Publications Based on SOEP Data: SOEPlit

Assimilation and Other Determinants of School Attainment in Germany - Do Immigrant Children Perform as Well as Germans?

Desktop Companion to the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (GSOEP), Version 5.0 - Update to Wave 17

Panelwhiz: A Flexible Modularized Stata Interface for Accessing Large Scale Panel Data Sets

PanelWhiz: Efficient Data Extraction of Complex Panel Data Sets - An Example Using the German SOEP

This paper outlines a panel data retrieval program written for Stata/SE 10 or better, which allows easier accessing of complex panel data sets. Using a drop-down menu and mouse click system, the researcher selects variables from any and all available years of a panel study. The data is automatically retrieved and merged to form a “long file”, which can be directly used by the Stata panel estimators. ...

No Significant Service Gap between West Germany and the USA

Walking Wounded - The Causal Welfare Loss of Underemployment through Overeducation

Using data from the SOEP, we analyze the wellbeing impact of underemployment through overeducation to examine a broader definition of employment loss. Persons leaving a job through exogenous reasons but entering directly into immediate employment may not find a perfect employment match and cannot use their skills fully in the new job. We demonstrate that a „downchange“, although welfare reducing, may ...

Private Internet Use

Inter-Industry and Inter-Region Differentials: Mechanics and Interpretation

Industry Wage Differentials Revisted: A Longitudinal Comparison of Germay and USA (1984-1996)

Brothers in RAMS: Diffusion of the PC and the New Economy