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Prof. dr. H.G. (Herman) van de Werfhorst
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Programme group: Institutions, Inequalities and Life courses
Herman van de Werfhorst is currently on long-term leave from the University of Amsterdam, and has taken up a professorship at the European University Institute.
Janssen, L., Zwier, D., & van de Werfhorst, H. (2024). Privatization of preschool education: The implications for educational inequalities in cross-national perspective. Acta Sociologica, 67(3), 283-300. https://doi.org/10.1177/00016993231205201[details]
Mulder, L. E. M., Thijs, P. E., Wanders, F. H. K., van den Berg, B., la Roi, C., Mennes, H. I., van Alebeek, C. R. A., van Slageren, J., van der Meer, T. W. G., van de Werfhorst, H. G., & ten Dam, G. T. M. (2024). Jongeren over democratische waarden. Beleid & Maatschappij. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.5553/BenM/138900692024001
Thijs, P. E., van der Meer, T. W. G., Mulder, L. E. M., Wanders, F. H. K., ten Dam, G. T. M., & van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2024). Conditionally supporting freedom of speech: how cognitive sophistication and social identity affect adolescents’ support for freedom of speech and its restrictions. Journal of Youth Studies. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2024.2419092
van de Werfhorst, H. G., Zwier, D., Geven, S., Bol, T., & Haelermans, C. (2024). Inequality in pandemic effects on school track placement and the role of social and academic embeddedness. NPJ Science of Learning, 9, Article 71. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-024-00283-1[details]
Batruch, A., Geven, S., Kessenich, E., & van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2023). Are tracking recommendations biased? A review of teachers’ role in the creation of inequalities in tracking decisions. Teaching and Teacher Education, 123, Article 103985. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2022.103985[details]
Batruch, A., Jetten, J., Van de Werfhorst, H., Darnon, C., & Butera, F. (2023). Belief in School Meritocracy and the Legitimization of Social and Income Inequality. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 14(5), 621-635. https://doi.org/10.1177/19485506221111017[details]
Confurius, D., van de Werfhorst, H., Dagevos, J., & Gowricharn, R. (2023). Flexible labour market and trade unions: Surprising career paths of Dutch sub-Saharan Africans. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 61(2), 336-365. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjir.12718[details]
Kunst, S., Kuhn, T., & van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2023). As the twig is bent, the tree is inclined? The role of parental versus own education for openness towards globalisation. European Union Politics, 24(2), 264-285. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/14651165221140230[details]
Kunst, S., Kuhn, T. & van de Werfhorst, H. (2022). sj-dta-4-eup-10.1177_14651165221140230 - Supplemental material for As the twig is bent, the tree is inclined? The role of parental versus own education for openness towards globalisation. SAGE Journals. https://doi.org/10.25384/sage.21614325.v1
Kunst, S., Kuhn, T. & van de Werfhorst, H. (2022). sj-dta-2-eup-10.1177_14651165221140230 - Supplemental material for As the twig is bent, the tree is inclined? The role of parental versus own education for openness towards globalisation. SAGE Journals. https://doi.org/10.25384/sage.21614319.v1
Kunst, S., Kuhn, T. & van de Werfhorst, H. (2022). sj-do-1-eup-10.1177_14651165221140230 - Supplemental material for As the twig is bent, the tree is inclined? The role of parental versus own education for openness towards globalisation. SAGE Journals. https://doi.org/10.25384/sage.21614316.v1
Kunst, S., Kuhn, T. & van de Werfhorst, H. (2022). sj-dta-2-eup-10.1177_14651165221140230 - Supplemental material for As the twig is bent, the tree is inclined? The role of parental versus own education for openness towards globalisation. SAGE Journals. https://doi.org/10.25384/sage.21614319.v1
Kunst, S., Kuhn, T. & van de Werfhorst, H. (2022). sj-do-1-eup-10.1177_14651165221140230 - Supplemental material for As the twig is bent, the tree is inclined? The role of parental versus own education for openness towards globalisation. SAGE Journals. https://doi.org/10.25384/sage.21614316.v1
Kunst, S., Kuhn, T. & van de Werfhorst, H. (2022). sj-dta-4-eup-10.1177_14651165221140230 - Supplemental material for As the twig is bent, the tree is inclined? The role of parental versus own education for openness towards globalisation. SAGE Journals. https://doi.org/10.25384/sage.21614325.v1
Mennes, H. I., Munniksma, A., Dijkstra, A. B., & van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2023). Inequalities in democratic outcomes among young citizens: the role of access to and participation in democratic activities in school in 15 countries. Acta Politica, 58, 895-917. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41269-022-00276-1[details]
Mennes, H. I., van de Werfhorst, H. G., Dijkstra, A. B., & Munniksma, A. (2023). Are schools’ qualification and civic outcomes related? The role of schools’ student composition and tracking. Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 18(3), 263-279. https://doi.org/10.1177/17461979221084109[details]
Zwier, D., Geven, S., Bol, T., & van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2023). Let’s Stick Together: Peer Effects in Secondary School Choice and Variations by Student Socio-Economic Background. European Sociological Review, 39(1), 67–84. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcac033[details]
Birkelund, J. F., & van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2022). Long-term labor market returns to upper secondary school track choice: Leveraging idiosyncratic variation in peers’ choices. Social Science Research, 102, Article 102629. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2021.102629[details]
Cerón , F. I., Bol, T., & van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2022). The dynamics of achievement inequality: The role of performance and choice in Chile. International Journal of Educational Development, 92, Article 102628. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2022.102628[details]
