Intergenerational Cumulative Disadvantage and Resource Compensation (INDIRECT)

European Research Council, Consolidator Grant 2013
Research area: Institutions, Values, Beliefs and Behaviour
Principal Investigator: Prof. Jani Erola
Host institution: University of Turku (Finland)

 
Previous research has not been able to successfully explain why the loss of certain parental resources does not lead to poorer attainment. Neither do country differences in socioeconomic inheritance seem to reflect the institutional differences between them. We argue that these problems are due to a lack of attention on resource compensation: the lost capital (economic, human/cultural or social) may be replaced with the other types or with the resources of someone else (those of new or extended family members or neighbours). Moreover, we expect that there are country differences in the way that resource compensation occurs.
 
A wide range of existing research has concluded that parental background plays an important role for socioeconomic attainment in all societies. Parents with more resources are usually able to secure a better position for their children. Whilst there have been successful attempts to rank societies according to the strength of association between parent and child statuses (e.g. Breen 2004), conclusions about the mechanisms that strengthen or weaken the association have remained tentative. On the one hand, the institutional determinants of intergenerational inheritance are not clear, although existing evidence suggests that some educational systems may produce more openness than others (Breen and Jonsson 2005). On the other hand, there is a lack of consensus on which parental resources actually matter for children’s attainment and why (e.g. Blanden et al. 2004; Conley 2008; Erikson and Goldthorpe 2010).
 
Part of the reason for this lack of consensus and mixed research evidence may be that the different aspects of family background are likely to influence child outcomes through various correlating mechanisms. Education is the main explanatory factor of occupational class that in its turn is the strongest explanatory factor of income differences (Ganzeboom, De Graaf, and Treiman 1992). Moreover, high levels of resources tend to go hand-in-hand with residence in desirable neighbourhoods with high quality schools. Advantageous parental social networks also enhance employment possibilities of children early in their career (Lin 1999). What is more, parents with a high level of education, high social status and high incomes are more likely to have stable partnerships (Jalovaara 2002) and a lower risk of premature death (Mackenbach, Cavelaars, and Kunst 1997). Their unemployment is less frequent and when it occurs, it is of shorter duration (Goldthorpe and McKnight 2006). Although geographical mobility is usually associated with weakened social networks, in families with socioeconomically advantaged parents mobility occurs more often as a consequence of parents’ occupational expertise rather than because they cannot find a job in their region or country of origin (Portes and Sensenbrenner 1993).
 
Our proposal for ascertaining the relative importance of these different resources is to identify those life course events that are followed by considerably weakened or even cancelled parental resources. This includes parental separation, death, unemployment and geographical mobility. Previous research considering the effects of parental separation and death has tended to find that whilst separation leads to negative child outcomes, parental death does not appear to have such an impact (e.g. Corak 2001). This is surprising since we would expect parental death to have a more negative impact as it effectively cancels the possibilities of the deceased parent to invest further in their children. However, we suggest that these unexpected findings are due to a lack of attention on compensatory effects. Relying on other resources, if available, may effectively compensate for having a lower level of a certain resource. These compensatory resources may be of two types: those of someone else, such as the other parent or the extended family (interpersonal compensation), or those that are less scarce, such as educational resources when economic resources have been lost (type compensation).
 
We argue that resource compensation is a general mechanism influencing all socioeconomic inheritance. Therefore, the INDIRECT project will study a range of life-course events as well as other contexts in which compensation is likely to occur. The process of resource compensation will also be examined in multiple country contexts as we expect that Western societies differ in the ways that compensation occurs and how effective it can be. Although social institutions may have a weak direct impact on socioeconomic inheritance, they may nevertheless have a strong impact on the compensation required after the loss of parental resources. This is due to differences in the level and target of state-directed compensation of realized social risks, which also extends to the intergenerational transfers of different resources (Esping-Andersen 2011).
 
The importance of resource compensation is strongly connected to understanding processes related to the accumulation of socioeconomic (dis)advantage over the life course. According to DiPrete and Eirich (2006), it is often forgotten how due to accumulation processes relatively small exogenous changes in environment can cause surprisingly large changes over time in the stratifying process. Further, the authors point out that turning off the process that has previously produced accumulating advantages can change the growth into a diminishing trend. Consequently, the effectiveness of compensation depends on how and when it occurs after the initial loss of the parental resources.
 
Therefore, the INDIRECT project explicitly analyses the importance of resource compensation in intergenerational socioeconomic attainment. The project will make three major contributions: 1) estimating the relative importance of different types of resources by identifying the effect of the loss of a certain kind of resource net of compensation; 2) better understanding of the relationship and exchangeability between different resources by identifying which and whose resources can compensate for the loss of a certain parental resource, and 3) clarifying the effect of different institutions on socioeconomic inheritance by comparing compensation in different societies.
 
References
 
Blanden, J., A. Goodman, P. Gregg, and S. Machin. 2004. “Changes in Intergenerational Mobility in Britain.” In Generational Income Mobility in North America and Europe, edited by Miles Corak, 122–46. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
 
Breen, Richard. 2004. Social Mobility in Europe. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Breen, Richard, and Jan O Jonsson. 2005. “Inequality of Opportunity in Comparative Perspective: Recent Research on Educational Attainment and Social Mobility.” Annual Review of Sociology 31: 223–43.

Conley, Dalton S. 2008. “Bringing Sibling Differences In: Enlarging Our Understanding of the Transmission of Advantage in Families.” In Social Class – How Does It Work?, edited by Annette Lareau and Dalton S. Conley, 179–200. New York: Russell-Sage Foundation.

Corak, Miles. 2001. “Death and Divorce: The Long-Term Consequences of Parental Loss on Adolescents.” Journal of Labor Economics 19 (3): 682–715.

DiPrete, Thomas A., and Gregory M. Eirich. 2006. “Cumulative Advantage as a Mechanism for Inequality: A Review of Theoretical and Empirical Developments.” Annual Review of Sociology 32: 271–97.

Erikson, Robert, and John H. Goldthorpe. 2010. “Has Social Mobility in Britain Decreased? Reconciling Divergent Findings on Income and Class Mobility.” The British Journal of Sociology 61 (2): 211–30.

Esping-Andersen, Gøsta. 2011. “The Importance of Children and Families in Welfare States.” In The Future of Motherhood in Western Societies, edited by Gijs Beets, Joop Schippers, and Egbert R. te Velde, 125–48. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands.

Ganzeboom, Harry B. G., Paul M. De Graaf, and Donald J. Treiman. 1992. “A Standard International Socio-Economic Index of Occupational Status.” Social Science Research 21: 1–56.

Goldthorpe, John H., and Abigail McKnight. 2006. “The Economic Basis of Social Class.” In Mobility and Inequality: Frontiers of Research in Sociology and Economics, edited by Stephen L. Morgan, David B. Grusky, and Gary S. Fields, 109–36. Stanford: Stanford University Press.

Jalovaara, Marika. 2002. “Socioeconomic Differentials in Divorce Risk by Duration of Marriage.” Demographic Research 7 (16): 537–64.

Lin, Nan. 1999. “Social Networks and Status Attainment.” Annual Review of Sociology 25: 467–87.

