Publications Based on SOEP Data: SOEPlit

EUROMOD and the Development of EU Social Policy

The long run earnings distribution in five countries: "remarkable stability," U, V. or W

Microsimulation and the Formulation of Policy: A Case Study of Targeting in the European Union

Microsimulation of Social Policy in the European Union: Case Study of a European Minimum Pension

While policies to eliminate poverty remain the responsibility of member states, the European Union may have a role to play in setting minimum standards. This paper explores the implications of a European Minimum Pension. A prototype Europe–wide tax benefit microsimulation model is used to examine the distributional impact of the reform, asking how far such a policy is ‘targeted’ on the poorest pensioners. ...

Promise and Pitfalls in the Use of "Secondary" Data-Sets: Income Inequality in OECD Countries as a Case Study

On the Identification of the Middle Class

EU Action on Social Inclusion and Gender Mainstreaming

Unemployment Compensation and Labor Market Transitions: A Critical Review

Health behavior: a dynamic analysis with regard to poverty and social inequality

Poverty and social inequality are related to health-damaging behavior, such as a poor diet, smoking, or low physical activity. In contrast to previous studies that focused on this issue often with regard to income poverty or socio-economic status (SES), this thesis integrates additionally a combined poverty indicator to analyze cumulative poverty. Also dynamic aspects of poverty and SES are examined ...

Poverty dynamics in Germany: Evidence on the relationship between persistent poverty and health behavior

Previous studies have found poverty to be related to lower levels of health due to poor health behavior such as unhealthy eating, smoking or less physical activity. Longer periods of poverty seem to be especially harmful for individual health behavior. Studies have shown that poverty has a dynamic character. Moreover, poverty is increasingly regarded as being a multidimensional construct and one that ...