Publikationen mit SOEP-Daten: SOEPlit

Heterogeneity in Marginal Non-monetary Returns to Higher Education

In this paper we estimate the effects of college education on cognitive abilities and health exploiting exogenous variation in college availability and student loan regulations. By means of semiparametric local instrumental variables techniques we estimate marginal treatment effects in an environment of essential heterogeneity. The results suggest heterogeneous but always positive effects on cognitive ...

Mobilität und Techniknutzung im Kontext des ökologischen Modells des Alterns (Dissertation)

Ausgangspunkt der vorliegenden Dissertation ist die Beobachtung, dass die Auseinandersetzung mit Umweltgegebenheiten für viele ältere Menschen mit Herausforderungen verbunden ist. So erleben Personen mit zunehmendem Lebensalter immer häufiger die Begrenztheit der eigenen funktionalen, psychischen oder sozialen Ressourcen. Dies führt oftmals auch zu einer vermehrten Abhängigkeit von sozialen, räumlichen ...

Cognitive Functions Buffer Age Differences in Technology Ownership

Background: Technology plays a major role for enhancing quality of life and everyday competence in old age. Mechanic and pragmatic cognitive functions are known to serve as resources when using technology in everyday life. Not much is known about the differential role of mechanic and pragmatic cognitive functions when moderating reduced technology ownership in old age. Objective: In this research, ...

Steuer- und Transferpolitik auf dem Weg in die Sackgasse - Eine Analyse der Umverteilungswirkung

Regional Poverty within the Rich Countries

Poverty and Income Distribution

Stability in Income Inequality in the Former German Democratic Republic Following Reunification (Bachelor thesis)

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Does Daylight Saving Time Really Make Us Sick?

This paper comprehensively studies the health effects of Daylight Saving Time (DST) regulation. Relying on up to 3.4 million BRFSS respondents from the US and the universe of 160 million hospital admissions from Germany over one decade, we do not find much evidence that population health significantly decreases when clocks are set forth by one hour in spring. However, when clocks are set back by one ...

Does Society Influence the Gender Gap in Risk Attitudes? Evidence from East and West Germany

Previous international research has shown that women are more risk averse than men. This gives rise to the question whether the gender gap in risk attitudes is shaped by the social environment. We address this question by examining risk attitudes among East and West Germans. Originated from different family policies during Germany’s separation, East Germans have more equal gender roles than West Germans. ...