Forschung SOEP: Soziale Ungleichheiten und Verteilung

Fairness of Earnings in Europe: The Consequences of Unfair Under- And Overreward for Life Satisfaction

A large percentage of workers in Europe perceive their earnings to be unfairly low. Such perceptions of unfairness can have far-reaching consequences, ranging from low satisfaction to poor health. To gain insight into the conditions that can attenuate or amplify these adverse consequences, comparative research on the role of country contexts in shaping responses to perceived unfairness is needed. Furthermore, ...

The Gender (Tax) Gap in Parental Transfers. Evidence from administrative inheritance and gift tax data.

This study examines how inheritance and gift tax systems in combination with gendered parental transfer behavior strengthen gender wealth inequalities. Gender differences in transfers can be reproduced if men benefit differently than women from tax exemptions. This might happen when men and women receive different types of assets where only some are tax exempted. To investigate gendered parental...

Strong Support for a Universal Basic Income, in Particular among Those Who Would Benefit

A representative survey from August 2022 confirms public support for a universal basic income (UBI): Between 45 and 55 percent of respondents are in favor of a universal basic income and the unconditional financial security it promises. Two representative surveys from August 2022 investigate who exactly UBI supporters are and which UBI model they prefer. The surveys show that younger people in particular ...

Je höher, desto besser: Hohe Unterstützung in der Bevölkerung für ein bedingungsloses Grundeinkommen

Mehrheit in Deutschland für staatliches Grundeinkommen ohne Verpflichtungen für Erwachsene – Analyse von zwei repräsentativen Umfragen zeigt, dass politische Zustimmung für Grundeinkommen vorhanden ist – Grundeinkommen sollte daher bei Reform der Sozialsysteme mitgedacht werden – Grundeinkommen kann Menschen unterstützen, wirtschaftliche Transformation in Klimakrise zu meistern  Ungebrochen von Corona ...

Hohe Zustimmung zu bedingungslosem Grundeinkommen – vor allem bei den möglichen Profiteur*innen

Eine repräsentative Befragung aus dem August 2022 bestätigt die hohe Popularität in der Bevölkerung für ein bedingungsloses Grundeinkommen (BGE). Zwischen 45 und 55 Prozent der Befragten stimmen für die Einführung eines bedingungslosen Grundeinkommens mit dem vermeintlichen Versprechen von finanzieller Sicherheit ohne Verpflichtungen. Wer genau die Unterstützer*innen eines BGE sind und welches Modell ...

Grundeinkommen kann in krisenanfälligen Zeiten eine Option zur Reform des Sozialsystems sein: Interview

Grundeinkommen kann in krisenanfälligen Zeiten eine Option zur Reform des Sozialsystems sein: Interview mit Jürgen Schupp

The Inequity Z: Income Fairness Perceptions in Europe across the Income Distribution

Using data from the European Social Survey, we examine income fairness evaluations of 17,605 respondents from 28 countries. Respondents evaluated the fairness of their own incomes as well as the fairness of the incomes of the top and bottom income deciles in their countries. Depicted on a single graph, these income fairness evaluations take on a Z-shaped form, which we call the "inequity Z". The inequity ...

Haushalte in der Grundsicherung geben mehr für Heizung und Strom aus als vergleichbare Haushalte

Livestream: Social Mobility as a Key to Success for Economic Transformation and Reform

Social mobility and equal opportunity are key to thriving societies and economies. In the aftermath of the pandemic and in the context of increasing prices, calls for policymakers to address social and economic inequalities are intensifying. The recently launched Observatory on Social Mobility and Equal Opportunity not only brings together all OECD data points, but also displays the impact of...