Klaus Pforr
@klauspforr.bsky.social
Sociologist at @gesis.org working with EU-SILC in @fdzgml.bsky.social. Research interests: econometrics, survey methodology, sociology of wealth, family sociology, integration/migration, ethnic segregation. Typos galore🌻🏴🚩
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Klaus Pforr
@klauspforr.bsky.social
· Oct 15
📣🆕Complete Set of Setups for EU-SILC 2025-Release 1 are now available. These setups are compatible with the statistical software packages Stata, SPSS, and R, allowing to convert CSV data into system files for analysis.
Access to the setups: www.gesis.org/en/missy/mat...
Access to the setups: www.gesis.org/en/missy/mat...
GESIS: MISSY - Setups: EU-SILC
GESIS Leibniz Institut für Sozialwissenschaften
www.gesis.org
👇
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The morning after a midwesterner tastes snails for the first time…
January 7, 2026 at 4:09 PM
The morning after a midwesterner tastes snails for the first time…
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Hauptsache Dr. Giffey hat die Rente durch
„Ich habe mich in meinem Büro eingesperrt“: Doch Wegner spielte Tennis während des Stromausfalls in Berlin
Berlins Regierender Bürgermeister Wegner hat offenbar die Unwahrheit gesagt. Beim Stromausfall am Sonnabend war er nicht die ganze Zeit zu Hause. Er ging zum Sport.
www.tagesspiegel.de
January 7, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Hauptsache Dr. Giffey hat die Rente durch
Caseworkers largely ignore algorithmically produced client risk scores. Discuss sociologicalscience.com/articles-v13...
How Do (Human) Child Welfare Workers Respond to Machine-Generated Risk Scores?
Article: How Do (Human) Child Welfare Workers Respond to Machine-Generated Risk Scores? | Sociological Science | Posted January 6, 2026
sociologicalscience.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Caseworkers largely ignore algorithmically produced client risk scores. Discuss sociologicalscience.com/articles-v13...
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Here's a suggestion for a New Year's resolution: If you see influential bad research, say something. One part of the whole replication crisis story is that a lot of psychological researchers privately knew that a lot of stuff was bad, but it wasn't discussed publicly.
A hope for 2026 is that this perspective piece with @wiringthebrain.bsky.social & @deevybee.bsky.social will serve as a template for others who are similarly frustrated with with exaggerated claims and double speak around so much of research. It's ok to point out that the emperor has no clothes!
The link between the gut #microbiome and autism is not backed by science, researchers say.
Read the full opinion piece in @cp-neuron.bsky.social: spkl.io/63322AbxpA
@wiringthebrain.bsky.social, @statsepi.bsky.social, & @deevybee.bsky.social
Read the full opinion piece in @cp-neuron.bsky.social: spkl.io/63322AbxpA
@wiringthebrain.bsky.social, @statsepi.bsky.social, & @deevybee.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Here's a suggestion for a New Year's resolution: If you see influential bad research, say something. One part of the whole replication crisis story is that a lot of psychological researchers privately knew that a lot of stuff was bad, but it wasn't discussed publicly.
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Kann jetzt Hilmar Klute ein Meinungsstück rausbringen, dass Imperialismus das geilste ist, Ijoma Mangold, dass der Wokeismus schuld am Überfall auf Venezuela ist, und die NZZ die Weisheit des Angriffs auf Polen loben?
January 7, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Kann jetzt Hilmar Klute ein Meinungsstück rausbringen, dass Imperialismus das geilste ist, Ijoma Mangold, dass der Wokeismus schuld am Überfall auf Venezuela ist, und die NZZ die Weisheit des Angriffs auf Polen loben?
Tip: High-quality illustrations are key to successfully communicating your scientific findings.
January 7, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Tip: High-quality illustrations are key to successfully communicating your scientific findings.
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MTV REWIND press update:
15 publications in 3 days:
→Mainstream (Parade, Yahoo, Upworthy)
→Music press (NME, Consequence, Billboard)
→Entertainment (IMDb News)
→Editorial (Paste, Substack)
→International (Japan, Philippines, UK, Ireland, Australia)
No Paid Ads.
Building in public.🎸
wantmymtv.xyz
15 publications in 3 days:
→Mainstream (Parade, Yahoo, Upworthy)
→Music press (NME, Consequence, Billboard)
→Entertainment (IMDb News)
→Editorial (Paste, Substack)
→International (Japan, Philippines, UK, Ireland, Australia)
No Paid Ads.
Building in public.🎸
wantmymtv.xyz
MTV REWIND - I Want My MTV
Celebrating 44 years of continuous music videos. Stream classic music videos 24/7.
wantmymtv.xyz
January 7, 2026 at 9:44 AM
MTV REWIND press update:
15 publications in 3 days:
→Mainstream (Parade, Yahoo, Upworthy)
→Music press (NME, Consequence, Billboard)
→Entertainment (IMDb News)
→Editorial (Paste, Substack)
→International (Japan, Philippines, UK, Ireland, Australia)
No Paid Ads.
