Publikationen mit SOEP-Daten: SOEPlit

The mediating role of school absenteeism in the socioeconomic achievement gap

Socioeconomic disparities in children's academic achievement are well established, but the underlying mechanisms are less well understood. We used linked data from the Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) and the National Pupil Database (NPD) with causal mediation analysis to determine the extent to which school absences contribute to socioeconomic achievement gaps. Using different achievement measures ...

The Portuguese Household Budget Survey: A Review and Recommendations for Data Collection

This work aims to provide an insight into the Household Budget Survey in Portugal, and within the European Statistical System, and in other countries, and provide actionable recommendations for the upcoming methodological revision of the Household Budget Survey in Portugal. The HBS is revised at 5 year intervals, and is currently done in the form of a traditional proxy survey with an SRS reflecting ...

The Role of Health in Shaping the Relationship Between Income and Subjective Well-Being: A Study on German Panel Data (Bachelor Thesis)

Many may believe a higher income will make them happier. While this is true to some extent, studies show that subjective well-being (SWB) tends to increase at a decreasing rate. Included in many studies is not only the income of the individuals, but also the income of people in their surroundings, or the so-called relative income. Whereas most studies show that our SWB decreases as the income of others ...

Unbezahlte Arbeit und ihre gesellschaftliche und ökonomische Einordnung. Eine jährliche Berechnung für Deutschland von 2012 bis 2021

Wealth and Family Formation: Insights from First Cohabitation, Marriage, and Birth in Germany

Existing research has demonstrated that wealthier individuals differ in family formation. Potential explanations draw on wealth’s use and symbolic value as well as the relative economic bar of family formation. This study examines the relationship between wealth and three family formation events in Germany: first cohabitation, marriage, and birth. Data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (2002–2017) ...

When You’re Down and Out: Who Benefits from Volunteering in Old Age?

Theoretical considerations suggest that volunteering contributes to retirement adjustment because it compensates for role losses following retirement. However, the idea that mental health benefits of volunteering are stronger after retirement than prior to retirement has been hardly tested empirically. Moreover, it remains open to question who benefits from volunteering in retirement in particular. ...

With Great Prestige Comes Great Responsibility: The Role of Occupations in Shaping Employee Behavior

What compels a doctor to volunteer at a makeshift clinic in a remote village? Why do lawyers from elite firms devote hundreds of hours to pro-bono cases? These examples illuminate how occupations shape behavior beyond formal job requirements. As careers become increasingly defined by occupational rather than organizational membership, understanding the occupational forces that shape discretionary behaviors ...

Zugang zu Forschungsdaten in den D-A-CH-Ländern: Eine Vermessung der (Un-)Zufriedenheit

Umfassender Zugang zu relevanten Daten ist eine wesentliche Voraussetzung für exzellente Forschung und evidenzbasierte Wirtschaftspolitik. In diesem Beitrag sind die Ergebnisse gleichlautender Erhebungen der drei wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Vereinigungen in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz zur Zufriedenheit mit der Dateninfrastruktur unter Forschenden zusammengefasst. Die Zufriedenheit ist ...

Matching on Gender and Sexual Orientation

We study the mating patterns of non-heterosexual individuals, who represent a significant and increasing portion of the population, particularly among the youth. We estimate a multidimensional matching model of the marriage market where partner's gender is endogenously chosen conditional on the agent's sexual orientation, and is subject to trade-offs that depend on both the agents' preferences ...

Essays exploring Migration and the implications for the sending country (Dissertation)

This thesis assesses the potential effects of migration on the sending country, focusing on the impacts of migration on human capital stocks and human capital formation. Over the last century, the number of global migrants has increased substantially. The size of this migration and the skills make-up of those migrating is likely to have wide reaching economic impacts on not just the countries where ...