Publications Based on SOEP Data: SOEPlit

An Investigation Into the Stability of the Big-Five in Germany

This paper investigates the stability of the Big-Five personality traits based on the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) from 2005, 2009, and 2013. The results indicate that the population means only show little variance over the eight year time frame. There is no link between age and mean-levels, and only minor changes of the mean-levels of the Big-Five over time for the working age population (25-64 ...

The impact of personality traits on wage growth and the gender wage gap

This paper considers the impact of personality traits on the change of the gender wage gap. Using data from the German Socioeconomic Panel (SOEP), we first explore how personality traits affect wage growth rates. Then, a decomposition analysis is performed to analyse the dynamic effects of personality traits on the change of the gender wage gap over time. Our empirical results indicate that gender ...

Implementation of Funding for the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP)— A personal recollection

The SOEP success story was not conceivable at its inception. SOEP’s institutionalization is therefore a lesson demonstrating that it is not always possible to say—as is so often required of research proposals today—how a project will develop before it has even begun, and what significance it may one day have. Or, even worse, to show “how a research project will pay off.”

Heterogeneity in the Cyclical Sensitivity of Job-to-Job Flows

Although the cyclical aspects of worker reallocation are investigated in numerous studies, only scarce empirical evidence exists for Germany. Kluve, Schaffner, and Schmidt (2009) emphasize the heterogeneity of cyclical influences for different subgroups of workers, defined by age, gender and skills. This paper contributes to this literature by extending this analysis to job-to-job flows. In fact, job-to-job ...

The Effect of Ethnic Clustering on Migrant Integration in Germany

Since ethnic clustering is common in Germany, a better understanding of its effects on the integration of immigrants could be important for integration policies, especially in the light of rising immigration and a skilled worker shortage. Yet, both economic theory and empirical research for other countries cannot give a clear-cut answer to whether clustering is benefi cial or detrimental for immigrants’ ...

Do overtime hours represent sustainable work? An investigation of the relation between overtime and health

Job Insecurity and Mental Health from a Spillover-Crossover Perspective– Multilevel Modeling of Longitudinal Dyadic Data

Accuracy of Food Preference Predictions in Couples

The goal of this study was to identify and empirically test variables that indicate how well partners in relationships know each other’s food preferences. Participants (n = 2,854) lived in the same household and were part of a large, nationally representative panel study in Germany. Each partner independently predicted the other’s preferences for several common food items. Results show that predictive ...

Employment Opportunities and Labour Market Exclusion: Towards a New Pattern of Gender Stratification?

Economic Impacts of Reunification (1.6 The movement of labour between East and West Germany)