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We follow our older siblings' choice of higher education

Older siblings’ choice of higher education has a big impact on what their younger siblings apply for, even when it leads them to worse* education. This is the result of a new study with data from four countries, including Sweden and USA. The study is published in the highly ranked scientific journal The Quarterly Journal of Economics.

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February

Seminar

Department of Sociology

Sociology Seminar: "What characterizes firms that discriminate?"

Sociology Seminar: "What characterizes firms that discriminate?" - Read the full article

Presentation by Edvard Nergård Larsen, Department of Sociology. Topic: "What characterizes firms that discriminate?"

Department of Sociology

Sociology Seminar: "What characterizes firms that discriminate?"

Presentation by Edvard Nergård Larsen, Department of Sociology. Topic: "What characterizes firms that discriminate?"

Sociology Seminar: "What characterizes firms that discriminate?" - Read the full article
Society, Democracy and Welfare - Theme page

10

March

Thesis defence

Swedish Institute for Social Research

PhD defense: Eva-Lisa Palmtag

PhD defense: Eva-Lisa Palmtag - Read the full article

Eva-Lisa Palmtag, PhD student in sociology at the Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) and the Department of Sociology, defends her thesis in sociology "Breaking down break-ups. Studies on the heterogeneity in (adult) children’s outcomes following a parental separation”.

Swedish Institute for Social Research

PhD defense: Eva-Lisa Palmtag

Eva-Lisa Palmtag, PhD student in sociology at the Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) and the Department of Sociology, defends her thesis in sociology "Breaking down break-ups. Studies on the heterogeneity in (adult) children’s outcomes following a parental separation”.

PhD defense: Eva-Lisa Palmtag - Read the full article
Economy and Society - Theme page Society, Democracy and Welfare - Theme page

17

March

Thesis defence

Swedish Institute for Social Research

PhD Defense: Maria Forslund

PhD Defense: Maria Forslund - Read the full article

Maria Forslund, PhD student in sociology at the Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) and the Department of Sociology, defends her thesis in sociology.

Swedish Institute for Social Research

PhD Defense: Maria Forslund

Maria Forslund, PhD student in sociology at the Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) and the Department of Sociology, defends her thesis in sociology.

PhD Defense: Maria Forslund - Read the full article

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