Inequality

Rosche, B. (2024). Micro-level determinants of macro-level outcomes. The micro-macro link with empirical methods.

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Explaining how macro-level outcomes emerge from their constituting parts at the micro-level is a complex undertaking. In empirical research, however, statistical methods that feature trivial aggregation functions dominate because methods to study more complex aggregation processes remain underdeveloped. In this thesis, I contribute to the development of empirical-statistical methods for the study of micro-macro links. … Read more

Rosche, B. (2024). Socioeconomic segregation in adolescent friendship networks. A network analysis of social closure in US high schools

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Adolescent friendship networks are characterized by low interaction across both socioeconomic and racial lines. Using data from the National Study of Adolescent Health and a new exponential random graph modeling approach, this study examines the degree, pattern, and determinants of socioeconomic segregation and its relationship to racial segregation in friendship networks in high school. The … Read more

Rosche, B. (2024). Treatment effects on within-group and between-group inequality. A causal decomposition approach.

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Rising inequality has been linked to growing disparities within and between economic strata. Yet, existing approaches to analyzing inequality often disregard within-group inequality and are limited in addressing causal questions about why inequality is changing. This paper introduces a causal approach to examining how treatment variables impact within-group, between-group, and total inequality. The method permits … Read more

Rosche, B. (2017) Socio-economic status and the self-evaluation of school performance

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Since for high-schoolers many consequential life choices lie still ahead, it is crucial that their choices suit their abilities. Among other things, students’ misperception of their academic ability can lead to educational misinvestment with potentially severe consequences. While previous research has documented gender differences in the self-perception of academic performance, disparities by socioeconomic status (SES) … Read more