Unexpected crises, such as armed conflicts, natural disasters and pandemics require immediate government decisions on how to act to protect the population. The COVID-19 pandemic was the worst sudden onset global crisis since the Second World War, and highlighted tension between civil liberties and public health objectives. How did attitudes towards democracy respond to restrictive policy...
Objectives: Experiencing the onset of a chronic disease is a major life event impacting living conditions and wellbeing. Using longitudinal data, this study investigates immediate and trend impacts of chronic disease onset on life satisfaction and health satisfaction. It further examines, whether healthcare access buffers the immediate wellbeing reduction after disease onset.Methods: Data were...
Leibniz ScienceCampusBerlin Centre for Consumer Policies (BCCP) Forum The Forum will bring together all BCCP fellows in law and economics who are engaged in the activities of the science campus. We will have the opportunity to learn about each other’s research during short presentations by the different partner institutions followed by open discussion. The objective of the meeting is to encourage...
This one-day workshop aims to bring together researchers working on various aspects of the integration of refugee families into host societies and discuss the most recent research developments in this field. It also aims to discuss empirical research, data collection, and policy challenges in view of the new waves of refugees expected to arrive to Europe in the near future. To this end, the...
DIW-Rentenexpert*innen haben Abschaffung der sogenannten Altersrente für Frauen im Jahr 1999 untersucht – Höheres Renteneintrittsalter hat vor allem die psychische und teilweise auch die physische Gesundheit betroffener Frauen verschlechtert – Künftige Reformen sollten von präventiven Maßnahmen und Verbesserungen bei der Erwerbsminderungsrente begleitet werden Eine ...
Mara Barschkett hat die Gesundheit von Frauen, die früher in Rente gegangen sind mit der von Frauen, die länger gearbeitet haben, angesehen und kommt zu dem Schluss, dass ein späteres Rentenalter mit präventiven Maßnahmen für Gesundheit und Bildung begleitet werden muss.