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Herman G. van de Werfhorst

Herman G. van de Werfhorst

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
49
Citations
8803
World Ranking
2977
National Ranking
121

Overview

Herman G. van de Werfhorst is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research centers primarily in the social sciences, with a focus on education, sociology, political science, and economics. The subfields of study in which they are active include education, sociology and political science, economics and econometrics, political science and international relations, and safety research.

The scientist's work addresses various topics related to education and social inequality. Key topics in their research include school choice and performance, parental involvement in education, labor market dynamics and wage inequality, early childhood education and development, intergenerational and educational inequality studies, social media and politics, and global educational reforms and inequalities.

Herman G. van de Werfhorst has been a frequent contributor to a variety of academic venues. Their publications have appeared notably in the European Sociological Review, Social Science Research, Computers and Education Open, International Journal of Comparative Sociology, and Social Psychological and Personality Science.

Among their recent papers are:

  • The digital divide in online education: Inequality in digital readiness of students and schools (2022), published in Computers and Education Open
  • Social inequality in shadow education: The role of high-stakes testing (2020), published in International Journal of Comparative Sociology
  • Belief in School Meritocracy and the Legitimization of Social and Income Inequality (2022), published in Social Psychological and Personality Science
  • Are tracking recommendations biased? A review of teachers' role in the creation of inequalities in tracking decisions (2022), published in Teaching and Teacher Education
  • Three Worlds of Vocational Education: Specialized and General Craftsmanship in France, Germany, and The Netherlands (2020), published in European Sociological Review

Their research collaborations include frequent co-authors such as Sara Geven, Dieuwke Zwier, Hester Mennes, Thijs Bol, and Tom van der Meer. These collaborative efforts contribute to a broad spectrum of research output in the social sciences, particularly in education and sociology.

Best Publications

  • Achievement Inequality and the Institutional Structure of Educational Systems: A Comparative Perspective

    Herman G. Van de Werfhorst;Jonathan J.B. Mijs

  • Educational Systems and the Trade-Off between Labor Market Allocation and Equality of Educational Opportunity

    Thijs Bol;Herman G. van de Werfhorst

  • Social Class, Ability and Choice of Subject in Secondary and Tertiary Education in Britain

    Herman G. Van De Werfhorst;Alice Sullivan;Sin Yi Cheung

  • Cultural capital or relative risk aversion? Two mechanisms for educational inequality compared.

    Herman G. van de Werfhorst;Saskia Hofstede

  • Ethnicity, schooling, and merit in the Netherlands

    Herman G. van de Werfhorst;Frank van Tubergen

  • Income inequality and participation: a comparison of 24 European countries

    Bram Lancee;Herman G. Van de Werfhorst

  • Radical distinction : Support for radical left and radical right parties in Europe

    Matthijs Rooduijn;Brian Burgoon;Erika J van Elsas;Herman G van de Werfhorst

  • Curricular Tracking and Central Examinations: Counterbalancing the Impact of Social Background on Student Achievement in 36 Countries

    Thijs Bol;Jacqueline Witschge;Herman G. Van de Werfhorst;Jaap Dronkers

  • Deciding under Doubt: A Theory of Risk Aversion, Time Discounting Preferences, and Educational Decision-making

    Richard Breen;Herman G. van de Werfhorst;Mads Meier Jæger

  • The sources of political orientations in post-industrial society : social class and education revisited

    Herman G. Van de Werfhorst;Nan Dirk de Graaf

  • Social Background, Credential Inflation and Educational Strategies

    Herman G. Van de Werfhorst;Robert Andersen

  • Skills, positional good or social closure? The role of education across structural-institutional labour market settings

    Herman G. van de Werfhorst

  • School-to-Work Linkages in the United States, Germany, and France

    T.A. DiPrete;C. Ciocca Eller;T. Bol;H.G. van de Werfhorst

  • Education and occupational status in 14 countries: the role of educational institutions and labour market coordination.

    Robert Andersen;Herman G. Van De Werfhorst

  • Signals and closure by degrees: the education effect across 15 European countries

    Thijs Bol;Herman G. van de Werfhorst

  • What makes education positional? Institutions, overeducation and the competition for jobs

    Valentina Di Stasio;Thijs Bol;Herman G. Van de Werfhorst

  • The digital divide in online education: Inequality in digital readiness of students and schools

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  • Four field-related educational resources and their impact on labor, consumption and sociopolitical orientation

    Herman G. van de Werfhorst;Gerbert Kraaykamp

  • Education, cognitive skills and earnings in comparative perspective

    Carlo Barone;Herman G van de Werfhorst

  • School-to-Work Linkages, Educational Mismatches, and Labor Market Outcomes

    Thijs Bol;Christina Ciocca Eller;Herman G. van de Werfhorst;Thomas A. DiPrete

  • Skill and education effects on earnings in 18 Countries: The role of national educational institutions

    Herman G. van de Werfhorst

  • GINI DP 6: Appendix - Income Inequality and Participation: A Comparison of 24 European Countries

    Bram Lancee;Herman van de Werfhorst

  • Curricula tracking and central examinations: counterbalancing the Impact of social background on student achievement in 36 countries

    Thijs Bol;Jacqueline Witschge;Herman van de Werfhorst;Jaap Dronkers

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerbert Kraaykamp
Gerbert Kraaykamp Radboud University
Jaap Dronkers
Jaap Dronkers Maastricht University
Frank van Tubergen
Frank van Tubergen Utrecht University
Thomas A. DiPrete
Thomas A. DiPrete Columbia University
Jelle Visser
Jelle Visser University of Amsterdam
René Veenstra
René Veenstra University of Groningen
Matthijs Kalmijn
Matthijs Kalmijn University of Groningen
Richard Breen
Richard Breen University of Oxford
Piet Bracke
Piet Bracke Ghent University
Karen Phalet
Karen Phalet KU Leuven

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