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Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) conducts research on social policy, welfare, inequality and the labour market. Researchers are mainly economists and sociologists

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GENPARENT

A multi-method approach to the transition to parenthood in different-sex and same-sex couples

En världskarta med vissa länder i blått och andra i rött

SPIN

The Social Policy Indicators (SPIN) database provides the foundations for new comparative and longitudinal research on causes and consequences of welfare states.

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2023-05-02

Swedish Institute for Social Research

AKPA's alumni workshop – stories from former students

SOFI's educational unit, AKPA, offers basic-level courses in labor market economics. Tuesday, May 2, AKPA organizes an alumni meeting where former students talk about their career paths.

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2023-03-28

Swedish Institute for Social Research

How are private pensions associated with income inequality among retired elderly?

It is often assumed that the expansion of private pensions is likely to increase income inequality among retired elderly. But in countries where private pensions have expanded the most, income inequality has not. This is one of the results of a new dissertation in sociology at SOFI.

Society, Democracy and Welfare Economy and Society

2023-03-23

Swedish Institute for Social Research

PhD dissertation: Laure Doctrinal defends her thesis

Laure Doctrinal, PhD student in sociology at the Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) and the Department of Sociology defends her thesis "Old and Unequal?: An Institutional Analysis of Pension Systems' Driving Forces and Outcomes in Affluent OECD Countries".

Society, Democracy and Welfare Health and Living Conditions Economy and Society

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Seminar

AME Labour Economics Seminar: Heather Sarsons (University of British Columbia)

Society, Democracy and Welfare Economy and Society

June

Seminar

AME Gender Economics Seminar: Dario Sansone (University of Exeter)

Society, Democracy and Welfare Economy and Society Gender and Equality

September

Thesis defence

PhD Defense: Max Thaning

Max Thaning will defend his thesis in sociology "Social Mobilities: Multidimensionality, Operationalization, and Subgroup Heterogeneity".

PhD Defense: Max Thaning

Max Thaning will defend his thesis in sociology "Social Mobilities: Multidimensionality, Operationalization, and Subgroup Heterogeneity".

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AKPA's alumni workshop – stories from former students

How are private pensions associated with income inequality among retired elderly?

PhD dissertation: Laure Doctrinal defends her thesis

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AME Labour Economics Seminar: Heather Sarsons (University of British Columbia)

AME Labour Economics Seminar: Heather Sarsons (University of British Columbia)

AME Gender Economics Seminar: Dario Sansone (University of Exeter)

AME Gender Economics Seminar: Dario Sansone (University of Exeter)

PhD Defense: Max Thaning

PhD Defense: Max Thaning

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