Publications Herman van de Werfhorst available online (Email me)

Official University of Amsterdam webpage: http://home.medewerker.uva.nl/h.g.vandewerfhorst/

 See for a full list of publications my Curriculum Vitae

 

Publish and cherish. In March 2011 I carried out a small research project to assess output of Social Sciences at the University of Amsterdam, compared with other UvA faculties and sectors within the Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences. For the Publish and Cherish report see here. 

 

Journal articles

Bol, Thijs, en Van de Werfhorst, Herman G. (2013). Educational Systems and the Trade-off Between Labor Market Allocation and Equality of Educational Opportunity. Comparative Education Review, accepted.

Lancee, Bram & Van de Werfhorst, Herman G. (2012). Income Inequality and Participation: A Comparison of 24 European Countries. Social Science Research, DOI 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2012.04.005.

Klarita Gërxhani and Herman G. van de Werfhorst (2012). The Effect of Education on Informal Sector Participation in a Post-Communist Country.  European Sociological Review. DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcr087

Koçer, Rüya Gökhan & Van de Werfhorst, Herman (2012). Education Systems and the Formation of Societal Consensus on Justice. Quality and Quantity, 46:451–470

Van de Werfhorst, Herman 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.

Huisman, Chip, Van de Werfhorst, Herman G. & Monshouwer, Karin (2011). Adolescent Tobacco Use in the Netherlands: Social Background, Education and School Organization. Youth & Society, DOI: 10.1177/0044118X11407642.

Van de Werfhorst, Herman G. (2011). Selectie en differentiatie in het Nederlandse onderwijsbestel. Gelijkheid, burgerschap en onderwijsexpansie in vergelijkend perspectief. Pedagogische Studiën, 88: 283-297.

Bol, Thijs, Van de Werfhorst, Herman G. (2011). Signals and Closure By Degrees: The Education Effect Across 15 European Countries. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 29(1): 119-132.

Netjes, Justine E., Van de Werfhorst, Herman G. Dijkstra, Anne Bert, & Geboers, Ellen A. M. (2011). Eenheid of verdeeldheid? Burgerschap in een gedifferentieerd voortgezet onderwijssysteem. Mens & Maatschappij, 86 (1): 34-65.

Van de Werfhorst, Herman G. (2011). Skill and Education Effects on Earnings in 18 Countries: The Role of National Educational Institutions. Social Science Research, 40: 1078–1090.

Barone, Carlo & Van de Werfhorst, Herman G. (2011). Education, Cognitive Skills and Earnings in Comparative Perspective. International Sociology, 26(4) 483–502.

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.

 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.

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.

Van de Werfhorst, H.G. (2010). Cultural capital, strengths, weaknesses and two advancements. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 31, 2, accepted.

Checchi Daniele, Jelle Visser, and Herman G. Van de Werfhorst (2010). Inequality and Union Membership: The Impact of Relative Earnings Position and Inequality Attitudes. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 48 (1): 84-108.

Van de Werfhorst, Herman G. (2009). Credential Inflation and Educational Strategies: A Comparison of the United States and the Netherlands. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 27, 269-284 

Dörfler, Laura and Herman G. van de Werfhorst (2009). Employers' Demand For Qualifications And Skills: Increased merit selection in Austria, 1985-2005. European Societies, 11: 5, 697-721.

Michelle Jackson, Ruud Luijkx, Reinhard Pollak, Louis-André Vallet, and Herman G. Van de Werfhorst (2008). Educational Fields of Study and the Intergenerational Mobility Process in Comparative Perspective. International Journal of Comparative Sociology, 49 (4-5): 369-388.

Van de Werfhorst, HG. (2008). Educational Fields of Study and European Labour Markets. Introduction to a Special Issue. International Journal of Comparative Sociology, 49 (4-5): 227-231.

Van Tubergen, Frank & Herman van de Werfhorst (2007). Postimmigration investments in education: A study of immigrants in the Netherlands. Demography, 44 (4), 883-898

Van de Werfhorst, Herman G. & Saskia Hofstede (2007). Cultural Capital or Relative Risk Aversion? Two Mechanisms for Educational Inequality Compared. The British Journal of Sociology, 58, 391-415.

Van de Werfhorst, Herman G. &  Frank van Tubergen (2007). Ethnicity, Merit and Schooling in the Netherlands. Ethnicities, 7(3), 416-444.

Van de Werfhorst, Herman G. (2007). Scarcity and Abundance. Reconciling trends in the effects of education on social class and earnings in Great Britain 1972-2003. European Sociological Review, 23, 2, 239-261.

Van de Werfhorst, Herman G. & Robert Andersen (2005). “Social Background, Credential Inflation, and Educational Strategies”. Acta Sociologica, 48(4): 321-340.

