Publikationen mit SOEP-Daten: SOEPlit

Can television reduce xenophobia? The case of East Germany

Can television have a mitigating effect on xenophobia? To explore this question, we investigate a natural experiment in which individuals in some regions of East Germany could not - due to their geographic location - consume West German television until 1989. By analyzing survey data from the periods before and after German reunification, we provide evidence that individuals who received West German ...

The Public Sector Wage Gap in Spain: Evidence from Income Tax Data

This paper studies the public sector wage gap by gender and skill level in Spain using recent administrative data from tax records. We estimate wage distributions in the presence of covariates separately for men and women in the public sector and in the private sector. Then, we decompose the public sector wage gap along the wage distribution and isolate the part due to differences in the remunerations ...

Cracking under Pressure? Gender Role Attitudes toward Maternal Employment during COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly affected labour market outcomes of men and women, and the restricted operation of daycare facilities and schools disrupted the infrastructure that typically allows working parents to reconcile work and family life. This paper analyses to what extent the pandemic changed gender role attitudes toward maternal employment. Using German data from 2008 through spring 2022, ...

Familiale, individuelle und institutionelle Einflussfaktoren auf Bildungsungleichheiten

Higher education funding in Germany: a distributional lifetime perspective

This paper analyzes higher education funding in Germany from a distributional perspective. For this, I first compare the quantitative importance of different funding instruments, from free tuition to subsidized health insurance for students. I show that free tuition is, by far, the most important instrument. Then, I take a lifetime perspective and assess how individuals of different expected lifetime ...

Martin Schröder im Gespräch: "Lockdown machte uns nicht unzufriedener": Soziologie-Professor über Folgen der Corona-Krise

Wann sind wir wirklich zufrieden? Der Marburger Soziologie-Professor Martin Schröder glaubt, dass der Einfluss der Corona-Krise in dieser Frage überschätzt wird. Wie so vieles übrigens – das zumindest hat sich bei den Auswertungen einer Langzeitstudie gezeigt.

Problem Or Opportunity? Immigration, Job Search, Entrepreneurship and Labor Market Outcomes Of Natives In Germany

In this study we evaluate the effects of low-skilled immigration on small businesses, wages and employment in Germany. We develop a search and matching model with heterogeneous workers, cross-skill matching, and endogenous entry into entrepreneurship. The model is calibrated using German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) data. Quantitative analysis shows that low-skilled immigration benefits high-skilled ...

Essays on Households’ Contribution to Climate Change and Its Mitigation (Dissertation)

Risk factors for multimodal conservative approach failure before bariatric surgery

A multimodal conservative approach (MCA) is internationally recommended prior to bariatric surgery for the majority of patients. This research aimed to identify risk factors for therapy failure within the MCA.This study was conducted in a German bariatric obesity centre. Patients who underwent a 3- to 6-month preoperative MCA from November 2019 to October 2020 were prospectively recorded and analysed. ...

Mentorenprogramme für Geflüchtete: Krieger (DIW): Kaum Effekte auf Bildung und Erwerbstätigkeit (Interview mit Magdalena Krieger)

Bessere Sprachkenntnisse und sozial aktiver, das seien positive Folgen von Mentorenprogrammen für Geflüchtete, sagte Magdalena Krieger vom Deutschen Institut für Wirtschaft im Dlf. Bei der Integration in den Arbeitsmarkt ließen sich aber keine Unterschiede zu anderen Geflüchteten feststellen. Magdalena Krieger im Gespräch mit Thekla Jahn