Publications with the SOEP Data
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Important publications about the SOEP
We are pleased to announce that the next Wave Report (2011) on the SOEP is now available! The ambitious aim is to provide on an annual basis a new type of social statistics for Germany; a longitudinal panel statistics describing the ways in which people's lives are changing. In addition - and equally important - the Wave Report will give a technical summary of the development of the survey and its fieldwork.SOEP Wave Report 2011 | PDF, 2.59 MB
If you want to cite an article in your publication describing SOEP and/or CNEF data, please refer to two articles recently published in Schmollers Jahrbuch (Journal of Applied Social Science Studies):
The German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) - Scope, Evolution and Enhancements | PDF, 173.3 KB In: Schmollers Jahrbuch 127, no. 1 (2007), 139-169 (Gert G. Wagner, Joachim R. Frick, and Jürgen Schupp)
The Cross-National Equivalent File (CNEF) and its Member Country Household Panel Studies | PDF, 160.7 KB In: Schmollers Jahrbuch 127, no. 4 (2007), 627-654 (Joachim R. Frick, Stephen P. Jenkins, Dean R. Lillard, Oliver Lipps, and Mark Wooden)
Panelwhiz: A Flexible Modularized Stata Interface for Accessing Large Scale Panel Data Sets In: Schmollers Jahrbuch 130, no. 4 (2010), 643-654 (John Haisken-DeNew, and Markus H. Hahn)
For further publications in German language please refer to the German site
Current documentations
Current Data Documentations
Frick, Joachim R., and Jan Goebel (eds.):
Biography and Life History Data in the German Socio Economic Panel (SOEP, v27, 1984-2010).
DIW Data Documentation 61
Kroh, Martin:
Documentation of Sample Sizes and Panel Attrition in the German Socio Economic Panel (SOEP) (1984 until 2010).
DIW Data Documentation 59
BIOEDU (Beta Version): Biographical Data on Educational Participation and Transitions in the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP).
DIW Data Documentation 58
Grabka, Markus M.:
Codebook for the $PEQUIV File 1984-2010: CNEF Variables with Extended Income Information for the SOEP.
DIW Data Documentation 57
The Social Comparison Scale: Testing the Validity, Reliability, and Applicability of the IOWA-Netherlands Comparison Orientation Measure (INCOM) on the German Population.
DIW Data Documentation 55
PanelWhiz - Efficient Data Extraction of Complex Panel Data Sets: An Example Using the German SOEP.
DIW Data Documentation 53 | PDF, 305.85 KB
Frick, Joachim R., Jan Goebel, Michaela Engelmann, and Uta Rahmann:
The Research Data Center (RDC) of the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP).
Schmollers Jahrbuch 130, Nr. 3, 393-401
Frick, Joachim R., and Henning Lohmann (eds.):
Biography and Life History Data in the German Socio Economic Panel (SOEP, v26, 1984-2009).
DIW Data Documentation 52 | PDF, 0.81 MB
Frick, Joachim R., Markus M. Grabka, and Jan Marcus:
Editing und multiple Imputation der Vermögensinformation 2002 und 2007 im SOEP.
DIW Data Documentation 51 | PDF, 0.74 MB
Documents on the development of the survey
(mostly in German language)
David Richter and Jürgen Schupp:
SOEP Innovation Sample (SOEP-IS) - Description, Structure and Documentation
SOEPpapers 463, 2012 | PDF, 162.91 KB
Friedrich Scheller:
Bestimmung der Herkunftsnationen von Teilnehmern des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels (SOEP) mit Migrationshintergrund.
SOEPpapers 407, 2011 | PDF, 0.73 MB
Ambrasat, Jens, Jürgen Schupp and Gert G. Wagner:
Comparing the Predictive Power of Subjective and Objective Health Indicators: Changes in Hand Grip Strength and Overall Satisfaction with Life as Predictors of Mortality. SOEPpapers 398, 2011 | PDF, 267.26 KB
Simone Schneider, Jürgen Schupp:
The Social Comparison Scale. Testing the Validity, Reliability, and Applicability of the Iowa-Netherlands Comparison Orientation Measure (INCOM) on the German Population.
