Nina-Sophie Fritsch
Biographic Data
| ID | 170665 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nina-Sophie Fritsch |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nina-Sophie |
| FAMILY NAME | Fritsch |
| SIGNATURE | FRITSCH N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Vienna University of Economics and Business |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7028-8239 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Efficiency vs. understanding: A critical examination of ChatGPT’s performance in context-sensitive annotation tasks
This paper examines context-sensitive annotation tasks performed by OpenAI’s o3 reasoning model using content creator profiles on YouTube. It explores the inherently ambiguous and socially and culturally embedded task of annotating race. Analysing 500 annotations generated by ChatGPT, we first examine performance metrics and benchmark results against a human-annotated dataset. We further conduct a thematic analysis of the justifications provided …
Explaining the Autonomy‐Control‐Paradox With the Rise of Remote Work
In the digital age, working remotely has become the new normal for many employees in most European countries. In Austria too, the context of the present study, remote work was once considered to be the exception rather than the rule. Nevertheless, it became indispensable for an unforeseen number of employees, especially within the last couple of years. In line with this transformation of the labour market, more flexibility over both time and plac…
Working on an algorithm-controlled platform as a content creator: What explains unequal earnings on YouTube
The rise of digital platforms like YouTube has transformed content creation into a lucrative yet precarious industry. We explore the inequality in earnings among content creators (CCs) by conducting a large-scale quantitative analysis of YouTube channels from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Our findings reveal a highly skewed earning distribution, with a Gini coefficient of 0.89, indicating extreme inequality. Detailed exploratory data analyse…
Risk perceptions of individuals living in single-parent households during the Covid-19 crisis: Examining the mediating and moderating role of income
The COVID-19 crisis had severe social and economic impact on the life of most citizens around the globe. Individuals living in single-parent households were particularly at risk, revealing detrimental labour market outcomes and assessments of future perspectives marked by worries. As it has not been investigated yet, in this paper we study, how their perception about the future and their outlook on how the pandemic will affect them is related to …
Intragenerational Social Mobility and Well-being in Great Britain: A Biomarker Approach
Social theory has long predicted that social mobility, in particular downward social mobility, is detrimental to the well-being of individuals. Dissociative and “falling from grace” theories suggest that mobility is stressful due to the weakening of social ties, feelings of alienation, and loss of status. In light of these theories, it is a puzzle that the majority of quantitative studies in this area have shown null results. Our approach to reso…
Who Belongs to the Middle Income Class in Europe? The Role of Gender-Specific Occupational Characteristics in Multi-Level Analyses for 17 European Countries
For many years scholars and politicians discuss the economic importance of the middle income class. Our article contributes to broaden the present state of research by not only examining the structure of the middle class whilst focusing on individual attributes, but by especially taking the role of gender-specific occupational characteristics and country-specific conditions into account. Based on the EU-SILC data 2020 for 17 countries, we analyze…
Horizontal and vertical labour market movements in Austria: Do occupational transitions take women across gendered lines
The gendered division of occupations is a persistent characteristic of the Austrian labour market. Furthermore, we can observe more flexible employment biographies, where sequential employment episodes and occupational transitions become an important part. On this account, the article argues that both gender inequalities and labour market movements need to be examined simultaneously. The authors therefore analyse gender-(un)typed horizontal occup…
The structure of social capital in Austria: Subjective and objective determinants
This paper seeks to address the relationship between social capital and perceived social origin in contemporary Austria. While the concept of social capital has been widely adopted in social sciences, so far research on the (pre)structured shape of social capital by social origin is scarce. Our aim is to close this gap. Therefore, we use the network-as-capital approach by following the “position generator” and apply latent class analysis (LCA) an…
Declining Gender Differences in Low-Wage Employment in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Although the low-wage employment sector has enlarged over the past 20 years in the context of pronounced flexibility in restructured labor markets, gender differences in low-wage employment have declined in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In this article, the authors examine reasons for declining gender inequalities, and most notably concentrate on explanations for the closing gender gap in low-wage employment risks. In addition, they identify …
