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Die Deutschen werden immer ärmer

Die Nettovermögen der Deutschen sind zwischen 2003 und 2013 deutlich gesunken. Ein Grund dafür ist die Entwicklung der Gebäudewerte. Doch eine große Rolle spielt auch die schlechte Anlagestrategie.

Artists’ Job and Life Satisfaction (Master-Thesis)

The artistic labor market is marked by several adversities, such as low wages, above-average unemployment, and constrained underemployment. Nevertheless, it attracts many young people. The number of students exceeds the available jobs by far. A potential explanation for this puzzle is that artistic work might result in an exceptionally high job satisfaction, a conjecture that has been mentioned at ...

Berufsmobilität und Lebensform. Sind berufliche Mobilitätserfordernisse in Zeiten der Globalisierung noch mit Familie vereinbar? (Schriftenreihe des BMFSFJ Bd. 208)

Changes in immigrants’ Body Mass Index with their duration of residence in Germany

Is there migration-related inequity in access to or in the utilisation of health care in Germany?

The evolution of immigrants' Body Mass Index with years since migration in Germany

Migration and Health – Empirical Analyses based on the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) (Dissertation)

The so-called 'healthy immigrant effect' (HIE) is one of the most striking findings concerning immigrants and their health status. It is usually said to consist of two parts: According to the first part, immigrants upon arrival are on average healthier than their native peers. This finding is mostly explained by self-selection among their origin population. The idea is that healthier individuals ...

Effects of Early Childhood Intervention on Fertility and Maternal Employment: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial

This paper presents the results of a randomized study of a home visiting program implemented in Germany for low-income, first-time mothers. Besides improving child health and development, a major goal of the program is to improve the participants’ economic self-sufficiency and family planning. I use administrative data from the German social security system and detailed telephone surveys to examine ...

How much can we trust maternal ratings of early child development in disadvantaged samples?

An increasing number of panel studies use short screening questionnaires to assess infant development. Although some research examines the validity of screening questionnaires for middle-class families, knowledge about their accuracy in disadvantaged households is scarce. This paper validates a short screening questionnaire included in the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) with the Bayley Scales of ...

Geschlechtsspezifisches elterliches Verhalten gegenüber Kleinkindern - eine empirische Untersuchung

Verschiedene Studien zeigen, dass Jungen im Bildungssystem schlechter abschneiden als Mädchen. Um die Ursachen und die zeitliche Entwicklung dieses Phänomens zu untersuchen, haben Thomas Mößle, Christian Pfeiffer und Dirk Baier vom Kriminologischen Forschungsinstitut Niedersachsen (KfN) den Sammelband "Die Krise der Jungen" herausgegeben, erschienen im Nomos Verlag. Hierzu haben Malte Sandner ...