Hi, I’m Nhat An. I am a sociologist at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center. I am also affiliated with the Institute for New Economic Thinking and an associate member of Nuffield College at the University of Oxford.

My research investigates trends, causes, and consequences of social inequality with a focus on social class and wealth. Mostly employing quantitative and (quasi-)experimental methods, I seek to understand how inequalities emerge within the family, develop over the life course, and are transmitted from parents to children. I am also interested in how inequalities differ across policy contexts and change over time.

Previously, I held post-doctoral positions at the Department of Social Sciences, Humboldt University Berlin, and the Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford. I obtained my PhD from the University of Oxford in 2022.

Get in touch via nhatan.trinh@wzb.eu.

Photo: Antara Majumdar