International Conference "Occupations and Social Inequality" - Institute for Employment Research

The conference participants will present and discuss new theoretical approaches and empirical insights into the structuring role of occupations on social stratification and inequality processes. We particularly invite papers dealing with one of the following questions: - How important are occupations as social categories for the (re-)production of social inequalities in different welfare state regimes, educational systems, and labor markets? - Have occupational placement processes changed over time and for various groups in the workforce? Do these changes have consequences for social inequalities over the life course? - How do different aspects of occupations, such as skill requirements, tasks performed, occupational closure, gender, or the demographic composition of occupations affect unequal labor market outcomes? - How can we measure the effects of occupations on social stratification processes, especially in historical and cross-national perspectives?