Dokumentationen der SOEP-Studien (SOEP Survey Papers)

SOEP-Core v40.1 – BIOPAREN: Biography Information on the Parents

SOEP-Core v40.1 – BIOREGION

SOEP-Core v40.1 – HGEN: Household-Related Status and Generated Variables

SOEP-Core v40.1 – HPATHL: Household-Related Meta-Dataset

How did you find your job? Effects of the job search channels on labour market outcomes in Germany

We study the effect of finding a job through one's social contact on starting wages. Using combined SOEP-INKAR data for Germany and propensity score analysis - both matching and weighting - we document that referral hiring is associated with a wage penalty of 10%. This penalty is stable over time. Separating by the type of the social contact, we find that referrals from former colleagues are associated ...

SOEP-IS 2024 – PPATHL: Person-Related Meta-Dataset (Long)

SOEP-IS 2024 – Questionnaire for the SOEP Innovation Sample - Feldversion (en)

SOEP-IS 2024 – Report of Survey Methodology and Fieldwork

SOEP-Core v41 - Codebook for the $PEQUIV (SOEP-CNEF) file 1984-2024: CNEF variables with extended income information for the SOEP

SOEP-Core v41 – Codebook for the $PEQUIV (SOEP-CNEF) File 1984-2024: CNEF Variables with Extended Income Information for the SOEP