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SOEP at Conferences 2013

The SOEP dataset remains an important source for interessting recent research. This shows the list of SOEP based contributions to the main conferences in social sciences this year.SOEP at conferences 2013

Inequality-Adjusted Gender Wage Differentials in Germany

This paper exploits data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) to re-examine the gender wage gap in Germany on the basis of inequality-adjusted measures of wage differentials which fully account for gender differences in pay distributions. The inequality-adjusted gender pay gap measures are significantly larger than suggested by standard indicators, especially in East Germany. Women appear penalized ...

Unmet Aspirations as an Explanation for the Age U-Shape in Human Wellbeing

A large literature in behavioral and social sciences has found that human wellbeing follows a U-shape over age. Some theories have assumed that the U-shape is caused by unmet expectations that are felt painfully in midlife but beneficially abandoned and experienced with less regret during old age. In a unique panel of 132,609 life satisfaction expectations matched to subsequent realizations, I find ...

Impact of Renewable Energy Policy and Use on Innovation: A Literature Review

Technological changes in renewable energy technologies play an important role in the context of climate change as they contribute to a reduction of technology costs and lead to an increasing market penetration of emission reducing technologies. This paper provides a comprehensive literature review highlighting numerous motivations and necessities underlying the introduction of renewable energy policies. ...

Berlin Conference on Electricity Economics

Both Germany and Europe are on the path toward lower-carbon energy systems: In 2011 the German government has agreed on the transformation of the energy sector towards a sustainable energy system; the so called “energy turnaround” (“Energiewende”). Mastering the challenges associated with the energy turnaround is of special relevance as it involves a transformation of most...

SOEP at Conferences 2013

Combining Energy Networks: The Impact of Europe's Natural Gas Network on Electricity Markets until 2050

The interdependence of electricity and natural gas is becoming a major energy policy and regulatory issue in all jurisdictions around the world. The increased role of gas fired plants in renewable-based electricity markets and the dependence on gas imports make this issue particular striking for the European energy market. In this paper we provide a comprehensive combined analysis of electricity and ...

Germany Must Invest More in Its Future

by: S. Bach, G. Baldi, K. Bernoth, J. Blazejczak, B. Bremer, J. Diekmann, D. Edler, B. Farkas, F. Fichtner, M. Fratzscher, M. Gornig, C. Kemfert, U. Kunert, H. Link, K. Neuhoff, W.-P. Schill, C. K. Spieß in: DIW Economic Bulletin 08/2013. Shortly before the parliamentary election in 2013, Germany is riding on a wave of euphoria: hardly any other euro country has weathered the financial and debt ...

More Growth through Higher Investment

by: Stefan Bach, Guido Baldi, Kerstin Bernoth, Björn Bremer, Beatrice Farkas, Ferdinand Fichtner, Marcel Fratzscher, Martin Gornig in: DIW Economic Bulletin 08/2013. While many countries in the euro area are deep in recession due to a debt and structural crisis, the German economy appears to have excelled compared to many other euro area countries. Unemployment has fallen to the lowest level since ...

"Germany's Big Weakness is a Lack of Investment." Seven Questions to Marcel Fratzscher

in: DIW Economic Bulletin 08/2013"Germany's Big Weakness is a Lack of Investment." Seven Questions to Marcel Fratzscher