Petra Sauer
@petrasauer.bsky.social
Social scientist, University of Fribourg and Vienna University of Economics and Business - researching social stratification, intergenrational mobility, graduate labour market outcomes and higher education institutions
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Petra Sauer
@petrasauer.bsky.social
· Apr 22
Fresh new INEQ working paper
All the Same? – Job Quality and Heterogeneity Among the Self-employed
with Anna Schwarz and Johanna Hofbauer
www.wu.ac.at/en/ineq/rese...
All the Same? – Job Quality and Heterogeneity Among the Self-employed
with Anna Schwarz and Johanna Hofbauer
www.wu.ac.at/en/ineq/rese...
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Between privilege and merit: Selection criteria and inequality in access to prestigious fields of study
Talk by Dr. Claudia Finger (University of Bern)
📅 10/12/2025
🕓 16:15–17:45
📍 Room B 202, Fabrikstrasse 8, University of Bern
More info: Research Colloquium Program (link in bio)
Talk by Dr. Claudia Finger (University of Bern)
📅 10/12/2025
🕓 16:15–17:45
📍 Room B 202, Fabrikstrasse 8, University of Bern
More info: Research Colloquium Program (link in bio)
December 8, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Between privilege and merit: Selection criteria and inequality in access to prestigious fields of study
Talk by Dr. Claudia Finger (University of Bern)
📅 10/12/2025
🕓 16:15–17:45
📍 Room B 202, Fabrikstrasse 8, University of Bern
More info: Research Colloquium Program (link in bio)
Talk by Dr. Claudia Finger (University of Bern)
📅 10/12/2025
🕓 16:15–17:45
📍 Room B 202, Fabrikstrasse 8, University of Bern
More info: Research Colloquium Program (link in bio)
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🚀 A new version of our causalweight package for the statistical software R is online, containing some of the latest causal machine learning methods for the estimation of treatment effects: www.rdocumentation.org/packages/cau...
#CausalInference #CausalAnalysis #MachineLearning
#CausalInference #CausalAnalysis #MachineLearning
causalweight package - RDocumentation
Various estimators of causal effects based on inverse probability weighting, doubly robust estimation, and double machine learning. Specifically, the package includes methods for estimating average tr...
www.rdocumentation.org
December 5, 2025 at 7:10 AM
🚀 A new version of our causalweight package for the statistical software R is online, containing some of the latest causal machine learning methods for the estimation of treatment effects: www.rdocumentation.org/packages/cau...
#CausalInference #CausalAnalysis #MachineLearning
#CausalInference #CausalAnalysis #MachineLearning
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Very excited about forthcoming @sfjournal.bsky.social with Jessie Himmelstern
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How has job insecurity changed over the past 1/2ish century?
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How has job insecurity changed over the past 1/2ish century?
December 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Very excited about forthcoming @sfjournal.bsky.social with Jessie Himmelstern
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How has job insecurity changed over the past 1/2ish century?
academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...
How has job insecurity changed over the past 1/2ish century?
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📢 New dataset for researchers!
The new European Parenting Leave Policies (EPLP) Dataset tracks parenting leave regulations over five decades! It provides harmonised data on maternity, co-parent, paid parental, and job-protected leave across 21 countries from 1970 to 2024.
🔗 eplp-dataset.org
The new European Parenting Leave Policies (EPLP) Dataset tracks parenting leave regulations over five decades! It provides harmonised data on maternity, co-parent, paid parental, and job-protected leave across 21 countries from 1970 to 2024.
🔗 eplp-dataset.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:58 AM
📢 New dataset for researchers!
The new European Parenting Leave Policies (EPLP) Dataset tracks parenting leave regulations over five decades! It provides harmonised data on maternity, co-parent, paid parental, and job-protected leave across 21 countries from 1970 to 2024.
🔗 eplp-dataset.org
The new European Parenting Leave Policies (EPLP) Dataset tracks parenting leave regulations over five decades! It provides harmonised data on maternity, co-parent, paid parental, and job-protected leave across 21 countries from 1970 to 2024.
🔗 eplp-dataset.org
Submitted :)
Last call to submit - deadline TODAY (seems I was wrong about the date in my initial post)
Next RC28 Spring Meeting will be 20-22 May in Seville.
