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Die wissensintensiven Dienst­ leistungen brauchen in Italien bessere Rahmenbedingungen: Interview mit Alexander S. Kritikos

„Die wissensintensiven Dienst­leistungen brauchen in Italien bessere Rahmenbedingungen“: Interview mit Alexander S. Kritikos

Herr Kritikos, Italien wurde wie viele andere Länder von der Finanz- und Staatsschuldenkrise hart getroffen. Wie hat sich die italienische Wirtschaft seitdem entwickelt? Die italienische Wirtschaft hat im Unterschied zu den meisten EU-Staaten bis heute ihr Vorkrisenniveau nicht wieder erreicht. Das Bruttoinlandsprodukt liegt immer noch unterhalb des Niveaus aus dem Jahr 2008, gleichzeitig hat ...

Bankenchampions sind keine Lösung: Kommentar von Dorothea Schäfer

„Champions“ haben derzeit Hochkonjunktur: nationale Champions, europäische Champions, Bankenchampions, Industriechampions ... Frei nach dem Lied „Es muss was Wunderbares sein“ scheint es also wunderbar zu sein, von Champions zu träumen. Wie konnte das passieren? Champions sind die Zwillingsbrüder von Unternehmen, die „too big to fail“ sind, also ...

Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung 'Sozio-oekonomisches Panel (SOEP)'

Das Sozio-oekonomische Panel (SOEP) ist eine der größten und am längsten laufenden multidisziplinären Panelstudien weltweit, für die derzeit jährlich etwa 30.000 Menschen in knapp 20.000 Haushalten befragt werden. Die Studie wird seit 1984 durchgeführt. Gleichzeitig ist das SOEP eine forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung am DIW Berlin. Das SOEP-Team bereitet die Befragungsdaten so auf, dass...

Research Infrastructure 'Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP)'

The Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) is one of the largest and longest-running multidisciplinary household surveys worldwide. Every year, approximately 30,000 people in 20,000 households are interviewed for the SOEP study. The survey has been conducted since 1984. The SOEP is also a research-driven infrastructure based at DIW Berlin. The SOEP team prepares survey data for use by researchers around the...

Happy Birthday? The Euro at 20

No Effect of Birth Order on Adult Risk Taking

Does birth order shape people’s propensity to take risks? Evidence is mixed. We used a three-pronged approach to investigate birth-order effects on risk taking. First, we examined the propensity to take risks as measured by a self-report questionnaire administered in the German Socio-Economic Panel, one of the largest and most comprehensive household surveys. Second, we drew on data from the Basel–Berlin ...

The Short-Run Employment Effects of the German Minimum Wage Reform

We assess the short-term employment effects of the introduction of a national statutory minimum wage in Germany in 2015. For this purpose, we exploit variation in the regional treatment intensity, assuming that the stronger a minimum wage ‘bites’ into the regional wage distribution, the stronger the regional labour market will be affected. In contrast to previous studies, we construct two regional ...

Accuracy of Food Preference Predictions in Couples

The goal of this study was to identify and empirically test variables that indicate how well partners in relationships know each other's food preferences. Participants (n = 2,854) lived in the same household and were part of a large, nationally representative panel study in Germany. Each partner independently predicted the other's preferences for several common food items. Results show that predictive ...

Long-Term Effects of Pregnancy and Childbirth on Sleep Satisfaction and Duration of First-Time and Experienced Mothers and Fathers

Study Objectives: To examine the changes in mothers’ and fathers’ sleep satisfaction and sleep duration across prepregnancy, pregnancy, and the postpartum period of up to 6 years after birth; it also sought to determine potential protective and risk factors for sleep during that time.Methods: Participants in a large population-representative panel study from Germany reported sleep satisfaction and ...