Zach Parolin
@zparolin.bsky.social
Professor of Social Policy, Inequality, and Opportunity at University of Oxford. Director, Inequality Programme at INET Oxford. Professorial Fellow at Nuffield College.
On Feb 17, our @inetoxford.bsky.social team will launch the INET Oxford Inequality Working Group, an online seminar series that invites discussion on inequality and public policy. Our first speaker: @drodrik.bsky.social presents his new book. Details & registration: www.inet.ox.ac.uk/events/share...
Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World
Dani Rodrik of Harvard University will present his new book, "Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World: A New Economics for the Middle Class, the Global…
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February 3, 2026 at 2:46 PM
On Feb 17, our @inetoxford.bsky.social team will launch the INET Oxford Inequality Working Group, an online seminar series that invites discussion on inequality and public policy. Our first speaker: @drodrik.bsky.social presents his new book. Details & registration: www.inet.ox.ac.uk/events/share...
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Billionaire Backlash is published today! (If you are in the US, this is a teaser -- out March 17 there). I had a fantastic conversation about the book with @hugorifkind.bsky.social from Times Radio yesterday. Link below (interview starts at about 50:30). Or join us for the launch in Oxford tonight.
January 29, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Billionaire Backlash is published today! (If you are in the US, this is a teaser -- out March 17 there). I had a fantastic conversation about the book with @hugorifkind.bsky.social from Times Radio yesterday. Link below (interview starts at about 50:30). Or join us for the launch in Oxford tonight.
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My new article, now online @sfjournal.bsky.social, examines trends in Black-White inequality by gender in earnings losses among displaced workers. Lost earnings premia, disadvantageous re-sorting, and statistical discrimination play distinct roles in shaping inequality. doi.org/10.1093/sf/s...
January 27, 2026 at 10:17 AM
My new article, now online @sfjournal.bsky.social, examines trends in Black-White inequality by gender in earnings losses among displaced workers. Lost earnings premia, disadvantageous re-sorting, and statistical discrimination play distinct roles in shaping inequality. doi.org/10.1093/sf/s...
I'm hiring a post-doctoral researcher to join us at the University of Oxford and our @inetoxford.bsky.social Inequality team. Ideal candidate has experience in the fields of inequality, social mobility, and/or public policy. We can sponsor visas for non-UK applicants. www.inet.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
Vacancies
Jobs and Vacancies at INET Oxford, The Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford
www.inet.ox.ac.uk
January 21, 2026 at 6:13 PM
I'm hiring a post-doctoral researcher to join us at the University of Oxford and our @inetoxford.bsky.social Inequality team. Ideal candidate has experience in the fields of inequality, social mobility, and/or public policy. We can sponsor visas for non-UK applicants. www.inet.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
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First day of my research visit at Oxford! Many thanks to @zparolin.bsky.social for the generous invitation.
I’ll be presenting on simulating human behavior with LLMs on Jan 28 at the @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Sociology Seminar.
If you’ll be around Oxford, feel free to reach out!
I’ll be presenting on simulating human behavior with LLMs on Jan 28 at the @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Sociology Seminar.
If you’ll be around Oxford, feel free to reach out!
January 19, 2026 at 9:56 AM
First day of my research visit at Oxford! Many thanks to @zparolin.bsky.social for the generous invitation.
I’ll be presenting on simulating human behavior with LLMs on Jan 28 at the @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Sociology Seminar.
If you’ll be around Oxford, feel free to reach out!
I’ll be presenting on simulating human behavior with LLMs on Jan 28 at the @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Sociology Seminar.
If you’ll be around Oxford, feel free to reach out!
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we have 5 positions open at @goetheuni.bsky.social in Frankfurt
- a 4,5 year postdoc in my @erc.europa.eu project on the educational cleavage
- 2 postdoc & 2 PhD positions, 4 years, in a research group on Reconfiguration & Internalization of Social Structure
www.uni-frankfurt.de/48794784/FB0...
- a 4,5 year postdoc in my @erc.europa.eu project on the educational cleavage
- 2 postdoc & 2 PhD positions, 4 years, in a research group on Reconfiguration & Internalization of Social Structure
www.uni-frankfurt.de/48794784/FB0...
Goethe-Universität — FB03 - Gesellschaftswissenschaften
Die Goethe-Universität ist eine forschungsstarke Hochschule in der europäischen Finanzmetropole Frankfurt. Lebendig, urban und weltoffen besitzt sie als Stiftungsuniversität ein einzigartiges Maß an E...
