Publikationen mit SOEP-Daten: SOEPlit

The Impact of Wage Increases on Job Satisfaction - Empirical Evidence and Theoretical Implications

Reference Dependent Preferences and the Impact of Wage Increases on Job Satisfaction: Theory and Evidence

Individual and Job-Based Determinants of Performance Appraisal: Evidence from Germany

The anatomy of performance appraisals in Germany

We investigate the use of performance appraisal (PA) in German firms. First, we derive hypotheses on individual and job-based determinants of PA usage. Based on a representative German data set on individual employees, we test these hypotheses and also explore the impact of PA on performance pay and further career prospects. The results include that PA is positively linked to an individual's willingness ...

Evidence on performance pay and risk aversion

Making use of a unique representative data set, we find clear evidence that risk aversion has a highly significant and substantial negative impact on the probability that an employee's pay is performance contingent, which confirms the well known risk-incentive trade-off.

Works Councils and Performance Appraisals

Drawing on two large German representative data sets, we analyze the role of works councils for the use of performance appraisals (PA). We distinguish between the incidence of performance appraisal systems as intended by the firm and their actual implementation on the level of the individual employee. We find that works councils tend to promote rather than restrict PA. Employees working in establishments ...

The Role of Contract Types for Employees’ Public Service Motivation

The intention of “doing good for society” is regarded to be a crucial motivator for employees in the public sector in order for them to perform well. Recent research in the public sector literature calls for a deeper understanding of how this specific public service motivation (PSM) is shaped. In our paper, we analyze how different degrees of inclusion in the public sector matter for PSM. We investigate ...

Kinderlose Frauen vs. Frauen ohne Kinder: Zum Problem der Messung der Kinderlosigkeit in Deutschland

In der Öffentlichkeit ist häufig davon die Rede, dass jede dritte westdeutsche Frau und sogar mehr als 40 % der westdeutschen Akademikerinnen kinderlos bleiben. Diese Angaben zur Kinderlosigkeit beruhen meist auf Auswertungen des Mikrozensus. Die Verwendung des Mikrozensus zur Abschätzung der Kinderlosigkeit ist allerdings umstritten. In diesem Artikel soll deshalb ein Überblick über Schätzungen zur ...

Why is the share of women willing to work in East Germany larger than in West Germany? A logit model of extensive labour supply decision

The aim of the paper is to analyse differences in the labour force participation (LFP) between East and West German women. Using microcensus data in a binary choice model, we distinguish three main explanations for these differences: the skill composition, the regional labour market and childcare availability. As LFP in-creases in the skill-level, the larger share of high-skilled women in East Germany ...

Demographischer Wandel in Ostdeutschland: Fluch oder Segen für den Arbeitsmarkt?

Anhand eines theoriebasierten Simulationsmodells werden die Auswirkungen des demographischen Wandels auf den ostdeutschen Arbeitsmarkt bis zum Jahr 2020 untersucht. Demnach könnte die Zahl der Erwerbstätigen insgesamt von 6,7 auf 6,1 Mill. zurückgehen. Da das Arbeitsangebot schneller schrumpft als die Arbeitsnachfrage, zeigen die Simulationsergebnisse einen Rückgang der Arbeitslosigkeit. Der aufgezeigte ...