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July 24, 2026Social Science ResearchOpen Access

Social origin, the class ceiling in earnings, and job task segregation: Evidence from Germany

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WSWiebke SchulzPLPhilipp M. Lersch

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Overview

Randomized trial examines earnings disparities in higher-class jobs influenced by social origin and task segregation.

Key Points

  • This research investigates how social origin affects earnings within higher-class occupations and the role of job task segregation.
  • Utilized high-quality survey data from the National Educational Panel Study Adult Cohort.
  • Estimated Poisson pseudo-maximum likelihood (PPML) regression with a log link.
  • Analyzed earnings across different occupations and job task profiles.
  • Individuals from privileged origins earn significantly more in higher salariat positions compared to those from lower origins, even in the same jobs.
  • Job task segregation shows that those with advantaged backgrounds engage in more analytical and creative tasks.
  • Task differentials account for a small portion of the earnings gap based on class origin.

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Schulz et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a630020395161722cd152cehttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2026.103406
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