Eidhof, B., Ten Dam, G., Dijkstra, A. B., & van de Werfhorst, H. (2022). Inequalities in youth citizenship knowledge: Do language abilities of classroom peers matter? Journal of Social Science Education, 21(3), 1-22. https://doi.org/10.11576/jsse-4946[details]
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2022). Bringing in Theory Building and Social-Political Context to Understand and Reduce Inequality: A Commentary. Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World, 8. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/23780231221081703[details]
van de Werfhorst, H. G., Kessenich, E., & Geven, S. (2022). The digital divide in online education: Inequality in digital readiness of students and schools. Computers and Education Open, 3, Article 100100. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.CAEO.2022.100100[details]
Forster, A. G., van de Werfhorst, H. G., & Leopold, T. (2021). Who Benefits Most from College? Dimensions of Selection and Heterogeneous Returns to Higher Education in the United States and the Netherlands. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 73, Article 100607. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rssm.2021.100607[details]
Geven, S., Wiborg, Ø. N., Fish, R. E., & van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2021). How teachers form educational expectations for students: A comparative factorial survey experiment in three institutional contexts. Social Science Research, 100, Article 102599. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2021.102599[details]
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2021). Sorting or mixing? Multi-track and single-track schools and social inequalities in a differentiated educational system. British Educational Research Journal, 47(5), 1209-1236. https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3722[details]
Forster, A. G., & van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2020). Navigating Institutions: Parents’ Knowledge of the Educational System and Students’ Success in Education. European Sociological Review, 36(1), 48–64. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcz049[details]
Geven, S., & van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2020). The Role of Intergenerational Networks in Students’ School Performance in Two Differentiated Educational Systems: A Comparison of Between- and Within-Individual Estimates. Sociology of Education, 93(1), 40-64. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038040719882309[details]
Kunst, S., Kuhn, T., & van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2020). Does education decrease Euroscepticism? A regression discontinuity design using compulsory schooling reforms in four European countries. European Union Politics, 21(1), 24–42. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/1465116519877972[details]
Rözer, J., & van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2020). Three Worlds of Vocational Education: Specialized and General Craftsmanship in France, Germany, and The Netherlands. European Sociological Review, 36(5), 780-797. https://doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaa025[details]
Witschge, J., & van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2020). Curricular tracking and civic and political engagement: Comparing adolescents and young adults across education systems. Acta Sociologica, 63(3), 284-302. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/0001699318818650[details]
Zwier, D., Geven, S., & van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2020). Social inequality in shadow education: The role of high-stakes testing. International Journal of Comparative Sociology, 61(6), 412-440. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020715220984500[details]
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2020). Are universities left‐wing bastions? The political orientation of professors, professionals, and managers in Europe. British Journal of Sociology, 71(1), 47-73. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-4446.12716[details]
Bol, T., Ciocca Eller, C., van de Werfhorst, H. G., & DiPrete, T. A. (2019). School-to-Work Linkages, Educational Mismatches, and Labor Market Outcomes. American Sociological Review, 84(2), 275-307. https://doi.org/10.1177/0003122419836081[details]
Delaruelle, K., van de Werfhorst, H., & Bracke, P. (2019). Do Comprehensive School Reforms Impact the Health of Early School Leavers? Results of a Comparative Difference-in-Difference Design. Social Science & Medicine, 239, Article 112542. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112542[details]
Witschge, J., Rözer, J., & van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2019). Type of education and civic and political attitudes. British Educational Research Journal, 45(2), 298-319. https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3501[details]
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2019). Early Tracking and Social Inequality in Educational Attainment: Educational Reforms in 21 European Countries. American Journal of Education, 126(1), 65-99. https://doi.org/10.1086/705500[details]
van de Werfhorst, H. G., & Heath, A. (2019). Selectivity of Migration and the Educational Disadvantages of Second-Generation Immigrants in Ten Host Societies. European Journal of Population, 35(2), 347–378. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10680-018-9484-2[details]
van de Werfhorst, H., & van Hest, E. (2019). Gelijke kansen in de stad. In H. van de Werfhorst, & E. van Hest (Eds.), Gelijke kansen in de stad (pp. 9-20). Amsterdam University Press. https://doi.org/10.5117/9789463728829[details]
Bills, D. B., & van de Werfhorst, H. (2018). Workplace Training from the Sociological Perspective. In K. G. Brown (Ed.), The Cambridge Handbook of Workplace Training and Employee Development (pp. 626-644). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316091067.029[details]
Checchi, D., & van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2018). Policies, skills and earnings: how educational inequality affects earnings inequality. Socio-Economic Review, 16(1), 1-24. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/ser/mwx008[details]