Mackenbach, Johan P, Adriënne EJM Cavelaars, and Anton E Kunst. 1997. “Socioeconomic Inequalities in Morbidity and Mortality in Western Europe.” The Lancet 350 (9076): 517–18.

Portes, Alejandro, and Julia Sensenbrenner. 1993. “Embeddedness and Immigration: Notes on the Social Determinants of Economic Action.” American Journal of Sociology 98 (6): 1320–50.

Publications
                                                                                                                                                                 
Book 2017:

Erola, Jani and Kilpi-Jakonen, Elina (2017). Social inequality across the generations: the role of compensation and multiplication in resource accumulation. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.

Chapters:

Erola J. & Kilpi-Jakonen E. (2017): Compensation and other forms of accumulation in intergenerational social inequality. In Erola J. & Kilpi-Jakonen E. (Eds) Social Inequality Across the Generations: The Role of Compensation and Multiplication in Resource Accumulation. Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, USA: Edward Elgar.

Lehti, H. & Erola, J. (2017): How do aunts and uncles compensate for low parental education in children’s educational attainment? In Erola, Jani & Kilpi-Jakonen Elina (Eds.), Social Inequality across the Generations: The Role of Compensation and Multiplication in Resource Accumulation. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp. 89-111.

Prix, I. & Pfeffer, F. (2017): Does Donald Need Uncle Scrooge? Extended-family Wealth and Children's Educational Attainment in the United States. In Erola, Jani & Kilpi-Jakonen Elina (Eds.), Social Inequality Across the Generations. The Role of Compensation and Multiplication in Resource Accumulation. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp. 112-135.

Publications 2018:

Prix, I. & Kilpi-Jakonen, E. (2018) Not in a class of one’s own: The role of social origins and destinations for entry into gender-atypical fields of study. Working Papers on Social and Economic Issues 6/2018. Turku: Turku Center for Welfare Research. http://wpsei.utu.fi/not-in-a-class-of-ones-own-the-role-of-social-origins-and-destinations-for-entry-into-gender-atypical-fields-of-study/

Erola, J., Kilpi-Jakonen, E., Prix, I., & Lehti, H. (2018). Resource Compensation from the Extended Family: Grandparents, Aunts, and Uncles in Finland and the United States. European Sociological Review, 34(4): 348-364.

Ezdi, S. (2018). The Elderly Missing Women Phenomenon - Consequence of female victimisation across the life course. Working Papers on Social and Economic Issues 4/2018. Turku: Turku Center for Welfare Research. http://wpsei.utu.fi/the-elderly-missing-women-phenomenon-consequence-of-female-victimization/

Ezdi, S. & Künemund, H. (2018). Sex ratios in old age: Comparing countries in Middle Eastern Asia to East and Southeast Asia. Working Papers on Social and Economic Issues 3/2018. Turku: Turku Center for Welfare Research. http://wpsei.utu.fi/sex-ratios-in-old-age-comparing-countries-in-middle-eastern-asia-to-east-and-southeast-asia/

Ezdi, S. (2018). Masculinization of Old Age in Countries Across Asia. Working Papers on Social and Economic Issues 2/2018. Turku: Turku Center for Welfare Research. http://wpsei.utu.fi/masculinization-of-old-age-in-countries-across-asia/

Lehti, Hannu, Erola, Jani & Tanskanen, Antti, O. (2018): Tying the Extended Family Knot - Grandparents’ Influence on Educational Achievement. European Sociological review. European Sociological Review. Accepted.

 

Publications 2017:

Kilpi-Jakonen, E. (2017). Maahanmuuttajien lasten koulutussiirtymät toisen asteen koulutuksen läpi ja korkeakouluihin [Educational transitions of immigrants’ children through secondary education and into tertiary education]. Kasvatus [The Finnish Journal of Education], 48(3), 217–31.

Karhula, A., Lehti, H. & Erola, J. (2017). Intergenerational Scars? The Long-term Effects of Parental Unemployment during a Depression, Research in Finnish Society, 10, 87-99.

Erola, J. & Kilpi-Jakonen, E. How can parental disadvantage be compensated. Available from https://www.population-europe.eu/policy-insights/how-can-parental-disadvantages-be-compensated

Salonen, L. & Pöyliö, H. (2017) Historical dataset of major educational reforms in Europe in 1950-1990. Working Papers on Social and Economic Issues 15/2017. Turku: Turku Center for Welfare Research. http://wpsei.utu.fi/historical-dataset-of-major-educational-reforms-in-europe-in-1950-1990

Pöyliö, H., Erola, J. & Kilpi-Jakonen, E. (2017) Institutional change and parental compensation in intergenerational attainment. British Journal of Sociology, 69(3), 601-625. doi: 10.1111/1468-4446.12298

Karhula A., Erola J. & Kilpi-Jakonen E. (2017): 'Home sweet home? Long-term educational outcomes of childcare arrangements in Finland' in Blossfeld, H.-P., Kulic, N., Skopek, J. & Triventi, M. (eds) Childcare, Early Education and Social Inequality: An International Perspective. Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, USA: Edward Elgar

Pöyliö, H. (2017) Something Good out of the Bad Times? Intergenerational Inequalities in College Enrollment during the Great Recession in the United States. Working Papers on Social and Economic Issues 13/2017. Turku: Turku Center for Welfare Research.

Kilpi-Jakonen, E. & Vono de Vilhena, D. (2017). Early school leavers in education and the labour market in Britain. Working Papers on Social and Economic Issues 4/2017. Turku: Turku Center for Welfare Research. http://wpsei.utu.fi/early-school-leavers-in-education-and-the-labour-market-in-britain/

McGinnity, F., McMullin, P., Murray, A., and Russell, H. (2017) “Social Inequality in Cognitive Outcomes in Ireland: What is the role of the home-learning environment and child-care”. In Blossfeld, H.-P., Kulic, N. Skopek, J., and Triventi, M. (eds), Childcare, Early Education and Social Inequality – A Cross-national Perspective (pages 109- 124). Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, USA: Edward Elgar.

McMullin, P. (2017). Access Programmes and Higher Education Outcomes. In J. Cullinan & D. Flannery (Eds.), Economic Insights on Higher Education Policy in Ireland (pp. 143–164). Cham: Springer International Publishing.

Prix, Irene, and Jani Erola. (2017). Does death really make us equal? Educational attainment and resource compensation after paternal death in Finland. Social Science Research, 64, 171-183.

Tanskanen, A.O. & Erola, J. (2017). Do nonresident fathers compensate for a lack of household resources? The associations between paternal involvement and children’s cognitive and educational assessments in the UK. Research on Social Mobility and Stratification, 48, 32–40.

Tanskanen, A.O., Danielsbacka, M., Jokela, M. & Rotkirch, A. (2017). Sibling Conflicts in Full- and Half-Sibling Households in the UK. Journal of Biosocial Science, 49, 31–47.

Tanskanen, A.O. (2017). Intergenerational relations and child development in England. Anthropological Review, 80, 127–139.

Tanskanen, A.O. & Danielsbacka, M. (2017). Grandparental investment and young children’s cognitive and non-cognitive outcomes in the UK. CLS Working Paper. London: Centre for Longitudinal Studies.

