Publikationen mit SOEP-Daten: SOEPlit

Lebenszufriedenheit in den Braunkohlerevieren: Zwischen individuellem Wohlbefinden und kollektiven Sorgen

Out for good: Transitory and persistent labor market effects of heterogeneous health shocks

We propose a novel method to detect and disentangle moderate and severe health shocks in a general population survey based on a data-driven classification of sickness absences and hospitalizations. Both types of shocks are widespread with an annual incidence of about 1.7%, which rises steeply with age. We estimate the effects of both shocks on labor market outcomes and find that severe shocks have ...

Polygenic Associations With Educational Attainment in East Versus West Germany: Differences Emerge After Reunification

Using a DNA-based polygenic index, we explored geographical and historical differences in polygenic associations with educational attainment in East and West Germany around the time of reunification. This index was derived from a prior genome-wide association study on educational attainment in democratic countries. In 1,930 individuals aged 25 to 85 years from the SOEP-G[ene] cohort, the magnitude ...

Publishing Fine-Grained Standardized Metadata – Lessons Learned from Three Research Data Centers

FAIRness of research data largely depends on the availability of rich and standardized metadata. While such metadata is commonly available at the study level, fine-grained metadata, especially for tabular scientific data, is often lacking (Wenzig/Han 2024). In a project funded by KonsortSWD-NFDI4Society, three research data centers (SOEP, LIfBi, and DZHW) investigate what is required to convert existing ...

Risk tolerance and altruism: evidence on their relationship from Germany

This article explores the nexus between risk tolerance and altruism. Using information from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), we find a statistically and economically significant positive correlation between risk tolerance and proxies for altruism conditional on a long covariate vector.

Sense of community, social support and social media use in the post-pandemic world of work

Remote work has become integral to contemporary work life, necessitating a detailed examination of its effects on employees? sense of community and support ? key factors influencing knowledge sharing, team performance, and well-being at work. To this end, this study examines how the adjustments made to working arrangements and workplace communication during and after the COVID-19 pandemic have affected ...

Socio-economic inequalities in the association between diabetes and labour force participation in Germany: A repeated cross-sectional study

OBJECTIVE: Diabetes is associated with lower labour force participation. The proportion of people having diabetes is higher among people with a low socio-economic position. We aimed to describe socio-economic differences in the association between diabetes and labour force participation in Germany. METHODS: Based on repeated cross-sectional data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study, the probability ...

Sozialbericht 2024: Ein Datenreport für Deutschland

Der Sozialbericht 2024 - Ein Datenreport für Deutschland (bisher: Datenreport. Ein Sozialbericht für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland) wird herausgegeben von der Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung zusammen mit dem Statistischen Bundesamt, dem Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung und dem Bundesinstitut für Bevölkerungsforschung in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Sozio-oekonomischen Panel des Deutschen ...

Sozialräumliche Unterschiede und individuelle Gesundheitseinschätzung in deutschen Großstädten: Eine Analyse auf Basis der Innerstädtischen Raumbeobachtung und des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels

Bewohnerinnen und Bewohner in deutschen Großstädten finden unterschiedliche Lebensbedingungen in ihren Stadtteilen vor. Wir vergleichen die Gesundheit von Personen in Stadtteilen mit einer hohen SGB-II Quote mit der von Personen aus Stadtteilen mit niedriger SGB-II Quote. Wir wollen den Einfluss kleinräumiger Unterschiede auf die Gesundheit, unter Berücksichtigung individueller sozioökonomischer und ...

Tax noncompliance and inequality - Three empirical essays for the case of Germany

Chapter 1: Germany's efforts to curb international tax evasion. We evaluate the impact of regulatory attempts by German authorities to combat international tax evasion and report a 32-34% reduction of tax haven deposits in German banks as a reaction to bilateral information exchange. We test for reactions in monthly cross-border liabilities of German banks against non-residents employing a new ...