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December 17, 2025 at 10:43 AM
we have 5 positions open at @goetheuni.bsky.social in Frankfurt
- a 4,5 year postdoc in my @erc.europa.eu project on the educational cleavage
- 2 postdoc & 2 PhD positions, 4 years, in a research group on Reconfiguration & Internalization of Social Structure
www.uni-frankfurt.de/48794784/FB0...
- a 4,5 year postdoc in my @erc.europa.eu project on the educational cleavage
- 2 postdoc & 2 PhD positions, 4 years, in a research group on Reconfiguration & Internalization of Social Structure
www.uni-frankfurt.de/48794784/FB0...
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🚨 JOB ALERT! 🚨
We're hiring an Associate Professor in Sociology in association with @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social!
We welcome applicants with a wide range of empirical specialisations and regional focuses 🌍
Apply now ➡️ my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
We're hiring an Associate Professor in Sociology in association with @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social!
We welcome applicants with a wide range of empirical specialisations and regional focuses 🌍
Apply now ➡️ my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
November 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
🚨 JOB ALERT! 🚨
We're hiring an Associate Professor in Sociology in association with @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social!
We welcome applicants with a wide range of empirical specialisations and regional focuses 🌍
Apply now ➡️ my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
We're hiring an Associate Professor in Sociology in association with @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social!
We welcome applicants with a wide range of empirical specialisations and regional focuses 🌍
Apply now ➡️ my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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🚨 #Hiring! 3yr #postdoc w/survey methodology experience to join the ERC-project SINGLE for its next stage of designing & launching a comparative multidisciplinary singlehood #survey in EU. Research area is open!
Application deadline: 12-Jan-2026 (12PM CET). Barcelona-based.
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Application deadline: 12-Jan-2026 (12PM CET). Barcelona-based.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:08 AM
🚨 #Hiring! 3yr #postdoc w/survey methodology experience to join the ERC-project SINGLE for its next stage of designing & launching a comparative multidisciplinary singlehood #survey in EU. Research area is open!
Application deadline: 12-Jan-2026 (12PM CET). Barcelona-based.
👉🏻 shorturl.at/CmY0F
Application deadline: 12-Jan-2026 (12PM CET). Barcelona-based.
👉🏻 shorturl.at/CmY0F
If you’ll be at APPAM, consider joining for the Kershaw Award Lecture on Thurs at 3:30pm. I’ll discuss new research on the intergenerational persistence of poverty: How does it compare to other measures of mobility? How it has evolved in the US? Which policies are effective in reducing it? & more.
November 11, 2025 at 5:57 PM
If you’ll be at APPAM, consider joining for the Kershaw Award Lecture on Thurs at 3:30pm. I’ll discuss new research on the intergenerational persistence of poverty: How does it compare to other measures of mobility? How it has evolved in the US? Which policies are effective in reducing it? & more.
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LAST CALL! #Sociology Professorships in Copenhagen, Denmark!
We're hiring 2+ open-rank profs (Asst/Assoc/Full). Any area.
Deadline: this Saturday, Nov 15!
Join a leading European sociology department. Please repost!
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We're hiring 2+ open-rank profs (Asst/Assoc/Full). Any area.
Deadline: this Saturday, Nov 15!
Join a leading European sociology department. Please repost!
jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...
Call for two or more open-rank academic positions in Sociology
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November 9, 2025 at 8:08 AM
LAST CALL! #Sociology Professorships in Copenhagen, Denmark!
We're hiring 2+ open-rank profs (Asst/Assoc/Full). Any area.
Deadline: this Saturday, Nov 15!
Join a leading European sociology department. Please repost!
jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...
We're hiring 2+ open-rank profs (Asst/Assoc/Full). Any area.
Deadline: this Saturday, Nov 15!
Join a leading European sociology department. Please repost!
jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...
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📣 Vacancy alert:
We are seeking to recruit a Research Officer (post-doctoral researcher) for a 24-month period to conduct original research on topics related to inequality, intergenerational mobility, and inequality of opportunity.
Apply by 20 November ⬇️
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We are seeking to recruit a Research Officer (post-doctoral researcher) for a 24-month period to conduct original research on topics related to inequality, intergenerational mobility, and inequality of opportunity.