Miltenburg, E. M., van de Werfhorst, H. G., Musterd, S., & Tieskens, K. (2018). Consequences of Forced Residential Relocation: Early Impacts of Urban Renewal Strategies on Forced Relocatees’ Housing Opportunities and Socioeconomic Outcomes. Housing Policy Debate, 28(4), 609-634. https://doi.org/10.1080/10511482.2018.1424722[details]
Scheeren, L., van de Werfhorst, H. G., & Bol, T. (2018). The Gender Revolution in Context: How Later Tracking in Education Benefits Girls. Social Forces, 97(1), 193-220. https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/soy025[details]
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2018). Early tracking and socioeconomic inequality in academic achievement: Studying reforms in nine countries. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 58, 22-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rssm.2018.09.002[details]
van der Vleuten, M., Steinmetz, S., & van de Werfhorst, H. (2018). Gender norms and STEM: the importance of friends for stopping leakage from the STEM pipeline. Educational Research and Evaluation, 24(6-7), 417-436. https://doi.org/10.1080/13803611.2019.1589525[details]
DiPrete, T. A., Ciocca Eller, C., Bol, T., & van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2017). School-to-Work Linkages in the United States, Germany, and France. American Journal of Sociology, 122(6), 1869-1938. https://doi.org/10.1086/691327[details]
Eidhof, B. B. F., ten Dam, G. T. M., Dijkstra, A. B., & van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2017). Youth citizenship at the end of primary school: The role of language ability. Research Papers in Education, 32(2), 217-230. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/02671522.2016.1167235[details]
Haas, C., & Van De Werfhorst, H. (2017). Ahead of the pack? Explaining the unequal distribution of scholarships in Germany. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 27(5), 705-720. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2016.1158637[details]
Miltenburg, E. M., & van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2017). Finding a Job: The Role of the Neighbourhood for Different Household Configurations over the Life Course. European Sociological Review, 33(1), 30-45. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcw045[details]
Miltenburg, E., & van de Werfhorst, H. (2017). De rol van de buurt en levenslooptransities voor de overgang naar werk. Mens en Maatschappij, 92(3), 323-327. https://doi.org/10.5117/MEM2017.3.MILT[details]
Paskov, M., Gërxhani, K., & van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2017). Giving Up on the Joneses? The Relationship between Income Inequality and Status-seeking. European Sociological Review, 33(1), 112–123. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcw052[details]
Rooduijn, M., Burgoon, B., van Elsas, E. J., & van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2017). Radical Distinction: Support for Radical Left and Radical Right Parties in Europe. European Union Politics, 18(4), 536–559. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/1465116517718091[details]
Shapiro, M. S., Rylant, R., de Lima, A., Vidaurri, A., & van de Werfhorst, H. (2017). Playing a rigged game: Inequality's effect on physiological stress responses. Physiology & behavior, 180, 60-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2017.08.006[details]
van de Werfhorst, H. (2017). The Art of Asking Questions, and why Scientists Are Better at it. In B. de Graaf, A. Rinnooy Kan, & H. Molenaar (Eds.), The Dutch National Research Agenda in Perspective: A Reflection on Research and Science Policy in Practice (pp. 137-145). Amsterdam University Press. https://doi.org/10.5117/9789462982796[details]
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2017). Gender Segregation across Fields of Study in Post-Secondary Education: Trends and Social Differentials . European Sociological Review, 33(3), 449–464. https://doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcx040[details]
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2017). Vocational and Academic Education and Political Engagement: The Importance of the Educational Institutional Structure. Comparative Education Review, 61(1), 111-140. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1086/689613[details]
Bol, T., & van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2016). Measuring educational institutional diversity: tracking, vocational orientation and standardisation. In A. Hadjar, & C. Gross (Eds.), Education systems and inequalities: International comparisons (pp. 73-94). Policy Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt1t892m0.10[details]
Di Stasio, V., & van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2016). Why does education matter to employers in different institutional contexts? A vignette study in England and the Netherlands. Social Forces, 95(1), 77-106. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/sow027[details]
Di Stasio, V., Bol, T., & van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2016). What makes education positional? Institutions, overeducation and the competition for jobs. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 43, 53-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rssm.2015.09.005[details]
Dronkers, J., & van de Werfhorst, H. (2016). Meritocratisering in schoolloopbanen in Nederland. In P. de Beer, & M. van Pinxteren (Eds.), Meritocratie: Op weg naar een nieuwe klassensamenleving (pp. 25-43). Amsterdam University Press. https://doi.org/10.5117/9789462983397[details]
Dronkers, J., & van de Werfhorst, H. (2016). Twee kanten van de meritocratie: trends in nominale en positionele ongelijkheid. In P. de Beer, & M. van Pinxteren (Eds.), Meritocratie: Op weg naar een nieuwe klassensamenleving (pp. 45-63). Amsterdam University Press. https://doi.org/10.5117/9789462983397[details]
Eidhof, B. B. F., ten Dam, G. T. M., Dijkstra, A. B., & van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2016). Consensus and contested citizenship education goals in Western Europe. Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 11(2), 114-129. https://doi.org/10.1177/1746197915626084[details]
Forster, A. G., Bol, T., & van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2016). Vocational Education and Employment over the Life Cycle. Sociological Science, 3, 473-494. https://doi.org/10.15195/v3.a21[details]
