Publikationen mit SOEP-Daten: SOEPlit

Born lucky - or just lucky to be born rich? A note

A paper by social psychologists proclaimed that, for UK citizens, it could be shown that being born in the summer half-year was associated with a significantly higher belief in being lucky, compared with being born in the winter half-year. Are we that much determined by nonsocial forces? A test with German data about well-being also yielded a summer high, but smaller and somewhat time-lagged. However, ...

Die Teilhabegesellschaft - Modell eines neuen Wohlfahrtsstaates (Kapitel 4: Die Finanzierung)

Regional Unemployment and Individual Satisfaction

The Direct and Indirect Impact of Religion on Well-Being in Germany

A European Social Survey (ESS)—based study of Clark and Lelkes on the European level showed a double positive connection between religion and life-satisfaction: not only did a personal involvement have a positive impact, but there was also a regional externality. Even atheists seemed to be happier in areas with many religious people. However, the regional structure of the ESS can be seen as methodologically ...

Arbeitszeitwünsche, Arbeitslosigkeit und Arbeitszeitpolitik

Employee-friendly labour time: a key element to a sustainable pattern of production and consumption

Whereas the preferences of consumers are a cornerstone of market economies, preferences of employees e.g., regarding the preferred amount of paid labour, usually are not. However, we have strong evidence that differences between aspired and actually worked weekly hours have a serious negative impact on life, job and health satisfaction. This paper investigates the gap between employees’ preferences ...

Health Insurance, Labor Supply, and Job Mobility: A Critical Review of the Literature

Finding a job: Consequences for life satisfaction and interactions with job quality

Is Any Job Better than No Job? Life Satisfaction and Re-employment

Using data for West Germany from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we analyse the impact of transitions from unemployment to full-time employment on life satisfaction, with special focus on the influence of job quality. We apply various indicators of job quality (self-reported job satisfaction, wages, type of contract, and indicators of the fit between the worker and job requirements). We control for ...

Eine Bestandsaufnahme: Niedriglohnbeschäftigung in Deutschland

Niedriglohnbeschäftigung hat viele Gesichter: Mini-Jobs, Arbeitskontrakte für Saisonkräfte, Ein-Euro-Jobs, aber auch niedrig bezahlte Arbeits in „normaler“ sozialversicherungspflichtiger Beschäftigung. Manche gering bezahlte Tätigkeiten werden um Transferleistungen ergänzt, andere bilden die einzige Einkommensquelle. Die Formen sind so unterschiedlich und so schwer vergleichbar, dass man im Grunde ...