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Access to occupational networks and ethnic variation of depressive symptoms in young adults in Sweden
Social Science & Medicine, Volume 190, pp. 207-216. doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.08.022 Abstract Social capital research has recognized the relevance of occupational network contacts for individ
Completed: Cultural variation in social perceptions of norm-breakers and peer punishers
Social norms may be enforced by individuals informally punishing each other for norm transgressions. But how does society really perceive these informal punishers?
Homophily and Insularity Dynamics in an Echo Chambers: Computational Models for the Study of the Conspiracy Subculture in Facebook
Social Indicators Research Abstract The research focuses on developing a computational model (agent-based) to describe and analyse the structure and evolution of a conspiracy bubble within Facebook. Thedescriptiveexperimental
Welfare States, Social Structure and the Dynamics of Poverty Rates. A comparative study of 16 countries, 1980-2000
This paper attempts to explain temporal and spatial variation of poverty rates in terms of unemployment insurance and socio-demographic factors, and test the ‘convergence hypothesis’ of the poverty ra
Declining willingness to fight for one’s country: The individual-level basis of the long peace
Journal of Peace Research, vol. 52, no. 4, p. 418-434. Abstract The Democratic Peace thesis suggests that the absence of war between major powers since 1945 is caused by the spread of democracy. The
Completed: Implementation of self-driving cars. Overview of challenges and opportunities regarding social and ethical aspects
The project aims to provide an overall analysis of the challenges and opportunities that the implementation of self-driving cars will bring, as well as a more detailed analysis of any of these problems.
Immigrant women in European labour markets: connecting culture, institutions, and human capital
Why do immigrant women experience a double disadvantage in the labour market? Understanding the reasons is the first step towards creating efficient measures to change the situation.
Swedish Fertility Swings and Public Expenditure for Children
This paper studies whether Swedish fertility swings and variation in public expenditure for children are related events. Amongst the results, there are indications that the age group 25-29 is most sen
The Relation Between Gender Egalitarian Values and Gender Differences in Academic Achievement
Frontiers in Psychology, 11:236 Abstract Gender differences in achievement exhibit variation between domains and between countries. Much prior research has examined whether this variation could be due t