Tanskanen, A.O. (2017). Intergenerational relations between adult children and parents. Acta Sociologica, 60.

Tanskanen, A.O. (2017). Entry into parenthood and intergenerational relations in Germany. Working Papers on Social and Economic Issues 3/2017. Turku: Turku Center for Welfare Research

Danielsbacka, M., Tanskanen, A.O. & Rotkirch, A. (2017). The “kinship penalty”: Parenthood and in-law conflict in contemporary Finland. Evolutionary Psychological Science, doi:10.1007/s40806-017-0114-8.

Tanskanen, A.O. & Danielsbacka, M. (2017). Full Siblings Vs. Half Siblings. Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. Springer, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_1496-1.

Tanskanen, A.O. & Danielsbacka, M. (2017). Increased Grandchild Survival. Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. Springer, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_1194-1.

Danielsbacka, M. & Tanskanen, A.O. (2017). Father’s Father Vs. Mother’s Mother. Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. Springer, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_1185-1.

Danielsbacka, M. & Tanskanen, A.O. (2017). Maternal Grandmother Invests Most. Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. Springer, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_1188-1.

Tanskanen, A.O., Danielsbacka, M., Jokela, M. & Rotkirch, A. (2017). Sibling Conflicts in Full- and Half-Sibling Households in the UK. Journal of Biosocial Science, 49, 31–47.

Hämäläinen, H., Danielsbacka, M. & Tanskanen, A.O. (2017). Hamilton’s Rule and Kin Investment. Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. Springer, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_3750-1. 1545-1.

Tanskanen, A.O. (2017). Book Review: Sharing Lives: Adult Children and Parents. Acta Sociologica, 60, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0001699317709227.

Tanskanen, A.O. & Danielsbacka, M. (2017). Multigenerational effects on children’s cognitive and socioemotional outcomes: A within-child investigation. Child Development, 88,  doi:10.1111/cdev.12968.

Tanskanen, A.O. & Danielsbacka, M. (2017). Parenthood status and relationship quality between siblings. Journal of Family Studies, 23, doi:10.1080/13229400.2017.1374203.

Tanskanen, A.O. & Erola, J. (2017). Do nonresident fathers compensate for a lack of household resources? The associations between paternal involvement and children’s cognitive and educational assessments in the UK. Research on Social Mobility and Stratification, 48,32–40. 37.

Tanskanen, A.O. & Danielsbacka, M. (2017). Grandparental investment and young children’s cognitive and non-cognitive outcomes in the UK. CLS Working Paper. London: Centre for Longitudinal Studies.

Tanskanen A.O. & Danielsbacka M. (2017). Association between grandparental co-residence and early childhood injury in the UK. Child Indicators Research, 10: 825-837.

Tanskanen, A.O. & Danielsbacka, M. (2017). Children And Siblings Share Same Proportion Of Genes. Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. Springer, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_1173-1.

Danielsbacka, M. & Tanskanen, A.O. (2017). Paternal Grandfather Invests Least. Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. Springer, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_1187-1.

Tanskanen, A.O., Danielsbacka, M. & Coall, D.A. (2017). Entry into grandparenthood and subjective well-being among older Europeans. Working Papers on Social and Economic Issues 6/2017. Turku Center for Welfare Research.

Tanskanen, A.O. (2017). Intergenerational relations before and after offspring arrive: A within-person investigation. Social Science Research, 66, doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.20 17.08.001.

 

Publications 2016:

Erola J., Jalonen S. & Lehti H. (2016): Parental education, class and income over early life course and children's achievement. Research on Social Stratification and Mobility, 44, 33–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rssm.2016.01.003

Vono de Vilhena, D., Kosyakova Y., Kilpi-Jakonen, E. & McMullin P. (2016): Does adult education contribute to securing non-precarious employment? A cross-national comparison. Work, Employment & Society, 30(1), 97–117.

Danielsbacka, M., Tanskanen, A. & Rotkirch, A. (2016) Parenthood is associated with conflicts with in-laws in Finland. Working Papers on Social and Economic Issues 7/2016. Turku: Turku Center for Welfare Research. http://wpsei.utu.fi/parenthood-is-associated-with-conflicts-with-in-laws-in-finland/

Erola J., Kilpi-Jakonen E., Prix I. & Lehti H. (2016) For Better or for Worse, for Nephews or for Nieces? Resource Compensation from Extended Family Members. Working Papers on Social and Economic Issues 10/2016. Turku: Turku Center for Welfare Research. http://wpsei.utu.fi/for-better-or-for-worse-for-nephews-or-for-nieces-resource-compensation-and-multiplication-from-extended-family-members/

Kailaheimo, S. & Erola, J. (2016) The effect of early parental death on children's university education. Working Papers on Social and Economic Issues 12/2016. Turku: Turku Center for Welfare Research. http://wpsei.utu.fi/the-effect-of-early-parental-death-on-childrens-university-education/

Kallio J., Kauppinen T. & Erola J. (2016) Cumulative Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Secondary Education in Finland. European Sociological Review, 1–3,  http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcw021

Karhula A., Erola J. & Kilpi-Jakonen E. (2016) Home sweet home? Long-term educational outcomes of childcare arrangements in Finland. Working Papers on Social and Economic Issues 9/2016. Turku: Turku Center for Welfare Research. http://wpsei.utu.fi/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/WPSEI9.pdf

Kilpi-Jakonen E., Erola J. & Karhula A. (2016) 'Inequalities in the haven of equality? Upper secondary education and entry into tertiary education in Finland’ in Blossfeld, H.-P., Skopek, J., Triventi, M. & Buchholz, S. (eds) Secondary Education Models and Social Inequality: An International Comparison. Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, USA: Edward Elgar.

Prix, I. & Erola, J. (2016) Does death really make us equal? Educational attainment and resource compensation after parental death in Finland. Working Papers on Social and Economic Issues 6/2016. Turku: Turku Center for Welfare Research. http://wpsei.utu.fi/does-death-really-make-us-equal-educational-attainment-and-resource-compensation-after-parental-death-in-finland/

Prix, I. & Pfeffer, F. T. (2016) Does Donald Need Uncle Scrooge? Extended-family Wealth and Children's Educational Attainment in the United States. Population Studies Center (PSC) Research Report No. 16-865. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan. http://www.psc.isr.umich.edu/pubs/pdf/rr16-865.pdf

Pöyliö, H., Erola, J. & Kilpi-Jakonen, E. (2016) Institutional change and parental compensation in intergenerational attainment. Working Papers on Social and Economic Issues 8/2016. Turku: Turku Center for Welfare Research. http://wpsei.utu.fi/institutional-change-and-parental-compensation-in-intergenerational-attainment/

Tanskanen A.O. (2016) Maternal health problems correlate with increased risk of early childhood injury in the UK. Working Papers on Social and Economic Issues 2/2016. Turku: Turku Center for Welfare Research. http://wpsei.utu.fi/maternal-health-problems-correlate-with-increased-risk-of-early-childhood-injury-in-the-uk/

Tanskanen A.O. & Danielsbacka M. (2016) Association between parenthood status and sibling relationship quality in Finland. Working Papers on Social and Economic Issues 11/2016. Turku: Turku Center for Welfare Research. http://wpsei.utu.fi/association-between-parenthood-status-and-sibling-relationship-quality-in-finland/

Tanskanen A.O. & Danielsbacka M. (2016) Do grandparental presence correlate with early childhood injury? Working Papers on Social and Economic Issues 4/2016. Turku: Turku Center for Welfare Research. http://wpsei.utu.fi/do-grandparental-presence-correlate-with-early-childhood-injury/

Tanskanen A.O. & Danielsbacka M. (2016) The association between grandparental investment and grandparents’ happiness in Finland. Personal Relationships, 23: 787-800.