Steijn, S., van de Werfhorst, H., & Burgoon, B. (2016). Oordelen over het meritocratische gehalte van de Nederlandse samenleving. In P. de Beer, & M. van Pinxteren (Eds.), Meritocratie: Op weg naar een nieuwe klassensamenleving (pp. 199-207). Amsterdam University Press. https://doi.org/10.5117/9789462983397[details]
Witschge, J., & van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2016). Standardization of lower secondary civic education and inequality of the civic and political engagement of students. School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 27(3), 367-384. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/09243453.2015.1068817[details]
2015
Elffers, L., van de Werfhorst, H. G., & Fischer, M. M. (2015). De invloed van het verkorten van de heterogene brugperiode op leerprestaties, burgerschap en motivatie: een quasi-experimentele case study. Pedagogische Studiën, 92(6), 413-433. [details]
Gracia, P., Vázquez-Quesada, L. M., & van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2015). Ethnic penalties? The role of human capital and social origins in labour market outcomes of second-generation Moroccans and Turks in the Netherlands. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 42(1), 69-87. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2015.1085800[details]
Lancee, B., Gesthuizen, M., & van de Werfhorst, H. (2015). Opleidingsverschillen in opvattingen over economische ongelijkheid in Nederland tussen 1975 en 2008. In H. van de Werfhorst (Ed.), Een kloof van alle tijden: verschillen tussen lager en hoger opgeleiden in werk, cultuur en politiek (pp. 195-215). Amsterdam University Press. [details]
Notten, N., Lancee, B., van de Werfhorst, H. G., & Ganzeboom, H. B. G. (2015). Educational stratification in cultural participation: cognitive competence or status motivation? Journal of Cultural Economics, 39(2), 177-203. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10824-014-9218-1[details]
van de Werfhorst, H. (2015). Een kloof van alle tijden tussen lager- en hogeropgeleiden? In H. van de Werfhorst (Ed.), Een kloof van alle tijden: verschillen tussen lager en hoger opgeleiden in werk, cultuur en politiek (pp. 9-28). Amsterdam University Press. [details]
van de Werfhorst, H. (2015). Opleiding, beroep en inkomensongelijkheid: een decompositieanalyse. In H. van de Werfhorst (Ed.), Een kloof van alle tijden: verschillen tussen lager en hoger opgeleiden in werk, cultuur en politiek (pp. 83-99). Amsterdam University Press. [details]
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2015). Institutional Contexts for Socio-Economic Effects on Schooling Outcomes. In R. A. Scott, & S. M. Kosslyn (Eds.), Emerging Trends in the Social and Behavioral Sciences: An interdisciplinary, searchable, and linkable resource Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118900772.etrds0186[details]
2014
Andersen, R., Burgoon, B., & van de Werfhorst, H. (2014). Inequality, legitimacy and the political system. In W. Salverda, B. Nolan, D. Checchi, I. Marx, A. McKnight, I. G. Tóth, & H. van de Werfhorst (Eds.), Changing inequalities in rich countries: analytical and comparative perspectives (pp. 218-238). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199687435.003.0009[details]
Bol, T., Witschge, J., van de Werfhorst, H. G., & Dronkers, J. (2014). Curricular Tracking and Central Examinations: Counterbalancing the Impact of Social Background on Student Achievement in 36 Countries. Social Forces, 92(4), 1545-1572. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/sou003[details]
Breen, R., van de Werfhorst, H. G., & Jaeger, M. M. (2014). Deciding under doubt: a theory of risk aversion, time discounting preferences, and educational decision-making. European Sociological Review, 30(2), 258-270. https://doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcu039[details]
Checchi, D., van de Werfhorst, H., Braga, M., & Meschi, E. (2014). The policy response to educational inequalities. In W. Salverda, B. Nolan, D. Checchi, I. Marx, A. McKnight, I. G. Tóth, & H. van de Werfhorst (Eds.), Changing inequalities in rich countries: analytical and comparative perspectives (pp. 294-327). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199687435.003.0012[details]
Fleischmann, F., Kristen, C., Heath, A. F., Brinbaum, Y., Deboosere, P., Granato, N., Jonsson, J. O., Kilpi-Jakonen, E., Lorenz, G., Lutz, A. C., Mos, D., Mutarrak, R., Phalet, K., Rothon, C., Rudolphi, F., & van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2014). Gender inequalities in the education of the second generation in Western countries. Sociology of Education, 87(3), 143-170. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038040714537836[details]
Nolan, B., Salverda, W., Checchi, D., Marx, I., McKnight, A., Tóth, I. G., & van de Werfhorst, H. (2014). Conclusions: learning from diversity about increasing inequality, its impacts and responses? In B. Nolan, W. Salverda, D. Checchi, I. Marx, A. McKnight, I. G. Tóth, & H. van de Werfhorst (Eds.), Changing inequalities and societal impacts in rich countries: thirty countries' experiences (pp. 718-734). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199687428.003.0030[details]
Nolan, B., Salverda, W., Checchi, D., Marx, I., McKnight, A., Tóth, I. G., & van de Werfhorst, H. (2014). Introduction. In B. Nolan, W. Salverda, D. Checchi, I. Marx, A. McKnight, I. G. Tóth, & H. van de Werfhorst (Eds.), Changing inequalities and societal impacts in rich countries: thirty countries' experiences (pp. 1-10). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199687428.003.0001[details]
Salverda, W., Nolan, B., Checchi, D., Marx, I., McKnight, A., Tóth, I. G., & van de Werfhorst, H. (2014). Conclusions: inequality, impacts, and policies. In W. Salverda, B. Nolan, D. Checchi, I. Marx, A. McKnight, I. G. Tóth, & H. van de Werfhorst (Eds.), Changing inequalities in rich countries: analytical and comparative perspectives (pp. 328-349). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199687435.003.0013[details]
