In two large-scale studies, researchers are investigating short- and medium-term dynamics within and between social relationships. These are the first studies of their kind to take not only quantitative but also qualitative behavioral relationship characteristics into account. Using multivariate analysis methods, they examine the influence of personality characteristics (e.g., extraversion,...
SOEP users are invited to submit proposals for the next round of the SOEP Innovation Sample (SOEP-IS). For those not yet familiar with SOEP-IS, this unique innovation sample offers great potential as a source of household micro-data, particularly for researchers seeking information that is not available in SOEP-Core—for example, specific information on households or on people’s opinions. ...
Das SOEP-Team möchte Sie auch in diesem Jahr auf die Möglichkeiten der SOEP-Innovations-Stichprobe (SOEP-IS) hinweisen und Sie ermuntern, dieses Instrument zu nutzen, um direkt zu Ihrer Forschungsfrage Mikrodaten auf Haushaltsebene erheben zu lassen. Wenn Sie als ForscherIn z.B. Informationen auf Haushaltsebene benötigen oder die Einstellung von Individuen für Ihre Forschung ...
We study a sovereign debt crisis in a small member state of a currency union. If the country exits the currency union, it may redenominate its liabilities and reduce the real value of debt through depreciation and inflation. We analyze formally how the anticipation of this possibility, “exit expectations”, impact the dynamics of the sovereign debt crisis. First, we show that public debt accumulates ...
Der Nobelpreis für Wirtschaftswissenschaften geht in diesem Jahr an Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo und Michael Kremer für ihre Arbeit zur Linderung globaler Armut. Dazu ein Statement von Marcel Fratzscher, Präsident des Deutschen Instituts für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW Berlin):
BAMS is a joint seminar by the DIW Berlin, the Hertie School of Governance, the HU Berlin and the WZB.
Due to the current political circumstances in the United Kingdom the event has unfortunately been canceled but will likely take place in 2020.