Building in public.🎸
wantmymtv.xyz
15 publications in 3 days:
→Mainstream (Parade, Yahoo, Upworthy)
→Music press (NME, Consequence, Billboard)
→Entertainment (IMDb News)
→Editorial (Paste, Substack)
→International (Japan, Philippines, UK, Ireland, Australia)
No Paid Ads.
Building in public.🎸
wantmymtv.xyz
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Interesting paper on estimate robustness to missingness. might be an interesting alternative to the commonly used bias analysis methods for survey people www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Robustness to missing data: breakdown point analysis
Missing data is pervasive in econometric applications, and rarely is it plausible that the data are missing (completely) at random. This paper propose…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Interesting paper on estimate robustness to missingness. might be an interesting alternative to the commonly used bias analysis methods for survey people www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Bei X müsste es wie in der Gastronomie sein: Wenn die Ratten durchs Gulasch laufen und die Gäste reihenweise umkippen, gibt's kein höfliches Anschreiben mit Bitte um Stellungnahme binnen zwei Wochen. Dann wird erstmal dichtgemacht und danach kann man darüber reden, ob und wie es weitergeht.
January 7, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Bei X müsste es wie in der Gastronomie sein: Wenn die Ratten durchs Gulasch laufen und die Gäste reihenweise umkippen, gibt's kein höfliches Anschreiben mit Bitte um Stellungnahme binnen zwei Wochen. Dann wird erstmal dichtgemacht und danach kann man darüber reden, ob und wie es weitergeht.
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New NBER working paper with Alessandra Voena on women's power in the household in LMICs.
I'd never found a review article on this topic that met my needs as a PhD class reading, so we sought to fill this gap.
NBER : www.nber.org/papers/w34605
Ungated: seemajayachandran.com/womens_power_JEL.pdf
I'd never found a review article on this topic that met my needs as a PhD class reading, so we sought to fill this gap.
NBER : www.nber.org/papers/w34605
Ungated: seemajayachandran.com/womens_power_JEL.pdf
December 31, 2025 at 1:41 PM
New NBER working paper with Alessandra Voena on women's power in the household in LMICs.
I'd never found a review article on this topic that met my needs as a PhD class reading, so we sought to fill this gap.
NBER : www.nber.org/papers/w34605
Ungated: seemajayachandran.com/womens_power_JEL.pdf
I'd never found a review article on this topic that met my needs as a PhD class reading, so we sought to fill this gap.
NBER : www.nber.org/papers/w34605
Ungated: seemajayachandran.com/womens_power_JEL.pdf
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New article with Natasha Quadlin and Jordyn Wald. Regrets, she's had a few.
Women with computer science and engineering degrees are unusually regretful of their major choice
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Women with computer science and engineering degrees are unusually regretful of their major choice
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
January 7, 2026 at 12:35 PM
New article with Natasha Quadlin and Jordyn Wald. Regrets, she's had a few.
Women with computer science and engineering degrees are unusually regretful of their major choice
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Women with computer science and engineering degrees are unusually regretful of their major choice
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Ragebait zum Aufregen nach der MIttagspause, gern geschehen www.dfg.de/de/aktuelles...
January 7, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Ragebait zum Aufregen nach der MIttagspause, gern geschehen www.dfg.de/de/aktuelles...
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Dann sind es auf jeden Fall Linke
January 7, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Dann sind es auf jeden Fall Linke
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📣 Talk by Marco Albertini (Professor of #Sociology, University of #Bologna)
"A decade of E-administration utilization in Europe: a tale of income, education, and age-related digital divides"
📅 12 Jan 2026 | ⏰ 11:30-13:00
📍 Department of Sociology, Seminar room 2, @univie.ac.at
All info ➡️ t.ly/WS8oH
"A decade of E-administration utilization in Europe: a tale of income, education, and age-related digital divides"
📅 12 Jan 2026 | ⏰ 11:30-13:00
📍 Department of Sociology, Seminar room 2, @univie.ac.at
All info ➡️ t.ly/WS8oH
January 7, 2026 at 10:46 AM
📣 Talk by Marco Albertini (Professor of #Sociology, University of #Bologna)
"A decade of E-administration utilization in Europe: a tale of income, education, and age-related digital divides"
📅 12 Jan 2026 | ⏰ 11:30-13:00
📍 Department of Sociology, Seminar room 2, @univie.ac.at
All info ➡️ t.ly/WS8oH
"A decade of E-administration utilization in Europe: a tale of income, education, and age-related digital divides"
📅 12 Jan 2026 | ⏰ 11:30-13:00
📍 Department of Sociology, Seminar room 2, @univie.ac.at
All info ➡️ t.ly/WS8oH
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This paper explores demographic composition of online news commenters. Apparently, some research question are about asking for more pain journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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January 7, 2026 at 11:24 AM
This paper explores demographic composition of online news commenters. Apparently, some research question are about asking for more pain journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Seriously? The paper by Voigtländer and Voth has just now been published in AEJ: Applied Economics, 12 YEARS after the working paper was published? WHY?! www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Highway to Hitler
(January 2026) - We show that the building of the Autobahn network in Nazi Germany boosted popular support for Adolf Hitler, helping to entrench the Nazi dictatorship. Direct local economic benefits a...
