Katy Morris
@katymorris.bsky.social
Interested in the social and political consequences of spatial inequality | Sociology postdoc @sofi.su.se | https://katymorris.owlstown.net/
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Blistering piece on ed tech in @economist.com.
‘Although ed-tech companies tout huge learning gains, independent research has made clear that technology rarely boosts learning in schools—and often impairs it.’
economist.com/united-state...
‘Although ed-tech companies tout huge learning gains, independent research has made clear that technology rarely boosts learning in schools—and often impairs it.’
economist.com/united-state...
Ed tech is profitable. It is also mostly useless
Independent research identifies few learning gains
economist.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Blistering piece on ed tech in @economist.com.
‘Although ed-tech companies tout huge learning gains, independent research has made clear that technology rarely boosts learning in schools—and often impairs it.’
economist.com/united-state...
‘Although ed-tech companies tout huge learning gains, independent research has made clear that technology rarely boosts learning in schools—and often impairs it.’
economist.com/united-state...
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The great graduate job drought - www.ft.com/content/c894... brilliant piece, somewhat terrifying for this father of three
The great graduate job drought
Economic uncertainty and the arrival of AI have brought a reduction in entry-level roles, with potentially disastrous consequences for young people
www.ft.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:04 AM
The great graduate job drought - www.ft.com/content/c894... brilliant piece, somewhat terrifying for this father of three
Spotted a Dryrobe coat on the tunnelbana this morning: it's spreading...
January 19, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Spotted a Dryrobe coat on the tunnelbana this morning: it's spreading...
Music for the times youtu.be/vyXccqTlhoI?...
Mon Rovîa - Heavy Foot (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Mon Rovîa
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January 14, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Music for the times youtu.be/vyXccqTlhoI?...
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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
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@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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What do people in England think about their local area? In this short report I take a look at surveys we conducted with @yougov.co.uk in 2022, 2024 and 2025 to gain some insights...
Some key findings...
Some key findings...
Perspectives on Place: what the English think about their local area
www.southampton.ac.uk
January 13, 2026 at 9:21 AM
What do people in England think about their local area? In this short report I take a look at surveys we conducted with @yougov.co.uk in 2022, 2024 and 2025 to gain some insights...
Some key findings...
Some key findings...
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New paper! Do people in more unequal municipalities perceive their position in the national income distribution more accurately? Our findings suggest: yes. 🙏 to @apeichl.bsky.social and team for local ineq. data & to @excinequality.bsky.social for funding!
linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii...
linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii...
January 10, 2026 at 7:36 AM
New paper! Do people in more unequal municipalities perceive their position in the national income distribution more accurately? Our findings suggest: yes. 🙏 to @apeichl.bsky.social and team for local ineq. data & to @excinequality.bsky.social for funding!
linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii...
linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii...
Is there a term for the shift from retail to food and drink in wealthy places? Has been easier to buy a coffee and a pastry than a durable good on Richmond high street for some time bsky.app/profile/youn...
essentially repeating @jamesdaustin.bsky.social's point that people say they want a nice high street and yet aren't using their high street, in order to add: people need to also actively choose to spend more in brick and mortar shops than they would online, even if it feels unfair!
Latest from me, on an eternally overlooked, sniffed-at issue that is politically huge www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
January 11, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Is there a term for the shift from retail to food and drink in wealthy places? Has been easier to buy a coffee and a pastry than a durable good on Richmond high street for some time bsky.app/profile/youn...
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Still time to apply to the #ECSR2026 conference at Trinity College Dublin on June 15-17 @tcddublin.bsky.social
organised by @tcdsociology.bsky.social and @esri.ie
Abstract submission deadline: January 11!
Submit an abstract: www.ecsr2026.net
organised by @tcdsociology.bsky.social and @esri.ie
Abstract submission deadline: January 11!
Submit an abstract: www.ecsr2026.net
January 6, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Still time to apply to the #ECSR2026 conference at Trinity College Dublin on June 15-17 @tcddublin.bsky.social
organised by @tcdsociology.bsky.social and @esri.ie
Abstract submission deadline: January 11!
Submit an abstract: www.ecsr2026.net
organised by @tcdsociology.bsky.social and @esri.ie
Abstract submission deadline: January 11!
Submit an abstract: www.ecsr2026.net
SU @stockholm-uni.bsky.social in full on winter wonderland mode
January 7, 2026 at 12:35 PM
SU @stockholm-uni.bsky.social in full on winter wonderland mode
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How likely is ‘likely’? Does ‘likely’ have a higher probability than ‘probable’? I put together a quick quiz so you can see how you interpret probability phrases, then see how you compare with others: probability.kucharski.io
January 3, 2026 at 4:15 PM
How likely is ‘likely’? Does ‘likely’ have a higher probability than ‘probable’? I put together a quick quiz so you can see how you interpret probability phrases, then see how you compare with others: probability.kucharski.io
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How polarized was occupational change in Germany's and UK's largest cities?
