Publikationen mit SOEP-Daten: SOEPlit

Aktuelle Entwicklungen in der deutschen Familiensoziologie: Theorien, Daten, Methoden

Wie und in welchen Bereichen hat sich in den letzten 10 Jahren unser Wissen von familialen Strukturen und Dynamiken sowie den Ursachen ihres Wandels verbessert? Wo liegen die inhaltlichen Schwerpunkte der Forschung und welche Fragestellungen werden vernachlässigt? Welche Methoden werden in der empirischen Familienforschung verwendet, und welche Daten stehen zur Verfügung? Der Beitrag resümiert den ...

Happiness-Kurs: Die neuen Glücksbringer

Was ist Glück und wie wird man glücklich? Diese Fragen beschäftigen Wissenschaftler seit Ewigkeiten. Mit Happiness-Kursen, Glückstrainings und Positiver Psychologie suchen Menschen nach Antworten.

Estimating Benefits from Regional Amenities: Internal Migration and Life Satisfaction

This paper is the first to link economic theory with empirical life-satisfaction analyses referring to internal migration. We derive an extension of the Roback (1982) model to account for benefits from regional amenities in the utility function, while controlling for income, housing costs, and migration costs. Using highly disaggregated spatial panel information on people’s migration decisions and ...

Die Arbeitsmarktposition ausländischer Arbeitskräfte in Deutschland (West) und Österreich

Beschäftigungsstrukturen ausländischer Arbeitskräfte in Österreich und Deutschland - Unterschiede und Gemeinsamkeiten

Der Schritt in die berufliche Selbstständigkeit. Eine Analyse auf der Basis des sozioökonomischen Panels (Magisterarbeit)

Mixed Methods and Multisited Migration Research: Innovations From a Transnational Perspective

This article discusses the use of mixed methods design for transnational migration research. It draws on two currently expanding strategies that can form part of an integrated framework that reveals multiple complementary perspectives: (a) the incorporation of quantitative data and methods in what has been a largely qualitative field and (b) the use of multisited research that investigates individuals ...

Measuring transnationality of immigrants in Germany: prevalence and relationship with social inequalities

The scope of immigrants' transnational ties and the relationship to their social position is subject to a controversial debate that suggests a dualistic picture. On the one hand, globalization theorists argue that an elite of highly educated and economically most successful professionals intensively engages in and benefits from transnationality. On the other hand, most scholars in migration and ...

Transnationality and Social Inequalities of Migrants in Germany

The relationship between people’s transnational ties and practices and their social position is subject to a controversial debate that suggests a dualistic picture. While there seems to exist a group of highly educated people who benefit from transnational mobility and networks, for migrants the maintenance of transnational ties to their ‘old homes’ appears to lead to a social mobility trap, and thus ...

Perceptions and Practices of Replication by Social and Behavioral Scientists: Making Replications a Mandatory Element of Curricula Would Be Useful

We live in a time of increasing publication rates and specialization of scientific disciplines. More and more, the research community is facing the challenge of assuring the quality of research and maintaining trust in the scientific enterprise. Replication studies are necessary to detect erroneous research. Thus, the replicability of research is considered a hallmark of good scientific practice and ...