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Raffaele Grotti
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Associate professor of sociology at the University of Trento. Interested in dynamics of socio-economic inequalities over the life course and quantitative methods. And wine, of course.
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Publication alert 👏

Our members are all about situating stratification processes within institutional contexts, so seeing this chapter by our P. Barbieri out in "The Oxford Handbook of Social Stratification" feels extra special.

A must-read for social scientists!

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Labor Market Institutions and Social Inequality
AbstractInstitutions are defined as formal and informal norms enforced with sanctions. From a sociological point of view, institutions address the distribu
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September 26, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Thanks to Tim Liao for an inspiring methodological talk on 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 #SequenceAnalysis for the Hans Schadee Research #Methods Center at UniTN. Lots of ideas to take away - and many applications for the proposed methods (Liao 2021, 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘚𝘤𝘪).⁣⁣⁣
#LifeCourse #Sociology⁣⁣⁣
September 26, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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Acquiring citizenship is often seen as a milestone of integration.

For once because it is assumed to lead to better job prospects. A new study on #Italy challenges this assumption.

Read our #PopDigest led by scholars at @csisunitn.bsky.social

🔗https://tinyurl.com/mxd4rdk
July 31, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Does citizenship-acquisition improve labour market outcomes of immigrant? In the Italian context naturalised immigrants have higher socio-economic attainment and earnings. Yet, this is largely due to positive selection rather than the acquisition of citizenship itself: dx.doi.org/10.1111/imig...
July 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Our article on parental union dissolution and children’s emotional and behavioral problems appears in the most recent issue of @sfjournal.bsky.social. We find a longterm increase in SDQ score following parental union dissolution [1/2]

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July 14, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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🚨New paper out🚨
First evidence on the returns of citizenship acquisition in Italy

🔎 Naturalized do better, but not because of naturalization
🔗 OA in IOM doi.org/10.1111/imig...

w/ @filippogch.bsky.social @rafgrotti.bsky.social ‬@stefanischerer.bsky.social ‬@zamberlanna.bsky.social

#MigCitSky
July 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Now appearing in the most recent volume of @sfjournal.bsky.social, my paper with the beyond outstanding @filippogch.bsky.social on how family background shapes exposure to income volatility across the life course in 🇺🇸, 🇩🇪, and 🇩🇰!

@erc.europa.eu #sociology

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Family background and life cycle earnings volatility: evidence from brother correlations in Denmark, Germany, and the United States
Abstract. While stratification scholars have extensively examined intergenerational associations in lifetime income, they have mostly disregarded how famil
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July 13, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Our WP on #poverty persistence in early childhood among immigrants, comparing Finland and Sweden.

With @rafgrotti.bsky.social and others.

One interesting sidenote: greater number of immigrants in SE might be behind higher child poverty levels compared to FI.

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Poverty dynamics in early childhood among the children of immigrants in Sweden and Finland
This brief report delves into the poverty frequency and persistence of second-generation (G2) children in Sweden and Finland, comparing them with their peers from the majority population. These are un...
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June 13, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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The 6th TN-Square is coming! 🏔️

This edition we are discussing employment, mobility trajectories and social inequality and we
couldn’t be more excited. ✨

Submit your application by August 25th and spread the news!

For more spoilers, check our website:
event.unitn.it/tn-square/

#TNSquare25
TN-Square 6th Edition, Trento School of Applied Quantitative Research, 22-24 October 2025, Trento
Employment and Mobility over the life course in changing societies
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June 3, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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As we like to say - the CSIS delegation never stops! ✨

Today our @irenemichelin.bsky.social presented her work (w/ @rafgrotti.bsky.social & P. Barbieri) on the role of unemployment for wage mobility among overeducated workers in 🇩🇪 and 🇬🇧 at the CAREER Workshop in Amsterdam.

Keep an eye on it!
May 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Busy week ahead! ✨

Alongside our Brown Bag Seminars, some of our members will join the Trento Economic Festival engage in activities outside the academic walls.
May 19, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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✨ Call for papers! ✨

Our @lucapiccoli.bsky.social is organising (w/ colleagues) a 2-days workshop on socio-emotional skills and education in September (11th-12th).