Tanskanen A.O., Danielsbacka M., Jokela M., & Rotkirch A. (2016) Diluted competition? Conflicts between full- and half-siblings in two-adult generations. Frontiers in Sociology. doi: 10.3389/fsoc.2016.00006

Tanskanen, A.O. & Erola, J. (2016) Nonresident Fathers' Involvement, Family Resources and Children¹s Cognitive and Educational Achievements in the UK. Working Papers on Social and Economic Issues 5/2016. Turku: Turku Center for Welfare Research. http://wpsei.utu.fi/nonresident-fathers-involvement-family-resources-and-childrens-cognitive-and-educational-achievements-in-the-uk/

Tanskanen A.O. & Erola J. (2016) Grandparental presence and educational outcomes in 20 countries. Submitted.

Tanskanen A.O., Erola J. & Kallio J. (2016) Parental resources, sibship size and educational performance in 20 countries: Evidence for the compensation model. Working Papers on Social and Economic Issues 1/2016. Turku: Turku Center for Welfare Research. http://wpsei.utu.fi/parental-resources-sibship-size-and-educational-performance-in-20-countries-evidence-for-the-compensation-model/

Tanskanen A.O. & Danielsbacka M. (2016) Maternal grandfathers and child development in England. In: Buchanan, A. & Rotkirch, A. (eds.) Grandfathers: International perspectives. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
 

Publications 2015:

Kilpi-Jakonen E., Vono de Vilhena D. & Blossfeld H.-P. (2015) Adult learning and social inequalities: Processes of equalisation or cumulative disadvantage? International Review of Education, 61(4), 529–546.

Tanskanen A.O. & Danielsbacka M. (2015): Contact frequencies with nieces and nephews in Finland. Evidence for the preferential investment in more certain kin theory. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, doi: 10.1177/0265407515619556 .

Blossfeld H.-P., Buchholz S., Dämmrich J., Kilpi-Jakonen E., Kosyakova Y., Skopek J., Triventi M. & Vono de Vilhena D. (2015) 'Gender Differences at Labor Market Entry: The Effect of Changing Educational Pathways and Institutional Structures' in Blossfeld, H.-P., Skopek, J., Triventi, M. & Buchholz, S. (eds) Gender, Education and Employment: An International Comparison of School-to-Work Transitions, chapter 1. Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, USA: Edward Elgar.

Danielsbacka M. & Tanskanen A.O. (2015) The Association between Unequal Parental Treatment and the Sibling Relationship in Finland: The Difference between Full and Half Siblings. Evolutionary Psychology, 492–510.

Danielsbacka M., Tanskanen A.O. & Rotkirch A. (2015) The Impact of Genetic Relatedness and Emotional Closeness on Intergenerational Relations. Journal of Marriage and Family, 77, 889–907.

McMullin P. & Kilpi-Jakonen E. (2015) 'The Consequences of Shifting Education and Economic Structures for Gender Differences at Labor Market Entry: The British Case Study' in Blossfeld, H.-P., Skopek, J., Triventi, M. & Buchholz, S. (eds) Gender, Education and Employment: An International Comparison of School-to-Work Transitions, chapter 6. Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, USA: Edward Elgar.

Tanskanen A.O. & Danielsbacka M. (2015) Maternal grandfathers and child development in England. In: Buchanan, A. & Rotkirch, A. (eds.) Grandfathers: International perspectives. London: Palgrave Macmillan.

Tanskanen A.O., Danielsbacka M. & Rotkirch A. (2015) More Injuries in Half Sibling than Full Sibling Households in the UK. Journal of Individual Differences, 36, 177–182.

Tanskanen A.O. (2015) Childlessness and investment in nieces, nephews, aunts, and uncles in Finland. Journal of Biosocial Science, 47, 402–406.

 

Publications 2014:

Tanskanen A.O. & Rotkirch A. (2014): The impact of grandparental investment on mothers’ fertility intentions in four European countries. Demographic Research, 30, 1–26.

Tanskanen A.O. & Danielsbacka M. (2014): Genetic Relatedness Predicts Contact Frequencies with Siblings, Nieces and Nephews: Results from the Generational Transmissions in Finland Surveys. Personality and Individual Differences, 55, 5–11.

Tanskanen A.O., Jokela M., Danielsbacka M. & Rotkirch A. (2014): Grandparental Effects on Fertility Vary by Lineage in the United Kingdom. Human Nature, 25, 269–284.

Tanskanen A.O., Danielsbacka M. & Rotkirch A. (2014): Multi-partner fertility is associated with lower grandparental investment from in-laws in Finland. Advances in Life Course Research, 20, 41–47.

Raab M., Fasang A. E., Karhula A. & Erola J. (2014): Sibling Similarity in Family Formation. Demography, 51, 2127–2154.

Presentations 2018:

Ezdi, S., Erola, J., Kilpi-Jakonen, E. & Pöyliö, H. Family resources and child bearing under different family policy schemes. VID Wittengeist Centre Conference. Poster Presentation. 5-7 December 2018, Vienna, Austria.

Kailaheimo, S., Sirniö, O., Kilpi-Jakonen, E. & Erola, J. Good neighbourhood, good education? The link between childhood neighbourhood and educational attainment in Finland. European Consortium for Sociological Research Conference, 29-31 October 2018, Paris, France.

Ezdi, S., Erola, J., Kilpi-Jakonen, E. & Pöyliö, H. Family resources and child bearing under different family policy schemes. European Consortium for Sociological Research Conference, poster presenstation, 29-31 October 2018, Paris, France.

Erola, J. & Kilpi-Jakonen, E. How much does assortative mating, status exchange and being single contribute to household income inequality? The case of Finland, 1987–2014, European Consortium for Sociological Research Conference, 29-31 October 2018, Paris, France.

Sirniö O., Lehti H., Grätz M., Barclay K., & Erola J. The shape of educational inequality - Family background by levels of education over time. European Consortium for Sociological Research Conference, 29-31 October 2018, Paris, France.

Prix I., Sirniö O., Saari J. Better close to home than gender-typical? Geographical and socioeconomic constraints on gendered field of study choices. European Consortium for Sociological Research Conference, poster presentation. 29-31 October 2018, Paris, France.

Salonen, L., Kailaheimo, S. & Pöyliö, H. Whose child will retire early? Socioeconomic background and childhood experiences predicting young adults' disability retirement. European Consortium for Sociological Research Conference, poster presenstation, 29-31 October 2018, Paris, France.

