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Three Essays on the Economics of Online Platforms

Die digitale Ökonomie hat unzählige Märkte nachhaltig verändert. Insbesondere Online Plattformen bieten eine noch nie dagewesene Auswahl an Produkten, gekoppelt mit innovativer Technologie, die das Zusammenfinden von Angebot und Nachfrage vereinfacht, Vertrauen aufbaut und Suchkosten reduziert. Gleichzeitig hat die neuartige Natur dieser Plattformen dazu geführt, dass sie teilweise mit den etablierten ...

Essays in Behavioral Public Economics

This dissertation studies how insights from behavioral economics affect the economic analysis of public policy. The thesis consists of four chapters that make use of different methods: laboratory experiments, quasi-experimental and structural econometric methods, as well as theoretical analyses.The first chapter investigates if social image concerns affect the take-up of a redistributive transfer. ...

Interviewerkontrolle in der 4. Welle der IAB-BAMF-SOEP-Befragung von Geflüchteten, Stichproben M3-M5

Sabine Zinn ist Professorin an der Humboldt-Universität

Sabine Zinn wurde am 4.11.2020 zur Professorin für Sozialwissenschaftliche Methoden mit dem Schwerpunkt Survey-Methodik an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin ernannt. Wir gratulieren und freuen uns, dass sie dem SOEP dabei weiterhin als Mitglied des Direktoriums und Leiterin des Bereichs „Surveymethodik und -management“ erhalten bleiben wird. „Darüber hinaus freuen ...

Sabine Zinn appointed Professor at Humboldt Universität zu Berlin

Sabine Zinn was appointed Professor of Social Science Methods with a focus on survey methodology at Humboldt Universität zu Berlin on November 4, 2020. We congratulate her and are pleased that she will continue to serve as a member of the SOEP Board of Directors and as head of the division of Survey Methodology and Management. SOEP Director Stefan Liebig commented, “We are also very pleased ...

The Political Economy of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Does Performance on the SDGs Affect Re-Election?

While the economic voting hypothesis is a well-researched approach to explain behavior at the ballot box, a broader perspective of economic, social and environmental issues regarding a government’s chances to get re-elected is still missing in the literature. In this context, this paper makes use for the first time of the Agenda 2030 with its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as the comprehensive ...

The Effect of Exposure to Long Working Hours on Alcohol Consumption, Risky Drinking and Alcohol Use Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis from the WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-Related Burden of Disease and Injury

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) are developing Joint Estimates of the work-related burden of disease and injury (WHO/ILO Joint Estimates), with contributions from a large network of experts. Evidence from mechanistic data suggests that exposure to long working hours may increase alcohol consumption and cause alcohol use disorder. In this paper, we ...

Measuring Housing Costs and Housing Affordability Using SOEP: An Example Applied to Older Households

This paper explores the methodological issues to take into account when using SOEP as a database for calculating a measure of housing costs and housing affordability. For this purpose, we focus on the evolution of housing costs for households headed by elderly people between 1998 and 2018. Our review yields two clear conclusions: (1) that SOEP represents a valuable source of data for calculating household ...

Suddenly a Stay-At-Home Dad? Short- and Long-term Consequences of Fathers’ Job Loss on Time Investment in the Household

Commonly described as the “gender care gap”, there is a persistent gender difference in the division of domestic responsibilities in most developed countries. We provide novel evidence on the short- and long-run effects of an exogenous shock on paternal availability, through a job loss, on the allocation of domestic work within couples. We find that paternal child care and housework significantly increase ...

Der Finanzsektor als Beschleuniger der Nachhaltigkeitswende – Illusion oder Realität?

Der Markt für nachhaltige Finanzprodukte wächst rasant. Damit einher gehen Forderungen nach mehr Transparenz, etwa durch umfassende nichtfinanzielle Berichtspflichten für Unternehmen der Real- und  Finanzwirtschaft. Wie und ob diese Finanzprodukte tatsächlich zum angestrebten Wandel beitragen, ist bisher wenig erforscht. Sowohl der öffentliche als auch der private...