Publications Based on SOEP Data: SOEPlit

Simulating German Income and Social Security Tax Payments Using the GSOEP

How Income Inequality changed in Germany following Reunification: An empirical Analysis using Decomposable Inequality Measures

Trends in the Income Distribution of Unified Germany Analyzed by Decomposable Inequality Measures

Using Panel Data on Income Satisfaction to Estimate the Equivalence Scale Elasticity

Living Conditions of Children and Parental Well-Being - Evidence from German Data on Life Satisfaction

Subjective Measures of Economic Well-Being and the Influence of Income Uncertainty

This paper provides evidence that subjective measures of individual well being can be used to study the impact of income uncertainty from an ex ante point of view. Two different measures of subjective well being are under study: Satisfaction with household income and the income evaluation question as developed by Van Praag. It can be shown that satisfaction with income is more affected by ex ante than ...

Self-rated health and changes in self-rated health as predictors of mortality - First evidence from German panel data

Empirical evidence from several countries reveals that self-rated health is a valid predictor of mortality. So far, there have been no studies conducted for Germany. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (GSOEP) we confirm the relationship between self-rated health and mortality for Germany. In addition the GSOEP data enable an exploration of the trajectory hypothesis.

Labour Market Dynamics in Present Day Germany: Scope, Data, and Overview

Labour Market Dynamics in Present Day Germany

Old Age Pension Systems and Income Distribution among the Elderly: Germany and the United States Compared