Karhula A. & Sirniö O. Ylisukupolvinen eriarvoisuus Suomessa: poikkitieteellinen katsaus tutkimuksiin. (Intergenerational inequalities in Finland: An interdisciplinary review.) Social Policy Conference, 25-26 October 2018, Tampere, Finland

Karhula A. & Sirniö O. Ylisukupolvinen eriarvoisuus Suomessa: poikkitieteellinen katsaus tutkimuksiin. (Intergenerational inequalities in Finland: An interdisciplinary review.) TCWR seminar, 21 September 2018, Turku, Finland.

Sirniö O., Lehti H., Pollak R., Barclay K., & Erola J. The shape of educational inequality - Family background by levels of education over time. SUDA Demographic Colloquium Series, 13 September 2018, Stockholm, Sweden.

Ezdi, S., Erola, J., Kilpi-Jakonen, E. & Pöyliö, H. Family resources and child bearing under different family policy schemes. Nordic Sociological Association Conference. 8-10 August 2018, Aalborg,  Denmark.

McMullin, P., Karhula, A. & Erola, J. Left behind? The impact of geographical mobility on children's educational attainment in Finland and Germany. Nordic Sociological Association Conference. 8-10 August 2018, Aalborg,  Denmark.

Lehti, Hannu: The Role of Kin Network - How Do Family Background and Extended Family Members Influence Adult Children’s Income? Human Life-history seminar, 11 July 2018, Turku, Finland.  

Ezdi, S., Erola, J., Kilpi-Jakonen, E. & Pöyliö, H. Family resources and child bearing under different family policy schemes. Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Research. 9-11 July, 2018, Milan, Italy.

Sirniö O. & Härkönen J. Educational contraction and intergenerational educational inequality: The Finnish case. Educational Inequality Conference, 5-6 July 2018, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Kailaheimo, S., Sirniö, O., Kilpi-Jakonen, E. & Erola, J. Good neighbourhood, good education? The link between childhood neighbourhood and educational attainment in Finland. European Population Conference, 6-8 June 2018, Brussels, Belgium.

Kailaheimo, S., Sirniö, O., Kilpi-Jakonen, E. & Erola, J. Good neighbourhood, good education? The link between childhood neighbourhood and educational attainment in Finland. RC28 Spring meeting, 25-27 May 2018, Seoul, Korea.

Sirniö O., Lehti H., Pollak R., Barclay K., & Erola J. The shape of educational inequality - Family background by levels of education over time. RC28 Spring meeting, 25-27 May 2018, Seoul, Korea.

Lehti, H. The Role of Kin Network - How Do Family Background and Extended Family Members Influence Adult Children’s Income? RC28 Meeting of the Research Committee on Social Stratification and Mobility, 25-27 May 2018, Seoul, Korea.

Salonen, L., Kailaheimo, S. & Pöyliö, H. Whose child will retire early? Socioeconomic background and childhood experiences predicting young adults' disability retirement. RC28 Spring meeting, poster presentation, 25-27 May 2018, Seoul, Korea.

Pöyliö, H. & Van Winkle, Z. Do Parental Resources Moderate the Relation between Women's Income and First Birth? Population Association of America Annual Meeting, 26 - 29  April 2018, Denver, USA

Ezdi, S., Erola, J., Kilpi-Jakonen, E. & Pöyliö, H. Family resources and child bearing under different family policy schemes. Sociology Days, 14-15 March 2018, Joensuu Finland.

Karhula A. & Sirniö O. Ylisukupolvinen eriarvoisuus Suomessa: poikkitieteellinen katsaus tutkimuksiin. (Intergenerational inequalities in Finland: An interdisciplinary review.) Sociology Days, 14-15 March 2018, Joensuu Finland.

Salonen, L., Kailaheimo, S. & Pöyliö, H. Whose child will retire early? Socioeconomic background and childhood experiences predicting young adults' disability retirement. Sociology Days, 14-15 March 2018, Joensuu Finland.

Lehti, H. The Role of Kin Network - How Do Family Background and Extended Family Members Influence Adult Children’s Income? Sociology Days, 14-15 March 2018, Joensuu, Finland.

Karhula A. & Sirniö O. Ylisukupolvinen eriarvoisuus Suomessa: poikkitieteellinen katsaus tutkimuksiin. (Intergenerational inequalities in Finland: An interdisciplinary review.) Annual Meeting of the Finnish Economic Association, 8-9 February 2018, Turku, Finland.

 

Presentations 2017:

Kilpi-Jakonen, E. Early school leavers returning to education: perspectives from the UK and Finland. Conférence de comparaisons internationales, 9 – 10 November 2017. Paris, France.

Kailaheimo, S., Kilpi-Jakonen. E., Tanskanen, A. & Erola, J. Behind every successful (wo)man is a successful parent-in-law? Seminar at Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, 7 November 2017. Franksfurt, Germany.

Pöyliö, H. Something Good Out of the Bad Times? Intergenerational Inequalities in College Enrolment during Great Recession in the United States, IPC 2017, 29 October - 4 November 2017. Cape Town, South Africa.

Prix, I. & Kilpi-Jakonen, E. Not in a class of one’s own: The role of parental resources and social mobility trajectories for entering gender-atypical educational fields in Finland. European Consortium for Sociological Research, 31 August - 2 September 2017. Milan, Italy.

Kailaheimo, S., Kilpi-Jakonen. E., Tanskanen, A. & Erola, J. Behind every successful (wo)man is a successful parent-in-law? European Consortium for Sociological Research, 31 August - 2 September 2017. Milan, Italy.

Pöyliö, H.& Van Winkle, Z. Career before kids? Parental resources moderating the relationship between career success and first birth. European Consortium for Sociological Research, 31 August - 2 September 2017. Milan, Italy.

Tanskanen, A.O. & Danielsbacka, M. Multigenerational effects on child well-being: A within-person investigation. European Consortium for Sociological Research, 31 August - 2 September 2017. Milan, Italy.

McMullin, P., Karhula, A. & Erola, J. Left behind? The impact of geographical mobility on children's educational attainment in Finland and Germany. European Consortium for Sociological Research,  31 August - 2 September 2017. Milan, Italy.

McMullin, P., McGinnity, F., Russell, H. & Murray, A. What you do versus who you are: Home learning activities, social origin and cognitive skills among young children in Ireland. Institutions, Inequality and Dimensions. European Consortium for Sociological Research,  31 August - 2 September 2017. Milan, Italy.

Danielsbacka, M., Tanskanen, A.O., Coall, D.A. & Jokela, M. (2017). Active grandparenting, health and well-being in Europe: A within-individual study. European Consortium for Sociological Research,  31 August - 2 September 2017. Milan, Italy.

Hannu, Lehti: Does (extended) family background contribute to returns to education in Finland. European Consortium for Sociological Research Conference, 31 August – 2 September 2017. Milan, Italy. Poster presentation.

Kailaheimo, S., Kilpi-Jakonen. E., Tanskanen, A. & Erola, J. Behind every successful (wo)man is a successful parent-in-law? RC28 Summer Meeting, 8-10 August 2017. New York, USA.

McMullin, P., Karhula, A. & Erola, J. Left behind? The impact of geographical mobility on children's educational attainment in Finland and Germany. RC28 Summer Meeting, 8-10 August 2017. New York, USA.

Tanskanen, A.O. & Danielsbacka, M. Do grandparents compensate for a lack of a spouse? Generations and Gender Programme Conference, 6–7 July 2017, Berlin, Germany.

