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Klimasozialpolitik als Pfeiler der Nachhaltigkeitswende

In der Literatur zum Klimawandel taucht der Sozialstaat kaum auf – und dies gilt auch für die politischen Diskurse. Zur Verkoppelung der Energie- und Klimakrise mit einer Weiterentwicklung des Systems der sozialen Sicherung führen wir den Begriff der Klimasozialpolitik ein, um den sozial unausgewogenen „Weiter-So“-Pfad zu verlassen. Mit Hilfe eines pauschalen Direktzahlungsmechanismus kann ein Instrument ...

Working memory and fluid intelligence are differentially related to categories of urban fabric in older adults: Results from the Berlin aging study

Urbanization is Globally increasing at a rapid rate but its consequences for mental health, including cognitive functioning, are not well understood. In particular, little is known about the effects of different morphological features associated with urban development, such as variations in the densities of urban fabric (i.e., degrees of ground sealing). We investigated associations of episodic memory, ...

Representativeness in Business Surveys and Linked Employer Employee Data: Evidence from the SOEP-LEE2 Data for Germany

A central goal of the dtec.bw project SOEP-LEE2 is to provide high-quality data for research in organisational, business, and economic studies. To this end, the project conducted two multi-year surveys among German establishments. The first survey, SOEP-LEE2-Core, is linkable to employee data from the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) and is characterized by a complex sampling procedure. The second survey, ...

The Socio-Economic Panel Linked Employer-Employee Survey Version 2 (SOEP-LEE2): Overview and Results from the First Wave

The trend toward digitalization not only changes the organization of work in areas such as production, services and logistics, but also the work situation of employees. To study such changes, data is needed at both the individual and corporate levels. The SOEP-LEE2 project contributes to research through a linked employer-employee study in combination with an establishment and self-employed survey ...

Measuring Loneliness: The European Union Loneliness Survey Covering 27 European Countries

While Chap. 1introduces the concept of loneliness as a negative feeling associated with perceived deficiencies in the quantity and quality of social relationships, this chapter focuses on how this concept is operationalised and measured in surveys. We start by discussing the literature on the measurement of loneliness, which often relies on the use of psychometric scales. In large-scale surveys the ...

Einsamkeit - die "stille Pandemie"

Das Gefühl, einsam zu sein, frisst sich nicht nur zum Jahreswechsel in immer mehr Leben. Gerade unter Jüngeren greift es um sich, kann diverse Ursachen haben - und bekämpft werden.

Evaluating sampling methods for ethnic minorities

Ethnic minorities are often underrepresented in survey research, due to the challenges many researchers face in including these populations. While some studies discuss several methods in comparison, few have directly compared these methods empirically, leaving researchers seeking to include ethnic minorities in their studies unsure of their best options. In this article, I briefly review the methodological ...

China vergibt vor allem Kredite an rohstoffreiche Länder, die wenig gegen Korruption unternehmen: Interview

Populismus: Warum es Grund zur Hoffnung gibt

Homeoffice erleichtert Einstieg in den Aktienmarkt

Das Jahr 2020 war durch eine sprunghafte Zunahme der Teilnahme von Privatpersonen am Aktienmarkt gekennzeichnet. Parallel waren auch deutlich mehr Erwerbstätige im Homeoffice. Tatsächlich ist die Nutzung von Homeoffice eine robuste Bestimmungsgröße für Aktienbesitz und erklärt einen Teil des Anstiegs im Jahr 2020. Vom Homeoffice profitieren in dieser Hinsicht vor allem Personen ohne Kinder im Haushalt. ...