General well-being is known to deteriorate sharply at the end of life. However, it is an open question howrates of terminal change differ across affective and evaluative facets of well-being and if individualdifference correlates operate in facet-specific ways. We examined how discrete affective states (happy,angry, fearful, sad) and satisfaction with key life domains (health, leisure, family) change ...
This paper uses a structural VAR model to study the effect of monetary policy on the delinquency rate of business loans and consumer credit. The VAR is identified using, jointly, several external instruments that reflect different approaches from the literature. Delinquency rates, defined as the rate of loans with overdue repayments relative to total loans, are found to decrease in response to an exogenous ...
Based on extensive positive feedback from our users, we have decided to send the SOEPnewsletter in a simple and easily readable HTML format from now on. We would be glad about your feedback. It will then mainly receive links to the news and content available on our website. Please visit the current SOEPnewsletter in our common web design as a one page pdf document
The SOEPcompanion offers users a wealth of information on the data in the main SOEP survey (SOEP-Core). This online handbook is designed to help new users getting started with the SOEP by introducing the survey, its structure, and research potential. The SOEPcompanion provides also important information on the topics in SOEP-Core, survey design, the various subsamples, a precise explanation of the ...
We are pleased to announce that the script generator and basket in Paneldata.org, which can be used by simply registering and logging in, have been thoroughly revised and now offer the following improved functions: More intuitive design and navigation Variables placed in the basket are now easier to supplement with connected variables over time. A list of variables can be exported as a csv file Several ...
For a more detailled What's new version, please refer to the Changes in the Dataset' 1. New, user-friendly integrated data format In the new wave of the SOEP-Core study, we are bringing together the wide and long data formats, which were previously provided to users separately. In so doing, we aim to eliminate any confusion about what is available in which format and to make data use easier overall. ...
What makes people happy? Australian Political Scientist Bruce Headey was not only one of the first SOEP data users—he was one of the first researchers in the world to discover the value of the SOEP for research on happiness. Headey is a Principal Fellow at the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research in the University of Melbourne. He is a specialist in welfare and distributional ...