Salverda, W., Nolan, B., Checchi, D., Marx, I., McKnight, A., Tóth, I. G., & van de Werfhorst, H. (2014). Introduction. In W. Salverda, B. Nolan, D. Checchi, I. Marx, A. McKnight, I. G. Tóth, & H. van de Werfhorst (Eds.), Changing inequalities in rich countries: analytical and comparative perspectives (pp. 1-14). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199687435.003.0001[details]
van de Werfhorst, H. (2014). Politieke en sociale gevolgen van inkomensongelijkheid. In M. Kremer, M. Bovens, E. Schrijvers, & R. Went (Eds.), Hoe ongelijk is Nederland? Een verkenning van de ontwikkeling en gevolgen van economische ongelijkheid (pp. 113-132). (WRR Verkenningen; No. 28). Amsterdam University Press. http://www.wrr.nl/fileadmin/nl/publicaties/PDF-verkenningen/V28_Hoe_ongelijk_is_NL_hfdst06.pdf[details]
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2014). Changing societies and four tasks of schooling: Challenges for strongly differentiated educational systems. International Review of Education, 60(1), 123-144. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11159-014-9410-8[details]
van de Werfhorst, H. G., van Elsas, E., & Heath, A. (2014). Origin and destination effects on the educational careers of second-generation minorities. In A. F. Heath, & Y. Brinbaum (Eds.), Unequal attainments: ethnic educational inequalities in ten Western countries (pp. 245-272). (Proceedings of the British Academy; No. 196). Oxford: Oxford University Press. [details]
2013
Bol, T., & van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2013). Educational systems and the trade-off between labor market allocation and equality of educational opportunity. Comparative Education Review, 57(2), 285-308. https://doi.org/10.1086/669122[details]
Elffers, L., & van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2013). Onderwijs: het Nederlandse stelsel en zijn centrale functies. In J. W. Duyvendak, C. Bouw, K. Gërxhani, & O. Velthuis (Eds.), Sociale kaart van Nederland: over instituties en organisaties. - 2e, geheel herz. dr. (pp. 115-130). Den Haag: Boom Lemma. [details]
Gërxhani, K., & van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2013). The effect of education on informal sector participation in a post-communist country. European Sociological Review, 29(3), 464-476. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcr087[details]
Veerman, G. J. M., van de Werfhorst, H. G., & Dronkers, J. (2013). Ethnic composition of the class and educational performance in primary education in the Netherlands. Educational Research and Evaluation, 19(5), 370-401. https://doi.org/10.1080/13803611.2013.788851[details]
2012
Huisman, C., van de Werfhorst, H. G., & Monshouwer, K. (2012). Adolescent tobacco use in the Netherlands: social background, education and school organization. Youth and Society, 44(4), 567-586. https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118X11407642[details]
Koçer, R. G., & van de Werfhorst, H. (2012). Education systems and the formation of societal consensus on justice. Quality and Quantity, 46(2), 451-470. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-010-9380-2[details]
Koçer, R. G., & van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2012). Does education affect opinions on economic inequality? A joint mean and dispersion analysis. Acta Sociologica, 55(3), 251-272. https://doi.org/10.1177/0001699312450591[details]
van de Werfhorst, H. G., & Salverda, W. (2012). Consequences of economic inequality: introduction to a special issue. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 30(4), 377-387. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rssm.2012.08.001[details]
Barone, C., & van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2011). Education, cognitive skills and earnings in comparative perspective. International Sociology, 26(4), 483-502. https://doi.org/10.1177/0268580910393045[details]
Bol, T., & van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2011). Signals and closure by degrees: the education effect across 15 European countries. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 29(1), 119-132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rssm.2010.12.002[details]
Netjes, J. E., van de Werfhorst, H. G., Dijkstra, A. B., & Geboers, E. A. M. (2011). Eenheid of verdeeldheid? Burgerschap in een gedifferentieerd voortgezet onderwijssysteem. Mens en Maatschappij, 86(1), 34-65. https://doi.org/10.5117/MEM2011.1.NETJ[details]
van de Werfhorst, H. (2011). Is onderwijs een positioneel goed? In G. Kraaykamp, M. Levels, & A. Need (Eds.), Problemen en theorieën in onderzoek: een staalkaart van de hedendaagse Nederlandse empirisch-theoretische sociologie (pp. 119-132). Van Gorcum. http://www.ru.nl/publish/pages/760483/boek_vragen2011.pdf[details]
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2011). Selectie en differentiatie in het Nederlandse onderwijsbestel: gelijkheid, burgerschap en onderwijsexpansie in vergelijkend perspectief. Pedagogische Studiën, 88(4), 283-297. [details]
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2011). Skill and education effects on earnings in 18 countries: the role of national educational institutions. Social Science Research, 40(4), 1078-1090. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2011.03.004[details]
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2011). Skills, positional good or social closure? The role of education across structural-institutional labour market settings. Journal of Education and Work, 24(5), 521-548. https://doi.org/10.1080/13639080.2011.586994[details]
2010
Andersen, R., & van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2010). Education and occupational status in 14 countries: the role of educational institutions and labour market coordination. British Journal of Sociology, 61(2), 336-355. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-4446.2010.01315.x[details]
Checchi, D., Visser, J., & van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2010). Inequality and union membership: the influence of relative earnings and inequality attitudes. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 48(1), 84-108. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8543.2009.00757.x[details]
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2010). Cultural capital: strengths, weaknesses and two advancements. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 31(2), 157-169. https://doi.org/10.1080/01425690903539065[details]
