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soep2002 program

5th SOEPconference, Berlin, July 3-4, 2002 - Program

Wednesday, July 3rd

9.00Registration
10.00

Welcome
Jennifer Hunt, University of Montreal/DIW Berlin

Opening Adress
Bengt-Arne Wickström, DIW Berlin/Humbildt-Universität Berlin

 
10.30-12:30
Plenary Session
Chair: Bengt-Arne Wickström, DIW Berlin/Humbildt-Universität Berlin

Does the Glass Ceiling Exist? A Cross-National Perspective on Gender Income Mobility (PDF, 185.05 KB)
Ira N. Gang, Rutgers University, John Landon-Lane, Rutgers University and Myeong-Su Yun, University of Western Ontario/Tulane University

The Economic Consequences of Marital Disruption in Germany (PDF, 30.02 KB)
Hans-Jürgen Andreß, and Miriam Güllner, both University of Bielefeld

 
12.30-14.00Lunch
  
14.00-17.00Parallel Sessions:
 A. Methodological Issues
Chair: Heather Laurie, Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER), Essex
B. Income Mobility
Chair: Conchita D'Ambrosio, DIW Berlin/University Luigi Bocconi, Milan
C. East Germany
Chair: Heike Solga, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin
  
 On the source and magnitude of income mobility in Germany (PDF, 304.12 KB)

Philippe Van Kerm, CEPS/ INSTEAD, Luxembourg
The Covariance Structure of East and West German Incomes and its Implications for the Persistence of Poverty and Inequality (PDF, 416.01 KB)

Martin Biewen, University of Heidelberg/DIW Berlin
Participation Behavior of East German Women after German Unification (PDF, 262.46 KB)

Holger Bonin, IZA, Bonn, and Rob Euwals, CPB, The Hague/ CEPR, London/ IZA, Bonn
  
 Item Non-Response on Income and Wealth Questions: Patterns and Correlates (PDF, 195.89 KB)

Regina T. Riphahn, University of Basel/DIW Berlin and Oliver Serfling, University of Basel
'Social Cohesion' and the Dynamics of Income in Four Countries (PDF, 419.93 KB)

Miles Corak, Statistics Canada/Carleton University IZA, Bonn, Wen-Hao Chen, Statistics Canada/ University of Michigan, Abdelatif Demnati, and Dennis Batten, both Statistics Canada

Analyzing Wage Change in East Germany during Last Decade (PDF, 254.27 KB)

Ira N. Gang, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, and Myeong-Su Yun, University of Western Ontario/ Tulane University, New Orleans
  
 Respondent Behavior in Panel Studies - A Case Study for Item-Nonresponse by Means of the German Socio-Economic Panel(GSOEP) (PDF, 355.46 KB)

Jörg-Peter Schräpler, Ruhr University Bochum/DIW Berlin
Dimensions of Income Mobility: Policy Goals and Outcomes in ‘Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism' (PDF, 196.65 KB)

Bruce Headey, University of Melbourne, and Ruud J.A. Muffels, Tilburg University
The Speed of Leaving the Old Job: A Study on Job Changes and Exit into Unemployment during the East German Transition Process (PDF, 299.58 KB)

Joachim Wolff and Parvati Trübswetter, both University of Munich
15.30-16.00Coffee Break
  
17.15Poster Presentations
  
AfterwardsGet-together: Wine, Beer, Water, Pretzels

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Thursday, July 4th

09.00-12.30Parallel Sessions:
 D. Family Structure and Children
Chair: Ernst Fehr, University of Zurich/ Institute for Advanced Studies in Berlin
E. Wage Determination and Savings
Chair: Paul R. Gregory, University of Houston/ DIW Berlin
F. Wages, Employment and Careers
Chair: Christof Helberger, TU Berlin
  
 How Exits from the Labor Force or Death Impact Household Income: A Four Country Comparison of Public and Private Income Support (PDF, 220.34 KB)

Richard V. Burkhauser, Cornell University, Ithaca/ DIW Berlin, Philip Giles, Statistics Canada, Dean R. Lillard, Cornell University, Ithaca/ DIW Berlin and Johannes Schwarze, University of Bamberg/DIW Berlin

Precautionary Savings and Self-Selection - an Empirical Test Based on the 'German Reunification Experiment' (PDF, 510.78 KB)

Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln, and Matthias Schündeln, both Yale University, New Haven
On Sand and the Role of Grease in Labor Markets (PDF, 243.83 KB)

Anja Decressin, Georgetown University, Washington, and Jörg Decressin, IMF, Washington
  
 The Impact of Domestic Child Care on School Performance (PDF, 257.89 KB)

Rainer Hufnagel, University of Hohenheim
The Effect of Maternity Leave on Women's Pay in Germany 1984 - 1994 (PDF, 343.05 KB)

Jan Ondrich, Syracuse University, C. Katharina Spieß, DIW Berlin/ TU Berlin, and Qing Yang, Verbind

Long - Term Effects of Unpaid Overtime - Evidence for West Germany (PDF, 73.13 KB)

Markus Pannenberg, DIW Berlin/IZA
  
 Does Low Income in Early Childhood Affect Adolescent School Attainment? Evidence from the German Socio-Economic Panel (PDF, 123.54 KB)

Stephen P. Jenkins, University of Essex/DIW Berlin and Chris Schluter, University of Bristol/CASE
Returns to Education and Experience in Self-Employment: Evidence from Germany (PDF, 147 KB)

Donald R. Williams, Kent State University
Labour Supply Effects of Low Wage Subsidies in Germany (PDF, 6.49 KB)

Holger Bonin, Wolfram Kempe, and Hilmar Schneider, all IZA, Bonn
    
 11:00-11:30 Coffee Break
  
    
14.00-17.00Parallel Sessions:
 G. Job Loss
Chair: Gert G. Wagner, DIW Berlin/TU Berlin
H. The Elderly and Retirement
Chair: Viktor Steiner, DIW Berlin/Free University (FU) Berlin
I. Health, Happiness, Neighborhoods
Chair: Reiner Stäglin, DIW Berlin/Free University (FU) Berlin
  
 The Influence of Internal Control on the Employment Status of German Workers (PDF, 342.77 KB)

William T. Gallo, Yale University, Jerome Endrass, Yale University/University of Zurich, Elizabeth H. Bradley, Yale University, Daniel Hell, University of Zurich and Stanislav V. Kasl, Yale University
Early Retirement Behaviour of Senior Workers: A Comparitive Analysis of Germany, the UK and the Netherlands (PDF, 42.4 KB)

Trudie Schils, Tilburg University
Separate Spaces, Separate Outcomes? Neighborhood impacts on minorities in Germany (PDF, 50.83 KB)

Anita I. Drever, UCLA
  
 Welfare State Stabilization of Employment Careers: Unemployment Benefits and Job Histories in the United States and West Germany (PDF, 0.96 MB)

Markus Gangl, WZB, Berlin
Retirement Timing in Germany: Does the Spouse Matter? (PDF, 221.63 KB)

Sonja Drobnic, University of Bremen/ Harvard University, Cambridge
The Value of Reunification in Germany: An Analysis of Changes in Life Satisfaction (PDF, 396.05 KB)

Paul Frijters, Free University Amsterdam, John P. Haisken-DeNew, DIW Berlin/ IZA, Bonn and Michael A. Shields, University of Melbourne
  
 Fixed Term Contracts in Germany: Low Wages, Poor Prospects? (PDF, 8.2 KB)

Frances McGinnity and Antje Mertens, both MPI for Human Development, Berlin
Income Risks Within Retirement in Great Britain and Germany (PDF, 0.98 MB)

Ashgar Zaidi, LSE, Joachim R. Frick, DIW Berlin and Felix Büchel, MPI for Human Development, Berlin/ TU Berlin/ DIW Berlin/ IZA, Bonn
Tobacco Control Policies and Smoking Cessation: A Cross Country Analysis (PDF, 212.85 KB)

Donald Kenkel, Dean R. Lillard, and Alan Mathios, all Cornell University, Ithaca
15.30-16.00Coffee Break
  
17.15-17:30Looking Forward: Household Panels in the 21st Century
Gert G. Wagner, DIW Berlin
  
 17:30Honoring of Outstanding GSOEP2002 Conference Papers
by Jennifer Hunt, University of Montreal/DIW Berlin
  
 17:45

Closing Ceremony
Jennifer Hunt, University of Montreal/DIW Berlin

End of the Conference

  
18:15Joint Reception:
Welcoming Remarks - Dr. Peer Pasternack,
Undersecretary of State in the Berlin Ministry of Science, Research and Cultural Affairs

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