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SOEP-Core v32 – Documentation of the Household-related Meta-dataset HPFAD

SOEP-Core v32 – HEALTH

SOEP-Core v32 – KIDLONG: Pooled Dataset on Children

SOEP-Core v32 – Person-related Variables on Children in $KIND

SOEP-Core v32 – PPFAD

Delegation in Long-Term Relationships

This paper considers the effects of a two-period interaction on the decision of a principal to delegate authority to a potentially biased but better informed agent. Compared to the (repeated) one-period case, the agent's first period actions may also signal his type which in turn impacts wages in Period 2. As a result, biased agents have an incentive not to follow their own preferences in Period ...

Seasonal variation in sports participation

This study explores indicators describing socio-demographics, sports participation characteristics and motives which are associated with variation in sports participation across seasons. Data were drawn from the German Socio-Economic Panel which contains detailed information on the sports behaviour of adults in Germany. Overall, two different measures of seasonal variation are developed and used as ...

Sports Participation and Social Capital Formation During Adolescence

Objective National and international policies claim that young people's sports participation improves their social capital. This article is the first to examine if sports participation has a causal effect on social capital formation during adolescence and whether such effects depend on the organizational format or the type of sports practiced. Methods Propensity score matching is employed in the ...

Income Distribution and Social Expenditures: A Cross-National Perspective

Managerqualität und Unternehmensgröße