van de Werfhorst, H. G., & Luijkx, R. (2010). Educational field of study and social mobility: disaggregating social origin and education. Sociology, 44(4), 695-715. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038510369362[details]
van de Werfhorst, H. G., & Mijs, J. J. B. (2010). Achievement inequality and the institutional structure of educational systems: a comparative perspective. Annual review of sociology, 36, 407-428. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.soc.012809.102538[details]
2009
Dörfler, L., & van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2009). Employers’ demand for qualifications and skills: increased merit selection in Austria, 1985-2005. European Societies, 11(5), 697-721. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616690802474374[details]
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2009). Credential inflation and educational strategies: a comparison of the United States and the Netherlands. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 27(4), 269-284. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rssm.2009.10.001[details]
2008
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2008). Educational Fields of Study and European Labor Markets. International Journal of Comparative Sociology, 49(4-5). https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/cosa/49/4-5
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2008). Educational fields of study and European labor markets: Introduction to a special issue. International Journal of Comparative Sociology, 49(4-5), 227-231. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020715208093075[details]
van de Werfhorst, H. G., Jackson, M., Luijkx, R., & Vallet, L. A. (2008). Educational fields of study and the intergenerational mobility process in comparative perspective. International Journal of Comparative Sociology, 49(4-5), 369-388. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020715208093082[details]
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2021). Inequality in learning is a major concern after school closures. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 118(20), Article e2105243118. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2105243118[details]
van de Werfhorst, H. (Ed.) (2015). Een kloof van alle tijden: verschillen tussen lager en hoger opgeleiden in werk, cultuur en politiek. Amsterdam University Press. [details]
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2015). Discussion paper of James Rosenbaum, Caitlin Ahearn, Kelly Becker, Janet Rosenbaum (2015) “The New Forgotten Half and Research Directions to Support Them”,
2014
Nolan, B., Salverda, W., Checchi, D., Marx, I., McKnight, A., Tóth, I. G., & van de Werfhorst, H. (2014). Changing inequalities and societal impacts in rich countries: thirty countries' experiences. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199687428.001.0001[details]
Salverda, W., Nolan, B., Checchi, D., Marx, I., McKnight, A., Tóth, I. G., & van de Werfhorst, H. (2014). Changing inequalities in rich countries: analytical and comparative perspectives. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199687435.001.0001[details]
2012
van de Werfhorst, H., Tóth, I. G., Horn, D., Medgyesi, M., Notten, N., Haas, C., & Burgoon, B. (2012). Political and cultural impacts of growing inequalities. Amsterdam Institute for Advanced labour Studies, University of Amsterdam. http://www.hermanvandewerfhorst.socsci.uva.nl/GINI_WP5_Report.pdf[details]
Netjes, J., van de Werfhorst, H., Karsten, S., & Bol, T. (2011). Onderwijsstelsels en non-cognitieve uitkomsten van het onderwijs: burgerschap, deviant gedrag en welzijn in landenvergelijkend perspectief. AMCIS Amsterdam Centre for Inequality Studies, Universiteit van Amsterdam. [details]
Mulder, L., la Roi, C., Mennes, H., van Alebeek, C., ten Dam, G., van der Meer, T., & van de Werfhorst, H. (2022). Democratische kernwaarden in het voortgezet onderwijs: Adolescentenpanel Democratische Kernwaarden en Schoolloopbanen Jaar 3 (2020-2021). Universiteit van Amsterdam, ADKS. https://adks.nl/publicaties/[details]
Forster, A., & van de Werfhorst, H. (2021). De invloed van ouderlijke kennis van het onderwijssysteem op het onderwijssucces van kinderen. Mens en Maatschappij, 96(1), 122-125. https://doi.org/10.5117/MEM2021.1.008.FORS[details]
2020
Kunst, S., Kuhn, T., & van de Werfhorst, H. (2020). Verlaagt extra onderwijs euroscepsis? Een regression discontinuity design met leerplichthervormingen in vier Europese landen. Mens en Maatschappij, 95(1), 65-68. https://doi.org/10.5117/MEM2020.1.004.INDE[details]
Thijs, P., Kranendonk, M., Mulder, L., Wanders, F., ten Dam, G., van der Meer, T., & van de Werfhorst, H. (2019). Democratische kernwaarden in het voortgezet onderwijs: Adolescentenpanel Democratische Kernwaarden en Schoolloopbanen. - Jaar 1: 2018/2019. Universiteit van Amsterdam, ADKS. https://adks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ADKS-Rapport-Jaar-1-2.pdf[details]
Munniksma, A., Dijkstra, A. B., van der Veen, I., Ledoux, G., van de Werfhorst, H., & ten Dam, G. (2017). Burgerschap in het voortgezet onderwijs: Nederland in vergelijkend perspectief. Amsterdam University Press. [details]
Karsten, S., van de Werfhorst, H., Bol, T., & Forster, A. (2016). Waartoe een vakdiploma? In S. Karsten (Ed.), De hoofdstroom in de Nederlandse onderwijsdelta: Een nuchtere balans van het mbo (pp. 97-126). Antwerpen/Apeldoorn: Garant. [details]
Mijs, J., & van de Werfhorst, H. (2016). Het onderwijsstelsel en kansengelijkheid: op zoek naar een meritocratie. In B. Eidhof, M. Van Houtte, & M. Vermeulen (Eds.), Sociologen over onderwijs: Inzichten, praktijken en kritieken (pp. 199-217). Antwerpen/Apeldoorn: Garant. [details]
Bol, T. (Author), Levels, M. (Author), van der Velden, R. (Author), & van de Werfhorst, H. (Author). (2016). En nu de inhoud: Voor of tegen vroege differentiatie van klassen?. Web publication or website, Stuk Rood Vlees. http://stukroodvlees.nl/en-nu-de-inhoud-differentiatie/
Di Stasio, V., & van de Werfhorst, H. (2011). Educational credentials as hiring screens: results from a vignette study in the Italian IT sector. Paper presented at Summer meeting of the ISA RC28: 'Opportunity, meritocracy, and changing patterns of social inequality', .
