Labor markets and organizations

The study of labor markets is of central importance in sociology as it allows for insights into how broader economic forces and aspects of social structure influence the interactions between employers and employees, shaping different types of inequalities. In industrial societies, where most individuals obtain their income and other benefits through employment, labor market dynamics play a crucial role in determining how resources are distributed across the population.

We aim to understand the dynamics of labor markets, work arrangements, and inequalities by focusing on the role of organizations and institutions. To answer questions in this area, we often draw on large administrative data, combined with survey- or webscraped data, and employ computational methods, such as network analysis or automated text analysis.

Publications

Reichelt, M., & Müller, C. (2024). Terrorism and the employment of Middle Eastern men: a relational approach to event-based labor market effects. Working paper, https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/j3yat
Hermansen, A. S., Penner, A., Elvira, M., Godechot, O., Hällsten, M., Henriksen, L. F., … Vickstrom, E. (2023). Immigrant–native pay gap driven by lack of access to high-paying jobs. Working Paper, https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/2p4vw
Reichelt, Malte, Malik, Samreen and Marvin Suesse. “Trade and wage inequality: The mediating roles of occupations in Germany”. Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie, 72, 535–560
Kracke, Nancy; Reichelt, Malte and Basha Vicari. 2018. “Wage Effects of Overeducation: Mismatch of Competencies or Certificates?”, Social Indicators Research, 139(1), 1085-1108
Reichelt, Malte and Martin Abraham. “Occupational and regional mobility as substitutes: A new approach to understanding job changes and wage inequality”. Social Forces, 95(4), 1399-1426.
Huffman, Matt; Joseph King and Malte Reichelt. 2017. “Equality for Whom? Organizational Policies and the Gender Gap across the German Earnings Distribution”. ILR Review, 70(1), 16-41.
King, Joseph; Malte Reichelt and Matt Huffman. 2017. “Computerization and Wage Inequality Between and Within German Work Establishments”. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 47, 67-77
Reichelt, Malte. 2015. “Career progression from temporary employment: How bridge and trap functions differ by task complexity”. European Sociological Review, 31(5), 558-572.