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Performance pay and alcohol use in Germany

Previous studies show that performance pay can benefit firms and workers by increasing productivity and wages. Yet, performance pay can also have unintended consequences for worker health. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we examine the hypothesis that alcohol use as “self-medication” is a natural response to the stress and uncertainty associated with performance pay. We find that the ...

Hanks Welt: Müssen alle Menschen Akademiker werden?

Ein Studium bringt finanzielle Vorteile, mehr Jobsicherheit und Zufriedenheit im Beruf. Aber geht es Arbeitern wirklich schlechter?

Ostracism breeds depression: Longitudinal associations between ostracism and depression over a three-year-period

Background: Theoretical models in both clinical (Psychobiological Model of Social Rejection and Depression) as well as social psychology (Temporal Need Threat Model of Ostracism) have postulated that ostracism (i.e. being excluded and ignored by others) may foster the development of depressive symptomatology. However, stress generation models indicate that depression may also foster ostracism as depressed ...

Dritter Teilhabebericht der Bundesregierung über die Lebenslagen von Menschen mit Beeinträchtigungen

Zusammenhalt in Corona-Zeiten: Familien nicht mit der Gießkanne fördern

Die Familie hat als Bildungsort auch in der Pandemie sehr gut funktioniert. Eine flächendeckende Förderung von Familien erscheint aber nicht angebracht. Das knappe Geld muss zielgerichtet eingesetzt werden.

Gutachten zur Lage der Verbraucherinnen und Verbraucher 2021

Selbständige Frauen leiden besonders unter der Krise

Ob Friseurgeschäft oder Café: Frauen betreiben häufig Geschäfte, die in der Krise gelitten haben. Das macht sich jetzt bemerkbar, zeigt eine Studie.

Do You Really Want to Share Everything? The Wellbeing of Work-Linked Couples

Work as well as family life are crucial sources of human wellbeing, which however often interfere. This is especially so if partners work in the same occupation or industry. At the same time, being work-linked may benefit their career success. Still, surprisingly little is known about the wellbeing of work-linked couples. Our study fills this gap by examining the satisfaction differences between work-linked ...

The Intermarriage Life Satisfaction Premium

Research on the consequences of intermarriage is almost exclusively looking at immigrants’ labour market outcomes, with little attention given to non-economic indicators. Drawing from set-point theory and taking on a dynamic approach, the authors examine whether having a different- versus a same-origin partner is subject to a selection on life satisfaction, or associated with a greater short-term improvement ...

“In Good Times and in Bad, in Sickness and in Health”: A Longitudinal Analysis on Spousal Caregiving and Life Satisfaction

Previous research on informal spousal caregiving has documented a reduced life satisfaction among caregivers, but it has rarely considered the dynamics over time, the mechanisms that drive these effects, and different types of transitions out of caregiving. This study aims to fill this gap by focusing on spousal caregivers’ life satisfaction before, during, and after episodes of caregiving. We apply ...