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Refereed essays Web of Science
Bad moods are considered “bad” not only because they may be aversive experiences in and of themselves, but also because they are associated with poorer psychosocial functioning and health. We propose that people differ in their negative affect valuation (NAV; the extent to which negative affective states are valued as pleasant, useful/helpful, appropriate, and meaningful experiences) and that affect–health ...
In:
Emotion
16 (2016), 32, S. 387-401
| Gloria Luong, Cornelia Wrzus, Gert G. Wagner, Michaela Riediger
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Refereed essays Web of Science
The Netherlands have been a pivotal supplier in Western European natural gas markets in the last decades. Recent analyses show that the Netherlands would play an important role in replacing Russian supplies in Germany and France in case of a Russian export disruption. Lately, however, the Netherlands have suffered from a series of earthquakes that are related to the natural gas production in the major ...
In:
Energy Economics
64 (2017), S. 520-529
| Franziska Holz, Hanna Brauers, Philipp M. Richter, Thorsten Roobek
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SOEPpapers 839 / 2016
We live in a time of increasing publication rates and specialization of scientific disciplines. More and more, the research community is facing the challenge of assuring the quality of research and maintaining trust in the scientific enterprise. Replication studies are necessary to detect erroneous research. Thus, the replicability of research is considered a hallmark of good scientific practice and ...
2016| Benedikt Fecher, Mathis Fräßdorf, Gert G. Wagner
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Press Release
DIW study: in several European countries prior to 2010, between 27 and 40 percent of households received inheritances or gifts – German tax policy regarding inheritances and gifts riddled with exceptions
High-income individuals are more likely to inherit wealth than are low-income individuals; they also receive significantly larger amounts. Those from privileged social backgrounds are also able ...
03.05.2016
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Video
Britain is one of the most important partners of Germany in Europe, yet the upcoming referendum might force the UK out of the EU. Together with invited guests, we discussion explored the historical and political aspects of the British-European relationship as well as the future of Britain and Germany in the EU.
Guests:David Lidington | UK Minister of State for EuropeJoschka Fischer | Former...
03.05.2016| Veranstaltungsrückblick
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DIW Roundup 96 / 2016
An increased flexibility of the electricity demand side through demand response (DR) is an opportunity to support the integration of renewable energies. By optimising the use of the generation, transmission and distribution infrastructure, DR reduces the need for costly investments and contributes to system security. There is a significant technical DR potential for load reduction from industrial production ...
2016| Jan Stede
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SOEPpapers 837 / 2016
To examine how transitions to retirement influenced the division of household labor in dual earner couples. We tested hypotheses about changes (a) between a couple’s pre-retirement and post-retirement stage, and (b) across the transitionalphase during which both spouses retired from the workforce. We estimated fixed-effects models for the effects of the husband’s and the wife’s retirement on changes ...
2016| Thomas Leopold, Jan Skopek
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Cluster-Seminar Öffentliche Finanzen und Lebenslagen
Ex post moral hazard poses a concern to private insurers and to policymakers considering the expansion of publicly subsidized health insurance. This is especially true of private long-term care insurance markets in the United States, which are small and have been contracting in recent years. A significant publicly administered option was passed as part of the Affordable Care Act but...
04.05.2016| R. Tamara Konetzka (University of Chicago)
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SOEPpapers 836 / 2016
This study investigated the effects of divorce on educational gaps in mothers’ economic resources. The results shed new light on two opposing theoretical positions that have informed research on social inequality in the consequences of divorce. Recent extensions of the “diverging destinies” perspective posit that divorce is more consequential among the disadvantaged than among the privileged. The notion ...
2016| Liliya Leopold, Thomas Leopold
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SOEPpapers 835 / 2016
Research from the United States has supported two hypotheses about health inequality. First, educational gaps in health widen with age – the cumulative advantage hypothesis. Second, this relationship has intensified across cohorts – the rising importance hypothesis. In this article, we estimate hierarchical linear models using 22 waves of panel data (SOEP, 1992–2013) to test both hypotheses in the ...
2016| Liliya Leopold, Thomas Leopold