2025-09-29

Swedish Institute for Social Research

A New Way to Measure Occupational Hierarchies: Clear and Comparable

How should we rank occupations? Is it best to rank them by education, income, or social prestige? Now, a new tool called Occupational Earning Potential (OEP) has been launched. OEP is an intuitive linear scale that shows each occupation’s position in the income distribution. 

Economy and Society - Theme page Organization and Working Life - Theme page

2025-07-01

Swedish Institute for Social Research

New Associate Professor at SOFI

Anna Sandberg Trolle-Lindgren has been appointed as Associate Professor (Docent) at the Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI).

2025-06-30

Swedish Institute for Social Research

Women in Different-Sex Couples Lose the Most Income After Becoming Parents

A new Nordic study, led by researchers at Stockholm University, shows how gender roles and family policies shape parents’ earnings – with significant differences between countries and family types. Comparing different-sex and lesbian couples has been a key element of the analysis.

Economy and Society - Theme page Gender and Equality - Theme page