Van de Werfhorst, Herman G. (2005). “Diploma-inflatie en onderwijsongelijkheid”. Mens & Maatschappij, 80 (1), 25-47.

Van de Werfhorst, Herman G. (2004). “Systems of Educational Specialization and Labour Market Outcomes in Norway, Australia and the Netherlands”. International Journal of Comparative Sociology, 45, 5, 315-335.

Van de Werfhorst, Herman G. & De Graaf, Nan Dirk (2004). “The Sources of Political Orientations in Post-Industrial Society: Social Class and Education Revisited”. British Journal of Sociology, 55, 2, 211-235.

Van de Werfhorst, Herman G., Alice Sullivan & Sin Yi Cheung (2003). “Social Class, Ability and Choice of Subject in Secondary and Tertiary Education in Britain”. British Educational Research Journal, 29 (1), 41-62.  

Van de Werfhorst, Herman G. (2002). “Fields of Study, Acquired Skills, and the Wage Benefit from a Matching Job”. Acta Sociologica, 45 (4), 287-303.

Van de Werfhorst, Herman G (2002). “Onderwijs en sociale klassemobiliteit. Studiekeuzes als onderdeel van mobiliteitsstrategieën”. Sociale Wetenschappen, 45 (1), 62-83.

Van de Werfhorst, Herman G. (2002). A Detailed Examination of the Role of Education in Social Class Mobility”. Social Science Information, 41 (3), 407-438.  

Van de Werfhorst, Herman G. (2001).  “Avkastning av utdanning: Hva betyr en god match mellom fagområde og jobbtype?”. Søkelys Arbeidsmarkedet, 18: 195-204.

Van de Werfhorst, Herman G. & Gerbert Kraaykamp (2001). Four Field-Related Educational Resources and Their Impact on Labor, Consumption and Sociopolitical Orientation”. Sociology of Education, 74 (4), 296-317.

Van de Werfhorst, Herman G., Nan Dirk de Graaf & Gerbert Kraaykamp (2001). Intergenerational Resemblance in Field of Study in the Netherlands”. European Sociological Review, 17 (3), 275-294.

Van de Werfhorst, Herman G., Gerbert Kraaykamp & Nan Dirk de Graaf (2000). “Intergenerational transmission of educational field resources: The impact of parental resources and socialisation practices on children’s fields of study in the Netherlands”. The Netherlands' Journal of Social Sciences, 36 (2), 188-210.

Van de Werfhorst, Herman G. (2000). “Schoenmaker, blijf bij je leest? Over de invloed van opleidingsrichting op type beroep en de financiële bonus van een goede aansluiting”. Tijdschrift voor Arbeidsvraagstukken, 16 (3), 228-244.

Van de Werfhorst, Herman G. & Gerbert Kraaykamp (2000). “Culturele, economische, communicatieve en technische hulpbronnen van onderwijsrichtingen: de WK-indeling”. Mens & Maatschappij, 75 (1), 62-74.

Van de Werfhorst, Herman, Gerbert Kraaykamp & Nan Dirk de Graaf (1997). “Opleidingsrichting en leefstijl. Het belang van opleidingshulpbronnen versus beroepskenmerken voor leefstijlkeuzes”. Mens & Maatschappij,72 (4), pp. 335-351.


Books, reports, edited volumes

Van de Werfhorst, H.G. (2008). Leren of ontberen? Over onderwijsinstituties en ongelijkheid(“Learning or yearning? On educational institutions and inequality”). Inaugural lecture for the acceptance of the Chair of Sociology, in particular Social Science Research Methodology, University of Amsterdam. 10 October 2008.

Van de Werfhorst, HG. 2001. Field of Study and Social Inequality. Four Types of Educational Resources in the Process of Stratification in the Netherlands. Nijmegen: ICS Dissertation. ISBN: 90-9014527-3. E-mail me for a free copy on h.g.vandewerfhorst -/ @ -/ uva.nl (remove -/ and spaces).

Van de Werfhorst, HG & J.J.M. Mijs. Onderwijsdifferentiatie en ongelijkheid. Nederland in vergelijkend perspectief. Report for the Kenniskamer van het Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschappen (OCW). Amsterdam: AIAS.

Van de Werfhorst, H.G. (2008). Education, Inequality, and Active Citizenship: Tensions in a Differentiated Schooling System. Report for the Knowledge Chamber of the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Sciences.

Van de Werfhorst, H.G. (2008) (ed.). Educational Fields of Study and European Labour Markets. Special Issue of the International Journal of Comparative Sociology, 49 (4-5). (Website)

Netjes, J., Van de Werfhorst, HG, Karsten, S. & Bol, T. (2010). Onderwijsstelsels en non-cognitieve uitkomsten van onderwijs. Burgerschap, deviant gedrag en welzijn in landenvergelijkend perspectief. Amsterdam: Amsterdam Centre for Inequality Studies. 44 pp.