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Migrant wealth in Germany

Migrant households in Germany hold significantly less wealth than native households, with disparities varying by origin and generation. Using SOEP data (2012, 2017), this study quantifies gaps across the wealth distribution and examines income, saving rates, and portfolio composition. Migrants from low- and middle-income countries exhibit the largest gaps, with persistent disadvantages in the upper ...

Early life-circumstances and preference formation - the case of breastfeeding duration

A growing literature suggests a remarkable heterogeneity in skills and preferences. Although these heterogeneities play an important role in the determination of life outcomes, little is known about their origins. We propose and validate the breastfeeding duration as measure of early lifecircumstances and explore its effects in the development process of risk, time and social preferences. We do so ...

Listen to her: Gender differences in information diffusion within the household

We study how economic information diffuses within the household, leveraging an information-provision experiment with a representative sample of households from Germany. A random sample of household members received information about their household’s position in the income distribution. When provided with information directly, there are no gender differences in how individuals update their beliefs. ...

Integrationspfade geflüchteter Frauen in Arbeitsmarkt und Gesellschaft

Im Jahr 2016 erreichte die Zahl der geflüchteten Menschen in Deutschland seinen Höhepunkt. Seitdem sind die Zahlen zurückgegangen und die Struktur der Gruppe hat sich geändert. Vor allem kommen im Rahmen des Familiennachzugs immer mehr Frauen aus den Krisengebieten. Auf Basis der quantitativen IAB-BAMF-SOEP Befragung von Geflüchteten und einer qualitativen Vorstudie, wurden die Einflussfaktoren, die ...

So verändert die Geburt eines Kindes langfristig die Persönlichkeit der Eltern

Einer gängigen Vorstellung nach ist die Elternschaft eines der einschneidendsten Erlebnisse im Leben, welches die Persönlichkeit langfristig verändert. Eine neue Studie zeigt, dass die Geburt des Nachwuchses die Eltern tatsächlich verändert — jedoch nicht so wie erwartet. Es gibt große Unterschiede zwischen Geschlechtern und Altersgruppen, doch insgesamt werden Eltern weniger offen für Neues und weniger ...

Replication code availability over time and across fields: Evidence from the German Socio-Economic Panel

Abstract Providing replication code is an inexpensive way to facilitate reproducibility. However, little is known about the extent of replication code provision. Therefore, we examine the availability of replication code for over 2500 peer-reviewed articles based on the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), one of the most widely used datasets in economics and other social sciences. We find that only ...

Higher education funding in Germany: a distributional lifetime perspective

This paper analyzes higher education funding in Germany from a distributional perspective. For this, I first compare the quantitative importance of different funding instruments, from free tuition to subsidized health insurance for students. I show that free tuition is, by far, the most important instrument. Then, I take a lifetime perspective and assess how individuals of different expected lifetime ...

Martin Schröder im Gespräch: "Lockdown machte uns nicht unzufriedener": Soziologie-Professor über Folgen der Corona-Krise

Wann sind wir wirklich zufrieden? Der Marburger Soziologie-Professor Martin Schröder glaubt, dass der Einfluss der Corona-Krise in dieser Frage überschätzt wird. Wie so vieles übrigens – das zumindest hat sich bei den Auswertungen einer Langzeitstudie gezeigt.

Problem Or Opportunity? Immigration, Job Search, Entrepreneurship and Labor Market Outcomes Of Natives In Germany

In this study we evaluate the effects of low-skilled immigration on small businesses, wages and employment in Germany. We develop a search and matching model with heterogeneous workers, cross-skill matching, and endogenous entry into entrepreneurship. The model is calibrated using German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) data. Quantitative analysis shows that low-skilled immigration benefits high-skilled ...

Essays on Households’ Contribution to Climate Change and Its Mitigation (Dissertation)