Fabian Kalleitner
@kalf.bsky.social
Sociologist working @LMU Munich. Former FU Berlin & University of Vienna. I'm interested in social and economic inequality working on topics like taxation, (un)employment, and redistribution
https://fabiankal.github.io/
https://fabiankal.github.io/
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This is a belated post about our paper in @poqjournal.bsky.social.
We analyzed 100 survey experiments fielded by TESS (tessexperiments.org), using only information from the proposals to identify intended hypotheses.
Here are some of the things we learned:
We analyzed 100 survey experiments fielded by TESS (tessexperiments.org), using only information from the proposals to identify intended hypotheses.
Here are some of the things we learned:
An Audit of Social Science Survey Experiments
Abstract. Survey experiments have become a popular methodology for causal inference across the social sciences. We study the efficacy of survey experiment
doi.org
January 14, 2026 at 7:17 PM
This is a belated post about our paper in @poqjournal.bsky.social.
We analyzed 100 survey experiments fielded by TESS (tessexperiments.org), using only information from the proposals to identify intended hypotheses.
Here are some of the things we learned:
We analyzed 100 survey experiments fielded by TESS (tessexperiments.org), using only information from the proposals to identify intended hypotheses.
Here are some of the things we learned:
Reposted by Fabian Kalleitner
Thrilled that our findings, showing how social norms and institutions interact in Italy to shape tax reporting, are now out at:
academic.oup.com/esr/advance-...
@gianlucapasin.bsky.social @squazzoni.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/esr/advance-...
@gianlucapasin.bsky.social @squazzoni.bsky.social
An experimental study on institutions and social norms of tax payment
Abstract. The production of public goods, which are fundamental to well-functioning societies, requires the payment of taxes, but taxpayers have clear ince
academic.oup.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Thrilled that our findings, showing how social norms and institutions interact in Italy to shape tax reporting, are now out at:
academic.oup.com/esr/advance-...
@gianlucapasin.bsky.social @squazzoni.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/esr/advance-...
@gianlucapasin.bsky.social @squazzoni.bsky.social
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New in @bjpols.bsky.social!
Dave Hope, @lhaffert.bsky.social and I show that low taxes on the rich have a hidden cost: They undermine public support for broad-based taxation. 🖋️ cup.org/45lgPwN
Dave Hope, @lhaffert.bsky.social and I show that low taxes on the rich have a hidden cost: They undermine public support for broad-based taxation. 🖋️ cup.org/45lgPwN
December 29, 2025 at 1:37 PM
New in @bjpols.bsky.social!
Dave Hope, @lhaffert.bsky.social and I show that low taxes on the rich have a hidden cost: They undermine public support for broad-based taxation. 🖋️ cup.org/45lgPwN
Dave Hope, @lhaffert.bsky.social and I show that low taxes on the rich have a hidden cost: They undermine public support for broad-based taxation. 🖋️ cup.org/45lgPwN
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We now check manuscripts for the possibility that AI has been used to produce the paper. Springer's system does some automated checking but doesn't catch everything.
So, in certain situations we check the refs for hallucinations.
Latest manuscript: multiple hallucinations. Author will be banned.
So, in certain situations we check the refs for hallucinations.
Latest manuscript: multiple hallucinations. Author will be banned.
January 11, 2026 at 3:38 PM
We now check manuscripts for the possibility that AI has been used to produce the paper. Springer's system does some automated checking but doesn't catch everything.
So, in certain situations we check the refs for hallucinations.
Latest manuscript: multiple hallucinations. Author will be banned.
So, in certain situations we check the refs for hallucinations.
Latest manuscript: multiple hallucinations. Author will be banned.
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Interesting paper in incentice effects, with nice descriptives like this one that shows that surveys are alive and kicking
January 9, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Interesting paper in incentice effects, with nice descriptives like this one that shows that surveys are alive and kicking
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new ESR article
Public or employer based childcare —which should governments prioritise?
@AnneKronberg #A_Gerlach find that policy should first expand public childcare, ease access for less-edu parents, and only then support employer-sponsored schemes
#OpenAccess doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf044
Public or employer based childcare —which should governments prioritise?
@AnneKronberg #A_Gerlach find that policy should first expand public childcare, ease access for less-edu parents, and only then support employer-sponsored schemes
#OpenAccess doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf044
November 26, 2025 at 8:39 AM
new ESR article
Public or employer based childcare —which should governments prioritise?
@AnneKronberg #A_Gerlach find that policy should first expand public childcare, ease access for less-edu parents, and only then support employer-sponsored schemes
#OpenAccess doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf044
Public or employer based childcare —which should governments prioritise?
