In this paper, we decompose body mass index (BMI) differences between Turkish immigrants and Germans in West Germany for women and men. We focus on isolating the part of BMI differences that can be explained by differences in observed socioeconomic status from the part attributable to differences in coefficients. Our results reveal that female Turkish immigrants are on average more obese than female ...
(joint with Pia S. Schober and C. Katharina Spieß)In Germany, large heterogeneity exists with respect to the quality of early childhood education and care (ECEC) institutions. We examine whether children from socioeconomically advantaged families face more favorable conditions when starting their educational career by attending ECEC centers of better quality compared to more disadvantaged...
On January 4, Diana Schacht will join the SOEP team as a research associate in the field of empirical migration and integration research. Diana holds a Diplom degree as a social scientist and is currently completing her doctoral thesis on “Social networks of migrants and their children” at the University of Bamberg.
The project identifies and analyzes regulatory options for a decarbonized, internationally competitive and secure energy system. We concentrate on potential deployment paths for conventional power plants, energy use of electricity intensive manufacturing firms, interdependences and coupling of different energy sectors and international cooperation within the European “Energy Union”.
Carolin Stolpe recently received three honors for her outstanding work as a FAMS trainee in the SOEP. She received the Leibniz Award for Apprentices at the Annual Meeting of the Leibniz Association on November 26, 2015, by Stephan Weil, Minister-President of Lower Saxony and the President of the Leibniz Association, Matthias Kleiner. As the second-place winner of this award, Carolin will receive a ...
Jürgen Schupp and Gert G. Wagner were appointed as members of the research group “Genetic and Social Causes of Life Chances” at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research (ZiF) at the University of Bielefeld (2015 and 2016). Jürgen Schupp will spend a month-long research stay at the Center in Bielefeld in March 2016.
Jürgen Schupp was appointed to the Rat für Kulturelle Bildung (Council for Cultural Education) as an expert for the year 2016. The Rat für Kulturelle Bildung is an independent advisory board that analyzes the situation and quality of cultural education in Germany and makes recommendations based on exposés and studies for policy makers, researchers, and practical applications. ...
