Das Sozio-oekonomische Panel (SOEP) beschreibt die Situation der Privathaushalte in Deutschland mit Blick auf ein breites Themenspektrum und wird bereits seit 1984 durchgeführt. Es setzte bisher primär auf interviewergestützte Befragungsmodi und dabei vorrangig auf das Face-to-Face-Interview. Verschiedene Faktoren führten jedoch zu der Entscheidung, mehr Vielfalt in der Datenerhebung zu wagen. Dazu ...
Gambling preferences are analysed using survey data from the wider population. Respondents were confronted with a hypothetical lottery question, in which they were asked to imagine having just won a large prize, and asked how much of this prize they would be willing to invest in a further gamble. We observe the majority of respondents avoiding the gamble altogether. We demonstrate that such behaviour ...
Initial findings regarding the coronavirus crisis’ impact on the German labor market suggest that the existing dynamics of inequality will worsen in two respects – both between the sexes, and within the group of women alone. One thing is certain: Mothers in particular will lose out, as the following analysis shows that even before the crisis, children already cost mothers up to two-thirds of their ...