SOEP researcher Cristóbal Moya participated in a large international study on the replicability of social and behavioral science research, which was published in the prestigious journal Nature. As part of the SCORE project, 274 findings from 164 scholarly articles were independently evaluated. Approximately half of the findings could be replicated, although the measured effects were often smaller ...
Ehegattensplitting, Steuern, Rente: Die große Sozialreform nimmt endlich Gestalt an. Jetzt ist wichtig: Sie darf nicht zulasten der Schwächsten gehen. Langsam kommt Bewegung in die überfälligen Reformbemühungen der Bundesregierung. Bundeskanzler und Finanzminister haben nach dem Ausbleiben des "Herbstes der Reformen" nun erneut große Vorhaben angekündigt. Nach den Änderungen beim Bürgergeld stehen ...
FAIRness of research data, meaning that data are managed according to the principles of being Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable, has become a ubiquitous requirement in research data policies as well as in general guidelines for research data management. Meeting this requirement largely depends on the availability of rich and standardized DDI metadata—based on the Data Documentation ...
Two years after the partial legalization of cannabis, this Weekly Report examines current developments in the German cannabis and other illicit drug markets. The analysis is based on police crime statistics, survey data, wastewater data, and price information. The number of recorded cannabis and drug offenses declined noticeably in 2024, primarily reflecting a statistical effect. Regarding cannabis ...
