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The Educational Wealth Divide in Europe: Post-Secondary Enrollment Gaps Across Parental Wealth Components and Countries

Parental wealth is a crucial dimension of socioeconomic status (SES) and plays a significant role in the intergenerational transmission of educational advantage. Previous research on the topic has been limited to a small number of countries, and findings on the relationship between parental wealth and educational attainment are hardly comparable across institutional contexts. Furthermore, the specific ...

German economy poised for upturn thanks to fiscal package; uncertainties in the global economy

The German economy is slowly emerging from its trough. After a bumpy start to the year, which was marked by tariff-related special effects, growth in 2025 remains subdued at 0.2 percent. However, the economy is gradually picking up speed from the current third quarter onwards. Over the next two years, this will translate into noticeable economic growth of 1.7 and 1.8 percent annually, respectively. ...

Buyer Power and the Effect of Vertical Integration on Innovation

Our article investigates the impact of vertical integration (without foreclosure) on innovation. We compare cases where either (i) two manufacturers or (ii) a manufacturer and a vertically integrated retailer invest. Then, the independent manufacturer(s) and the retailer bargain over nonlinear contracts before selling to consumers. We show that vertical integration always increases the incentives to ...

Policy in Practice: Communication, Rules, and Income Inequality: Essays in Empirical Macroeconomics

Diese Dissertation untersucht, wie makroökonomische Rahmenbedingungen und Politik mit Erwartungen, institutionellen Auflagen sowie länder- und haushaltsspezifischer Heterogenität interagieren. In vier Kapiteln analysiere ich, wie Geldpolitik über die Medien die Öffentlichkeit erreicht, wie Fiskalregeln die Fähigkeit von Regierungen, auf Schocks zu reagieren, beeinflussen und wie sich Veränderungen ...

Modeling Variable Renewable Energy Systems: The Role of Weather Uncertainty, Heating and Long-Duration Storage

Diese Dissertation behandelt Herausforderungen bei der Modellierung variabler erneuerbarer Energiesysteme. Ein besonderer Schwerpunkt liegt auf der Rolle von Wettervariabilität und -unsicherheit, Langfristspeichern sowie dem Wärmesektor. Kapitel 1 kontextualisiert und motiviert die Fragestellungen der nachfolgenden Kapitel. Kapitel 2 testet verschiedene Konfigurationen eines stabilisierten und parallelisierten ...

SOEP-Core v41 – Codebook for the $PEQUIV (SOEP-CNEF) File 1984-2024: CNEF Variables with Extended Income Information for the SOEP

Register now for the online workshop series SOEPcampus: Learn to use the SOEP over lunch

In March/April 2026 our online over lunch seminar series returns with one last workshop this year. The workshop provides a comprehensive, practical introduction to the data of the Socio-economic Panel (SOEP) on three Wednesdays during lunchtime. Participants will learn about the study's content, data structure, sample selection, and weighting strategy, along with an overview of the study documentation. To ...

SOEP User Conference 2026 - Call for Papers

The call for papers for the 16th International German Socio-Economic Panel User Conference is online. SOEP 2026 will take place from July 8-9, 2026, in Berlin, and researchers from all disciplines are invited to submit an abstract. We particularly welcome contributions addressing meta-science, robustness, replicability, reproducibility, and open science. This includes, but is not limited to, studies ...

Private companies promise commercial fusion energy in a few years, although large-scale research projects remain in the realm of fundamental research

Nuclear Fusion Research Shifts Focus: Commercial Niche Products instead of Energy Promises

Nuclear fusion research shifts focus: commercial niche products instead of energy generation. Nuclear fusion, in which atomic nuclei are fused, promises clean, safe, and virtually inexhaustible energy. Since the 1950s, this promise has justified extensive public investment in research, without any real progress being made toward commercial use in the energy sector. However, nuclear fusion research ...