Associate Member

Richard Breen is Professor of Sociology and a Fellow of Nuffield College.  He works in the areas of inequality, mobility, and quantitative methods. During his career he has been William Graham Sumner Professor of Sociology at Yale (2007-15), an Official Fellow of Nuffield College (2001-2006), and Professor of Sociology at the European University Institute (1997-2001) and at Queen's University, Belfast (1991-97). He is a Fellow of the British Academy, a Member of the Royal Irish Academy, and a Member of Academia Europaea.

Research Areas: Social Inequality, Social Stratification, Quantitative Methods

 

Publications

Wednesday, 17 November 2021
Breen, R. and Ermisch, J. (2021) “Using inverse probability weighting to address post-outcome collider bias”, Sociological Methods and Research, 53(1), pp. 5–27.
Monday, 04 January 2021
Breen, R. and Ermisch, J. (2021) “Sibling models, categorical outcomes, and the intra-class correlation”, European Sociological Review, 37(3), pp. 497–504.
Tuesday, 12 May 2020
Choi, S., chung, I. and Breen, R. (2020) “How marriage matters for the intergenerational mobility of family income: heterogeneity by gender, life course and birth cohort”, American Sociological Review, 85(3), pp. 353–380.
Thursday, 05 December 2019
Breen, R., Ermisch, J. and Helske, S. (2019) “Educational reproduction in Europe: A descriptive account”, Demographic Research, 41, pp. 1373–1400.
Thursday, 11 July 2019
Breen, R. (2019) “Education and intergenerational social mobility in the US and four European countries”, Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 35(3), pp. 445–466.
Monday, 10 September 2018
Breen, R. (2018) “Some methodological problems in the study of multigenerational mobility”, European Sociological Review, 34(6), pp. 603–61.
Wednesday, 29 August 2018
Zagel, H. and Breen, R. (2018) “Family demography and income inequality in West Germany and the United States”, Acta Sociologica, 62(2), pp. 174–192.
Wednesday, 01 August 2018
Breen, R., Karlson, K. and Holm, A. (2018) “A note on a reformulation of the KHB method”, Sociological Methods and Research, 50(2), pp. 901–912.
Wednesday, 19 July 2017
Breen, R. and Ermisch, J. (2017) “Educational reproduction in Great Britain: A prospective approach”, European Sociological Review, 33(4), pp. 590–603.
Friday, 30 September 2016
Lawrence, M. and Breen, R. (2016) “And their children after them? The effect of college on educational reproduction”, American Journal of Sociology, 122(2), pp. 532–72.
Tuesday, 13 September 2016
Fallesen, P. and Breen, R. (2016) “Temporary life changes and the timing of divorce”, Demography, 53(5), pp. 1377–1398.
Sunday, 31 January 2016
Jaeger, M. and Breen, R. (2016) “A dynamic model of cultural reproduction”, American Journal of Sociology, 121(4), pp. 1079–1115.
Saturday, 01 August 2015
Breen, R. and Chung, I. (2015) “Income inequality and education”, Sociological Science, 2(Aug 2015), pp. 454–477.
Thursday, 01 January 2015
Breen, R., Mood, C. and Jonsson, J. (2015) “How much scope for a mobility paradox? The relationship between social and income mobility in Sweden”, Sociological Science [Preprint].
Sunday, 01 December 2002
Breen, R. and Goldthorpe, J. (2002) “Merit, mobility and method: another reply to Saunders.”, The British journal of sociology, 53(4), pp. 575–582.
Friday, 01 June 2001
Breen, R. and Goldthorpe, J. (2001) “Class, mobility and merit - The experience of two British birth cohorts”, EUROPEAN SOCIOLOGICAL REVIEW, 17(2), pp. 81–101.
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Richard Breen

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Richard Breen is Professor of Sociology and a Fellow of Nuffield College.  He works in the areas of inequality, mobility, and quantitative methods. During his career he has been William Graham Sumner Professor of Sociology at Yale (2007-15), an Official Fellow of Nuffield College (2001-2006), and Professor of Sociology at the European University Institute (1997-2001) and at Queen's University, Belfast (1991-97). He is a Fellow of the British Academy, a Member of the Royal Irish Academy, and a Member of Academia Europaea.

Research Areas: Social Inequality, Social Stratification, Quantitative Methods

 

Publications

Wednesday, 17 November 2021
Breen, R. and Ermisch, J. (2021) “Using inverse probability weighting to address post-outcome collider bias”, Sociological Methods and Research, 53(1), pp. 5–27.
Monday, 04 January 2021
Breen, R. and Ermisch, J. (2021) “Sibling models, categorical outcomes, and the intra-class correlation”, European Sociological Review, 37(3), pp. 497–504.
Tuesday, 12 May 2020
Choi, S., chung, I. and Breen, R. (2020) “How marriage matters for the intergenerational mobility of family income: heterogeneity by gender, life course and birth cohort”, American Sociological Review, 85(3), pp. 353–380.
Thursday, 05 December 2019
Breen, R., Ermisch, J. and Helske, S. (2019) “Educational reproduction in Europe: A descriptive account”, Demographic Research, 41, pp. 1373–1400.
Thursday, 11 July 2019
Breen, R. (2019) “Education and intergenerational social mobility in the US and four European countries”, Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 35(3), pp. 445–466.
Monday, 10 September 2018
Breen, R. (2018) “Some methodological problems in the study of multigenerational mobility”, European Sociological Review, 34(6), pp. 603–61.
Wednesday, 29 August 2018
Zagel, H. and Breen, R. (2018) “Family demography and income inequality in West Germany and the United States”, Acta Sociologica, 62(2), pp. 174–192.
Wednesday, 01 August 2018
Breen, R., Karlson, K. and Holm, A. (2018) “A note on a reformulation of the KHB method”, Sociological Methods and Research, 50(2), pp. 901–912.
Wednesday, 19 July 2017
Breen, R. and Ermisch, J. (2017) “Educational reproduction in Great Britain: A prospective approach”, European Sociological Review, 33(4), pp. 590–603.
Friday, 30 September 2016
Lawrence, M. and Breen, R. (2016) “And their children after them? The effect of college on educational reproduction”, American Journal of Sociology, 122(2), pp. 532–72.
Tuesday, 13 September 2016
Fallesen, P. and Breen, R. (2016) “Temporary life changes and the timing of divorce”, Demography, 53(5), pp. 1377–1398.
Sunday, 31 January 2016
Jaeger, M. and Breen, R. (2016) “A dynamic model of cultural reproduction”, American Journal of Sociology, 121(4), pp. 1079–1115.
Saturday, 01 August 2015
Breen, R. and Chung, I. (2015) “Income inequality and education”, Sociological Science, 2(Aug 2015), pp. 454–477.
Thursday, 01 January 2015
Breen, R., Mood, C. and Jonsson, J. (2015) “How much scope for a mobility paradox? The relationship between social and income mobility in Sweden”, Sociological Science [Preprint].
Sunday, 01 December 2002
Breen, R. and Goldthorpe, J. (2002) “Merit, mobility and method: another reply to Saunders.”, The British journal of sociology, 53(4), pp. 575–582.
Friday, 01 June 2001
Breen, R. and Goldthorpe, J. (2001) “Class, mobility and merit - The experience of two British birth cohorts”, EUROPEAN SOCIOLOGICAL REVIEW, 17(2), pp. 81–101.

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