Trond Petersen

Trond Petersen is a Professor at the University of California, Berkeley with joint appointments in the Department of Sociology and Haas School of Business, and serves as Director of the Peder Sather Center. His academic career includes prior teaching positions at Harvard University (1985-1988) and the University of Oslo (1992-93, 1996-97).

His educational background features:

• PhD in Sociology, University of Wisconsin, 1987

Petersen's research centers on social inequality and quantitative methodologies, specifically examining gender-based discrimination in wages, hiring, and promotions through large-scale U.S. and Scandinavian datasets. His work integrates employer discrimination analysis with family adaptation dynamics using firm-level quantitative evidence.

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