Pöyliö, H. Something Good Out of the Bad Times? Intergenerational Inequalities in College Enrolment during Great  Recession in the US, RC19 Conference, 22-25 June 2017, Chapel Hill, USA.

Pöyliö, H. Something Good Out of the Bad Times? Intergenerational Inequalities in College Enrollment and the Great Recession in the United States. Nordic  Demographic Symposium, 14–16 June 2017, Turku, Finland

Lehti, H., Tanskanen, A.O. & Erola, J. Shared lifetime, multigenerational relations and educational achievements. Nordic Demographic Symposium, June 14–16, 2017, Turku, Finland

McMullin, P., Karhula, A. & Erola, J. The role of social capital and geographical mobility in educational attainment in Finland and Germany. Nordic Demographic Symposium, 14–16 June 2017, Turku, Finland

Lehti, H., Tanskanen, A.O. & Erola, J. Shared lifetime, multigenerational relations and educational achievements. Nordic Demographic Symposium, 14–16 June 2017, Turku, Finland

Kailaheimo, S., Kilpi-Jakonen. E., Tanskanen, A. & Erola, J. Behind every successful (wo)man is a successful parent-in-law? Nordic Demographic Symposium, 14–16 June 2017, Turku, Finland.

Lehti, H., Tanskanen, A.O. & Erola, J. Shared lifetime, multigenerational relations and educational achievements. Nordic Demographic Symposium, 14–16 June 2017, Turku, Finland

McMullin, P., Karhula, A. & Erola, J. Left behind? The impact of geographical mobility on children's educational attainment in Finland and Germany. INAS Conference, 8-9 June 2017, Oslo, Norway

Jalonen-Kotimäki, S. & Kailaheimo, S. Does the cause of the parental death matter for children's education? Population Association America: Annual Meeting, poster presentation, 27-29 April 2017. Chicago, USA.

Tanskanen, A.O., Lehti, H. & Erola, J. Shared lifetime, multigenerational relations and educational success. Population Association America: Annual Meeting. 27-29 April 2017. Chicago, USA.

Tanskanen, A.O. & Danielsbacka, M. Parenthood status and relationship quality between siblings. Population Association America Annual Meeting. 27-29 April 2017. Chicago, USA.

Kailaheimo, S. & Erola, J.: Early Parental Death and Children's University Education. PAA conference, April 27 - April 29 2017, Chicago, USA

Tanskanen, A.O., Lehti, H. & Erola, J. Grandparental investment and educational achievements among children. European Human Behavior and Evolution Association Annual Conference, 6–8 April 2017. Paris, France.

Tanskanen, A.O. & Erola, J. Nonresident fathers’ involvement and children’s cognitive and educational achievements in the UK. RC28 Social Stratification and Mobility. 30 March - 1 April 2017, Cologne, Germany.

Tanskanen, A.O., Lehti, H. & Erola, J. Shared lifetime, intergenerational relations and educational attainments in Finland. RC28 Social Stratification and Mobility. 30 March - 1 April 2017, Cologne, Germany

Jalonen-Kotimäki, S. & Kailaheimo, S. Does the cause of the parental death matter for children's education? RC28 conference poster presentation, 30 March -1 April 2017, Cologne, Germany.

Kailaheimo, S., Kilpi-Jakonen. E., Tanskanen, A. & Erola, J. Behind every successful (wo)man is a successful parent-in-law? RC28 Social Stratification and Mobility, poster presentation, 30 March -1 April 2017, Cologne, Germany.

Kailaheimo, S., Kilpi-Jakonen. E., Tanskanen, A. & Erola, J. Behind every successful (wo)man is a successful parent-in-law? Sociology Days, 23-24 March 2017, Tampere, Finland.

Lehti, H. & Karonen, E. Kannattaako koulutus? Koulutuksen laajentuminen ja yliopistokoulutuksen tuotot 1990- ja 2000-luvuilla. Sociology Days, 23-24 March 2017, Tampere, Finland

Lehti, H. & Karonen, E. Koulutuksen laajentuminen ja yliopistokoulutuksen tuottojen heterogeenisyys 1990- ja 2000-luvuilla, Sociology Days, 23-24 March 2017, Tampere, Finland

Pöyliö, H. Something Good Out of the Bad Times? Inequalities in College Enrollment During the Great Recession in the United States. Sociology Days, 23-24 March 2017, Tampere, Finland

Pöyliö, H. Something Good Out of the Bad Times? Inequalities in College Enrollment During the Great Recession in the United States. PSID seminar, 3 Feb 2017, Ann Arbor, USA.

 

Presentations 2016:

McMullin, P. Dimensions of social origin and the Home Learning Environment (HLE) in early cognitive development in Ireland. 28 November 2016, University of Edinburg, UK.

Pöyliö, H. Intergenerational Inequalities and the Impact of the Great Recession on Educational Enrollment. Inequality workshop, 18 November 2016, Stanford University, United States

Lehti, H., Karhula, A. & Erola, J. Heterogeneous effects of parental unemployment on children's educational achievement in Finland. AQMeN conference, 26-27 October 2016, Edinburgh, UK.

Jalonen-Kotimäki, S. & Kailaheimo, S. Does the cause of the parental death matter for children's education? AQMeN conference, 26-27 October 2016, Edinburgh, UK.

Jalonen-Kotimäki, S. & Kailaheimo, S.: Does the cause of the parental death matter for children's education? Turku Center for Welfare Research, 7 October 2016, Turku, Finland.

Kailaheimo, S. & Erola, J. The effect of early parental death on children's tertiary education. European Consortium for Sociological Research Conference, 22-24 September 2016, Oxford, UK.

Kilpi-Jakonen, E. & Vono de Vilhena, D.: Early school leavers in education and the labour market in Britain. ECSR conference, 22-24 September 2016, Oxford, UK.

Lehti, H., Karhula, A. & Erola, J. Heterogenous effects of parental unemployment on children's educational achievement in Finland. European Consortium for Sociological Research Conference, 22-24 September 2016, Oxford, UK.

Kailaheimo, S. & Er ola, J.: The effect of early parental death on children's tertiary education. RC19 Annual Conference, 25-27 August 2016, Costa Rica.

Kailaheimo, S. & Erola, J. The effect of early parental death on children's tertiary education. The 28th Conference of the Nordic Sociological Association. 11-13 August 2016, Helsinki, Finland.

Prix, I. & Erola, J. Does death really make us equal? Educational attainment and resource compensation after parental death in Finland. The 28th Conference of the Nordic Sociological Association 11-13 August 2016, Helsinki, Finland.

Kailaheimo, S. & Erola, J. The effect of early parental death on children's tertiary education. RC28 Conference, 26-28 May 2016, Singapore, Singapore.

Lehti H., Karhula, A. & Erola, J. The Heterogeneous Effects of Paternal and Maternal Unemployment on Children’s Educational attainment. RC28 Conference, 26-28 May 2016, Singapore, Singapore.

Prix, I. & Erola, J. Does death really make us equal? Educational attainment and resource compensation after parental death in Finland. RC28 Meeting on Intergenerational Transfer, Human Capital and Inequality. National University of Singapore, 26-28 May 2016, Singapore.

