Publikationen mit SOEP-Daten: SOEPlit

Marriage migration and women’s entry into the German labour market

Objective: We analyse the employment patterns of childless first-generation migrants to Germany. In particular, we focus on the behaviour of female "marriage migrants". Marriage migrants are defined as individuals who married after their spouse had moved to Germany. Background: Demographic studies have illustrated that marriage migrants have particularly high childbirth rates upon arrival. ...

Does serum neurofilament light chain measurement influence therapeutic decisions in multiple sclerosis?

Background The assessment of serum neurofilament light chain (sNfL) concentration in multiple sclerosis (MS) is a useful tool for predicting clinical outcomes and assessing treatment response. However, its use in clinical practice is still limited. We aimed to assess how measurement of sNfL influences neurologists’ treatment decisions in MS. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional, web-based study in ...

Beschäftigungsdynamik im Niedriglohnsektor

Rund 13 Prozent der Bevölkerung im Erwerbsalter oder 19 Prozent der Arbeitnehmer waren im Jahr 2021 zu einem Niedriglohn beschäftigt. Damit nimmt das Ausmaß von Niedriglohnbeschäftigung weiter ab. Niedriglohnbeschäftigte waren in ihrer Erwerbsbiografie zwar bereits häufig zuvor zum Niedriglohn beschäftigt, was auf unzureichende Aufstiegschancen hindeuten könnte. Dennoch spielt der Niedriglohnsektor ...

The roles of employment status and income in the mental health of informal caregivers in Germany

Background Informal caregivers often experience multiple negative consequences as a result of the informal care they provide. Among other factors, employment status, financial resources, and mental health are related to informal caregiving. This analysis examined the association between informal caregivers' employment status and their mental health, as well as the moderating effect of net household ...

Spouses' division of labor and marital stability: Applying the multiple-equilibrium theory to cohort trends of divorce in East and West Germany

Objective: In comparing East and West Germany, we investigate task specialization and its association with marital stability twofold: (1) Has the association between women’s employment and divorce risk changed across marriage cohorts? (2) Are men’s levels of engagement in domestic tasks associated with divorce risk Background: While older theories assumed that women’s employment destabilized marriages, ...

Proximity to refugee accommodations does not affect locals’ attitudes toward refugees: evidence from Germany

With the so-called ‘long summer of migration’ of 2015, there was an urgent need to accommodate many refugees in Germany. This situation was framed as a ‘refugee reception crisis’, and it revealed diametrically opposed stances within German society. Within this debate, anti-refugee sentiment is often explained with the placement of nearby refugee reception facilities. Conclusive evidence of this claim ...

Die Finanzierung der gesetzlichen Pflegeversicherung: Analyse struktureller Unterschiede zwischen sozialer Pflegeversicherung und privater Pflege-Pflichtversicherung sowie Bewertung der Reformoption der Pflegebürgerversicherung

Der Beitrag verfolgt das Ziel, die systematischen und strukturellen Unterschiede zwischen der sozialen Pflegeversicherung (SPV) sowie der privaten Pflege-Pflichtversicherung (PPV) zu analysieren, daraus resultierende Probleme aufzuzeigen und auf dieser Basis die Reformoption der Pflegebürgerversicherung (PBV) zu bewerten. Die Pflegeleistungen sowie deren Zugangskriterien sind in der SPV und PPV identisch, ...

Gutachten zur Erforderlichkeit von Schülerindividualdaten in NRW

Essays in Applied Economics (Dissertation)

Sonderauswertungen des Sozioökonomischen Panels (SOEP) 2020 und 2021 zu Löhnen und Arbeitszeiten in der Pandemie: Abschlussbericht