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Report
Prof. Kroh, DIW Berlin analyzed 2013 survey data on refugees who, for the most part, came to Germany between 1990 and 2010. How many of those refugees were employed in Germany at the time of the survey?
In the group we analyzed, approximately two thirds of all male refugees reported finding a job within the first five years of their arrival in Germany. This share was considerably smaller among female ...
07.09.2016
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Report
Academic and vocational qualifications play a crucial role when it comes to successfully integrating refugees and other migrants into society. What qualifications did migrants already acquire in their country of origin and which did they obtain in Germany? And to what extent are qualifications gained abroad recognized in Germany? The IAB-SOEP Migration Sample shows that the majority of the migrant ...
07.09.2016
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Report
Whether they’re looking to participate in social life, enter the German labor market, or obtain relevant training certificates, learning German is a critical part of integration for the majority of refugees—and yet only a handful of studies have examined their language acquisition patterns and skill levels. The IAB-SOEP Migration Sample, which was collected by the Institute for Employment ...
07.09.2016
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Report
Non-compulsory educational programs including extracurricular school activities, child day care centers, and non-formal educational programs, such as sports or music activities outside of school, make an important contribution to social integration. But to what extent do children and their families actually make use of these voluntary programs? On the basis of the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) and the ...
01.09.2016
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Report
It has taken longer for refugees who have been living in Germany for some time, particularly those who arrived between 1990 and 2010, to take up gainful employment than other migrants. These findings are based on data from the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) and the IAB-SOEP Migration Sample. In addition, these refugees show a higher rate of unemployment and earn lower incomes by comparison even years ...
01.09.2016
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Report
In Germany, the majority of people tend to find work through friends, acquaintances, and relatives when they first enter the labor market or switch jobs. The same applies to immigrants and their offspring. Integrating refugees into the labor market is considered crucial to their overall integration into society, yet little is known about how they land their first jobs. The present paper attempts to ...
01.09.2016
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Press Release
DIW Berlin study shows that Brexit vote-related uncertainty will do considerable damage to the European and German economies in a way that will be noticeable even two years from now – since the German economy is primarily affected by sinking business investment, policy should be more oriented toward promoting investment
Uncertainty plays a major role in the economy overall – but what are ...
10.08.2016
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Interview
Dr. Rieth, you’ve investigated the possible consequences of the recent spike in uncertainty related to the Brexit vote. How exactly did you measure the change in economic uncertainty here?
We isolated one specific aspect that was undoubtedly related to the “Leave” vote: the change in economic uncertainty that took place overnight between June 23 and June 24, 2016. We tried ...
10.08.2016
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Personnel news
Max von Ungern-Sternberg will support the SOEP team in the documentation of data generation processes. This includes SOEPcore and SOEPlong.He has finshed his Master of Science in Economics at the Freie Universität in April (Master thesis: The effect of tuition fees on study duration) and will be part of the team until the end of the year 2016.
09.08.2016
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Personnel news
Marvin Petrenz passed his final exam as Specialist in Market and Social Research (FAMS) on July 11, 2016.
Congratulations to Marvin, who will continue working on the SOEP team in the area of data management.
09.08.2016
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Personnel news
Adrian Hille, who joined the DIW Graduate Center in October 2011 and worked at the SOEP until February 2016, defended his dissertation “Developing skills through non-formal learning activities: four essays in the economics of education” on July 19, 2016, at Freie Universität Berlin (Advisors: C. Katharina Spieß, FU Berlin, and Silke Anger, University of Bamberg).
His recent ...
09.08.2016
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Report
We are happy to presen our recent SOEPnewsletter 112, August 2016.
We like to inform about
the national dialogue on well-being and quality of life
the Call for Proposals for the next round of the SOEP Innovation Sample and top-up funding from the DFG,
an update of the 2014 release of the SOEP Innovation Sample (soep.is.2014.1),
the IAB-BAMF-SOEP Refugee Survey,
how it has been on the conferences ...
05.08.2016
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Press Release
Brexit putting a strain on trade and dampening investment across the globe – German economy likely to be affected – uncertainty about exports – investment will be restrained, and both income and consumption will lose momentum
Due to the Brexit decision, the German economy is expected to grow by 0.1 percentage points less this year and by 0.3 percentage points less next year than ...
05.08.2016
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Interview
Dr. Fichtner, will the result of the British referendum to leave the EU send the UK and perhaps even the entire EU into economic crisis?
We believe that economic growth in the UK has already been dampened somewhat in the short term by this result. It will have a noticeable impact on economic growth in the UK. The decision is also relevant for the rest of Europe, of course, because weaker UK growth ...
05.08.2016
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Report
The United Kingdom's exit from the European Union will have far-reaching implications for the British financial sector. London is currently the financial capital of Europe, and the UK's financial institutions benefit from passport rights that allow them to provide their services throughout the Single Market. The UK plays two key roles in the European financial system: the first as a major hub for wholesale ...
05.08.2016
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Personnel news
Adrian Hille, who joined the DIW Graduate Center in October 2011 and worked at the German Socio-Economic Panel until February 2016, has successfully defended his dissertation at Freie Universität Berlin.His dissertation entitled “Developing skills through non-formal learning activities: four essays in the economics of education" was supervised by Prf. Dr. C. Katharina Spieß (DIW, Freie ...
05.08.2016
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Press Release
DIW Berlin’s experts identified the city’s untapped potential and formed recommendations based on a comprehensive study of its labor market, startup culture, and public investment patterns. The result: good potential, but productivity is low and innovation is weak. Overall, Berlin needs more fast-growing companies.
Has Berlin turned a corner? After a long period of stagnation, the city ...
25.07.2016
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Interview
Mr. Gornig, there appear to be some contradictions in Berlin’s economic situation. On the one hand, Berlin is a boomtown characterized by a flourishing tourism industry and ever-increasing real estate prices; on the other hand, unemployment is high and wages are low. What’s actually going on here?
Both impressions are correct. Berlin is experiencing massive growth at high rates, but the ...
25.07.2016
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Report
In Berlin, as elsewhere, public investment is critical to an individual’s life satisfaction and a prerequisite for positive economic development. There are many fields of activity for public investment. For instance, the tasks for Berlin include a sustainable transport concept that maintains and develops the local passenger transport network, a sustainable cycle concept, new schools need to be ...
20.07.2016
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Report
Over the past ten years, the number of employed in Berlin has increased more dynamically than it has anywhere else in the country, resulting in a decrease in unemployment. But because the city’s potential labor force has also experienced considerable growth, Berlin’s unemployment rate remains well above the national average. Since jobs requiring intermediate qualifications have become more ...
20.07.2016