Geschlecht in universitären Kontexten: Eine qualitative Studie über Wissenschaftlerinnen in Österreich
Die universitäre Wissenschaft ist in Österreich durch eine vertikale Geschlechtersegregation geprägt. Bei höheren Berufspositionen steht ein Männeranteil von 80 Prozent einem Frauenanteil von 20 Prozent gegenüber. Dieser Beitrag widmet sich dieser Unterrepräsentanz und untersucht Barrieren für Wissenschaftlerinnen in unterschiedlichen organisationalen Kontexten. Als empirische Grundlage dienen 22 problemzentrierte Interviews. Die Analyse des Mate…
At the leading edge - does gender still matter? A qualitative study of prevailing obstacles and successful coping strategies in academia
Recent developments indicate positive changes for women in academia, especially for those in higher positions. Statistics on the situation in Austria show that the proportion of female academics and of women in management positions in academia is increasing slowly but steadily. The present article examines explanations for this development and analyses female biographies in academia. The analysis is based on qualitative interviews conducted with …
Austria—The Bastion of Calm? Stability and Change in Inequalities in Times of Welfare State Reforms and Employment Flexibilization
Income inequality among households is much less pronounced in Austria than in most other OECD countries. A detailed look on inequality dynamics reveals a moderate increase in household income inequality, a more pronounced increase in wage inequality, and decreasing returns to education. However, the recent economic crisis has had social consequences in particular concerning material deprivation, which has been growing in the last years. The devel…
Contagious representation: Women's Political Representation in Democracies Around the World
At the leading edge - does gender still matter? A qualitative study of prevailing obstacles and successful coping strategies in academia
Recent developments indicate positive changes for women in academia, especially for those in higher positions. Statistics on the situation in Austria show that the proportion of female academics and of women in management positions in academia is increasing slowly but steadily. The present article examines explanations for this development and analyses female biographies in academia. The analysis is based on qualitative interviews conducted with …
Horizontal and vertical labour market movements in Austria: Do occupational transitions take women across gendered lines
The gendered division of occupations is a persistent characteristic of the Austrian labour market. Furthermore, we can observe more flexible employment biographies, where sequential employment episodes and occupational transitions become an important part. On this account, the article argues that both gender inequalities and labour market movements need to be examined simultaneously. The authors therefore analyse gender-(un)typed horizontal occup…
Declining Gender Differences in Low-Wage Employment in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Although the low-wage employment sector has enlarged over the past 20 years in the context of pronounced flexibility in restructured labor markets, gender differences in low-wage employment have declined in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In this article, the authors examine reasons for declining gender inequalities, and most notably concentrate on explanations for the closing gender gap in low-wage employment risks. In addition, they identify …
Contagious representation: Women's Political Representation in Democracies Around the World
Austria—The Bastion of Calm? Stability and Change in Inequalities in Times of Welfare State Reforms and Employment Flexibilization
Income inequality among households is much less pronounced in Austria than in most other OECD countries. A detailed look on inequality dynamics reveals a moderate increase in household income inequality, a more pronounced increase in wage inequality, and decreasing returns to education. However, the recent economic crisis has had social consequences in particular concerning material deprivation, which has been growing in the last years. The devel…
Contagious representation: Women's Political Representation in Democracies Around the World
At the leading edge - does gender still matter? A qualitative study of prevailing obstacles and successful coping strategies in academia
Recent developments indicate positive changes for women in academia, especially for those in higher positions. Statistics on the situation in Austria show that the proportion of female academics and of women in management positions in academia is increasing slowly but steadily. The present article examines explanations for this development and analyses female biographies in academia. The analysis is based on qualitative interviews conducted with …
Geschlecht in universitären Kontexten: Eine qualitative Studie über Wissenschaftlerinnen in Österreich
Die universitäre Wissenschaft ist in Österreich durch eine vertikale Geschlechtersegregation geprägt. Bei höheren Berufspositionen steht ein Männeranteil von 80 Prozent einem Frauenanteil von 20 Prozent gegenüber. Dieser Beitrag widmet sich dieser Unterrepräsentanz und untersucht Barrieren für Wissenschaftlerinnen in unterschiedlichen organisationalen Kontexten. Als empirische Grundlage dienen 22 problemzentrierte Interviews. Die Analyse des Mate…