@AnneKronberg #A_Gerlach find that policy should first expand public childcare, ease access for less-edu parents, and only then support employer-sponsored schemes
#OpenAccess doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf044
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Survey experiments have become a popular methodology among social scientists. Has it been effective?
In POQ, Rauf et al. study the efficacy of 100 survey experiments. Their results show that a majority of hypotheses were not supported.
Read now: doi.org/10.1093/poq/...
In POQ, Rauf et al. study the efficacy of 100 survey experiments. Their results show that a majority of hypotheses were not supported.
Read now: doi.org/10.1093/poq/...
December 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Survey experiments have become a popular methodology among social scientists. Has it been effective?
In POQ, Rauf et al. study the efficacy of 100 survey experiments. Their results show that a majority of hypotheses were not supported.
Read now: doi.org/10.1093/poq/...
In POQ, Rauf et al. study the efficacy of 100 survey experiments. Their results show that a majority of hypotheses were not supported.
Read now: doi.org/10.1093/poq/...
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📢 Analytical sociology is coming home!
Call 4 INAS26 is open
🌍 1-3Jul26 @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social and @sociologyoxford.bsky.social (☔)
☢️ Deadline: 1Feb26
🦹 Organisers: @aksoyundan.bsky.social , @kasimirdederichs.bsky.social, D Kretschmer, @awaldendorf.bsky.social
Info: tinyurl.com/yc2tusjx
Call 4 INAS26 is open
🌍 1-3Jul26 @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social and @sociologyoxford.bsky.social (☔)
☢️ Deadline: 1Feb26
🦹 Organisers: @aksoyundan.bsky.social , @kasimirdederichs.bsky.social, D Kretschmer, @awaldendorf.bsky.social
Info: tinyurl.com/yc2tusjx
INAS Conference 2026 - Nuffield College Oxford University
tinyurl.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:14 PM
📢 Analytical sociology is coming home!
Call 4 INAS26 is open
🌍 1-3Jul26 @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social and @sociologyoxford.bsky.social (☔)
☢️ Deadline: 1Feb26
🦹 Organisers: @aksoyundan.bsky.social , @kasimirdederichs.bsky.social, D Kretschmer, @awaldendorf.bsky.social
Info: tinyurl.com/yc2tusjx
Call 4 INAS26 is open
🌍 1-3Jul26 @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social and @sociologyoxford.bsky.social (☔)
☢️ Deadline: 1Feb26
🦹 Organisers: @aksoyundan.bsky.social , @kasimirdederichs.bsky.social, D Kretschmer, @awaldendorf.bsky.social
Info: tinyurl.com/yc2tusjx
Again important service post ob marginaleffects by @dingdingpeng.the100.ci . This took me nearly a full workday to fully understand a few years ago.
”by = x” generates predictions for the data “as is“ and then averages them for each level of x (eg average of predictions for the men in the data)
“variable = x” generates predictions for counterfactual datasets in which x is set to different levels (eg average prediction “if everybody was a man”)
“variable = x” generates predictions for counterfactual datasets in which x is set to different levels (eg average prediction “if everybody was a man”)
PSA bc I forget every time i use it (including again today) 😩
The marginaleffects package avg_predictions() option that corresponds to stata’s “margins x” is “variable = x”, not “by = x”.
#rstats
The marginaleffects package avg_predictions() option that corresponds to stata’s “margins x” is “variable = x”, not “by = x”.
#rstats
November 30, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Again important service post ob marginaleffects by @dingdingpeng.the100.ci . This took me nearly a full workday to fully understand a few years ago.
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Going on the syllabus
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Going on the syllabus
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With housing affordability becoming one of the most pressing challenges today, our new PPRNet research briefs couldn't be more timely. 8 expert analyses on what progressive housing policy should look like—and how to make it politically viable.
politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/progressive-...
politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/progressive-...
With the Progressive Politics Research Network, we have published 8 new research briefs on the politics of housing. What does a progressive agenda on housing look like? Which elements are important? What the hurdles are and how can they be overcome?
politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/progressive-...
politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/progressive-...
November 27, 2025 at 10:57 AM
With housing affordability becoming one of the most pressing challenges today, our new PPRNet research briefs couldn't be more timely. 8 expert analyses on what progressive housing policy should look like—and how to make it politically viable.
politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/progressive-...
politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/progressive-...
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My new article in European Sociological Review (@europeansocreview.bsky.social) examines how class-based network segregation and national-level inequality shape support for redistribution, using data from 32,717 individuals across 31 countries.
