A B Andersson
Biographic Data
| ID | 43132 |
|---|---|
| NAME | A B Andersson |
| GIVEN NAMES | A B |
| FAMILY NAME | Andersson |
| SIGNATURE | ANDERSSON A B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Stockholm University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8819-713X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 31 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Automation risks versus skill requirements
Over the past half-century, structural developments in production systems and labour markets have brought about substantial shifts in the occupational structure. Individuals’ positions within these societal transformations are widely understood to shape their expectations of the future and their political preferences. While the focus in much recent research in this regard has been on occupations’ susceptibility to automation, this study places th…
Social networks and distributive conflict
The theoretical proposition that social networks contribute to class divides in political attitudes has rarely been further developed or empirically scrutinized with individual-level data on a large cross-national scale. In this article, we theorize and empirically examine how the class profiles of personal networks may shape individual attitudes to income inequality from a country-comparative perspective. Using multilevel modeling and data from …
Navigating bias? An assessment of access to, use of, and returns to social capital in the school-to-work transition of descendants of immigrants
Research in several advanced economies has found that the descendants of immigrants tend to experience persistent difficulties in entering the labour market. This paper tests whether social capital contributes to the disadvantage of descendants of immigrants in the school-to-work transition when compared to their native background counterparts in Sweden. The study uses the CILS4EU survey that provides information on friendship ties measured at ag…
Are upper-secondary track decisions risky? Evidence from Sweden on the assumptions of risk-aversion models
Relative risk aversion (RRA) models explain social class inequalities in education with risk avoidance, i.e., the risky choice assumption (RCA). This assumption concerns risks related to more ambitious educational choices and has been subject to little explicit scrutiny. In this paper, we test whether or not vocational education is a safety net that protects from labor market marginalization. We present an empirical assessment of upper-secondary …
Social capital and leaving the nest
The Missing Link
Previous research provides a detailed picture of class differences in political attitudes. Less is however known about the social structures that enforce this political divide across social classes. This article contributes towards filling this gap by considering how the class profile of personal social networks influences political attitudes. We propose a general framework for incorporating an individual's social network into class analysis of p…
Social capital and self-efficacy in the process of youth entry into the labour market
The intersection of class origin and immigration background in structuring social capital
The study investigates inequalities in access to social capital based on social class origin and immigration background and examines the role of transnational ties in explaining these differences. Social capital is measured with a position generator methodology that separates between national and transnational contacts in a sample of young adults in Sweden with three parental backgrounds: at least one parent born in Iran or Yugoslavia, or two Swe…
"In Sweden we shake hands" - but are we really
Motivated by a recent controversy over handshaking, a survey of the personal networks of young Swedes (n=2244) is used to describe greeting practices across social class, gender, immigrant background, and geographic location. While greeting practices in the sample are fairly uniform, there are also important differences. Handshaking is predominantly used by respondents with an immigrant background, men and women distinguish between greetings depe…
The Missing Link
Previous research provides a detailed picture of class differences in political attitudes. Less is however known about the social structures that enforce this political divide across social classes. This article contributes towards filling this gap by considering how the class profile of personal social networks influences political attitudes. We propose a general framework for incorporating an individual's social network into class analysis of p…
The intersection of class origin and immigration background in structuring social capital
The study investigates inequalities in access to social capital based on social class origin and immigration background and examines the role of transnational ties in explaining these differences. Social capital is measured with a position generator methodology that separates between national and transnational contacts in a sample of young adults in Sweden with three parental backgrounds: at least one parent born in Iran or Yugoslavia, or two Swe…
Social capital and self-efficacy in the process of youth entry into the labour market
Social networks and distributive conflict
The theoretical proposition that social networks contribute to class divides in political attitudes has rarely been further developed or empirically scrutinized with individual-level data on a large cross-national scale. In this article, we theorize and empirically examine how the class profiles of personal networks may shape individual attitudes to income inequality from a country-comparative perspective. Using multilevel modeling and data from …
Are upper-secondary track decisions risky? Evidence from Sweden on the assumptions of risk-aversion models
Relative risk aversion (RRA) models explain social class inequalities in education with risk avoidance, i.e., the risky choice assumption (RCA). This assumption concerns risks related to more ambitious educational choices and has been subject to little explicit scrutiny. In this paper, we test whether or not vocational education is a safety net that protects from labor market marginalization. We present an empirical assessment of upper-secondary …
"In Sweden we shake hands" - but are we really
Motivated by a recent controversy over handshaking, a survey of the personal networks of young Swedes (n=2244) is used to describe greeting practices across social class, gender, immigrant background, and geographic location. While greeting practices in the sample are fairly uniform, there are also important differences. Handshaking is predominantly used by respondents with an immigrant background, men and women distinguish between greetings depe…
The intersection of class origin and immigration background in structuring social capital
The study investigates inequalities in access to social capital based on social class origin and immigration background and examines the role of transnational ties in explaining these differences. Social capital is measured with a position generator methodology that separates between national and transnational contacts in a sample of young adults in Sweden with three parental backgrounds: at least one parent born in Iran or Yugoslavia, or two Swe…
Social capital and self-efficacy in the process of youth entry into the labour market
Social capital and leaving the nest
The Missing Link
Previous research provides a detailed picture of class differences in political attitudes. Less is however known about the social structures that enforce this political divide across social classes. This article contributes towards filling this gap by considering how the class profile of personal social networks influences political attitudes. We propose a general framework for incorporating an individual's social network into class analysis of p…
Are upper-secondary track decisions risky? Evidence from Sweden on the assumptions of risk-aversion models
Relative risk aversion (RRA) models explain social class inequalities in education with risk avoidance, i.e., the risky choice assumption (RCA). This assumption concerns risks related to more ambitious educational choices and has been subject to little explicit scrutiny. In this paper, we test whether or not vocational education is a safety net that protects from labor market marginalization. We present an empirical assessment of upper-secondary …
Navigating bias? An assessment of access to, use of, and returns to social capital in the school-to-work transition of descendants of immigrants
Research in several advanced economies has found that the descendants of immigrants tend to experience persistent difficulties in entering the labour market. This paper tests whether social capital contributes to the disadvantage of descendants of immigrants in the school-to-work transition when compared to their native background counterparts in Sweden. The study uses the CILS4EU survey that provides information on friendship ties measured at ag…
Social networks and distributive conflict
The theoretical proposition that social networks contribute to class divides in political attitudes has rarely been further developed or empirically scrutinized with individual-level data on a large cross-national scale. In this article, we theorize and empirically examine how the class profiles of personal networks may shape individual attitudes to income inequality from a country-comparative perspective. Using multilevel modeling and data from …
Automation risks versus skill requirements
Over the past half-century, structural developments in production systems and labour markets have brought about substantial shifts in the occupational structure. Individuals’ positions within these societal transformations are widely understood to shape their expectations of the future and their political preferences. While the focus in much recent research in this regard has been on occupations’ susceptibility to automation, this study places th…
Demographic economics (6 works) · Economics (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Labour economics (4 works) · Social capital (4 works) · Social mobility (4 works) · Immigration (3 works) · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (3 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (3 works)