Declining Gender Differences in Low-Wage Employment in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Although the low-wage employment sector has enlarged over the past 20 years in the context of pronounced flexibility in restructured labor markets, gender differences in low-wage employment have declined in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In this article, the authors examine reasons for declining gender inequalities, and most notably concentrate on explanations for the closing gender gap in low-wage employment risks. In addition, they identify …
The structure of social capital in Austria: Subjective and objective determinants
This paper seeks to address the relationship between social capital and perceived social origin in contemporary Austria. While the concept of social capital has been widely adopted in social sciences, so far research on the (pre)structured shape of social capital by social origin is scarce. Our aim is to close this gap. Therefore, we use the network-as-capital approach by following the “position generator” and apply latent class analysis (LCA) an…
Intragenerational Social Mobility and Well-being in Great Britain: A Biomarker Approach
Social theory has long predicted that social mobility, in particular downward social mobility, is detrimental to the well-being of individuals. Dissociative and “falling from grace” theories suggest that mobility is stressful due to the weakening of social ties, feelings of alienation, and loss of status. In light of these theories, it is a puzzle that the majority of quantitative studies in this area have shown null results. Our approach to reso…
Who Belongs to the Middle Income Class in Europe? The Role of Gender-Specific Occupational Characteristics in Multi-Level Analyses for 17 European Countries
For many years scholars and politicians discuss the economic importance of the middle income class. Our article contributes to broaden the present state of research by not only examining the structure of the middle class whilst focusing on individual attributes, but by especially taking the role of gender-specific occupational characteristics and country-specific conditions into account. Based on the EU-SILC data 2020 for 17 countries, we analyze…
Horizontal and vertical labour market movements in Austria: Do occupational transitions take women across gendered lines
The gendered division of occupations is a persistent characteristic of the Austrian labour market. Furthermore, we can observe more flexible employment biographies, where sequential employment episodes and occupational transitions become an important part. On this account, the article argues that both gender inequalities and labour market movements need to be examined simultaneously. The authors therefore analyse gender-(un)typed horizontal occup…
Risk perceptions of individuals living in single-parent households during the Covid-19 crisis: Examining the mediating and moderating role of income
The COVID-19 crisis had severe social and economic impact on the life of most citizens around the globe. Individuals living in single-parent households were particularly at risk, revealing detrimental labour market outcomes and assessments of future perspectives marked by worries. As it has not been investigated yet, in this paper we study, how their perception about the future and their outlook on how the pandemic will affect them is related to …
Explaining the Autonomy‐Control‐Paradox With the Rise of Remote Work
In the digital age, working remotely has become the new normal for many employees in most European countries. In Austria too, the context of the present study, remote work was once considered to be the exception rather than the rule. Nevertheless, it became indispensable for an unforeseen number of employees, especially within the last couple of years. In line with this transformation of the labour market, more flexibility over both time and plac…
Working on an algorithm-controlled platform as a content creator: What explains unequal earnings on YouTube
The rise of digital platforms like YouTube has transformed content creation into a lucrative yet precarious industry. We explore the inequality in earnings among content creators (CCs) by conducting a large-scale quantitative analysis of YouTube channels from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Our findings reveal a highly skewed earning distribution, with a Gini coefficient of 0.89, indicating extreme inequality. Detailed exploratory data analyse…
Efficiency vs. understanding: A critical examination of ChatGPT’s performance in context-sensitive annotation tasks
This paper examines context-sensitive annotation tasks performed by OpenAI’s o3 reasoning model using content creator profiles on YouTube. It explores the inherently ambiguous and socially and culturally embedded task of annotating race. Analysing 500 annotations generated by ChatGPT, we first examine performance metrics and benchmark results against a human-annotated dataset. We further conduct a thematic analysis of the justifications provided …
Political science (8 works) · Economics (7 works) · Demographic economics (6 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Geography (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Inequality (3 works) · Labour economics (3 works) · Affect (linguistics (2 works)