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/esr/...
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My new article in European Sociological Review (@europeansocreview.bsky.social) examines how class-based network segregation and national-level inequality shape support for redistribution, using data from 32,717 individuals across 31 countries.
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/esr/...
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Class-based network segregation, economic inequality, and redistributive preferences across societies
Abstract. Rising economic inequality has renewed interest in how class-based social networks shape redistributive preferences across societies. While previ
doi.org
November 25, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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My new article in European Sociological Review (@europeansocreview.bsky.social) examines how class-based network segregation and national-level inequality shape support for redistribution, using data from 32,717 individuals across 31 countries.
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/esr/...
👇
My new article in European Sociological Review (@europeansocreview.bsky.social) examines how class-based network segregation and national-level inequality shape support for redistribution, using data from 32,717 individuals across 31 countries.
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/esr/...
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🚨We analyzed 138 million geocoded property tax records to quantify how municipal boundaries spatially overlap onto economic segregation in every US metro area—creating disparities in localities’ ability to fund public goods. And we made an interactive map of our results! [1/16]
November 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
🚨We analyzed 138 million geocoded property tax records to quantify how municipal boundaries spatially overlap onto economic segregation in every US metro area—creating disparities in localities’ ability to fund public goods. And we made an interactive map of our results! [1/16]
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🚨 Applications Now Open for the EUI PhD Programmes 2026-2027!
📊 Economics |⚖️ Law |📘 History | 🏛 Political and Social Sciences
Join the EUI's 50th PhD cohort!
Apply by 15 January 2026 (14:00 CET) for the academic journey of a lifetime! 👉: eui.eu/phd
#EUIPhD #PhDOpportunity
📊 Economics |⚖️ Law |📘 History | 🏛 Political and Social Sciences
Join the EUI's 50th PhD cohort!
Apply by 15 January 2026 (14:00 CET) for the academic journey of a lifetime! 👉: eui.eu/phd
#EUIPhD #PhDOpportunity
November 1, 2025 at 8:15 AM
🚨 Applications Now Open for the EUI PhD Programmes 2026-2027!
📊 Economics |⚖️ Law |📘 History | 🏛 Political and Social Sciences
Join the EUI's 50th PhD cohort!
Apply by 15 January 2026 (14:00 CET) for the academic journey of a lifetime! 👉: eui.eu/phd
#EUIPhD #PhDOpportunity
📊 Economics |⚖️ Law |📘 History | 🏛 Political and Social Sciences
Join the EUI's 50th PhD cohort!
Apply by 15 January 2026 (14:00 CET) for the academic journey of a lifetime! 👉: eui.eu/phd
#EUIPhD #PhDOpportunity
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Returning to the Venice Workshop of Analytical Sociology this week meant a lot to me--smart talks, kind people, and lots of cool ideas. Shout out to the lovely community on Bluesky @kauspurg.bsky.social @marklutter345.bsky.social @verenaseibel.bsky.social @sawalzenbach.bsky.social ...
November 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Returning to the Venice Workshop of Analytical Sociology this week meant a lot to me--smart talks, kind people, and lots of cool ideas. Shout out to the lovely community on Bluesky @kauspurg.bsky.social @marklutter345.bsky.social @verenaseibel.bsky.social @sawalzenbach.bsky.social ...
Looking forward to present recent work on preferences for welfare and tax reforms at the isi colloquium next week. You can also join remotely! 🖥
💸 Who supports welfare cuts or tax hikes when money’s tight?
At Bites of Inequality, @kalf.bsky.social shows how self-interest wins when policies hit your own wallet.
🗓 Nov 25, 12:15–1:45 📍 LMU Sociology, Konradstr. 6
🗓 Nov 25, 12:15–1:45 📍 LMU Sociology, Konradstr. 6
November 18, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Looking forward to present recent work on preferences for welfare and tax reforms at the isi colloquium next week. You can also join remotely! 🖥
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Just published in @bjpols.bsky.social: @sergipardos.bsky.social and I show that inter-regional moves in pursuit of employment security reduce individual worries about immigration—a mobility pattern that, in the aggregate, reinforces spatial polarization in anti-immigration sentiment. cup.org/3XiB6yD
November 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Just published in @bjpols.bsky.social: @sergipardos.bsky.social and I show that inter-regional moves in pursuit of employment security reduce individual worries about immigration—a mobility pattern that, in the aggregate, reinforces spatial polarization in anti-immigration sentiment. cup.org/3XiB6yD
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"dplyr but make it bussin fr fr no cap"
hadley.github.io/genzplyr/
hadley.github.io/genzplyr/
dplyr but make it bussin fr fr no cap
`genzplyr` is an alternative syntax for `dplyr` that replaces boring old function names with GenZ slang. Your data wrangling is about to hit different.
hadley.github.io
November 8, 2025 at 10:24 AM
"dplyr but make it bussin fr fr no cap"
hadley.github.io/genzplyr/
hadley.github.io/genzplyr/
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More and more young people are turning to the far right. Why and what can we do about it?
