Publications Based on SOEP Data: SOEPlit

Saving Behavior and Housing Wealth Evidence from German Micro Data

Housing property is the most important position in a household’s wealth portfolio. Even though there is strong evidence that house price cycles and saving patterns behave synchronously, the underlying causes remain controversial. The present paper examines if there is a wealth effect of house prices on savings using household-level panel data from the German Socio-Economic Panel for the period 1996-2012. ...

Income Maximization and the Selection and Sorting of International Migrants

Two prominent features of international labor movements are that the more educated are more likely to emigrate (positive selection) and more educated migrants are more likely to settle in destination countries with high rewards to skill (positive sorting). Using data on emigrant stocks by schooling level and source country in OECD destinations, we find that a simple model of income maximization can ...

Increasing Persistent Poverty in Germany

Persistent poverty is increasing in Germany

Non Take-Up of Social Assistance in Germany - A Longitudinal Perspective

Qualitative Interviewing of Respondents in Large Representative Surveys

Large representative surveys are using mixed methods to an ever-increasing degree. Biomarkers, register data, and experiments, for example, provide different types of data that can be linked with survey data. The use of qualitative interviewing of participants in longitudinal surveys is, however, still rare in the social sciences. Yet qualitative methods have proven just as valuable as quantitative ...

Precursors and consequences of youth poverty in Germany

We examine time trends, precursors and continuity of poverty during youth and young adulthood in Germany. Although Germany’s labour market performed well during the recent economic crisis, this occurred against the backdrop of growing social inequality and strong increase in the risk of poverty, especially among youth and young adults. Based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study, we propose ...

Education and Employment Transitions in Germany before and after the Financial Crisis

In this chapter, we analyze education and employment transition patterns for 18–28-year-olds in Germany between 1983 and 2012 based on longitudinal data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP, v29). We employ sequence analysis in order to identify education and employment transition patterns for three overlapping age groups (18–22, 21–25, and 24–28). Next, we provide an analysis of changes ...

Housing, Energy Cost, and the Poor. Counteracting Effects in Germany's Housing Allowances Program

Adequate housing and affordable warmth are essential human needs, the lack of which may seriously harm people's health. Germany provides an allowance to low-income households, covering the housing as well as the space heating cost, to protect people from the consequences of poor housing conditions and fuel poverty. In order to limit public expenditures, payment recipients are required to choose ...

Prediction of Long-Term Outcomes in Young Adults with a History of Adolescent Alcohol-Related Hospitalization

Aims: Empirical data concerning the long-term psychosocial development of adolescents admitted to inpatient treatment with alcohol intoxication (AIA) are lacking. The aim of this study was to identify the factors that, at the time of admission, predict future substance use, alcohol use disorders (AUD), mental health treatment, delinquency and life satisfaction. Methods: We identified 1603 cases of ...