Pöyliö, H., Erola, J. & Kilpi-Jakonen, E.: Institutional change and parental compensation in intergenerational attainment, RC28 Conference, 26-28 May 2016, Singapore.

Prix, I. & Extended family members' resources and children's educational attainment. Compensation of disadvantage in the United States and Finland. Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) Seminar on Social Stratification, Welfare and Social Policy. University of Stockholm, 5 April 2016. Stockholm, Sweden.

Tanskanen, A., Erola J. & Kallio J. Parental resources, sibship size, and educational performance in 20 countries. Population Association of America Annual Conference, 31 March – 2 April 2016, Washington, D.C., US.

Tanskanen, A. & Erola J. Do nonresident fathers compensate for the lack of family resources? Population Association of America Annual Conference, 31 March – 2 April 2016, Washington, D.C., US.

Pöyliö, H., Van Winkle, Z. & Prix, I. Family Formation, Career Success and Parental Resources, Sociology Days, 17-18 March 2016, Jyväskylä, Finland

Kailaheimo, S. & Erola, J. The effect of early parental death on children's tertiary education. Sociology Days Conference 17.-18. March 2016, Jyväskylä, Finland.

Kailaheimo, S. & Erola, J. The effect of early parental death on children's tertiary education. SOVAKO spring school 16th March 2016, Jyväskylä, Finland.

Kailaheimo, S. & Erola, J. The effect of early parental death on children's tertiary education. TCWR-seminar, 26 February 2016, Turku, Finland.

 

Presentations 2015:

Vauhkonen T., Kallio J., Kauppinen T. & Erola J. Intergenerational transmission of social disadvantage in Finland. TCWR-seminar ,16 October 2015, Turku, Finland.

Pöyliö H. & Kallio J. Intergenerational Social Mobility in 15 European Countries: The Impact of Family and Education Policies. Indirect book workshop, 1 – 2 October 2015, Turku, Finland.

Prix, Irene and Fabian T. Pfeffer. Do you need a wealthy aunt? Extended family’s wealth and children’s educational attainment in the United States, INDIRECT book workshop, 1-2 October 2015, Turku, Finland.

Lehti H. & Erola J. Interpersonal Compensation - How aunts and uncles compensate low parental education in Finland? Indirect book workshop, 1 – 2 October 2015, Turku, Finland.

Vauhkonen T., Kallio J., Kauppinen T. & Erola J. Intergenerational transmission of social disadvantage in Finland. European Consortium for Sociological Research Conference, 10–12 September 2015, Tallinn, Estonia.

Erola J., Pöyliö H. & Kilpi-Jakonen, E. Institutional change, compensation and educational inflation in intergenerational attainment. European Consortium for Sociological Research Conference, 10 –12 September 2015, Tallinn, Estonia.

Prix I. & Erola J. Does death really make us equal? Educational attainment and resource compensation after parental death in Finland. European Consortium for Sociological Research (ECSR) Conference on Cumulative Inequalities in the Life Course, 10–12 September 2015, Tallinn, Estonia.

Hämäläinen H. & Tanskanen A. O. Do baby boomers give more help to adult children than elderly parents. 12th Conference of the European SocioAssociation 25 - 28 August 2015, Prague, Czech Republic.

Lehti H., Karhula A. & Erola J. Family Matters? The Effect of Parental Unemployment on Children Socioeconomic Achievement in Different Family Types. European Sociological Association, 25 - 28 August 2015, Prague, Czech Republic.

Tanskanen A.O. & Danielsbacka M. Older adults’ contact frequencies with siblings, nieces and nephews. 12th Conference of the European Sociological Association 25-28 August 2015, Prague, Czech Republic.

Vauhkonen T., Kallio J., Kauppinen T. & Erola J. Intergenerational transmission of social disadvantage in Finland. ISA RC19 2015 Conference, 26–28 August 2015, Bath, Great-Britain.

Erola, J. & Jalovaara, M. A Better Parent? Family-Dynamic Social Mobility and Class Inheritance. RC28 Summer 2015 Conference, 17 –19 August 2015, Philadelphia, US.

Erola J., Kilpi-Jakonen I., Prix I. & Lehti H. For better or for worse, for nephews or for nieces? Resource Compensation from Extended Family Members to Children in the US and Finland. Conference on "(Persistent) Inequalities Revisited", 26 –31 July 2015, Monte Verita, Switzerland.

Pöyliö H. & Kallio J. Intergenerational Social Mobility in 15 European Countries: The Impact of Family and Education Policies. BIGSSS Summer School, 30 June – 10 July 2015, Bremer, Germany.

Erola, J, Pöyliö, H & Kilpi-Jakonen, E. Educational inflation and compensation in intergenerational attainment. UNITRAN Workshop, 29 -30 June 2015, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Moisio, P., Erola. J. &  Kuivalainen, S. Income Trajectories of Finnish Cohorts 1905-1986 During the Welfare State Expansion and Retrenchment 1970-2010.  22ND FISS International Conference, 7 – 9 June 2015, Hong Kong, China.

Erola J., Kilpi-Jakonen I., Prix I. & Lehti H. For better or for worse, for nephews or for nieces? Resource Compensation from Extended Family Members to Children in the US and Finland. RC28 Conference, 28–30 May 2015, Tilburg, Netherlands.

Karhula A., Lehti H. & Erola J: The Long-term Effect of Parental Unemployment during Recession on Children’s Socioeconomic Achievement. Population Association of America Annual Meeting, Poster presentation. 30 April – 2 May 2015, San Diego, California.

Danielsbacka M. & Tanskanen A. O. The correlation between grandparental investment and happiness in Finland. European Human Behavior and Evolution Association. 10th Annual Conference, 29 March - 1 April 2015, Helsinki, Finland.

Kilpi-Jakonen E., Erola J. & Karhula A. Inequalities in the haven of equality? Upper secondary qualifications and entry into tertiary education in Finland, Sociology Days, 5-6 March 2015, Helsinki, Finland.

Tanskanen A. O. & Danielsbacka M. Conflicts between adult full and half siblings in Finland. European Human Behavior and Evolution Association. 10th Annual Conference 29 March - 1 April 2015, Helsinki, Finland.

Erola J., Kilpi-Jakonen I., Prix I. & Lehti H. For better or for worse, for nephews or for nieces? Resource Compensation from Extended Family Members to Children in the US and Finland. TCWR-seminar, 23 January 2015, Turku, Finland.

 

Presentations 2014:

Kilpi-Jakonen E. Transitions into and out of early school leaving children of immigrants in Finland. Workshop for the researcher network on register-based life course studies, 1 December 2014, Oslo, Norway.

Erola J., Jalonen S. & Lehti H. Fathers first, mothers more. The Intergenerational Influence of the Parental Socioeconomic Status during Childhood and Youth in Finland. Family Federation of Finland Research Seminar, 12 November 2014, Helsinki, Finland.

Erola J., Jalonen S. & Lehti H. Fathers first, mothers more. The Intergenerational Influence of the Parental Socioeconomic Status during Childhood and Youth in Finland. VATT Research Seminar, 30 October 2014, Helsinki, Finland.

Kilpi-Jakonen E., Erola J. & Karhula A. Inequalities in the haven of equality? Entrance into tertiary education in Finland. TCWR-seminar, 10 October 2014, Turku, Finland.

