Roujman Shahbazian

Sociologist @uppsalauni, @SOFI_su_se, & @LMU_Muenchen. Social inequality and mobility. Persimmon fan.

[Roujman Shahbazian @roujman]

Does your class give more than a hint of your lifetime earnings?

We (Erik Bihagen & I) analyze this question with Swedish data (published in @ESR_news) & arrive to the following insights: a 🧵👇

@SOFI_su_se
@LMU_Muenchen
@Stockholm_Uni

https://t.co/TQXOy3gosQ

[Roujman Shahbazian @roujman]

Even with the same grades, one's rank in school matters!

Lower-ranked pupils are more likely to rely on social assistance later. Schools create hierarchies that affect life chances, not just learning.

Curious? If yes, click 👇 and read the full paper.
https://t.co/h8gzM2RvUb

[Trita Parsi @tparsi]

This video is both heartbreaking and life-inspiring.

A film crew tries to film the destruction caused by US/Israeli bombing at an apartment complex in Iran. One of the tenants, an old man whose apartment has been almost completely shattered, insists on inviting the film crew in and offering them something to eat.

"We have only come to film, we don't want anything," the crew says.

But the old man insists on at least offering them oranges and apples.

Ultimately, those who come out victorious from conflicts are those who retain their dignity. Who never let war make them lose their humanity and self-respect.

Who, even in the worst of situations, insist on upholding sacred traditions and beliefs, including that of hospitality.

That's what makes a civilization indestructible.

Please remember this video and do your best to forget the videos of the lost souls dancing and cheering on the streets when their countrymen, women, and children were being killed by "democracy and freedom" bombs.

[Touraj Daryaee @tourajdaryaee]

تو را دوست دارم (وطن)
سپاس از گلسا از تهران

ز پوچ جهان هیچ اگر دوست دارم
تو را ای کهن بوم و بر دوست دارم
تورا ای کهن پیر برنا
تو را ای گرانمایه، دیرینه ایران

[Alireza Akbari @itsalireza_akb]

Hamidreza Afrideh, a composer and kamancheh player, sits on the ruins of his music school and says:

"I wanted the last sound that remains here to be music, not bombs and missiles."

[ESR @ESR_news]

🔓 New #OpenAccess!
#Daniel_Oesch #O_Lipps @roujman #E_Bihagen @katy_morris develop a new tool for labour market research! Backed by decades of data, the Occupational Earning Potential converts the median earnings of occupations into a clear hierarchy!
➡️https://t.co/Yt6McX4Rmh

[Anna Zamberlan @zamberlanna]

Our article on #discrimination in #hiring intentions based on the #intersection of #gender, #parenthood, and social #status is now available on @ESR_news

w/ @GioachinFilippo and P. Barbieri

https://t.co/VWO0HVfG19

1/3
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[Roujman Shahbazian @roujman]

The 2024 Zetterberg Prize has been awarded to @pengzell!  

Today at Uppsala University, he delivered a talk on how firms influence the intergenerational transmission of labor market advantages. Congratulations, Per!

@SOFI_su_se
@ucl

[Roujman Shahbazian @roujman]

@karlerikmohlin Enbart 5:or, men inga pengar…

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5/5

This is just the teaser. For more details, read the working paper 👇

STATA & R codes coming soon!

We welcome all comments, either by email, DM or here.

@SOFI_su_se
@Centre_LIVES
@FORSresearch
@uppsalauni
@LMU_Muenchen

https://t.co/gQ3tlmtmuv

[Roujman Shahbazian @roujman]

3/5

…income data is missing in surveys. Ex.: 👇

1) Ideal for capturing parental resources in childhood

2) Perfect for analyzing young adults with only occupational aspirations but no income

3) Crucial for studying retirees, using their last occ. as a proxy for labor income

[Roujman Shahbazian @roujman]

4/5

The key question: what sets OEP apart from other linear scales?

1) A 7-level shift has a clear, intuitive meaning

2) Education isn’t an input, avoiding having education on both sides of the equation

3) It sidesteps the ambiguous status interpretations of other scales

[Roujman Shahbazian @roujman]

2/5

OEP captures median occupational earnings as a percentage of the overall earnings structure. 

An OEP of 60 means 60% of the workforce earns less than the median worker in this occ.

With correlations over time & across countries above ~0.8, OEP proves invaluable when…

[Roujman Shahbazian @roujman]

Looking for a clear, intuitive hierarchical scale for your analysis? 

Stop searching - Occupational Earning Potential (OEP) is here!

With D.Oesch, O.Lipps,E.Bihagen & @katy_morris, we argue using OEP make sense for several reasons. Read the 🧵 or WP👇

https://t.co/gQ3tlmtmuv

[New SocArXiv Papers @socarxivpapers]

#SocArXiv: Occupational Earning Potential: A new measure of social hierarchy applied to Europe https://t.co/MGQo8zetAQ

[Roujman Shahbazian @roujman]

@JuhoHarkonen …first step being: accepting a review request.

[Roujman Shahbazian @roujman]

@JuhoHarkonen In my experience, economists are more open to LMIC research. You can get R&Rs and even publish in solid econ journals. We could really learn something from that…

[Roujman Shahbazian @roujman]

@fabian_kalf @LMU_Muenchen @KAuspurg Congrats - such a wonderful place to work!

[Roujman Shahbazian @roujman]

Thrilled to have my co-author presenting our latest research at #ECSR2024 @ECSR_Soc. We’re unveiling the Occupational Earning Potential (OEP) as a new measure of social hierarchy - innovative insights for Europe’s social structure. Stay tuned for the working paper! @katy_morris

[Amir H. Payberah @APayberah]

I’ve selected "Angelus Novus" as the logo for my "Data Feminism" course. Like the angel seeing past disasters, AI is built on biased data. Progress pushes AI forward, but the bias remains. We'll critically explore these challenges in the course: https://t.co/9U31dviWHu

[Katrin Auspurg @KAuspurg]

I am happy that my paper with Sabine Düval is now published. We use survey experiments & causal mediation analyses to explore gender ideologies & norms underlying the division of housework. We argue that traditional ideologies may have been overestimated in previous research...