Publications
Pañeda-Fernández, I. (2026). "Natural disasters and the two dimensions of redistributive demands: evidence from a major earthquake" Socio-economic Review, mwag046. [Author Accepted Manuscript]
Meierrieks, D. & Pañeda-Fernández, I. (2026). Do climate conditions in origin shape return migration intentions? Evidence from a survey of West Africans in Germany" with Daniel Meierrieks. International Migration, 64(3), 1-16.
Coverage: WZB News
Pañeda-Fernández, I., Kamphorst, J., van de Rijt, A., Battu, B. (2025). "The relevance of fairness perceptions for redistributive preferences increases with income", Social Science Research, 134.
Pañeda-Fernández, I., & Meierrieks, D. (2025). Climate disasters and individual migration aspirations: evidence from Senegal and the Gambia. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 1-27.
Coverage: eldiario.es
Gil-Hernández, C., Pañeda-Fernández, I., Salazar, L., Castaño, J. (2024). "Teacher Bias in Assessment by Student Ascribed Status: A Factorial Experiment on Discrimination and Cultural Reproduction", Sociological Science, 11, 743-776.
Coverage: El Confidencial (newspaper), eldiario.es (newspaper), Cadena SER (radio), La Sexta (TV), abc (newspaper)
Pañeda-Fernández, I. (2022). "Natural Disasters and Preferences for Redistribution: The Impact of Collective and Abrupt Disruptions." European Sociological Review, 38(4), 575-589.
Winner of the 2023 "Best article of the year" prize granted jointly by the European Consortium of Sociological Research (ECSR) and the European Sociological Review
Working Papers
Pañeda-Fernández, I. (2026). "The gendered cost of staying: how gender inequality shapes female migration". [Working Paper]
Presented at MESS 2025, ECSR 2026, EPSS 2026, INAS 2026, the 2nd WZB Annual conference
Pañeda-Fernández, I. (2026). "Attributional processes and perceived discrimination: the case of West Africans in Germany". Draft available upon request.
Presented at INAS 2025, CEPDISC 2025, In_equality conference 2026
Pañeda-Fernández, I. (2026). The cultural transmission of (im)mobility: the slave trades and present-day migration processes in Africa. Draft available upon request.
Presented at the 12th Annual Conference on Migration and Diversity at the WZB
Pañeda-Fernández, I. (2026). How do colonial legacies shape expected and perceived discrimination in Europe? Evidence from surveys in Senegal, the Gambia, and Germany. Draft available upon request.
Selected work in progress
"Climate change, migration aspirations, and policy attitudes: an experiment in northern Morocco" (with Daniel Meierrieks and Tamara Bogatzki).
"Family histories of migration and attitudes toward Sub-Saharan African migrants in Morocco" (with Daniel Meierrieks and Tamara Bogatzki).
"Historical legacies, migration aspirations, and boundary making in northern Morocco". (with Daniel Meierrieks and Tamara Bogatzki).
"Gendered perceptions of success? How migrant role models shape migration processes" (with Julia Stier).