If you would like to partecipate, don't hesitate to candidate sending your work by June 6th (deadline).

You don't want to miss it!
May 14, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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Day 1 of the Age-Period-Cohort Workshop - organised by our @rafgrotti.bsky.social - is a wrap! ✨

Key takeaway: the APC identification problem may be an unsolvable puzzle, but there are some tricks to get around it.

Thanks to @juhoharkonen.bsky.social & J. van Leeuwen for sharing their expertise!
May 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Time for a late evening read! 📰

Today’s recommendation is a reflection from our P. Barbieri on the Trentino economy: what could be improved and why it so important to innovate it.

Lots of food for thought!

🇮🇹 only:

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April 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Hey postdocs, here’s an opportunity to develop your research plan with us - and eventually relocate to Turku with your own grant!
📢 Planning to apply for a MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship 2025? We offer a fully funded short-term visit to co-develop your MSCA proposal with top researchers in social & behavioral sciences at the INVEST Research Flagship in @utu.fi.

Read more & apply by 18 May👉
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Call for MSCA PF Candidates for INVEST Research Flagship of Inequalities, Interventions and New Welfare State (HORIZON-MSCA-2025-PF-01-01)
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April 15, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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April 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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New pub (w/ @fabriberna.bsky.social) highlighting how family socioeconomic background plays a key role in shaping genetic associations: advantaged families both compensate for and amplify their children’s genetic propensities for education

doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2025.103174

👇🧵
Our paper with @gaiaghirardi.bsky.social is now out at SSR!

Have a look if you are interested in social stratification and/or sociogenomics

Below are the main findings and contributions 1/6
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April 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Our junior members are growing! ✨

Check out @beatricecaniglia.bsky.social (w/ @zamberlanna.bsky.social & P. Barbieri) paper on the gendered role of occupational characteristics for lifelong singlehood in 🇮🇹 !
February 28, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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Round 2 of this week Brown Bag Seminar (#BBS) is a wrap! 🏔️

Today, it was @pfallesen.bsky.social turn to share his expertise and insightful contribution on research on the effect of divorce on children.

We are left with one question: What are the counterfactuals? 💡

#BBS
February 20, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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#Published: "Parental social class and home-leaving in Italy: A changing landscape with persistent inequalities" by @elibrini.bsky.social, @gcorti.bsky.social, @francemente.bsky.social & @alderotti.bsky.social (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #JFamRes #openaccess #OpenScience #sociology #demography
February 19, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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New week, new Brown Bag Seminar! 🏔️

Kicking off our first #BBS session of the week, we had the pleasure of hosting @helenkowalewska.bsky.social ska.bsy.social and learning about the challenges women 50+ face when re-entering the workforce in the 🇬🇧.
February 18, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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1/ 🚸 *Does grandparental involvement boost school grades?* Our new study (with @valeriabordone.bsky.social) explores whether grandchild care, financial support or contact impact grandchildren's school performance. Let's unpack the findings🧵👇
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The effect of grandparental involvement on grandchildren's school grades: Heterogeneity by the extended family characteristics
As the early years are crucial for individuals' lifelong socioeconomic success, extensive research has examined the impact of non-maternal childcare o…
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February 4, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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📈Poverty today in many OECD countries is higher than in the 1980s - but what would it be without demographic 🏘️changes? Find out in this paper with Richard Breen and Brian Nolan, just out in the Journal of European Social Policy. Spoiler: possibly even higher!

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January 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Do family background shape exposure to life cycle earnings volatility? With the beyond outstanding @filippogch.bsky.social, I have paper forthcoming in Social Forces that addresses this question with brother correlations in volatility exposure in Denmark, Germany, and the U.S.

#sociology
January 9, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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Paper rejections enter the quantum revolutions age: our first rejected paper for 2025 (44 mins past midnight) may have been the last paper to be rejected by the journal in 2024.
January 1, 2025 at 10:24 AM