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Entwicklung der Sorgen um die wirtschaftliche Situation in Ost- und Westdeutschland seit der Wiedervereinigung

Does it Really Feel the Same? Changes in Life Satisfaction Following Repeated Life Events

Unemployment, divorce, and marriage are common life events for most people in Western societies. In a longitudinal study, the authors investigated how these life events affect life satisfaction when they occur repeatedly. Data came from the German Socio-Economic Panel, a large-scale representative panel study, and were analyzed using multilevel modeling. Results showed that, in general, life satisfaction ...

Age Differences in Loneliness From Late Adolescence to Oldest Old Age

Contrary to common stereotypes, loneliness is not restricted to old age but can occur at any life stage. In this study, we used data from a large, nationally representative German study (N = 16,132) to describe and explain age differences in loneliness from late adolescence to oldest old age. The age distribution of loneliness followed a complex nonlinear trajectory, with elevated loneliness levels ...

Subjective well-being and adaptation to life events: A meta-analysis

Previous research has shown that major life events can have short- and long-term effects on subjective well-being (SWB). The present meta-analysis examines (a) whether life events have different effects on affective and cognitive well-being and (b) how the rate of adaptation varies across different life events. Longitudinal data from 188 publications (313 samples, N = 65,911) were integrated to describe ...

The Prospective Effect of Life Satisfaction on Life Events

Life satisfaction (LS) is prospectively associated with the occurrence of several major events in work and family life. Analyzing longitudinal data from three nationally representative panel studies (Ns between 2,321 and 18,692), the authors found that higher LS is associated with a higher likelihood of marriage and childbirth, and with a lower likelihood of marital separation, job loss, starting a ...

“Is your commute really making you fat?”: The causal effect of commuting distance on height-adjusted weight

This paper explores the causal relationship between commuting distance and height-adjusted weight (BMI) in Germany, using micro-level data for the period 2004 – 2012. In contrast to previous papers, we find no evidence that longer commutes are associated with a higher BMI. The non-existence of a relationship between BMI and commuting distance prevails when physical activity and eating habits are adjusted ...

Commuting and Sickness Absence

We investigate the causal effect of commuting on sickness absence from work using German panel data. To address reverse causation, we use changes in commuting distance for employees who stay with the same employer and who have the same residence during the period of observation. In contrast to previous papers, we do not observe that commuting distances are associated with higher sickness absence, in ...

Die Komponentenzerlegung - Ein Verfahren zur Messung geschlechtsspezifischer Einkommensdiskriminierung

Berufskrankheiten und Arbeitseinkommen - Eine ökonometrische Untersuchung zur Theorie kompensierender Lohndifferentiale

Kompensierende Lohndifferentiale in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland - Eine ökonometrische Untersuchung zur Bedeutung von Arbeitsunfallhäufigkeiten für das Arbeitseinkommen vollzeitbeschäftigter Männer