Submissions until 10 Dec here: eventos.upo.es/137585/detai...
If you're wondering if this is your conference, have a look at what we publish in our journal Research in Social Stratification and Mobility: www.sciencedirect.com/journal/rese...
Submissions until 10 Dec here: eventos.upo.es/137585/detai...
If you're wondering if this is your conference, have a look at what we publish in our journal Research in Social Stratification and Mobility: www.sciencedirect.com/journal/rese...
December 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Submitted :)
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Gender Role Attitudes and Related Behaviors Among Refugees in Germany
Talk by Prof. Dr. Cornelia Kristen (University of Bamberg)
📅 03/12/2025
🕓 16:15–17:45
📍 Room B 202, Fabrikstrasse 8, University of Bern
More info: Research Colloquium Program (link in bio)
Talk by Prof. Dr. Cornelia Kristen (University of Bamberg)
📅 03/12/2025
🕓 16:15–17:45
📍 Room B 202, Fabrikstrasse 8, University of Bern
More info: Research Colloquium Program (link in bio)
December 1, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Gender Role Attitudes and Related Behaviors Among Refugees in Germany
Talk by Prof. Dr. Cornelia Kristen (University of Bamberg)
📅 03/12/2025
🕓 16:15–17:45
📍 Room B 202, Fabrikstrasse 8, University of Bern
More info: Research Colloquium Program (link in bio)
Talk by Prof. Dr. Cornelia Kristen (University of Bamberg)
📅 03/12/2025
🕓 16:15–17:45
📍 Room B 202, Fabrikstrasse 8, University of Bern
More info: Research Colloquium Program (link in bio)
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In light of record submission rates and a large volume of AI-generated slop, SocArXiv recently implemented a policy requiring ORCIDs linked in the OSF profile of submitting authors, and narrowing our focus to social science subjects. Today we are taking two more steps:
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November 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
In light of record submission rates and a large volume of AI-generated slop, SocArXiv recently implemented a policy requiring ORCIDs linked in the OSF profile of submitting authors, and narrowing our focus to social science subjects. Today we are taking two more steps:
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See you in Sevilla!
RC28 conference, 20-22 May 2026
Deadline for abstracts: 1st of December
eventos.upo.es/137585/secti...
RC28 conference, 20-22 May 2026
Deadline for abstracts: 1st of December
eventos.upo.es/137585/secti...
The Conference
Addressing Social Inequalities in the Global North and South On behalf of the Organising Committee, it is an honour to welcome you to the RC28 Spring Meeting 2026. This academic meeting is proposed a...
eventos.upo.es
November 21, 2025 at 6:48 AM
See you in Sevilla!
RC28 conference, 20-22 May 2026
Deadline for abstracts: 1st of December
eventos.upo.es/137585/secti...
RC28 conference, 20-22 May 2026
Deadline for abstracts: 1st of December
eventos.upo.es/137585/secti...
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Some quick takeaways from this session on my experience editing sociology journals, what drives decisions, what reviewers actually do, and what authors should know.
November 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Some quick takeaways from this session on my experience editing sociology journals, what drives decisions, what reviewers actually do, and what authors should know.
Amazing research!
You can read our new research on inequalities in access to professional occupations, funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org here
econpapers.repec.org/paper/uclcep...
econpapers.repec.org/paper/uclcep...
EconPapers: Inequalities in Access to Professional Occupations
By Catherine Dilnot, Lindsey Macmillan and Claire Tyler; Abstract: Previous research has shown that disadvantaged young people are less likely to work in professional occupations than
econpapers.repec.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Amazing research!
Feel free to reach out if you have any questions!
Extended deadline, you can submit your abstract to be part of the anniversary special issue of socialpolicy.ch until December 15th. Research on different themes about social policy across the globe is welcome.
November 18, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Feel free to reach out if you have any questions!
Extended deadline, you can submit your abstract to be part of the anniversary special issue of socialpolicy.ch until December 15th. Research on different themes about social policy across the globe is welcome.
November 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Extended deadline, you can submit your abstract to be part of the anniversary special issue of socialpolicy.ch until December 15th. Research on different themes about social policy across the globe is welcome.
