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Richard Breen is a Professor of Sociology and Fellow of Nuffield College at the University of Oxford. His career includes prestigious roles such as William Graham Sumner Professor of Sociology at Yale (2007–15), Official Fellow at Nuffield College (2001–06), and Professorial positions at the European University Institute and Queen's University Belfast. He specializes in social inequality, mobility, and quantitative methods.
Research focuses on intergenerational mobility, causal inference in observational data, and the intersection of demography and inequality. Notable contributions include methodologies for analyzing sibling data and addressing collider bias.
- Awards: Fellow of the British Academy, Member of the Royal Irish Academy, and Member of Academia Europaea.
- Teaching & Advising: Supervises doctoral/master's students on inequality, mobility, and methodological topics. Emphasizes causal effects estimation and quantitative techniques.
Labs/Teams: No specific lab mentioned, but collaborates widely on international projects analyzing inequality trends and policy impacts.