Happy to share a new paper with Daniel Oesch and @katymorris.bsky.social out in Journal for Labour Market Research.
Read the paper #OpenAccess here doi.org/10.1186/s126... and 🧵👇:
Happy to share a new paper with Daniel Oesch and @katymorris.bsky.social out in Journal for Labour Market Research.
Read the paper #OpenAccess here doi.org/10.1186/s126... and 🧵👇:
Polarised upgrading: the changing occupational structure of large cities in Germany and the UK, 1991–2021 - Journal for Labour Market Research
An influential thesis predicted in the 1990s that large cities would become polarised as both high-wage professional and low-wage service jobs expanded at the expense of middle-wage workers. We revisi...
doi.org
January 5, 2026 at 9:50 AM
How polarized was occupational change in Germany's and UK's largest cities?
Happy to share a new paper with Daniel Oesch and @katymorris.bsky.social out in Journal for Labour Market Research.
Read the paper #OpenAccess here doi.org/10.1186/s126... and 🧵👇:
Happy to share a new paper with Daniel Oesch and @katymorris.bsky.social out in Journal for Labour Market Research.
Read the paper #OpenAccess here doi.org/10.1186/s126... and 🧵👇:
Seven Sisters sunburn with @ellenhalliday.bsky.social and @julianlimberg.bsky.social. Some surprisingly splashy moments 🥲
December 31, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Seven Sisters sunburn with @ellenhalliday.bsky.social and @julianlimberg.bsky.social. Some surprisingly splashy moments 🥲
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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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New paper in the American Journal of Sociology (with Michael Grätz), and a very good way to close an important chapter!
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Does Expanding Free Secondary Education Moderate the Relationship Between Genes and Socioeconomic Outcomes? Evidence from the Education Act of 1944 in England | American Journal of Sociology: Vol 0, N...
www.journals.uchicago.edu
December 16, 2025 at 9:57 AM
New paper in the American Journal of Sociology (with Michael Grätz), and a very good way to close an important chapter!
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Luciakonsert yesterday; Nine Lessons and Carols today
Both stunningly lovely, but only the Anglicans have nailed congregational participation. Communal carolling for the wonder
Both stunningly lovely, but only the Anglicans have nailed congregational participation. Communal carolling for the wonder
December 14, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Luciakonsert yesterday; Nine Lessons and Carols today
Both stunningly lovely, but only the Anglicans have nailed congregational participation. Communal carolling for the wonder
Both stunningly lovely, but only the Anglicans have nailed congregational participation. Communal carolling for the wonder
Most excellent moose 😍
December 14, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Most excellent moose 😍
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quite fun that everyone was stunned by figures showing a massive decline in trips to america, then everyone realised it was a statistical artefact of a different date for easter, and then… there was a massive decline in trips to america www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
December 11, 2025 at 1:37 PM
quite fun that everyone was stunned by figures showing a massive decline in trips to america, then everyone realised it was a statistical artefact of a different date for easter, and then… there was a massive decline in trips to america www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Sigtuna time!
I'm presenting work with @kostermann.bsky.social and @patzinaalex.bsky.social on the causal effect of apprenticeship dropout on earnings in Germany
Preprint is on @socarxiv.bsky.social: osf.io/preprints/so...
I'm presenting work with @kostermann.bsky.social and @patzinaalex.bsky.social on the causal effect of apprenticeship dropout on earnings in Germany
Preprint is on @socarxiv.bsky.social: osf.io/preprints/so...
December 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Sigtuna time!
I'm presenting work with @kostermann.bsky.social and @patzinaalex.bsky.social on the causal effect of apprenticeship dropout on earnings in Germany
Preprint is on @socarxiv.bsky.social: osf.io/preprints/so...
I'm presenting work with @kostermann.bsky.social and @patzinaalex.bsky.social on the causal effect of apprenticeship dropout on earnings in Germany
Preprint is on @socarxiv.bsky.social: osf.io/preprints/so...
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One of the reasons that emergence of ‘cold spots’ of subject provision matters: 52% of 18 year olds from the most disadvantaged backgrounds (the most deprived quintile in the Indices of Multiple Deprivation) plan to live at home when they go the university
www.thetimes.com/article/22cc...
www.thetimes.com/article/22cc...
Nearly a third of university 18-year-olds will live at home
According to figures from Ucas, a record 89,510 18-year-olds with university offers plan to live at home when they begin their studies this autumn
www.thetimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
One of the reasons that emergence of ‘cold spots’ of subject provision matters: 52% of 18 year olds from the most disadvantaged backgrounds (the most deprived quintile in the Indices of Multiple Deprivation) plan to live at home when they go the university
www.thetimes.com/article/22cc...
www.thetimes.com/article/22cc...
Nobel Week lights
December 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Nobel Week lights