“Sin taxes” are high on the political agenda in the global fight against obesity. Ac- cording to theory, they are welfare improving if consumers with low self-control are at least as price responsive as consumers with high self-control, even in the absence of ex- ternalities. In this paper, we investigate if consumers with low and high self-control react differently to sin tax variation. For identification, ...
Coal consumption and production have sharply declined in recent years in the U.S., despite political support. Reasons are mostly unfavorable economic conditions for coal, including competition from natural gas and renewables in the power sector, as well as an aging coal- fired power plant fleet. The U.S. Energy Information Administration as well as most models of North American energy markets depict ...
In later life, social ties become increasingly important for one’s mental health. In this study, we test whether exogamous unions, in which one of the partner is migrant and one native, affect older individual’s social networks, and whether the association between exogamy and mental health operates through social networks. We hypothesize that immigrants gain social...
Germany has seen the arrival of a large number of displaced children and adolescents in recent years. Integration is vital for their lives today and in the future. Key indicators of successful integration are a sense of belonging to school, participation in extracurricular activities, both within school and outside it, and social contacts. The present report examines these indicators based on data ...
Five years ago, almost a million people came to Germany seeking refuge. Chancellor Angela Merkel responded to public concern over such a large influx of refugees with her well-known saying, “Wir schaffen das” (We can do this!). Much has happened since then. As this report shows, the German population’s concerns over immigration have been decreasing since 2016. Nevertheless, refugees are increasingly ...
Vier Studien auf Basis des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels (SOEP) – Geflüchtete gehören meist zur besser gebildeten Hälfte ihrer Herkunftsgesellschaft – Eigene hohe Erwartungen an die Aufnahme einer Beschäftigung erfüllten sich teilweise – Schulische und außerschulische Integration geflüchteter Kinder und Jugendlicher vielfach erfolgreich – Sorgen ...
C. Katharina Spieß berichtet im Video von der DIW-Studie über das Leben von Geflüchteten. Die Studie berührt ganz unterschiedliche Bereiche: Bildung, Arbeit und soziale Netzwerke. Es geht um die Erfahrungen, aber auch die Einschätzungen von geflüchteten Kindern und Erwachsenen hinsichtlich Ihrer Möglichkeiten in Deutschland. Ein weiterer Teil der Studie widmet sich dem Zusammenleben von...