Important takeaway for funding bodies ...
The rise of stratification research in sociology, economics, and political science. My new blog. With a conclusion that European universities should rather sponsor inequality centers than to dismantle them. @eui-eu.bsky.social @eui-sps.bsky.social hermwerf.substack.com/p/the-rise-o...
The Rise of Stratification Research in Sociology, Economics, and Political Science
How social stratification became increasingly studied in sister fields of sociology
hermwerf.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Important takeaway for funding bodies ...
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Job! A vacancy at the @eui-eu.bsky.social for a postdoc joining the @learnineq.bsky.social project, for 13 months, starting mid January. We study inequalities in school careers, and we engage with policy makers. The vacancy is here, please forward. DEADLINE 24 NOVEMBER. www.eui.eu/Documents/Se...
November 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Job! A vacancy at the @eui-eu.bsky.social for a postdoc joining the @learnineq.bsky.social project, for 13 months, starting mid January. We study inequalities in school careers, and we engage with policy makers. The vacancy is here, please forward. DEADLINE 24 NOVEMBER. www.eui.eu/Documents/Se...
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🎉 Wir feiern 10 Jahre INEQ!
Bei unserer Jubiläumsfeier vor rund einem Monat haben wir erstmals unser Video zu „10 Jahren INEQ“ gezeigt – jetzt ist es auch online auf short.wu.ac.at/ineq_10_jahre verfügbar.
🎥 Ein großes Dankeschön an alle, die Teil dieser Reise waren – und sind.
#INEQ
Bei unserer Jubiläumsfeier vor rund einem Monat haben wir erstmals unser Video zu „10 Jahren INEQ“ gezeigt – jetzt ist es auch online auf short.wu.ac.at/ineq_10_jahre verfügbar.
🎥 Ein großes Dankeschön an alle, die Teil dieser Reise waren – und sind.
#INEQ
November 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
🎉 Wir feiern 10 Jahre INEQ!
Bei unserer Jubiläumsfeier vor rund einem Monat haben wir erstmals unser Video zu „10 Jahren INEQ“ gezeigt – jetzt ist es auch online auf short.wu.ac.at/ineq_10_jahre verfügbar.
🎥 Ein großes Dankeschön an alle, die Teil dieser Reise waren – und sind.
#INEQ
Bei unserer Jubiläumsfeier vor rund einem Monat haben wir erstmals unser Video zu „10 Jahren INEQ“ gezeigt – jetzt ist es auch online auf short.wu.ac.at/ineq_10_jahre verfügbar.
🎥 Ein großes Dankeschön an alle, die Teil dieser Reise waren – und sind.
#INEQ
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📢 Call for Papers 📢
💡 19th Winter School on #Inequality & #SocialWelfare Theory (IT19) Jan. 6-10, 2026 in Alba di Canazei.
🤝 Organized by @cesifo.org, the University of Verona & @liser.lu
⏳ Application deadline: Nov. 27
🔗 Click to discover the confirmed speakers + more: liser.lu/events/canaz...
💡 19th Winter School on #Inequality & #SocialWelfare Theory (IT19) Jan. 6-10, 2026 in Alba di Canazei.
🤝 Organized by @cesifo.org, the University of Verona & @liser.lu
⏳ Application deadline: Nov. 27
🔗 Click to discover the confirmed speakers + more: liser.lu/events/canaz...
November 17, 2025 at 1:13 PM
📢 Call for Papers 📢
💡 19th Winter School on #Inequality & #SocialWelfare Theory (IT19) Jan. 6-10, 2026 in Alba di Canazei.
🤝 Organized by @cesifo.org, the University of Verona & @liser.lu
⏳ Application deadline: Nov. 27
🔗 Click to discover the confirmed speakers + more: liser.lu/events/canaz...
💡 19th Winter School on #Inequality & #SocialWelfare Theory (IT19) Jan. 6-10, 2026 in Alba di Canazei.
🤝 Organized by @cesifo.org, the University of Verona & @liser.lu
⏳ Application deadline: Nov. 27
🔗 Click to discover the confirmed speakers + more: liser.lu/events/canaz...
