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Religious Heterogeneity and Fiscal Policy: Evidence from German Reunification

Theoretical work based on social identity theory predicts that population diversity undermines redistributive public policies. This article tests this proposition exploiting an exogenous shock in diversity due to Germany’s reunification. In contrast to previous work on ethno-linguistic or racial heterogeneity, we specifically analyze religious diversity, which is an increasingly relevant social cleavage ...

The treatment effect of attending a high-quality school and the influence of unobservables

This paper studies the effect of attending a high-quality secondary school on subsequent educational outcomes. The analysis is based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study in which we observe children when they make their secondary school choice (between ages 10-12) and later when they self-report on their intentions with regard to their further educational path (between ages 16-17). To ...

Vorstellungen der Wirtschaft zum vordringlichen Informationsbedarf über die DDR und die aus ihrer Sicht zu treffenden Maßnahmen

Sozialkapitalwelten in Deutschland: Soziale Netzwerke, Vertrauen und Reziprozitätsnormen im subnationalen Vergleich

This article has two aims. First, we address the debated question of adequate conceptualization and measurement of social capital. Second, we present the first comparative analysis of social capital stocks in the German regions. Drawing on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP) we consider a vast array of structural and cultural social capital indicators, i.e. social networks, trust, and ...

Spheres of trust: An empirical analysis of the foundations of particularised and generalised trust

While the literature on trust has produced various conceptual models, there is also some confusion concerning different types of trust and their formation. In this article, three contested points are empirically clarified. First, are there really different forms of trust as much of the literature suggests? Second, if so, then how are these different types of trust related to each other? Third, what ...

Profund, präzise, pünktlich: 80 Jahre Wochenbericht spiegeln die deutsche Wirtschaftsgeschichte

Klasse und Geschlecht 1

Klasse und Geschlecht als Kategorien sozialer Ungleichheit

Sozialer Raum und Geschlechterverhältnis

Klasse und Geschlecht. Ergebnisse eines empirisch-theoretischen Forschungsprojekts