Publications Based on SOEP Data: SOEPlit

Educational Opportunities of Children in Poverty

In this paper, I use data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP) to investigate whether and how a German youth's choice of secondary school (Hauptschule, Realschule, Gymnasium) varies with the timing and duration of poverty experienced in childhood. To investigate what role the timing of poverty plays, I examine the correlation between educational choices and the poverty status of each child's ...

Maternal labor market return, parental leave policies, and gender inequality in housework

This study investigates how the duration of the work interruption and the labor market status of mothers upon their return affect the division of housework in couples after a birth. By observing several parental leave policy reforms in Britain and West-Germany, this research also explores how extended leave entitlements for mothers influence the division of housework. The analysis uses multilevel multiprocess ...

Maternal labor market return and domestic work after childbirth in Britain and Germany

This study investigates how the duration of maternal labor market interruptions and mothers' employment status after return relate to the division of domestic work in couples after childbirth in West Germany, East Germany, and Britain. It extends the literature by considering how these two aspects of postnatal labor market return decisions of mothers may give rise to or counteract growing gender ...

Parental Leave and Domestic Work of Mothers and Fathers: A Longitudinal Study of Two Reforms in West Germany

Following two parental leave reforms in West Germany, this research explores how child care and housework time changed among couples who have just had a child. The reform in 1992 extended the low paid or unpaid parental leave period, whereas the 2007 reform introduced income-dependent compensation and two 'daddy months'. This study contributes to the literature by examining different mechanisms ...

Day-care expansion and parental subjective well-being: Evidence from Germany

This study investigates whether the expansion of day-care places for under-three-year-old children in East and West Germany from 2007 to 2011 has improved the subjective wellbeing for mothers and fathers with a youngest child in this age group. We extend existing cross-sectional country comparisons and single country policy evaluations by comparing regional variations over time in two different contexts ...

Geocoding of German administrative data - the case of the Institute for Employment Research

Der Erforschung von wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Fragestellungen mit räumlichem Bezug wird oft durch Verfügbarkeit von Daten auf kleinräumigem Niveau Grenzen gesetzt. Aus diesem Grund wurde der 2009er Querschnitt der Integrierten Erwerbsbiographien (IEB) des Instituts für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung georeferenziert. Die IEB stammen aus administrativen Prozessen der Bundesagentur für Arbeit und ...

Further Education and Occupational Careers in East Germany

Fixed-Term Employment and Labour Market Flexibility - Theory and Longitudinal Evidence for East and West Germany

Unemployment, Sick Leave and Health

This paper studies the relationship between sick leave, income and unemployment. In particular, it investigates this relationship under the generous German sick leave regulation of 100% wage replacement, i.e., in an environment where workers do not bear any direct costs from missing work due to sickness. Using information from the German Socioeconomic Panel (GSOEP) I identify three stylized facts of ...

Changes in Sports Participation across Transition to Retirement: Modification by Migration Background and Acculturation Status

While total physical activity decreases over the life course, sports and leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) have shown to increase after transition to retirement. This paper aimed to investigate whether this change in sports participation differs (1) between non-migrant persons (NMP) versus persons with a migrant background (PMB), and (2) by acculturation status. Data was drawn from 16 waves of ...