Di Stasio, V., & van de Werfhorst, H. (2011). The role of educational credentials when hiring in different institutional contexts: a vignette study in Italy and the Netherlands. Paper presented at ECSR 20th Anniversary Conference:European Society or Societies? A 20-Year Perspective, .
van de Werfhorst, H. (2021-2023). Member of the supervisory board, Kenniscentrum Ongelijkheid.
van de Werfhorst, H. (2020). The Netherlands Initiative for Education Research (Dutch acronym: NRO) has been established to reduce the gap between scientific research and (…), Netherlands Initiative for Education Research (NRO). https://www.nwo.nl/en/about-nwo/organisation/nwo-domains/nro
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2019). Member, Education Council (Onderwijsraad), highest advisory body of Dutch government and parliament on educational issues, Onderwijsraad.
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2018-2019). Elected board member, Research Committee 28 on Social Stratification and Mobility, International Sociological Association (on Social Stratification and Mobility).
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2018-2019). Member of the Supervisory Committee (Begeleidingscommissie), Sociaal en Cultureel Planbureau.
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2017-2019). Member of the board, Inter-University Centre for Social Science Theory and Methodology (ICS.
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2017-2019). Chair of the Program Committee, Nationaal Cohortonderzoek Onderwijs (National Education Cohort Study)., National Initiative Education Research (NWO-NRO).
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2016-2017). Member of supervisory committee to the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sciences and Statistics Netherlands, concerning a revision of the pupil (…), Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (The Netherlands).
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2014-2017). Member of the Programme Council for Fundamental Research of the National Initiative Education Research, Netherlands Organisation for Scientific (…), NRO (Nationaal Regieorgaan Onderwijsonderzoek).
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2013-2016). Member (vice-chair), advices Governing Board (College van Bestuur), Universitaire Onderzoekscommissie (UOC), Universiteit van Amsterdam.
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2012). Member of the editorial board, Research in Social Stratification and Mobility.
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2012). NWO-commissies: MagW PROO Excellence, NWO MaGW.
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2012). Work-package coordinator GINI project (EU FP7), GINI project (EU FP7).
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2012). Member, Content Coordination Committee GINI Project (EU FP7)., GINI Project.
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2012-2018). Board member (re-elected), European Consortium for Sociological Research (ECSR).
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2012). Member of the editorial board, Acta Sociologica.
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2012). Member of editorial board, Sociology of Education.
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2011-2019). Member Rapid Reaction Team for Ministry of Education, Culture and Sciences, Ministry of Education, Culture and Sciences.
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2010-2012). Projectleider, Longitudinaal onderzoek Weekendschool.
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2009). Lid Research Committee 28, International Sociological Association (on Social Stratification and Mobility).
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2009). Lid, American Sociological Association.
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2009-2010). Lidmaatschap, twee (voor-) selectiecommissies van NWO Deputy coordinator EQUALSOC (Economic Change, Quality of Life and Social Cohesion), EU FP6 Network of Excellence.
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2009). Lid, Interuniversitaire werkgroep Sociale Ongelijkheid en Levensloop (ISOL).
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (2009). Chair, the Dissemination Committee of EQUALSOC.
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (member of editorial board) (2014-2020). Social Forces (Journal).
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (member of editorial board) (2011-2020). Acta Sociologica (Journal).
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (member of editorial board) (2010-2020). Research in Social Stratification and Mobility (Journal).
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (member of editorial board) (2009-2012). Sociology of Education (Journal).
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (programme committee member) (2008-2020). Amsterdam Social Science (Journal).
Talk / presentation
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (invited speaker) (10-11-2015). Inequalities, Keynote address to the AISSR Harvest Day, UvA-FMG, Amsterdam.
