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Dokumentation of the generated variables in SOEP v31.1

Update : The documentation documents for the generated variables of the updated data distribution SOEP-Core v31.1 (data for the years 1984-2014) are available online, including the documentation of the biographical data sets. Please download the zip file with this link. We have also published the documents as separated files on our website Generated Variables.

SOEPnewsletter 111 published

We are happy to presen our recent SOEPnewsletter 111, April2016. The relevant topics: An update of the current wave 31 of the SOEP data (SOEP v31.1, data of the years 1984-2014) has been released, we inform about the changes in the data set. A new release of the SOEP Innovation Sample (soep.is.2014) is on its way. You will find an overview about the innovative modules that will be available. The ...

What drives ethnic de-segregation: selective mobility of immigrants out of co-ethnic neighbourhoods

The value of segregated neighbourhoods in the process of integration is highly debated with often ideologically charged arguments. This study investigates the effect of socio-economic and cultural assimilation on selective mobility of immigrants. For that, detailed neighbourhood and housing market information are linked to representative household panel data for Germany. The data allows...

Firms' Evaluation of Location Quality: Evidence from East Germany

Our study provides evidence for firms’ evaluation of location quality. We use a 2004 survey of 6,000 East German firms that contained questions on the importance and assessment of 15 different location factors ranging from closeness to customers and suppliers, transport infrastructure, and proximity to research institutions and universities, as well as questions about the local financial institutions ...

Indirect Fiscal Effects of Long-Term Care Insurance

Informal care by close family members is the main pillar of most longterm care systems. However, due to demographic ageing the need for long-term care is expected to increase while the informal care potential is expected to decline. From a budgetary perspective, informal care is often viewed as a cost-saving alternative to subsidized formal care. This view, however neglects that many family carers ...

Language Acquisition of Recently Arrived Immigrants in England, Germany, Ireland, and the Netherlands

This study examines processes of language acquisition among new immigrants from Poland and Turkey in different European destinations focusing on the first few months after arrival. Starting from a human capital framework, a variety of pre- and post-migration conditions of language learning are addressed, including economic and non-economic incentives, the amount of exposure to the destination language ...

Locus of Control and Low-Wage Mobility

We investigate whether non-cognitive skills – in particular Locus of Control – are important determinants of mobility processes for male workers at the low-wage margin. Our results reveal a significant amount of state dependence in low pay even after controlling for non-cognitive skills. Furthermore, compared to individuals with an external Locus of Control, individuals with a more internal Locus of ...

Technical Efficiency and CO2 Reduction Potentials: An Analysis of the German Electricity and heat Generating Sector

In this paper, we analyze the technical efficiency and CO2 reduction potentials of German power and heat plants, using a non-parametric sequential Data Envelopment Analysis. We apply a metafrontier framework to evaluate plant-level efficiency in the transformation of inputs into desirable (energy) and undesirable (CO2 emissions) outputs, taking into account different fossil fuel generation technologies. ...

Long-Term Care Reform and the Labor Supply of Household Members: Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment

Germany introduced a new mandatory insurance for long-term care in 1995 as part of its social security system. It replaced a system based on means tested social welfare. Benefits from the long-term care insurance are not means tested and depend on the required level of care. The insurance provides both benefits in kind and cash benefits. The new scheme improved the situation for households to organize ...

SOEP 2014 – Documentation of Household-related Status and Generated Variables in $HGEN for SOEP v31.1