Apply by 20 November ⬇️
buff.ly/M23KHL9
November 4, 2025 at 9:58 AM
📣 Vacancy alert:
We are seeking to recruit a Research Officer (post-doctoral researcher) for a 24-month period to conduct original research on topics related to inequality, intergenerational mobility, and inequality of opportunity.
Apply by 20 November ⬇️
buff.ly/M23KHL9
We are seeking to recruit a Research Officer (post-doctoral researcher) for a 24-month period to conduct original research on topics related to inequality, intergenerational mobility, and inequality of opportunity.
Apply by 20 November ⬇️
buff.ly/M23KHL9
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🚨 Another interesting post doc opportunity at the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), register-based analysis of child protection services, deadline for application 21 Oct.: valtiolle.fi/en/jobs/seni... #postdoc
Senior Researcher (Postdoctoral Researcher, Child Protection) - National Institute for Health and Welfare
Open job: Senior Researcher (Postdoctoral Researcher, Child Protection), National Institute for Health and Welfare - Find all jobs in Valtiolle.fi
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October 13, 2025 at 11:18 AM
🚨 Another interesting post doc opportunity at the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), register-based analysis of child protection services, deadline for application 21 Oct.: valtiolle.fi/en/jobs/seni... #postdoc
Join us at INET Oxford (@inetoxford.bsky.social)! I'm hiring one post-doctoral researcher and three research assistants in the field of inequality, social policy, and social mobility to join our research team. Deadline: October 24. Read more and apply: www.inet.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
Vacancies
Jobs and Vacancies at INET Oxford, The Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford
www.inet.ox.ac.uk
October 8, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Join us at INET Oxford (@inetoxford.bsky.social)! I'm hiring one post-doctoral researcher and three research assistants in the field of inequality, social policy, and social mobility to join our research team. Deadline: October 24. Read more and apply: www.inet.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
I'm truly honored to receive this year's Kershaw Award. I came into the policy research world almost by accident after a failed stint in the Australian Baseball League. To have my work recognized like this is a testament to the wonderful mentors and colleagues I've learned from these past 10 years.
Along with our partner, Mathmatica, we are pleased to announce Zachary Parolin as the 2025 David N. Kershaw Award winner. We look forward to recognizing Zach at #2025APPAM. Read more: https://ow.ly/izM550X57Bv
October 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I'm truly honored to receive this year's Kershaw Award. I came into the policy research world almost by accident after a failed stint in the Australian Baseball League. To have my work recognized like this is a testament to the wonderful mentors and colleagues I've learned from these past 10 years.
New WP: We study how minimum wage increases affect poverty and food hardship in the U.S from 1981-2019. Different from recent work, we study the Supplemental Poverty Measure + two measures of food hardship, factor in cost-of-living differences, and more. www.iza.org/publications...
September 29, 2025 at 12:34 PM
New WP: We study how minimum wage increases affect poverty and food hardship in the U.S from 1981-2019. Different from recent work, we study the Supplemental Poverty Measure + two measures of food hardship, factor in cost-of-living differences, and more. www.iza.org/publications...
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📖 📻 New IRP Book Talk is now available in your podcast feed: Jane Waldfogel on Child Benefits: A Smart Investment for America’s Future. She shares research on child benefits around the world and makes a case for implementing a similar program in the US. Listen now: www.irp.wisc.edu/resource/irp...
IRP Book Talk: Jane Waldfogel on Child Benefits: A Smart Investment for America’s Future
Research | Training | Policy | Practice
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September 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
📖 📻 New IRP Book Talk is now available in your podcast feed: Jane Waldfogel on Child Benefits: A Smart Investment for America’s Future. She shares research on child benefits around the world and makes a case for implementing a similar program in the US. Listen now: www.irp.wisc.edu/resource/irp...
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Unionized careers boost up wealth. Very interesting article by Purdue's Alec Rhodes:
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September 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Unionized careers boost up wealth. Very interesting article by Purdue's Alec Rhodes:
academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a....
academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a....
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🚨 Job! 🚨
Brown Sociology & the Watson School of International & Public Affairs are hiring a TT assistant professor whose research focuses on social policy (broadly conceived).
Apply by 9/15: apply.interfolio.com/172655
Happy to chat about life at Brown, etc!
Brown Sociology & the Watson School of International & Public Affairs are hiring a TT assistant professor whose research focuses on social policy (broadly conceived).