Join our #COVIDEU Workshop on Nov 21 (2–5 PM) to discuss causes and counter-strategies.
🚀 Hosted by @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social
💡 Funded by @volkswagenstiftung.de
👉 Register: tinyurl.com/bdenyfnw
Join our #COVIDEU Workshop on Nov 21 (2–5 PM) to discuss causes and counter-strategies.
🚀 Hosted by @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social
💡 Funded by @volkswagenstiftung.de
👉 Register: tinyurl.com/bdenyfnw
November 7, 2025 at 7:54 AM
More and more young people are turning to the far right. Why and what can we do about it?
Join our #COVIDEU Workshop on Nov 21 (2–5 PM) to discuss causes and counter-strategies.
🚀 Hosted by @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social
💡 Funded by @volkswagenstiftung.de
👉 Register: tinyurl.com/bdenyfnw
Join our #COVIDEU Workshop on Nov 21 (2–5 PM) to discuss causes and counter-strategies.
🚀 Hosted by @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social
💡 Funded by @volkswagenstiftung.de
👉 Register: tinyurl.com/bdenyfnw
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🚨 Wir schreiben den 1. Marie Neurath Preis für Datenvisualisierung aus!
Alle Infos hier: wien.arbeiterkammer.at/neurath
Prämiert werden 3 Visualisierungen mit Fokus auf Verteilungsfragen.
Wir freuen uns auf viele Einreichungen!
Alle Infos hier: wien.arbeiterkammer.at/neurath
Prämiert werden 3 Visualisierungen mit Fokus auf Verteilungsfragen.
Wir freuen uns auf viele Einreichungen!
Marie Neurath Preis für Datenvisualisierung
Die AK Wien schreibt 2025 erstmals den Marie Neurath Preis für Datenvisualisierung aus.
wien.arbeiterkammer.at
November 6, 2025 at 7:28 AM
🚨 Wir schreiben den 1. Marie Neurath Preis für Datenvisualisierung aus!
Alle Infos hier: wien.arbeiterkammer.at/neurath
Prämiert werden 3 Visualisierungen mit Fokus auf Verteilungsfragen.
Wir freuen uns auf viele Einreichungen!
Alle Infos hier: wien.arbeiterkammer.at/neurath
Prämiert werden 3 Visualisierungen mit Fokus auf Verteilungsfragen.
Wir freuen uns auf viele Einreichungen!
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Can AI-generated images work as visual vignettes in survey experiments? I argue yes - and discuss how . in my new @sscratsage.bsky.social paper: doi.org/10.1177/0894...
November 4, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Can AI-generated images work as visual vignettes in survey experiments? I argue yes - and discuss how . in my new @sscratsage.bsky.social paper: doi.org/10.1177/0894...
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🚨We’re hiring! The Max Weber Institute in beautiful Heidelberg seeks a W3 Professor of Sociology (focus: sociological theory) who connects well with the department’s focus on comparative sociology adb.zuv.uni-heidelberg.de/info/INFO_FD... Happy to answer any questions! #Sociology #socsky
Stellenausschreibungen an der Universität Heidelberg
Infosystem der ZUV
adb.zuv.uni-heidelberg.de
October 31, 2025 at 1:48 PM
🚨We’re hiring! The Max Weber Institute in beautiful Heidelberg seeks a W3 Professor of Sociology (focus: sociological theory) who connects well with the department’s focus on comparative sociology adb.zuv.uni-heidelberg.de/info/INFO_FD... Happy to answer any questions! #Sociology #socsky
Excellent data journalism on housing rents in Vienna and other major European cities. Includes great interactive visualizations (in German): wien.orf.at/stories/3327...
Wohnen in Wien für Systemerhalter schwer leistbar
In Wien werden Personen in systemrelevanten Berufen, etwa in der Pflege, gesucht. Eine Recherche des Urban Journalism Network unter Beteiligung des ORF und der Wiener Zeitung zeigt, dass die Wohnkoste...
wien.orf.at
October 28, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Excellent data journalism on housing rents in Vienna and other major European cities. Includes great interactive visualizations (in German): wien.orf.at/stories/3327...