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Advancing Sustainable Development Goals through Energy Access: Lessons from the Global South

Under the banner of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG 7), governments, industry, and civil society organisations have supported many energy access projects since 2015. Notably, funding and investments allotted to renewable energy are regarded not only to provide ‘energy for all’ but also support the delivery of other SDGs related to climate change, food security, health, and poverty ...

Socioeconomic Inequalities in Pandemic-induced Psychosocial Stress in Different Life Domains among the Working-Age Population

Background Psychosocial stress is considered a risk factor for physical and mental ill-health. Evidence on socioeconomic inequalities with regard to the psychosocial consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany is still limited. We aimed to investigate how pandemic-induced psychosocial stress (PIPS) in different life domains differed between socioeconomic groups.MethodsData came from the German ...

#18 Elektro-Lkw: Batterien oder Wasserstoff? - Das ist hier die Frage!

Wolf-Peter Schill und Alexander Roth sprechen dieses Mal über elektrische Lkw! Wobei sie erst mal klären müssen, was Lkw eigentlich sind, und ob es nicht vielmehr um Sattelzüge geht. Die beiden erklären, warum der Straßengüterverkehr wichtig ist, welche Optionen es gibt, um ihn zu dekarbonisieren, und mit welchen Argumenten sich die Wirtschaftsweisen für oder gegen die Förderung von...

Book of Condolence for Gert G. Wagner

Gert G. Wagner passed away on January 28, 2024, at the age of 71. He led the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) for many years and later served as the Chairman of the Executive Board (President) of DIW Berlin. Mr. Wagner joined DIW Berlin in 1989, taking over leadership of the then-new longitudinal study, the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) until ...

Die Besserverdiener verdienen noch mehr

Es ist paradox: Der Niedriglohnbereich ist sehr viel kleiner geworden, die unteren Lohngruppen hatten hohe Zuwächse. Doch die Ungleichheit hat das nicht reduziert. Die Anzahl der Beschäftigten im Niedriglohnsektor ist in den vergangenen zehn Jahren deutlich zurückgegangen. Gleichzeitig steigt die Ungleichheit von Einkommen, und das Armutsrisiko verharrt auf einem sehr hohen Niveau. Das ist auf den ...

Testing Marx: Capital Accumulation, Income Inequality, and Socialism in Late Nineteenth-Century Germany

We study the dynamics of capital accumulation, income inequality, capital concentration, and voting up to 1914. Based on new panel data for Prussian regions, we re-evaluate the famous Revisionism Debate between orthodox Marxists and their critics. We show that changes in capital accumulation led to a rise in the capital share and income inequality, as predicted by orthodox Marxists. But against their ...

Equipping the Offline Population with Internet Access in an Online Panel: Does It Make a Difference?

Online panel surveys are often criticized for their inability to cover the offline population, potentially resulting in coverage error. Previous research has demonstrated that non-internet users in fact differ from online individuals on several sociodemographic characteristics. In attempts to reduce coverage error due to missing the offline population, several probability-based online panels equip ...

Chronic Disease Onset and Wellbeing Development: Longitudinal Analysis and the Role of Healthcare Access

Background Experiencing the onset of a chronic disease is a serious health event impacting living conditions and wellbeing. Investigating wellbeing development and its predictors is crucial to understand how individuals adapt to chronic illnesses. This study (i) analyzed the impact of a chronic disease on wellbeing development, and (ii) explored spatial healthcare access as potential moderating factor. ...

The Long Reach of Class Origin on Financial Investments and Net Worth

In this study, we argue that parents’ class position may influence the type and timing of their offspring's investments in financial assets. These investments may facilitate net worth accumulation beyond direct transfers, contributing to the intergenerational reproduction of social positions. We test these expectations using retrospective life history and prospective panel data for 14 countries from ...