Publikationen mit SOEP-Daten: SOEPlit

How important is the family? Evidence from sibling correlations in permanent earnings in the US, Germany and Denmark

This paper is the first to analyze the impact of family background on permanent earnings based on sibling correlations in Germany and to provide a cross-country comparison of Germany, Denmark, and USA. The main findings are that family and community background has a stronger influence on permanent earnings in Germany than in Denmark, and a comparable influence is found in USA. This holds true for both ...

A new look at intergenerational mobility in Germany compared to the US

Motivated by contradictory evidence on intergenerational mobility in Germany, I present a cross-country comparison of Germany and the U.S., reassessing the question of whether intergenerational mobility is higher in Germany than in the U.S. I can reproduce the standard result from the literature, which states that the German intergenerational elasticity estimates are lower than those for the U.S. However, ...

The Relationship between Trust, Cognitive Skills, and Democracy: Evidence from 30 Countries around the World

Based on highly comparable data from the OECD PIAAC Programme, this note analyzes the relationship between generalized trust and cognitive skills among 30 countries around the world. The results show that the strength and direction of the relationship is not a universal characteristic but varies substantially among countries worldwide. A detailed descriptive analysis of this variation provides evidence ...

Lohnmobilität von jüngeren Geringverdienern in Deutschland

Anhand von Befragungsdaten sowie administrativen, verbundenen Arbeitgeber-Arbeitnehmer-Daten untersucht dieser Beitrag die Lohnmobilität von jüngeren, unter 35 Jahre alten Geringverdienern in Deutschland im Zeitraum 1995 bis 2010. Deskriptiv zeigt sich, dass der Anteil der Geringverdiener in dieser Altersgruppe seit Mitte der 90er Jahre signifikant gestiegen ist und deutlich höher liegt als der Anteil ...

Locus of Control and Low-Wage Mobility

We investigate whether non-cognitive skills – in particular Locus of Control – are important determinants of mobility processes for male workers at the low-wage margin. Our results reveal a significant amount of state dependence in low pay even after controlling for non-cognitive skills. Furthermore, compared to individuals with an external Locus of Control, individuals with a more internal Locus of ...

Nichtmonetäre Effekte von Bildung sind mindestens so wichtig wie monetäre : Interview

Are we architects of our own happiness? The importance of family background for well-being

This paper analyzes whether individuals have equal opportunity to achieve happiness (or well-being). Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP), we estimate sibling correlations and intergenerational correlations in four self-reported measures of well-being: life satisfaction, satisfaction with household income, job satisfaction, and satisfaction with health. We find high sibling ...

Educational Opportunities of Children in Poverty

In this paper, I use data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP) to investigate whether and how a German youth's choice of secondary school (Hauptschule, Realschule, Gymnasium) varies with the timing and duration of poverty experienced in childhood. To investigate what role the timing of poverty plays, I examine the correlation between educational choices and the poverty status of each child's ...

Lebenssituation von Älteren (Teil II, Kap. 14)

Zufrieden und unzufrieden zugleich: Eine Erwiderung auf Marcel Fratzscher