www.aeaweb.org
January 7, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Seriously? The paper by Voigtländer and Voth has just now been published in AEJ: Applied Economics, 12 YEARS after the working paper was published? WHY?! www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
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"Die Fliegen an den Wänden krochen weiter, das Feuer in der Küche erhob sich, flackerte und kochte das Essen, der Braten fing wieder an zu brutzeln, und der Koch gab dem Jungen eine Ohrfeige, dass er schrie, und die Magd rupfte das Huhn fertig."
— Unbekannte Zehlendorferin
— Unbekannte Zehlendorferin
January 7, 2026 at 10:00 AM
"Die Fliegen an den Wänden krochen weiter, das Feuer in der Küche erhob sich, flackerte und kochte das Essen, der Braten fing wieder an zu brutzeln, und der Koch gab dem Jungen eine Ohrfeige, dass er schrie, und die Magd rupfte das Huhn fertig."
— Unbekannte Zehlendorferin
— Unbekannte Zehlendorferin
rep package preparation always feels a little bit like cleaning the apartment when parents are visiting for the holidays. you have to bring the living room in a condition you would actually be happy to have it always like that, but for some reason it just doesnt work that way
January 7, 2026 at 9:41 AM
rep package preparation always feels a little bit like cleaning the apartment when parents are visiting for the holidays. you have to bring the living room in a condition you would actually be happy to have it always like that, but for some reason it just doesnt work that way
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Für 2026 meine Bitte: Versagt euch Dinge, begnügt und bescheidet euch. Kleiner denken, Knäckebrot essen, Zimmerlautstärke.
December 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Für 2026 meine Bitte: Versagt euch Dinge, begnügt und bescheidet euch. Kleiner denken, Knäckebrot essen, Zimmerlautstärke.
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Interesting court decision: marriage annulled because the officiant used ChatGPT for the vows
Dutch law (1:67(1) BW) requires fiancées recognize one another as spouse and accept the duties of marriage
The ChatGPT vows, that they 'stand beside' and 'choose' one another were considered insufficient
Dutch law (1:67(1) BW) requires fiancées recognize one another as spouse and accept the duties of marriage
The ChatGPT vows, that they 'stand beside' and 'choose' one another were considered insufficient
Opmerkelijke uitspraak: huwelijk ongeldig omdat de speech is geschreven door ChatGPT, waardoor niet de verplichte wettelijke verklaring is afgelegd.
uitspraken.rechtspraak.nl/details?id=E...
uitspraken.rechtspraak.nl/details?id=E...
Rechtspraak.nl - Zoeken in uitspraken
Zoeken in uitspraken
uitspraken.rechtspraak.nl
January 7, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Interesting court decision: marriage annulled because the officiant used ChatGPT for the vows
Dutch law (1:67(1) BW) requires fiancées recognize one another as spouse and accept the duties of marriage
The ChatGPT vows, that they 'stand beside' and 'choose' one another were considered insufficient
Dutch law (1:67(1) BW) requires fiancées recognize one another as spouse and accept the duties of marriage
The ChatGPT vows, that they 'stand beside' and 'choose' one another were considered insufficient
Reposted by Klaus Pforr
📣 Come work with us! The @wzb.bsky.social Center for Civil Society Research is looking for a research associate/doctoral candidate (75%) for a 3 year period, starting on Apr 1, 2026. The researcher will work in the Manifesto Project. More:
wzb.hr4you.org/job/view/428...
Apply by Jan 25, 2026! 🗓️
wzb.hr4you.org/job/view/428...
Apply by Jan 25, 2026! 🗓️
Research associate – doctoral candidate (75%) (ID 377)
The Manifesto Project analyses parties’ election manifestos in order to study parties’ policy preferences. To this end, the project conducts conte...
wzb.hr4you.org
January 7, 2026 at 7:42 AM
📣 Come work with us! The @wzb.bsky.social Center for Civil Society Research is looking for a research associate/doctoral candidate (75%) for a 3 year period, starting on Apr 1, 2026. The researcher will work in the Manifesto Project. More:
wzb.hr4you.org/job/view/428...
Apply by Jan 25, 2026! 🗓️
wzb.hr4you.org/job/view/428...
Apply by Jan 25, 2026! 🗓️