Publications Based on SOEP Data: SOEPlit

Age, Period and Cohort Effects in the Decline of Party Identification in Germany: An Analysis of a Two Decade Panel Study in Germany (1992–2009)

Party identification traditionally is seen as an important linkage mechanism, connecting voters to the party system. Previous analyses have suggested that the level of party identity is in decline in Germany, and this article first expands previous observations with more recent data. These suggest that the erosion of party identity continues up to the present time. An age–period–cohort analysis of ...

Partisan Dealignment in Germany: A Rejoinder to Russell Dalton

The work of Russell Dalton has played a seminal role in the study of the relation between political sophistication and partisan dealignment. It has to be acknowledged furthermore that there is a consensus on the occurrence of a decline of partisanship in Germany. Using panel data as well as pooled cross-sectional observations, however, it is clear that generational replacement is not the sole driving ...

Female Labour Supply in West Germany: a Descriptive Analysis Based on Monthly Panel Data

A Simple Test of the Efficiency Wage Hypothesis Revisited

The Impact of Taxes and Transfer Payments on the Distribution of Income: a Parametric Comparison

Tackling multiple choices: a joint determination of transitions out of education and into the labour market across the European Union

Job mobility and wage mobility at the beginning of the working career: a comparative view across Europe

Aspekte der gynäkologischen Betreuung und Versorgung von türkischen Migrantinnen in Deutschland (Habilitationsschrift)

Local Social Capital and Geographical Mobility: A Theory

Local Social Capital and Geographical Mobility: Some Empirics and a Conjecture on the Nature of European Unemployment