Apply by 9/15: apply.interfolio.com/172655
Happy to chat about life at Brown, etc!
Apply - Interfolio
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September 1, 2025 at 3:51 PM
🚨 Job! 🚨
Brown Sociology & the Watson School of International & Public Affairs are hiring a TT assistant professor whose research focuses on social policy (broadly conceived).
Apply by 9/15: apply.interfolio.com/172655
Happy to chat about life at Brown, etc!
Brown Sociology & the Watson School of International & Public Affairs are hiring a TT assistant professor whose research focuses on social policy (broadly conceived).
Apply by 9/15: apply.interfolio.com/172655
Happy to chat about life at Brown, etc!
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WORK! The Sociology Department at Utrecht University is hiring a new assistant prof, with expertise on migration/integration/polarization/stratification. Come join us! www.uu.nl/organisatie/...
Universitair docent sociologie
Wil jij studenten inspireren en vernieuwend onderwijs geven? Versterk ons team als universitair docent met expertise in migratie en/of sociale stratificatie.
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September 1, 2025 at 11:39 AM
WORK! The Sociology Department at Utrecht University is hiring a new assistant prof, with expertise on migration/integration/polarization/stratification. Come join us! www.uu.nl/organisatie/...
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Job alert! Join us at @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social as a postdoctoral fellow to work on your own research for three years. #sociology
www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk
August 20, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Job alert! Join us at @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social as a postdoctoral fellow to work on your own research for three years. #sociology
Bocconi University in Milan is hiring in sociology at any level (open rank). Ideal candidate might focus on inequality, social policy, computational, labor markets, or similar. Happy to answer questions about my time there for anyone considering applying. More details: jobmarket.unibocconi.eu
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Bocconi University in Milan is hiring in sociology at any level (open rank). Ideal candidate might focus on inequality, social policy, computational, labor markets, or similar. Happy to answer questions about my time there for anyone considering applying. More details: jobmarket.unibocconi.eu
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We're hiring! Please share with your networks!
The Department of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor in the field of demography of health and aging beginning in August 2026
jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...
The Department of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor in the field of demography of health and aging beginning in August 2026
jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...
Assistant Professor - Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...
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July 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM
We're hiring! Please share with your networks!
The Department of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor in the field of demography of health and aging beginning in August 2026
jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...
The Department of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor in the field of demography of health and aging beginning in August 2026
jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...
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Ready to make plans for the academic year 2026/27? Why not visit us: www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/our-research...
Sociology Visitorships - Nuffield College Oxford University
The Nuffield College Sociology Group invites applications for a Visitorship at the College during the 2026-27 academic year (between early October 2026 and late June 2027).
www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk
July 23, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Ready to make plans for the academic year 2026/27? Why not visit us: www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/our-research...
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This September, I’m launching a new series as part of my Respect the Marble Substack called:
Etched in Marble: Conversations with writers about how & why they write
I wrote about in my latest post: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/introducin...
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Etched in Marble: Conversations with writers about how & why they write
I wrote about in my latest post: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/introducin...
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Introducing "Etched in Marble": Writers on the Forces That Shape Us and the Writing That Endures
Catherine Talks to Writers About Why and How They Write
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July 17, 2025 at 7:43 AM
This September, I’m launching a new series as part of my Respect the Marble Substack called:
Etched in Marble: Conversations with writers about how & why they write
I wrote about in my latest post: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/introducin...
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Etched in Marble: Conversations with writers about how & why they write
I wrote about in my latest post: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/introducin...
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In a new preprint, I report a fascinating finding on multigenerational effects:
First cousins are more similar in their educ. attainment among Black than white Americans—yet extended family (e.g., grandparental) effects are essentially zero for both groups.
#sociology
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First cousins are more similar in their educ. attainment among Black than white Americans—yet extended family (e.g., grandparental) effects are essentially zero for both groups.
#sociology
1/2
osf.io/preprints/so...
OSF
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July 16, 2025 at 4:24 AM
In a new preprint, I report a fascinating finding on multigenerational effects:
First cousins are more similar in their educ. attainment among Black than white Americans—yet extended family (e.g., grandparental) effects are essentially zero for both groups.
#sociology
1/2
osf.io/preprints/so...
First cousins are more similar in their educ. attainment among Black than white Americans—yet extended family (e.g., grandparental) effects are essentially zero for both groups.
#sociology
1/2
osf.io/preprints/so...