a guide on recent political developments in Swedish academia for prospective immigrants.
joenoonan.se/post/swedish...
However, sometimes their branding doesn't match their domestic higher education policies. So I've written a guide on recent political developments in Swedish academia for prospective immigrants.
joenoonan.se/post/swedish...
Political Developments in Swedish Academia: A Guide For Americans – Joseph Noonan
joenoonan.se
April 25, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Many European politicians are trying to attract American researchers.
However, sometimes their branding doesn't match their domestic higher education policies. So I've written a guide on recent political developments in Swedish academia for prospective immigrants.
joenoonan.se/post/swedish...
However, sometimes their branding doesn't match their domestic higher education policies. So I've written a guide on recent political developments in Swedish academia for prospective immigrants.
joenoonan.se/post/swedish...
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Herbert P. Kitschelt is the winner of the 2025 Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science. 🏆
He is awarded the prize for " having increased knowledge of the functioning of democratic party systems with exquisite theoretical acuity and impressive empirical breadth and depth."
He is awarded the prize for " having increased knowledge of the functioning of democratic party systems with exquisite theoretical acuity and impressive empirical breadth and depth."
April 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Herbert P. Kitschelt is the winner of the 2025 Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science. 🏆
He is awarded the prize for " having increased knowledge of the functioning of democratic party systems with exquisite theoretical acuity and impressive empirical breadth and depth."
He is awarded the prize for " having increased knowledge of the functioning of democratic party systems with exquisite theoretical acuity and impressive empirical breadth and depth."
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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
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
The effect of public childcare on the risk that mothers become NEET
Young 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...
www.tandfonline.com
April 9, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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
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
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This was an absolute pleasure! Grateful for the attentive audience and their feedback. Lots to do but highly motivated ✨ many thanks to my host @janhelmdag.bsky.social and my wonderful colleagues and friends @rnieuwenhuis.bsky.social @thaning.bsky.social @cassandraengeman.bsky.social until next time
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!
April 9, 2025 at 6:36 AM
This was an absolute pleasure! Grateful for the attentive audience and their feedback. Lots to do but highly motivated ✨ many thanks to my host @janhelmdag.bsky.social and my wonderful colleagues and friends @rnieuwenhuis.bsky.social @thaning.bsky.social @cassandraengeman.bsky.social until next time
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Nice to see the authoritarian attack on academia in the U.S. being fully commodified by academic and media institutions around the world. PR and sales on the back of targeted and vulnerable academics. 👏
March 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Nice to see the authoritarian attack on academia in the U.S. being fully commodified by academic and media institutions around the world. PR and sales on the back of targeted and vulnerable academics. 👏
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Taxes are the membership fee of a decent, civilized community.
Being a right of center person and having spent years in another country with a class divide more pronounced than in Finland and a bigger wealth and income gap, I can relate.
Half a decade in the US and I learned to LOVE TAXES.
Half a decade in the US and I learned to LOVE TAXES.
March 24, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Taxes are the membership fee of a decent, civilized community.
To my knowledge, this is the first peer-reviewed publication using the annual SIED 2000–23 data that we published last December. Very impressive and congrats to your publication, Nate!
Announcing the Global Work-Injury Policy database v2.0 and some preliminary applications of the data for 189 countries in 2020. Here a map of coverage rates. doi.org/10.1111/spol...
March 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
To my knowledge, this is the first peer-reviewed publication using the annual SIED 2000–23 data that we published last December. Very impressive and congrats to your publication, Nate!
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📣NEW PUBLICATION
As a Korean who grew up in a low-income area in the 90s, I've long wondered why the gap between welfare laws and practice is rarely discussed.
doi.org/10.1177/1468...
As a Korean who grew up in a low-income area in the 90s, I've long wondered why the gap between welfare laws and practice is rarely discussed.
doi.org/10.1177/1468...
Discrepancy of social insurance between laws and practices: Implementation challenges of maternity leave in 73 low- and middle-income countries - Keonhi Son, 2025
Although comparative welfare research has long criticized that the social insurance system in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) fails to cover the under-...
doi.org
March 17, 2025 at 6:54 AM
📣NEW PUBLICATION
As a Korean who grew up in a low-income area in the 90s, I've long wondered why the gap between welfare laws and practice is rarely discussed.
doi.org/10.1177/1468...
As a Korean who grew up in a low-income area in the 90s, I've long wondered why the gap between welfare laws and practice is rarely discussed.
doi.org/10.1177/1468...
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Did German left parties abandon economic equality in favor of equal rights, as the diagnosis of the "Lifestyle-Left" suggests? Analyzing party programs since 1970, we caution against sweeping claims in Unequal German Democracy (open access). 3 key qualifications👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
March 14, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Did German left parties abandon economic equality in favor of equal rights, as the diagnosis of the "Lifestyle-Left" suggests? Analyzing party programs since 1970, we caution against sweeping claims in Unequal German Democracy (open access). 3 key qualifications👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Just ashamed of European academic institutions reacting to the authoritarian clampdown against our US colleagues with "look, we have nice jobs here". Do you think this is the kind of solidarity needed from us? What are you actually doing to strengthen academic freedom and to help those affected?
March 14, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Just ashamed of European academic institutions reacting to the authoritarian clampdown against our US colleagues with "look, we have nice jobs here". Do you think this is the kind of solidarity needed from us? What are you actually doing to strengthen academic freedom and to help those affected?
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Trump bans sociology concepts. Why? Because sociology is dangerous to authoritarians.
thesociology.place/2025/03/09/s...
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Sociology is dangerous! Why authoritarians and their supporters attack sociology
The Trump Administration censors sociological knowledge In 2025, the Trump Administration banned words that sociologists regularly use from appearing on government websites and publicly-funded scho…
thesociology.place
March 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Trump bans sociology concepts. Why? Because sociology is dangerous to authoritarians.
thesociology.place/2025/03/09/s...
thesociology.place/2025/03/09/s...