Ivaylo PETEV

Ivaylo PETEV is a CNRS Research Fellow at the Centre for Research in Economics and Statistics (CREST) where he heads the Quantitative Sociology research group. He is affiliated with ENSAE (Ecole nationale de statistique et de l'administration économique), which is part of Institut Polytechnique de Paris.

His academic background includes:

• B.A. in International Politics and Economics from Middlebury College
• D.E.A. in Sociology from OSC/Sciences Po
• Ph.D. in Sociology from Stanford University

PETEV's research focuses on inequalities in consumption and lifestyles, environmental practices, and discrimination from historical and comparative perspectives. He employs primarily quantitative methods in his sociological work. His developing interests include epistemology, the construction of social classifications, and cross-pollinization between scientific fields. His research bridges sociology with statistical analysis to address complex social questions through empirical data.

As an educator, PETEV teaches graduate-level courses at ENSAE including 'Topics in quantitative sociology' and supervision of master's theses in quantitative sociology and demography. His teaching reflects his expertise in applying quantitative approaches to sociological inquiry.

His research group serves as a hub for methodological innovation in sociological research, advancing the application of statistical and computational approaches to understand social patterns and structures.