SOEPpapers 360, 2011
Bettina Sonnenberg, Michaela Riediger, Cornelia Wrzus, and Gert G. Wagner:
Measuring Time Use in Surveys – How valid are time use questions in surveys? Concordance of survey and experience sampling measures.
SOEPpapers 390, 2011
Sven Voigtländer, Jan Goebel, Thomas Claßen, Michael Wurm, Ursula Berger, Achim Strunk, and Hendrik Elbern:
Using geographically referenced data on environmental exposures for public health research: a feasibility study based on the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP).
SOEPpapers 386, 2011
Nicole Watson und Mark Wooden:
Re-engaging with Survey Non-respondents: The BHPS, SOEP and HILDA Survey Experience.
SOEPpapers 379, 2011
Matthias Schonlau, Martin Kroh:
On the Equivalence of Common Approaches to Cross Sectional Weights in Household Panel Surveys
SOEPpapers 313, 2010 | PDF, 363.14 KB
Jörg-Peter Schräpler, Jürgen Schupp, Gert G. Wagner:
Individual and Neighborhood Determinants of Survey Nonresponse - An Analysis Based on a New Subsample of the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), Microgeographic Characteristics and Survey-Based Interviewer Characteristics
SOEPpapers 288, 2010 | PDF, 1.1 MB
Jan Goebel, Peter Krause, Joachim R. Frick, Markus M. Grabka,Gert G. Wagner:
Eine exemplarische Anwendung der regionalisierten Preisniveau-Daten des BBSR auf die Einkommensverteilung für die Jahre 2005 bis 2008 - Zugleich eine Dokumentation verschiedener Preisniveau-Zeitreihen für das vereinigte Deutschland.
SOEPpapers 284, 2010 | PDF, 0.92 MB
Jan Goebel, Michael Wurm, Gert G. Wagner:
Exploring the Linkage of Spatial Indicators from Remote Sensing Data with Survey Data - The Case of the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) and 3D City Models.
SOEPpapers 283, 2010 | PDF, 0.74 MB
Jörg-Peter Schräpler:
Benford's Law as an instrument for fraud detection in surveys using the data of the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP).
SOEPpapers 273, 2010 | PDF, 2.22 MB
Bartling, Björn, Ernst Fehr, Barbara Fischer, Fabian Kosse, Michel André Maréchal, Friedhelm Pfeiffer, Daniel Schunk, Jürgen Schupp, Katharina Spieß, and Gert G. Wagner:
Determinanten kindlicher Geduld - Ergebnisse einer Experimentalstudie im Haushaltskontext. In: Schmollers Jahrbuch 130, Nr. 3, 297-323.
SOEPpapers 203, 2009 | PDF, 0.56 MB
Recent SOEPpapers
SOEPpaper 468 | PDF, 1.29 MB The Great Happiness Moderation (Andrew E. Clark, Sarah Flèche, Claudia Senik)
SOEPpaper 467 | PDF, 432.38 KB Time is Money - The Influence of Parenthood Timing on Wages (Michael Kind, Jan Kleibrink)
SOEPpaper 466 | PDF, 272.32 KB Family background, informal networks and the decision to provide for old age: A siblings approach (Bettina Lamla)
Further SOEPpapersRecent journal articles
Grund, Christian, and Andreas Schmitt. 2013. Works Councils, Wages, and Job Satisfaction. Applied Economics 45, no. 3, 299-310 (forthcoming).
Frick, Joachim R., and Nicolas R. Ziebarth. 2012. Welfare-related health inequality: does the choice of measure matter? The European Journal of Health Economics (online first).
Holst, Elke, Andrea Schäfer und Mechthild Schrooten. 2012. Gender, Transnational Networks and Remittances: Evidence from Germany. Feminist Economics (forthcoming).
Lancee, Bram, and Anne Hartung. 2012. Turkish migrants and native Germans compared: The effect of inter-ethnic and intra-ethnic friendships on the transition from unemployment to work. International Migration 50, no. 1, 39–54.
Lucas, Richard E., and M. Brent Donnellan. 2012. Estimating the Reliability of Single-Item Life Satisfaction Measures: Results from Four National Panel Studies. Social Indicators Research 105, no. 3, 323-331.
Millán, José Maria, Emilio Congregado, and Concepción Roman. 2012. Determinants of self-employment survival in Europe. Small Business Economics 38, no. 2, 259-263.
