Publikationen mit SOEP-Daten: SOEPlit

Trends in relative and absolute mobility of homeownership in Europe

Homeownership has declined markedly among younger generations across Europe. A common assumption is that this decline is increasingly stratified by parental homeownership, due to rising house prices and the growing importance of parental financial support. We show that this assumption does not hold for the average European. Using data from EU-SILC 2011 and 2019 covering 24 European countries, we examine ...

Auswirkungen der Anhebung des Mindestlohns auf 12 Euro auf individuelle Beschäftigungsbewegungen und betriebliche Lohnstrukturen

The integration of migrants in the German labour market: evidence over 50 years

Germany has become the second-most important destination for migrants worldwide. Using all waves from the microcensus, we study their labour market integration over the last 50 years and highlight differences to the US case. Although the employment gaps between immigrant and native men decline after arrival, they remain large for most cohorts; the average gap after one decade is 10 percentage points. ...

Pro-environmental behavior and life satisfaction: How strong is our evidence?

A positive relationship between pro-environmental behavior and subjective well-being has been used to argue for a “double dividend”, i.e. the narrative that pro-environmental behavior is beneficial for both environment and individual, when measured in the metric of subjective well-being. Our paper argues that the (causal) evidence base for such a narrative is far too weak. We suggest methodological ...

Remote-Desktop-Verarbeitung sensibler Forschungsdaten: Ein Referenzsystem

Das RDCnet (Research Data Center Network) verfolgt das Ziel, ein nationales Netzwerk von gesicherten Datenzugangsstellen aufzubauen, indem gesicherte Arbeitsplätze verschiedener Forschungsdatenzentren miteinander vernetzt werden. Dieses Netzwerk wird durch den Einsatz von Remote-Desktop-Systemen realisiert: Die Nutzenden erhalten Zugang zu virtuellen Desktops, die nicht lokal, sondern ausschließlich ...

The dynamics of household location preferences in Germany

Inspired by the literature on social polarisation and residential segregation we draw on a probabilistic approach to pursue the evolution of household location preferences. Using microdata from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) for the period 1984–2020 we demonstrate that structural economic change was accompanied by an increasing preference for residence in compact housing close to urban centres. ...

Fathers’ sleep in the first 24 months postpartum: A systematic review and meta-analysis of global data

Maternal sleep is significantly disrupted in the postpartum period, but changes in paternal sleep are less established. Here, we systematically review and meta-analyze available data on paternal sleep in the first 24months post birth, including self-report and objectively measured sleep outcomes. Scopus, PsycINFO, and PubMed were searched for original research articles published until end August 2024. ...

Actor-Driven Risk Factors of Publication Bias: Opening the File Drawer of Two Probabilistic Panel Surveys

Science has long struggled with unsuccessful replications and reproductions, a challenge that raises questions about the robustness and credibility of research findings. One potential contributing factor is selective reporting or nonpublication of certain results based on their direction or strength, leading to publication bias. To better understand its extent and risk factors, we examined 178 successful ...

Social inequalities at the transition to higher education: the role of personality for graduates from vocational and general schools

Previous research has shown that social inequalities in the transition to higher education are a persistent phenomenon in Germany. Additionally, studies indicate that graduates from vocational schools are less likely to enter higher education, compared to their peers who graduated from general schools. However, research is scarce about how social background effects may differ for graduates from vocational ...

Echoes of the past: The enduring impact of communism on contemporary freedom of speech values

Free speech is essential for informed decision-making, government efficacy, and fostering innovation in liberal societies. But what promotes or hinders freedom of speech values? Exploiting the natural experiment of German separation and later reunification, we show that living under communism has had lasting effects on free speech opinions, and the convergence process has been slow. East Germans are ...