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2nd Workshop on Rent Control

The aim of the workshop is to bring together experts from different countries and different disciplines (economics, history, law, sociology, etc.) whose “common denominator” is their interest in rent control. This event aims to be a forum for discussing rent control experiences around the world. It should also foster a stronger network among scholars, thus facilitating joint research...

Rindfleisch müsste eigentlich fünfmal so teuer sein

Um die steigenden Preise für Lebensmittel in Griff zu bekommen, müssen die Fleischpreise steigen. Klingt verrückt – aber nur so entsteht vollständige Kostentransparenz. Der starke Anstieg der Nahrungsmittelpreise trifft den Nerv vieler Menschen. Die teurer werdenden Lebensmittel bedeuten eine höchst unsoziale Inflation: Sie trifft vor allem Menschen mit geringen Einkommen, die einen deutlich höheren ...

The Early Bird Catches the Worm! Setting a Deadline for Online Panel Recruitment Incentives

The literature on the effects of incentives in survey research is vast and covers a diversity of survey modes. The mode of probability-based online panels, however, is still young and so is research into how to best recruit sample units into the panel. This paper sheds light on the effectiveness of a specific type of incentive in this context: a monetary incentive that is paid conditionally upon panel ...

Wärmepumpen statt russischem Erdgas: Animierte Infografik

Pandemic Depression: COVID-19 and the Mental Health of the Self-Employed

We investigate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on self-employed people’s mental health. Using representative longitudinal survey data from Germany, we reveal differential effects by gender: whereas self-employed women experienced a substantial deterioration in their mental health, self-employed men displayed no significant changes up to early 2021. Financial losses are important in explaining these ...

Heteroskedastic Proxy Vector Autoregressions: Testing for Time-Varying Impulse Responses in the Presence of Multiple Proxies

We propose a test for time-varying impulse responses in heteroskedastic structural vector autoregressions that can be used when the shocks are identified by external proxy variables as a group. The test can be used even if the shocks are not identified individually. The asymptotic analysis is supported by small sample simulations which show good properties of the test. An investigation of the impact ...

"Die Existenzängste der Mittelschicht könnten Vergangenheit sein"

Das Interview erschien bei Zeit Online. 1000 Euro im Monat bekommen, ohne etwas tun zu müssen? Ein Grundeinkommen sei eher möglich als viele denken, sagt der Soziologe Jürgen Schupp. Und warnt vor einem Irrtum. ZEIT ONLINE: Herr Schupp, meinen Sie wirklich, gerade setzt sich das bedingungslose Grundeinkommen durch und die Mehrheit merkt es nicht? Jürgen Schupp: Deutschland nimmt gerade tatsächlich ...

Entlastet werden mal wieder vor allem die Reichen

Gut gemeint und schlecht gezielt: 23,6 Milliarden Euro gibt die Bundesregierung für die finanzielle Unterstützung der Bürger aus. Nur kommt die Hilfe bei den Falschen an. Dieser Text erschien am 9. Mai 2022 bei Zeit Online in der Reihe Fratzschers Verteilungsfragen. Neun-Euro-Ticket für Bus und Bahn, Energiepauschale und einiges mehr: Die Bundesregierung hat ein weiteres Entlastungspaket ...

Workshop on the Integration of Refugee Families in Host Countries: Research Advances, Policy Improvements, and Data Challenges

This one-day workshop aims to bring together researchers working on various aspects of the integration of refugee families into host societies and discuss the most recent research developments in this field. It also aims to discuss empirical research, data collection, and policy challenges in view of the new waves of refugees expected to arrive to Europe in the near future. To this end, the...

Refugees in Germany Perceived Higher Discrimination in the Wake of the Coronavirus Pandemic

Refugees in Germany perceive discrimination due to their country of origin in various life dimensions, which can negatively affect their integration into society. Using IAB-BAMF-SOEP survey data, this report analyzes to what extent refugees perceive discrimination on the labor market, at educational institutions, on the housing market, with public authorities, and in daily life. The results show that ...