Jonas Radl

Jonas Radl is Associate Professor of Sociology at Carlos III University of Madrid and currently serves as a Visiting Research Professor at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center in the Research Area 'Dynamics of Social Inequality,' focusing on 'Effort and Social Inequality.' His research is supported by a European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant and conducted in collaboration with the Carlos III Juan March Institute (IC3JM) in Madrid.

He earned a PhD in Social Sciences from the European University Institute (2010), a Master of Research from the same institution (2007), and a Diploma in Sociology from the Free University of Berlin (2006).

Radl’s research centers on social inequality, labor markets, education, retirement, and intergenerational mobility. His work employs rigorous empirical methods, including field experiments, survey experiments, and advanced statistical modeling. He investigates how social background shapes effort, educational outcomes, labor market integration, and retirement decisions. His interdisciplinary approach bridges sociology, economics, and public policy, with a strong emphasis on comparative analysis across European countries.

His recent publications analyze gender and ethnic discrimination in hiring, pension policy literacy, immigrant labor market attainment, educational expectations during economic crises, and the long-term effects of job loss in late careers. These works demonstrate a consistent focus on mechanisms of social stratification and inequality across the life course.

• ERC Starting Grant (funding research on effort and social inequality)
• ‘la Caixa’ Prize in Social Sciences (for co-authored book)

Radl has led major research projects and published extensively in top journals. He has advised and collaborated with numerous researchers, though specific student names are not listed. His work has significant policy implications, particularly in aging societies and integration policy. He leads an interdisciplinary research group focused on social heterogeneity in effort, combining insights from sociology, psychology, and economics.