Bastian Betthäuser is an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Research on Social Inequalities (CRIS), Sciences Po, Paris. His research focuses on social inequality, how social (dis)advantage accumulates over peoples’ lives, and how it is transmitted across generations. More specifically, he investigates (1) How peoples’ socio-economic background shapes their early-childhood development, education, labor market position and broader life chances; (2) Which processes mediate the effects of peoples’ social background on their lives; and (3) Whether and how policies can limit the extent to which peoples’ life chances depend on their socio-economic background.

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• 2025, Educational Inequality & Education Policy. Course for the Bachelor of Arts at Sciences Po (Paris Campus)
• 2025, Educational Inequality & Education Policy. Course for the Master Programme (Education Stream and Social Policy Stream) of the École d'Affaires Publiques (EAP) at Sciences Po (Paris Campus)
• 2025, Social Inequality across the Life Course. Course for the Formation Académique Commune (FAC) / Common Core Curriculum (CAC) of the Master Programmes at Sciences Po (Paris Campus)
• 2022-2024, Educational Inequality & Education Policy. Course for the Bachelor of Arts at Sciences Po (Reims Campus) 
• 2022-2024, Social Inequality, Social Mobility & Social Policy. Course for the Bachelor of Arts at Sciences Po (Reims Campus)

• Bastian A Betthäuser, Miriam Siglreitmaier, Anette E Fasang. Change and inequality in German teenagers' typical time-use sequences between 1991 and 2013. Journal of Time Use Research, In press, 2024 (1), pp.42-62. ⟨10.32797/jtur-2024-3⟩. ⟨hal-04722599⟩
• Bastian Betthäuser, Anders Bach-Mortensen, Per Engzell. A systematic review and meta-analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on learning. Nature Human Behaviour, 2023, ⟨10.1038/s41562-022-01506-4⟩. ⟨hal-03954706⟩
• Bastian Betthäuser, Nhat An Trinh, Anette Eva Fasang. The temporal dimension of parental employment: Temporary contracts, non-standard work schedules, and children's education in Germany. European Sociological Review, 40 (6), pp.950-963. ⟨10.1093/esr/jcad073⟩. ⟨hal-04278615⟩
• Bastian Betthäuser, Anders Bach-Mortensen, Per Engzell. A systematic review and meta-analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on learning. 2022. ⟨hal-03681201⟩
• Bastian Betthäuser, Nhat An Trinh, Anette Eva Fasang. The temporal dimension of parental employment: Fixed-term contracts, non-standard work schedules and children’s education in Germany. 2021. ⟨hal-03699710⟩
• Bastian Betthäuser, Erzsébet Bukodi, Mollie Bourne. The case for studying the intergenerational transmission of social (dis)advantage: A reply to Gary Marks. British Journal of Sociology, 2021, 72, pp.233-238. ⟨10.1111/1468-4446.12813⟩. ⟨hal-03699660⟩
• Bastian Betthäuser, Caspar Kaiser, Nhat An Trinh. Regional Variation in Inequality of Educational Opportunity across Europe. Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World, 2021, 7, pp.237802312110198. ⟨10.1177/23780231211019890⟩. ⟨hal-03696876⟩
• Bastian Betthäuser. Left behind? Over-time change in the social mobility of children from unskilled working-class backgrounds in Germany. Acta Sociologica, 2020, 63 (2), pp.133-155. ⟨10.1177/0001699319868524⟩. ⟨hal-03699528⟩
• Bastian Betthäuser, Mollie Bourne, Erzsébet Bukodi. Understanding the mobility chances of children from working‐class backgrounds in Britain: How important are cognitive ability and locus of control?. British Journal of Sociology, 2020, 71 (2), pp.349-365. ⟨10.1111/1468-4446.12732⟩. ⟨hal-03699552⟩
• Bastian Betthäuser. The Effect of the Post-Socialist Transition on Inequality of Educational Opportunity: Evidence from German Unification. European Sociological Review, 2019, 35 (4), pp.461-473. ⟨10.1093/esr/jcz012⟩. ⟨hal-03699497⟩
• Erzsébet Bukodi, Mollie Bourne, Bastian Betthäuser. Cognitive Ability, Lifelong Learning, and Social Mobility in Britain: Do Further Qualifications Provide Second Chances for Bright People from Disadvantaged Backgrounds?. European Sociological Review, 2019, 35 (1), pp.49-64. ⟨10.1093/esr/jcy047⟩. ⟨hal-03699477⟩
• Mollie Bourne, Erzsébet Bukodi, Bastian Betthäuser, John Goldthorpe. ‘Persistence of the social’: The role of cognitive ability in mediating the effects of social origins on educational attainment in Britain. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 2018, 58, pp.11-21. ⟨10.1016/j.rssm.2018.09.001⟩. ⟨hal-03699301⟩
• Erzsébet Bukodi, Mollie Bourne, Bastian Betthäuser. Wastage of talent?: Social origins, cognitive ability and educational attainment in Britain. Advances in Life Course Research, 2017, 34, pp.34-42. ⟨10.1016/j.alcr.2017.09.003⟩. ⟨hal-03697678⟩
• Bastian Betthäuser. Fostering Equality of Opportunity? Compulsory Schooling Reform and Social Mobility in Germany. European Sociological Review, 2017, 33 (5), pp.633-644. ⟨10.1093/esr/jcx066⟩. ⟨hal-03699269⟩
• Bastian Betthäuser. Protecting outsiders? Corporatism and the dualisation of unemployment protection in Germany and Austria. European Journal of Social Security, 2017, 19 (3), pp.209-224. ⟨10.1177/1388262717724892⟩. ⟨hal-03697702⟩