familial socioeconomic background can impact not only academic success, but also the personality of offspring. Yet, there is little evidence on whether it might influence how parents describe their children’s personality. To fill this gap, we used latent multitrait-multimethod (CTCM-1) models to examine familial socioeconomic background as possible predictor of parental perceiver effects regarding ...
We describe the joint permanent health distribution of parents and children in Germany using 25 years of data from the Socio-Economic Panel. We derive three main results: First, a ten percentile increase in parental permanent health is associated with a 2.3 percentile increase in their child’s health. Second, employing our anchoring method, we find that a percentile point increase in permanent health ...
Der Vorschlag, Geflüchteten Leistungen zu kürzen, um die Zuwanderung zu reduzieren, ist einer der schlechtesten und schädlichsten, die seit langer Zeit gemacht wurden. Finanzminister Christian Lindner und Justizminister Marco Buschmann haben am Sonntag eine Kürzung der Leistungen für Geflüchtete gefordert, um die Zuwanderung zu reduzieren – so wie auch andere Politiker*innen in den letzten Wochen. ...
Das Konjunkturbarometer des Deutschen Instituts für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW Berlin) liegt im Oktober bei 88,1 Punkten. Gegenüber September hat sich der Wert damit noch einmal geringfügig verringert und liegt weiterhin merklich unter der neutralen 100-Punkte-Marke, die ein durchschnittliches Wachstum der deutschen Wirtschaft anzeigt. Nachdem diese im dritten Quartal 2023 wohl leicht geschrumpft ist, ...
While wind power is considered key in the transition towards net zero, there are concerns about adverse health impacts on nearby residents. Based on precise geographical coordinates, we link a representative longitudinal household panel to all wind turbines in Germany and exploit their staggered rollout over two decades for identification. We do not find evidence of negative effects on general, mental, ...
The acquisitions of startups by Google, Amazon, Meta, Amazon and Microsoft have steadily increased over the past years and have become more diversified. The current discussion about strategic motives for such acquisitions is vivid – especially in light of present concerns about the market power of gatekeepers, faster technological advances and digitalization. The principal question remains whether...