Erola, J. & Jalovaara, M. A Better Parent? Family-Dynamic Social Mobility and Class Inheritance. European Network for Divorce Research Conference, 2–4 October 2014, Paris, France.

Kilpi-Jakonen E. Pathways into and out of early school leaving – children of immigrants in Finland, ETMU Conference, October 2014, Helsinki, Finland.

Karhula A., Lehti H. & Erola J. The Sins of the Fathers in Troubled Times. The Long-term Effect of Parental Unemployment during Recession on Children’s Socioeconomic Achievement. ECSR Conference 2014: Social Inequalities in Europe - On the Rise Again?, 22 – 23 September 2014, Berlin, Germany.

Kilpi-Jakonen E., Währisch L. & Chan T.W. Women graduates’ career and family: four decades of change in the UK. European Consortium for Sociological Research Conference, 23-26 September 2014, WZB, Germany.

Erola J., Jalonen S. & Lehti H. Fathers first, mothers more. The Intergenerational Influence of the Parental Socioeconomic Status during Childhood and Youth in Finland. Social Stratification Research Seminar, 10 -12 September 2014, Edinburgh, UK.

Kilpi-Jakonen E. Erola J. & Karhula A. Korkeakoulutuksen jakolinjat Suomessa – mahdollisuuksien tasa-arvoa vai sisäistä eriarvoisuutta? Korkeakoulu-tutkimuksen kansallinen symposium, August 2014, Jyväskylä, Finland.

Kilpi-Jakonen E. Pathways into and out of early school leaving – children of immigrants in Finland, Conference of the Nordic Sociological Association, 14-16 August 2014, Lund, Sweden.

Kallio J., Kauppinen T. & Erola J. Cumulative Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Secondary Education in Finland. Conference of the Nordic Sociological Association, 14-16 August 2014, Lund, Sweden.

Karhula A., Lehti H. & Erola J. The Sins of the Fathers in Troubled Times. The Long-term Effect of Parental Unemployment during Recession on Children’s Socioeconomic Achievement. ISA World Conference 2014, 13-19 July 2014, Yokohama, Japan.

Erola J., Jalonen S. & Lehti H. Father First, Mothers More. The Intergenerational Influence of the Parental Socioeconomic Status during Childhood and Youth in Finland. Centre for the Analysis of Social Policy Research Seminar, 13 June 2014, Bath, UK.

Kallio J., Kauppinen T. & Erola J. The Effects of Parents’ Disadvantage on the Secondary Education Attainment of their Children in Finland” TCWR seminar, 23 May 2014, Turku, Finland.

New visiting researcher

INDIRECT team has a research visitor Valeria Breuker from the University of Milan. She is visiting the University of Turku and INDIRECT project from January to June. Valeria's research interests focus on social stratification, intergenerational transmission of inequalities, cognitive and not cognitive skills. Her PhD thesis studies the direct effect of social origin on occupational attainment focusing on social class, ISEI and income comparing the European countries.

Recent book published
Erola, Jani and Kilpi-Jakonen, Elina (2017). Social inequality across the generations: the role of compensation and multiplication in resource accumulation. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.

See the book on publisher's website

 

Events related to the book:

Book launch 13th April 2017
Book Workshop 1st - 2nd October 2015, Turku, Finland

Prof. Jani Erola (Principal Investigator) is Professor of Sociology at the University of Turku. His research interests include social class and stratification, family formation, intergenerational social mobility, sociological research methods, welfare state attitudes and social scientific publication patterns. His publications on these topics have appeared in major social scientific journals such as Sociology, Social Forces, European Sociological Review, Acta Sociologica, Journal European Social Policy and Demography. According to Prof. Erola, he originally started looking at intergenerational social mobility as an interesting side project within his PhD, but “questions of inheritance took over and became what really motivated me as a researcher".

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Elina Kilpi-Jakonen is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Turku and a docent (adjunct professor) of Sociology. She obtained her DPhil from the University of Oxford and has worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Oxford, the Otto Friedrich University of Bamberg and the European University Institute. Her research interests focus on social inequalities in education and the labour market, in particular those related to ethnicity, gender and social origin. 

Dr Patricia McMullin is a Senior Researcher at the University of Turku. She completed her PhD thesis at the European University Institute in 2016 on the accumulation of (dis)advantage over different educational pathways in Great Britain. Her work on third-level access programs and the impact of adult education on avoiding precarious employment has been published in international journals. She has contributed to five chapters in the eduLIFE series, three volumes of which have recently been published by Edward Elgar.

Dr. Outi Sirniö is a Senior Researcher at the University of Turku. She also works as a postdoctoral researcher in the Stockholm University Demography Unit. She obtained her PhD from the University of Helsinki in 2016, studying intergenerational transmission of income level in her doctoral thesis. Her current research interests include social inequalities, intergenerational associations, and life course analysis.

Dr  Sehar Ezdi is a Senior Researcher at the University of Turku. She obtained her PhD from the University of Vechta in 2017 by analysing how inequalities prevalent across Asia and Africa accumulate throughout the female life course to distort sex ratios and erode the universal female survival advantage. Her research interests include demographic change, ageing and gender inequality and their confluence with economic development.

Hannu Lehti M.Soc.Sci is a doctoral candidate in the INDIRECT project. His research interests focus on social inequality, life-course disadvantages such as unemployment and obesity, gender roles, mate selection and bio-social modeling. He has also studied equal opportunities of education and social inheritance processes.

Heta Pöyliö is a doctoral candidate in the INDIRECT project. Her research interests focus on social inequality, social mobility, social policy and welfare states. Her current PhD work studies the role of institutions in intergenerational transmissions.

Sanna Kailaheimo is a doctoral candidate in the INDIRECT project. Her research interests focus on social inequality and class, urban segregation and intergenerational social mobility. Her thesis studies the roles of parental death, grandparents' resources and neighbourhood on children's education.

Dr Antti O. Tanskanen is a Senior Researcher at the University of Turku. Antti is a docent of Social and Public Policy at the University of Helsinki. He has a PhD in Sociology (the University of Eastern Finland) as well as in Social Policy (the University of Helsinki). His research interests focus on working life, intergenerational relations, family support, fertility, health, and well-being.

Dr Johanna Kallio was a Senior Research Fellow for a period of just over one year. Johanna is a docent of social and public policy at the University of Helsinki and has a PhD in social policy from the University of Turku. She has published multiple articles concerning welfare attitudes of the general public, street-level bureaucrats and municipal decision makers. Her research interests also include social inequalities and intergenerational transmission of disadvantage.

Dr Irene Prix is a Senior Researcher at the University of Turku. Her PhD thesis critically examined the role of educational qualifications and gender segregation for social status attainment outcomes. Empirical and theoretical questions of social stratification, including a regard for labour market structures, educational institutions and gender, dominate her previous publications and current research interests.

Laura Heiskala is a sociology student at the University of Turku and worked as a research assistant in the INDIRECT project. Her research interests include social inequality and social mobility as well as environmental sociology.

Laura Salonen worked as an intern in the INDIRECT project. Her research interests focus on social inequality, intergenerational transimission of disadvantages and sociology of health.