Publikationen mit SOEP-Daten: SOEPlit

Reluctant to Reform? A Note on Risk-Loving Politicians and Bureaucrats

As from a political economy perspective, politicians often fail to implement structural reforms, we investigate if the resistance to reform is based on the differences in the risk preferences of voters, politicians, and bureaucrats. Based on the empirical results of a survey of the population in Germany, 175 members of the Federal German Parliament (Bundestag), and 106 officials (“bureaucrats”) from ...

Reluctant to Reform? A Note on Risk-Loving Politicians and Bureaucrats

From a political economy perspective, politicians often fail to implement structural reforms. In this contribution we investigate if the resistance to reform is based on the differences in the risk preferences of voters, politicians, and bureaucrats. Based on three surveys among the German electorate, 175 members of the Federal German Parliament and 106 officials from German ministries, this is not ...

Sozialer Wandel und Gewaltkriminalität. Deutschland, England und Schweden im Vergleich, 1950-2000

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Risiken atypischer Beschäftigungsformen für die berufliche Entwicklung und Erwerbseinkommen im Lebensverlauf

Vom Normalarbeitsverhältnis abweichende Beschäftigungsformen werden unter dem Begriff "atypische Beschäftigung" zusammengefasst. Das Ziel dieser Studie ist es, die Auswirkungen von Perioden in atypischer Beschäftigung auf die Erwerbsbiografie zu untersuchen. Insbesondere ist dabei von Interesse, ob atypische Beschäftigung eher zur Integration in den Arbeitsmarkt beiträgt (Brückeneffekt) oder ...

Die Lebenslage der ausländischen Bevölkerung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Ethnic Identity and Educational Outcomes of German Immigrants and their Children

Identity can be an important driving force for educational performance. Immigrants and their children face the challenge of identifying with their host country’s culture. This paper examines whether young immigrants and their children who identify stronger with the German culture are more likely to increase their educational outcomes. We use a concept of ethnic identity which is designed to capture ...

Labor Market Integration of German Immigrants and their Children: Does Personality Matter?

Educational attainment, length of stay, differences in national background and language skills play an acknowledged important role for the integration of immigrants. But integration is also a social process, which suggests that psychological factors are relevant. This paper explores whether and to what extent immigrants and their children need to believe in their ability to control their own success. ...

Do Acquaintances and Friends Make Us Learn? Social Capital and Lifelong Learning in Germany

This paper examines the relationship between social capital and adult learning. We test this association empirically using measures of various types of social capital and adult learning based on the German Socioeconomic Panel. We use predetermined measures of social capital to exclude social skills or friends encountered during the adult education class. Fixed effects for latent underlying factors ...

Employment chances of immigrants and their children in Germany: does sense of personal control matter?

Labour market integration is a social process suggesting that personality traits are relevant. This paper explores whether immigrants with a higher belief in their ability to control outcomes tend to be more likely to be employed. This trait is known in psychology as the locus of control (LOC). I employ a model framework that allows LOC to depend on a set of observable determining variables. Results ...