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (invited speaker) (29-9-2015). Early tracking in educational systems and inequality of educational opportunity: patterns and mechanisms, invited seminar, Stockholm University, Institute for Social Research SOFI., Stockholm.
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (invited speaker) (1-6-2015). Selectivity of Migration and the Educational Disadvantages of Second Generation Immigrants in Ten Host Societies, Invited seminar, ERCOMER, Utrecht University, Utrecht.
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (invited speaker) (19-3-2015). Persistent Inequality in Positional Education, invited seminar, Oslo University, Oslo.
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (invited speaker) (17-12-2014). Stabiele ongelijkheid in Positionele scholing, Actualiteitencollege Nederlandse Sociologische Vereniging.
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (invited speaker) (12-11-2014). Sociology Seminar: Early tracking in educational systems and various forms of inequality, Invited lecture at Nuffield College, University of Oxford, Oxford.
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (invited speaker) (17-9-2014). School systems, regulation and assessment of schools and the social quality of education., Keynote, SICI conferentie.
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (invited speaker) (2-7-2014). How do education systems shape educational inequalities? Early selection in educational systems and inequality of educational opportunity: institutions and defeatism of parents and teachers, Conferentie, Luxemburg.
Others
van de Werfhorst, H. (visiting researcher) (1-1-2019 - 31-12-2021). Wissenschaftszentrum für Sozialforschung Berlin (WZB) (visiting an external institution).
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (participant) (15-10-2015). Policy conference organizer, Het Nederlandse onderwijsstelsel: wat gaat goed en wat kan beter?, Den Haag (participating in a conference, workshop, ...).
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (participant) (2-7-2015 - 4-7-2015). London School of Economics and Political Science, London. co-organizer mini-symposium Inequality: Drivers, Impacts and Policies at Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE) (participating in a conference, workshop, ...).
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (participant) (5-3-2015 - 7-3-2015). European coordinator and organizer of American-European conference "Reducing Inequality: What American Scholarship Can Learn from the European Experiences" (participating in a conference, workshop, ...).
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (participant) (3-4-2014 - 7-4-2014). AERA 2014, Philadelphia. Symposium proposal to NWO‐PROO: Variations in Educational Systems and their Consequences for Inequalities (participating in a conference, workshop, ...).
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (participant) (13-2-2014 - 14-2-2014). PROO Conference about Educational systems: Inequalities, Labour Markets and Civic Engagement (participating in a conference, workshop, ...).
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (participant) (16-1-2014). Conference to celebrate the continuation of Institutions and Inequality as an FMG Faculty Zwaartepunt, with a mini‐symposium organized around research conducted at AMCIS presented by AMCIS postdocs from Sociology, Educational Science and Political Science, Amsterdam (participating in a conference, workshop, ...).
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (organiser) (2-9-2013 - 6-9-2013). Summer School: Inequalities and Their Impacts on Societies, Levico/Trento. Organizer Summer School European Consortium for Sociological Research and EQUALSOC, Inequalities and Their Impacts on Societies. (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
van de Werfhorst, H. G. (other), Kuipers, G. M. M. (other) & Bröer, C. (other) (2013 - 2014). Principal author of self-assessment report UvA Sociology research programme “Dynamics of Institutions: Life Course, Citizenship and Culture” (other).
2017
Ballafkih, A. (2017). Qualifications, skills and more! Characteristics employers look for when hiring newly graduated applicants for a higher occupational level. [Thesis, externally prepared, Universiteit van Amsterdam]. [details]
Miltenburg, E. M. (2017). A different place to different people: Conditional neighbourhood effects on residents' socio-economic status. [Thesis, fully internal, Universiteit van Amsterdam]. [details]
Veerman, G. J. M. (2017). Ethnic school composition, school performance and classroom behaviour in Western societies. [Thesis, externally prepared, Universiteit van Amsterdam]. [details]
Zwier, D., Lorijn, S. J., Bol, T., Geven, S., Van De Werfhorst, H. G., Engels, M. C. & Veenstra, R. (2023). Peer Relations in the Transition from Primary to Secondary education (PRIMS). DataverseNL. https://doi.org/10.34894/u6xdt0
2022
Kunst, S., Kuhn, T. & van de Werfhorst, H. (2022). sj-dta-2-eup-10.1177_14651165221140230 - Supplemental material for As the twig is bent, the tree is inclined? The role of parental versus own education for openness towards globalisation. SAGE Journals. https://doi.org/10.25384/sage.21614319.v1
Kunst, S., Kuhn, T. & van de Werfhorst, H. (2022). sj-dta-4-eup-10.1177_14651165221140230 - Supplemental material for As the twig is bent, the tree is inclined? The role of parental versus own education for openness towards globalisation. SAGE Journals. https://doi.org/10.25384/sage.21614325.v1
Kunst, S., Kuhn, T. & van de Werfhorst, H. (2022). sj-do-1-eup-10.1177_14651165221140230 - Supplemental material for As the twig is bent, the tree is inclined? The role of parental versus own education for openness towards globalisation. SAGE Journals. https://doi.org/10.25384/sage.21614316.v1
2020
Geven, S., Wiborg, Ø., Fish, R., van de Werfhorst, H., Zwier, D. & Tica, S. (20-7-2020). Teachers in Three Cities Project. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-xbb-jjz7
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