Publications Based on SOEP Data: SOEPlit

Variance estimation for sensitivity analysis of poverty and inequality measures

Estimates of poverty and inequality are often based on application of a single equivalence scale, despite the fact that a large number of different equivalence scales can be found in the literature. This paper describes a framework for sensitivity analysis which can be used to account for the variability of equivalence scales and allows to derive variance estimates of results of sensitivity analysis. ...

Maintaining One’s Living Standard at Old Age: What Does that Mean? Evidence Using Panel Data from Germany

How much retirement income is needed in order to maintain one’s living standard at old age? As it is difficult to find a firm basis for an empirical treatment of this question, we employ a novel approach to assessing an adequate replacement rate vis-à-vis income in the pre-retirement period. We subject indications regarding satisfaction with current income as collected in the German Socio-Economic ...

Raising Fertility: Lessons for Germany from Cross-country Comparisons?

Babes in Deutschland: Family Policy and Womens Fall-back Position in Germany

Production and Reproduction: Family Policy and Gender Inequalities in Eastern and West-Germany (Dissertation)

The Effect of Family Policy on the Household Division of Labour: A Comparison of East and West Germany

A Gender Theory of Family Policy: On the Relevance of Equal Fall-back Positions

East and West German Family Policy Compared: The Distribution of Childrearing Costs

What determines supply and demand for occupational pensions in Germany?

Poverty and Social-Assistance Dynamics in the United States, Canada and Europe