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Smoking Behaviour and Tobacco Control Measures in Germany: Evidence from the SOEP

A striking trend in health-related consumption behaviour across all OECD countries has been a steady decline in smoking prevalence and cigarette consumption over the last few decades. In Germany, this gradual decline in tobacco use started only at the beginning of the 21st century. Various tobacco control measures have been implemented simultaneously in Germany, ranging from advertising and smoking ...

Smoking Behaviour in Germany: Evidence from the SOEP

As in most OECD countries, smoking prevalence and cigarette consumption have been decreasing in Germany since the early 2000s. This paper analyses whether smoking prevalence and cigarette consumption, as well as their development over time, differ between socio-economic subgroups. Identifying these differences provides insights into the effect of policy interventions on German smoking behaviour. Based ...

Measuring Fuel Poverty: General Considerations and Application to German Household Data

Indicators of energy affordability and fuel poverty are a powerful tool to identify the most vulnerable households and to avoid imposing excessive burdens by climate policy. Fuel-poverty measurement consists of two independent parts: first, the definition of an appropriate fuel-poverty line, and secondly, techniques to measure fuel poverty. This paper reviews options for the definition of fuel-poverty ...

Analyse der Unterbrechungen der Stromversorgung nach § 19 Abs. 2 StromGVV (Gutachten im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums für Wirtschaft und Energie)

Das Problem der Unterbrechungen der Stromversorgung nach §19 StromGVV hat in den vergangenen Jahren erhebliche öffentliche Aufmerksamkeit erfahren und Rufe nach Maßnahmen zur Minderung von Stromsperren wurden laut. Bisher liegen keine systematischen Untersuchungen zum Problem der Stromsperren vor. Ziel dieses Gutachtens ist es, eine Einschätzung vorzunehmen, welche Ursachen Stromsperren haben. Darauf ...

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Do Temporary Workers Receive Risk Premiums? Assessing the Wage Effects of Fixed–term Contracts in West Germany by a Matching Estimator Compared with Parametric Approaches

The wage effects of fixed–term contracts (FTCs) are analysed with the German Socio–Economic Panel (GSOEP) for West Germany. Taking selection on observables into account results in an estimated wage effect of −6 percent up to −10 percent. Controlling additionally for selection on unobservables leads to wage effects of −23 percent, which may be explained by self–selection of workers. The results also ...

Do Fixed-Term Contracts Increase the Long-Term Employment Opportunities of the Unemployed?

Confounding True and Random Changes in Categorical Panel Data: Regression to the mean and Regression to the mode

The main advantage of panel analysis is that changes can be investigated at the individual level. However, the observed individual changes result not only from underlying, true changes but also from random fluctuations. The problem is that these random fluctuations may lead to systematically looking patterns of change that seemingly beg for substantive, theoretical explanations. Notorious in this respect ...

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