Publikationen mit SOEP-Daten: SOEPlit

Couple’s Relative Labor Supply in Intermarriage

In this paper the hypothesis that partnerships between immigrants and natives are less specialized – in the sense that spouses provide similar working hours per weekday – than those between immigrants is tested. The empirical analysis relies on panel data using a two-limit random effects tobit framework to identify determinants of a gender-neutral specialization index. Results indicate that for immigrants ...

Relative labor supply in intermarriage

Spouse’s relative labor supply and the degree of specialization in intermarriage might differ from that in immigrant and native marriage for several reasons. Intermarried couples may specialize less due to smaller comparative advantages resulting from positive assortative mating by education, and due to different bargaining positions within the household. The empirical analysis relies on panel data ...

Do Political Efficacy and Socio-Political Culture Transmit Through History? Evidence on the Prussian Legacy

Since about two decades, a growing strand of literature seeks to delve deep into the topic of historical institutional frameworks to gain insight into the origins of peoples' norms and perceptions as well as contemporary economic developments. In this vein, this study presents new evidence for a Prussian legacy in terms of a persistently lower level of political efficacy and a socio-political ...

Considering the Extremely Poor: Multidimensional Poverty Measurement for Germany

This paper applies the Alkire and Foster (J Public Econ 95:476–487, 2011) index of multidimensional poverty to German data. This is done with respect to the politically most important dimensions of poverty mentioned in the German Federal Government’s report on poverty and wealth. Additionally, a modification of the identification step of the Alkire–Foster index is proposed to guarantee that individuals, ...

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Spendenbereitschaft: Wer viel hat, gibt auch viel

Entwicklung eines Verfahrens zur Berechnung der körperlichen und psychischen Summenskalen auf Basis der SOEP-Version des SF12 (Algorithmus)

Der ältere Mensch im Erwerbsleben - Wie lange fühlt man sich gesund und belastbar?

Pension Income Inequality: a Cohort Study in Six European Countries

This paper is an empirical overview of inequalities of pension outcomes in six European countries, which are shaped by a variety of institutional pensions schemes. The study contrasts pension system regulation in Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom; and analyses their impact on current pension income. The main focus is analyzing the current trends of income distribution ...

Pension Institutions and Income Inequality across European Societies: Denmark, Germany, Sweden, and the United Kingdom

This paper analyses major pension system regulation in four European countries: Denmark, Germany, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. It is focused on the government’s and social partner’s efforts to provide old-age security benefits, and how these regulatory approaches have shaped the current structure of the public-private mix of pension protection systems. The different regulatory approaches may, in ...