Publikationen mit SOEP-Daten: SOEPlit

Early childhood development among voluntary and forced migrants: evidence from Germany

Background While the number of descendants of voluntary and forced migrants rises, disparities in early childhood development (ECD) between these groups remain underexplored. Methods Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (2004-2021; N = 1826), which includes a representative sample of refugees in Germany, we compared developmental outcomes across five domains (communication, daily skills, ...

Paid parental leave and long-term outcomes of children—Quasi-experimental evidence from former East Germany

This study investigates the impact of an increase in paid parental leave from six to twelve months on children’s long-term outcomes. Our setting—former East Germany—is characterized by high maternal labor market participation and a universal supply of standardized childcare. It thus mitigates identification issues such as selection into the labor market and provides a clear counterfactual to maternal ...

Sector switchers, what drives you? Exploring career shifts from private to public sector

In the face of workforce shortages and transformation challenges, private-sector workers are valuable recruitment targets for public employers. However, little is still known about the drivers of career transitions across sectors. This study utilizes panel data from Germany to explore extrinsic, intrinsic, and prosocial values of private-to-public sector switchers vis-à-vis workers who change employers ...

The impact of private hosting on the integration of Ukrainian refugees in Germany

Amid the Ukrainian displacement crisis, private hosting of refugees in Europe has surged, yet its impact on integration remains understudied. This research examines the short- to medium-term effects of private hosting on Ukrainian refugee integration in Germany. Using data from one of the largest non-profit platforms that matches private hosts with refugees, we compare the multidimensional integration ...

Studying Influences of Socio-economic Contexts and Spatial Effects on Educational Careers

Socio-economic contexts and spatial effects have received increasing attention at the intersection of sociology and education. This research group has laid substantial groundwork in this emerging field of research by developing concepts and methodological techniques for analysing spatial contexts, by collecting and preparing relevant contextual data that can be linked with survey data, and by measuring ...

Mindestlohn und die Entwicklung der beitragspflichtigen Arbeitsentgelte

Vergleichsweise unerforscht sind die Effekte des Mindestlohns auf die beitragspflichtigen Arbeitsentgelte in der gesetzlichen Rentenversicherung (GRV). Beitragspflichtige Arbeitsentgelte bei der GRV stehen in einem lediglich indirekten Zusammenhang mit möglichen Mindestlohneffekten, weil Mindestlöhne in Deutschland als Bruttostundenlöhne definiert sind, während für die Höhe der Anwartschaften der Arbeitnehmerinnen ...

Unintended Consequences of COVID-19 Public Health and Social Measures in Camps and Camp-Like Settings: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Analysis

ObjectivesThis study examines unintended consequences (UIC) of public health and social measures (PHSM) in camps and camp-like settings and assesses the pathways through which these UIC arise.MethodsWe conducted a systematic review and conceptual analysis of UIC from PHSM aimed at preventing SARS-CoV-2 spread in these settings. PHSM were classified using the WHO taxonomy and the CONSEQUENT framework ...

The value of school choice opportunities

In this paper, we study the house price effects of local school choice opportunities among public primary schools using a rare and large-scale reform that abolished binding catchment areas in North Rhine-Westphalia, the largest German state with 18 million inhabitants. To estimate the reform’s effect on valuations of houses, we compare houses with different local school choice sets, before and after ...

Menschen wollen eher differenzierte Schutzmaßnahmen statt Social-Media-Verbote (Interview mit Christian Hunkler)

Younger adults’nuclear and extended family relationships in Europe: A latent class analysis

The present study identifies and compares typical classes of relationship qualities in the nuclear and extended family ties of younger adults across nine European countries (Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, the United Kingdom, as well as the Nordic countries Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden). We used KINMATRIX data that were collected online in 2022-23 from an ego-centric perspective of ...