Fabian T. Pfeffer
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.
Research Assistant Professor, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research.
News & Announcements
PSC Researchers & Trainees presenting latest research findings at PAA 2019
Pfeffer and Killewald illustrate racial wealth gap with data visualization
Pfeffer: Wealth provided some Americans a "private safety net" during economic recovery
Select Publications
Pfeffer, F. T. 2018. "Growing Wealth Gaps in Education." Demography, 55(3): 1033-1068.
Prix, Irene, and Fabian T. Pfeffer. 2017. "Does Donald need Uncle Scrooge? Extended family wealth and children's educational attainment in the United States." In Social Inequality across the Generations edited by Erola, Jani and Kilpi-Jakonen, Elina. Edward Elgar.
Select Projects
Poverty Dynamics in the United States (Peter G. Peterson Foundation)
Continuity and Change in American Economic and Social Life: The PSID 2017 - 2020 (NSF)
Health, Wealth, and Time Use Over the Life Course and Across Generations (NIA)
Transition to Adulthood within its Life Course & Intergenerational Family Context (NICHD)
Family Dynamics, Fertility, and Investments in Children Across Generations (NICHD)
Linking 1940 U.S. Census Data for Five Modern Surveys on Health and Aging (NIA)
How Accessible is the Top? The Changing Rigidity of High Incomes and Earnings (Russell Sage Foundation)
Asset Poverty in Canada over Time and in Comparison to the United States (SSHRC)
PSID, CDS, and TA: Data Enhancements and User Training, Support, and Outreach (NICHD)
How Rigid is the Wealth Structure and Why? Intergenerational Correlations in Family Wealth and their Sources. (Russell Sage Foundation)
PSC Trainees
Elizabeth Burland, Davis Daumler, Giovanni Roman-Torres, Brittany Vasquez