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New article in @sfjournal.bsky.social with @mvaldes1989.bsky.social and I. Lievore on the effect of edu expansion among parents on children's achievement
Do university-educated families lose their edge as education expands among parents?
Short answer: yes
1/2
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Do university-educated families lose their edge as education expands among parents?
Short answer: yes
1/2
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Do university-educated families lose their edge as education expands? The withering performance and advantage of their children
Abstract. Extensive research has examined the effect of educational expansion in one cohort on educational inequality and occupational returns in that same
academic.oup.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:06 AM
New article in @sfjournal.bsky.social with @mvaldes1989.bsky.social and I. Lievore on the effect of edu expansion among parents on children's achievement
Do university-educated families lose their edge as education expands among parents?
Short answer: yes
1/2
academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...
Do university-educated families lose their edge as education expands among parents?
Short answer: yes
1/2
academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...
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Kick-off of today's workshop: Who’s afraid of #Gender? Lessons for research, #PolicyAdvocacy and action
🗣️ Prof. David Paternotte begins w/ an introductory lecture “Navigating [through/with] gender in society”
ℹ️ Discover the event program: www.liser.lu/events/Gende...
#GenderSky #Econsky
🗣️ Prof. David Paternotte begins w/ an introductory lecture “Navigating [through/with] gender in society”
ℹ️ Discover the event program: www.liser.lu/events/Gende...
#GenderSky #Econsky
November 13, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Kick-off of today's workshop: Who’s afraid of #Gender? Lessons for research, #PolicyAdvocacy and action
🗣️ Prof. David Paternotte begins w/ an introductory lecture “Navigating [through/with] gender in society”
ℹ️ Discover the event program: www.liser.lu/events/Gende...
#GenderSky #Econsky
🗣️ Prof. David Paternotte begins w/ an introductory lecture “Navigating [through/with] gender in society”
ℹ️ Discover the event program: www.liser.lu/events/Gende...
#GenderSky #Econsky
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Swiss Sociological Association Congress 2026- Fribourg 🇨🇭 Sep 2–4
We are welcoming workshop proposals until Nov 15. Semi-plenaries until Dec 15 ssa-congress26.sciencesconf.org
@sggfsseg.bsky.social @unifr.bsky.social @dessociales.bsky.social @cso-sciencespo.bsky.social @sociology-uzh.bsky.social
We are welcoming workshop proposals until Nov 15. Semi-plenaries until Dec 15 ssa-congress26.sciencesconf.org
@sggfsseg.bsky.social @unifr.bsky.social @dessociales.bsky.social @cso-sciencespo.bsky.social @sociology-uzh.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Swiss Sociological Association Congress 2026- Fribourg 🇨🇭 Sep 2–4
We are welcoming workshop proposals until Nov 15. Semi-plenaries until Dec 15 ssa-congress26.sciencesconf.org
@sggfsseg.bsky.social @unifr.bsky.social @dessociales.bsky.social @cso-sciencespo.bsky.social @sociology-uzh.bsky.social
We are welcoming workshop proposals until Nov 15. Semi-plenaries until Dec 15 ssa-congress26.sciencesconf.org
@sggfsseg.bsky.social @unifr.bsky.social @dessociales.bsky.social @cso-sciencespo.bsky.social @sociology-uzh.bsky.social
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Join my team in beautiful Berne! ☀️🏔️
🎓 Two PhD positions at the Institute of Sociology, University of Bern! Join our team (Chair of Social Change and Inequality, Ass. Prof. Dr. Benita Combet) to research career development inequalities by gender, ethnicity & social background. Apply by Nov 21.
More: ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...
More: ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...
October 31, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Join my team in beautiful Berne! ☀️🏔️
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Deadline: Monday (Nov 3). The Stone Center at the Graduate Center, City University of New York, is hiring. Applications are open for two postdocs - one focused on #mobility and #poverty; the other on #wealth. Consider spending two years with us in🎶"New York New York (So Nice they Named it Twice)"!
Applications are open for our postdoctoral scholars program! These 2-year positions start in Aug. 2026 and are based at the GC CUNY Stone Center. One is focused on #mobility and #poverty, the other on #wealth and/or wealth inequality. Apply by Nov. 3!