Peichl, Andreas, Nico Pestel und Hilmar Schneider. 2012. Does Size Matter? The Impact of Changes in Household Structure on Income Distribution in Germany. Review of Income and Wealth 58, no. 1, 118-141.
Piracha, Matloob und Yu Zhu. 2012. Precautionary savings by natives and immigrants in Germany. Applied Economics 44, no. 21, 2767-2776.
Specht, Jule, Boris Egloff und Stefan C. Schmukle. 2012. Everything Under Control? The Effects of Age, Gender, and Education on Trajectories of Perceived Control in a Nationally Representative German Sample. Developmental Psychology (forthcoming).
Pfeifer, Christian. 2011. Risk Aversion and Sorting into Public Sector Employment. German Economic Review 12, no. 1, 85-99.Schmitz, Hendrik. 2011. Why are the Unemployed in Worse Health? The Causal Effect of Unemployment on Health. Labour Economics 18, no. 1, 71-78.
Geyer, Siegfried. 2010. Income, income, or income? The effects of different income measures on health in a national survey. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health (online first).
Grün, Carola, Wolfgang Hauser und Thomas Rhein. 2010. Is Any Job Better than No Job? Life Satisfaction and Re-employment. Journal of Labor Research 31, no. 3, 285-306.
Headey, Bruce, Ruud Muffels und Gert G. Wagner 2010. Long-Running German Panel Survey Shows That Personal and Economic Choices, Not Just Genes, Matter for Happiness. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 104(42), 17922-17926.
Ziebarth, Nicolas R. 2010. Estimating Price Elasticities of Convalescent Care Programs. Economic Journal 120, no. 545, 816-844.
more publications in our database SOEPlit
Recent publications on public policy
Grabka, Markus M. 2011. Distribution of household incomes in Germany: An updated analysis using the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) in the years 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2005 and 2009. Report for the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD). Berlin: German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin).
Kassenboehmer, Sonja, and Christoph M. Schmidt. 2011. Beyond GDP and Back: What is the Value-Added by Additional Components of Welfare Measurement? SOEPpapers 351. Berlin: DIW Berlin.
SOEPpaper 351 | PDF, 363.36 KB
Trzcinski, Eileen, and Elke Holst. 2011. Why Men Might 'Have It All' While Women Still Have to Choose between Career and Family in Germany. SOEPpapers 356. Berlin: DIW Berlin.
SOEPpaper 356 | PDF, 312.04 KB
Tucci, Ingrid, Ariane Jossin, Carsten Keller, and Olaf Groh-Samberg. 2011. Success Despite Starting Out at a Disadvantage: What Helps Second-Generation Migrants in France and Germany? DIW Economic Bulletin 1, no. 5, 3-11.
DIW Economic Bulletin 1, no. 5 | PDF, 150.35 KB
de Groot, Olaf and Lutz Sager. 2010. Migrants in Germany: Separate and Unequal.
Weekly Report 6, no. 34, 251-258 | PDF, 381.22 KB
Dolls, Mathias, Clemens Fuest und Andreas Peichl. 2010. Social Protection as an Automatic Stabilizer.
IZA Policy Paper No. 18
Figari, Francesco, Tina Haux, Manos Matsaganis und Holly Sutherland. 2010. Coverage and Adequacy of Minimum Income Schemes in the European Union.
ISER Working Paper 2010-37
Frick, Joachim R., and Markus M. Grabka. 2010. Old-age pension entitlements mitigate inequality - but concentration of wealth remains high.
Weekly Report 6, no. 8, 55-64 | PDF, 277.51 KB
German Council of Economic Experts. 2010. Monitoring Economic Performance, Quality of Life and Sustainability.
Joint Report as Requested by the Franco-German Ministerial Council
Goebel, Jan, Martin Gornig, and Hartmut Häußermann. 2010. Income Polarisation in Germany is Rising.
Weekly Report 6, no. 26, 199-20 | PDF, 314.53 KB
Nottmeyer, Olga. 2010. Inter-ethnic Partnerships: Key Characteristics, And What They Reveal About Successful Integration.
Weekly Report 6, Nr. 15, 112-119. | PDF, 255.58 KB
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