Publikationen mit SOEP-Daten: SOEPlit

Informell Pflegende in der Deutschen Erwerbsgesellschaft: Soziodemografie, Pflegesituation und Erwerbsverhalten

Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on mental health in Germany: longitudinal observation of different mental health trajectories and protective factors

The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting measures can be regarded as a global stressor. Cross-sectional studies showed rather negative impacts on people’s mental health, while longitudinal studies considering pre-lockdown data are still scarce. The present study investigated the impact of COVID-19 related lockdown measures in a longitudinal German sample, assessed since 2017. During lockdown, 523 participants ...

The Impact of Pre- and Postarrival Mechanisms on Self-rated Health and Life Satisfaction Among Refugees in Germany

In this study, we focus on the evolution of refugees’ well-being in the first years after their arrival in Germany. In contrast to other immigrants (e.g., labor migrants), refugees experience higher risks of unexpected and traumatic events and insecurity before and during their migration and face various legal and structural barriers in the receiving country. We contribute to the existing literature ...

Studie: Generationen im Einkommensvergleich: Verdienen Söhne mehr als ihre Väter?

Wieviele Kinder schaffen es, ihre Eltern beim Einkommen zu übertreffen? Eine Studie zeigt, in welchem Maß das in Deutschland und den USA gelingt – mit entscheidenden Unterschieden zwischen den beiden Ländern.

The ifo Tax and Transfer Behavioral Microsimulation Model

This paper describes the ifo Tax and Transfer Behavioral Microsimulation Model (ifo-MSM-TTL), a policy microsimulation model for Germany. The model uses household microdata from the German Socio-Economic Panel and firm data from the German Linked Employer-Employee Dataset. This microsimulation model consists of three components: First, a static module simulates the effects of a tax-benefit reform on ...

Fathers’ Job Flexibility and Mothers’ Return to Employment

One of the main drivers of gender inequality is the unequal distribution of paid work between men and women, in particular, after the birth of a child. In this study, we examine how a man’s employment flexibility, specifically his weekly hours of employment and schedule autonomy, influence his female partner’s return to employment after the birth of a first child using the German Socio-Economic Panel. ...

Comparing the Risk Attitudes of Internationally Mobile and Non-Mobile Germans (Chapter 5)

Moving–particularly to a new country–is fraught with risks as migrants leave familiar legal frameworks and cultural institutions behind them. To date, little is known about the psychological determinants of international migration. This chapter helps to fill this gap by analysing data from the first wave of the German Emigration and Remigration Panel Study (GERPS) in combination with data on non-mobile ...

Lebenssituationen älterer Geflüchteter in Deutschland

Out of Sight, out of Mind? Frequency of Emigrants’ Contact with Friends in Germany and its Impact on Subjective Well-Being (Chapter 13)

Migration implies both benefits and costs. The latter include a possible breakdown of social networks, and thus a loss of social capital. Although there is some literature on the evolution of family networks after migration, not as much is known about friendship. This article assesses the quality of friendships between German emigrants and their friends who stayed in Germany. In particular, it asks ...

Trends and equity in the use of health services in Spain and Germany around austerity in Europe

Background: Following the 2008 economic crisis many countries implemented austerity policies, including reducing public spending on health services. This paper evaluates the trends and equity in the use of health services during and after that period in Spain – a country with austerity policies – and in Germany – a country without restriction on healthcare spending. Methods: Data from several National ...