#EconSky #Sociology #PoliSciSky
bit.ly/40TZR6J
#EconSky #Sociology #PoliSciSky
bit.ly/40TZR6J
Applications Are Open for Two Postdoctoral Positions at the GC CUNY Stone Center - Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality
The Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality is seeking applicants for an eighth cohort of postdoctoral scholars. These full-time, two-year positions will begin in August 2026.
stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu
October 29, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Deadline approaching - November 3! Two postdoc positions at the GC-CUNY @stone-lis.bsky.social center in New York City. One position is focused on #mobility and #poverty, the other on #wealth and/or wealth #inequality. Info and link below. #EconSky #Sociology #PoliSciSky 👇👇👇
bit.ly/40TZR6J
bit.ly/40TZR6J
Applications Are Open for Two Postdoctoral Positions at the GC CUNY Stone Center - Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality
The Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality is seeking applicants for an eighth cohort of postdoctoral scholars. These full-time, two-year positions will begin in August 2026.
bit.ly
October 20, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Deadline approaching - November 3! Two postdoc positions at the GC-CUNY @stone-lis.bsky.social center in New York City. One position is focused on #mobility and #poverty, the other on #wealth and/or wealth #inequality. Info and link below. #EconSky #Sociology #PoliSciSky 👇👇👇
bit.ly/40TZR6J
bit.ly/40TZR6J
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📢𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻!📢
We’re now accepting applications for the 𝗞𝗼𝗵𝗹𝗶 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center @wzb.bsky.social
Apply via our online portal:
kohlifoundation.eu/programs-koh...
📆 Deadline 16 November 2025
We’re now accepting applications for the 𝗞𝗼𝗵𝗹𝗶 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center @wzb.bsky.social
Apply via our online portal:
kohlifoundation.eu/programs-koh...
📆 Deadline 16 November 2025
October 15, 2025 at 2:27 PM
📢𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻!📢
We’re now accepting applications for the 𝗞𝗼𝗵𝗹𝗶 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center @wzb.bsky.social
Apply via our online portal:
kohlifoundation.eu/programs-koh...
📆 Deadline 16 November 2025
We’re now accepting applications for the 𝗞𝗼𝗵𝗹𝗶 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center @wzb.bsky.social
Apply via our online portal:
kohlifoundation.eu/programs-koh...
📆 Deadline 16 November 2025
In 2026, Swiss online journal socialpolicy.ch celebrates its 10th birthday. Abstracts are welcome until Nov 15th for a special issue, focusing on a decade of dynamic developments and critical transformations in the field of social policy.
www.sozialpolitik.ch/announcement...
www.sozialpolitik.ch/announcement...
October 9, 2025 at 10:09 AM
In 2026, Swiss online journal socialpolicy.ch celebrates its 10th birthday. Abstracts are welcome until Nov 15th for a special issue, focusing on a decade of dynamic developments and critical transformations in the field of social policy.
www.sozialpolitik.ch/announcement...
www.sozialpolitik.ch/announcement...
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FOUR new positions available at INET Oxford!
@zparolin.bsky.social is hiring:
🠺 1x FT Post-Doctoral Researcher in Inequality, Social Policy, and Social Mobility
🠺 3x PT Rsearchers in Inequality, Social Policy, and Social Mobility
Find out more and apply HERE ➵ https://www.inet.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
@zparolin.bsky.social is hiring:
🠺 1x FT Post-Doctoral Researcher in Inequality, Social Policy, and Social Mobility
🠺 3x PT Rsearchers in Inequality, Social Policy, and Social Mobility
Find out more and apply HERE ➵ https://www.inet.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
October 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
FOUR new positions available at INET Oxford!
@zparolin.bsky.social is hiring:
🠺 1x FT Post-Doctoral Researcher in Inequality, Social Policy, and Social Mobility
🠺 3x PT Rsearchers in Inequality, Social Policy, and Social Mobility
Find out more and apply HERE ➵ https://www.inet.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
@zparolin.bsky.social is hiring:
🠺 1x FT Post-Doctoral Researcher in Inequality, Social Policy, and Social Mobility
🠺 3x PT Rsearchers in Inequality, Social Policy, and Social Mobility
Find out more and apply HERE ➵ https://www.inet.ox.ac.uk/vacancies