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The first project paper and a busy conference season
We are very happy to share that the first journal article from the WEALTHTRAJECT project was published in June in The Journals of Gerontology! In it, project collaborator Anastasia Lam and project leader Philipp Lersch investigate how cumulative advantage over the life course disperses between wealth and health – ultimately reinforcing existing inequalities. With “Diffusion…
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Spring conference of the DGS section “Social Inequality and Social Structure Analysis”
Two members of the WEALTHTRAJECT team presented first results of their work on the project at the 2026 spring conference of the German Sociological Society (DGS) section on “Social Inequality and Social Structure Analysis”, held in Potsdam last week. Sascha Dos Santos gave a presentation with the title “Stability and Turning Points in Life Course…
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Welcoming Sophia Fauser to the WEALTHTRAJECT team
We are excited to announce that the WEALTHTRAJECT team has expanded with the addition of Sophia Fauser, who joined as a postdoctoral researcher in February 2026. In her role on the project, she will investigate the relationship between family background and wealth trajectories, linking intragenerational developments with intergenerational transmission. Sophia brings expertise in life course…