Markus Gangl

5.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
64 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Markus Gangl is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Markus Gangl has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 21 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 21 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Markus Gangl's work include Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (23 papers), Social Policy and Reform Studies (18 papers) and Employment and Welfare Studies (18 papers). Markus Gangl is often cited by papers focused on Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (23 papers), Social Policy and Reform Studies (18 papers) and Employment and Welfare Studies (18 papers). Markus Gangl collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Austria. Markus Gangl's co-authors include Andrea Ziefle, Thomas A. DiPrete, Walter Müller, Helmut Ritsch, Pilar Goñalons-Pons, Stefani Scherer, Péter Horák, Gerald Hechenblaikner, Gunnar Otte and Reinhard Pollak and has published in prestigious journals such as American Sociological Review, Physical Review A and American Journal of Sociology.

In The Last Decade

Markus Gangl

57 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

7. Assessing Bias in the Estimation of Causal Effects: Rosenbaum Bounds on Matching Estimators and Instrumental Variables Estimation with Imperfect Instruments

2004 548 citations Markus Gangl et al. profile →
Motherhood, labor force behavior, and women’s careers: An empirical assessment of the wage penalty for motherhood in britain, germany, and the united states

2009 356 citations Markus Gangl et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Markus Gangl Germany	22	1.5k	940	919	729	581	64	3.1k
Seymour Spilerman United States	24	1.6k 1.1×	366 0.4×	717 0.8×	446 0.6×	352 0.6×	54	2.8k
John J. Donohue United States	25	907 0.6×	286 0.3×	875 1.0×	220 0.3×	217 0.4×	117	2.3k
Pedro Carneiro United Kingdom	23	1.0k 0.7×	363 0.4×	1.3k 1.4×	149 0.2×	435 0.7×	110	3.2k
Dominik Hangartner Switzerland	26	2.8k 1.9×	314 0.3×	610 0.7×	1.2k 1.6×	261 0.4×	78	4.1k
Kevin Milligan Canada	25	1.0k 0.7×	686 0.7×	866 0.9×	494 0.7×	836 1.4×	86	2.7k
Regina T. Riphahn Germany	26	1.0k 0.7×	906 1.0×	1.2k 1.3×	350 0.5×	398 0.7×	124	2.7k
Joachim R. Frick Germany	22	1.6k 1.0×	884 0.9×	964 1.0×	552 0.8×	567 1.0×	103	3.2k
Hans-Peter Blossfeld Germany	25	1.6k 1.1×	496 0.5×	512 0.6×	535 0.7×	821 1.4×	53	2.8k
Rudolf Winter‐Ebmer Austria	39	1.8k 1.2×	981 1.0×	2.3k 2.5×	293 0.4×	826 1.4×	152	4.7k
Yue Qian Canada	25	1.0k 0.7×	399 0.4×	312 0.3×	111 0.2×	504 0.9×	86	2.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Markus Gangl

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Markus Gangl

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Gangl, Markus, et al.. (2026). The paradox of inequality that isn’t: rising economic inequality depresses and polarizes citizens’ belief in meritocracy. Socio-Economic Review.

Gangl, Markus, et al.. (2025). Increasingly polarized? Inequality, prosperity, and perceived socioeconomic conflict in advanced economies (1987–2019). European Sociological Review.

Gangl, Markus, et al.. (2024). How does a poor labour market affect inequalities in access to postsecondary education? Empirical evidence from 31 affluent countries. Socio-Economic Review. 23(1). 257–282.

Gangl, Markus, et al.. (2024). Promoting men and women to management: Putting the glass escalator paradox in the establishment context. Social Science Research. 120. 103003–103003. 1 indexed citations

Brülle, Jan & Markus Gangl. (2024). The German transfer system for the working-age population: design, changes and consequences. 3(Supplement_1). i1182–i1190. 1 indexed citations

Gangl, Markus, et al.. (2023). Explaining the ‘democratic malaise’ in unequal societies: Inequality, external efficacy and political trust. European Journal of Political Research. 63(1). 172–191. 5 indexed citations

Brülle, Jan & Markus Gangl. (2023). Verfestigung von Armut und die zunehmende Bedeutung von Pfadabhängigkeiten im Lebenslauf. KZfSS Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie. 75(1). 1–35.

Levanon, Asaf, et al.. (2019). Trends in the demographic composition of poverty among working families in Germany and in Israel, 1991–2011. Social Science Research. 83. 102318–102318. 11 indexed citations

Gangl, Markus, et al.. (2019). Parental Unemployment and the Transition into Tertiary Education: Can Institutions Moderate the Adverse Effects?. Social Forces. 99(2). 616–647. 1 indexed citations

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Gangl, Markus. (2004). Institutions and the Structure of Labour Market Matching in the United States and West Germany. European Sociological Review. 20(3). 171–187. 50 indexed citations

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Gangl, Markus. (2003). Tra sussidio sociale e mercato del lavoro: un'analisi empirica nella Repubblica federale tedesca. 1 indexed citations

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Gangl, Markus, et al.. (2003). La parésie spastique du quadriceps fémoral : Une nouvelle entité clinique chez le veau de race Blanc Bleu Belge.. Annales de médecine vétérinaire. 147(4). 261–265. 6 indexed citations

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Gangl, Markus. (2003). Unemployment Insurance and the Stability of Earnings: A Comparison of Work Exits from Unemployment in the United States and West Germany. Journal of Contextual Economics – Schmollers Jahrbuch. 123(1). 83–94. 3 indexed citations

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Gangl, Markus. (2003). Bildung und Übergangsrisiken beim Einstieg in den Beruf. Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft. 6(1). 72–89. 9 indexed citations

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Gangl, Markus, et al.. (2002). Wie sind die Vorschläge der Hartz-Kommission zu beurteilen?. Wirtschaftsdienst. 82(8). 451–463. 1 indexed citations

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Müller, Walter, Markus Gangl, & Stefani Scherer. (2002). Übergangsstrukturen zwischen Bildung und Beschäftigung. 8 indexed citations

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Gangl, Markus. (2001). European patterns of labour market entry: A dichotomy of occupationalized vs. non-occupationalized systems?. European Societies. 3(4). 471–494. 82 indexed citations

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Smyth, Emer, Markus Gangl, David Raffe, Damian F. Hannan, & Selina McCoy. (2001). A Comparative Analysis of Transitions from Education to Work in Europe (CATEWE): Final Report [and] Annex to the Final Report. 31 indexed citations

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Gangl, Markus. (2000). Education and Labour Market Entry across Europe: The Impact of Institutional Arrangements in Training Systems and Labour Markets. Working Papers = Arbeitspapiere.. 5 indexed citations

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Gangl, Markus. (2000). Changing Labour Markets and Early Career Outcomes: Labour Market Entry in Europe over the Past Decade. Working Papers = Arbeitspapiere.. 2 indexed citations

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