Publications Based on SOEP Data: SOEPlit

Children and adolescents with refugee background less likely to participate in voluntary educational programs - with exception of extracurricular school activities

Non-compulsory educational programs including extracurricular school activities, child day care centers, and non-formal educational programs, such as sports or music activities outside of school, make an important contribution to social integration. But to what extent do children and their families actually make use of these voluntary programs? On the basis of the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) and the ...

Mothers predicted to do more paid work as a result of reforms to parental leave benefits

The Parental Leave Benefit Reform in Germany: Costs and Labour Market Outcomes of Moving towards the Nordic Model

Does distance determine who attends a university in Germany?

We analyze the role of distance to the nearest university in the demand for higher education in Germany. Distance could matter due to transaction costs or due to neighbourhood effects. We use data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP)next term combined with a database on university postal codes to estimate a discrete choice model of the demand for higher education. We show that – controlling ...

Derivation of Design Weights: The Case of the German Socio Economic Panel (SOEP)

Estimation of a two-equation panel model with mixed continuous and ordered categorical outcomes and missing data

Derivation of design weights: The case of the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP)

On the Returns to Occupational Qualification in Terms of Subjective and Objective Variables: A GEE-type Approach to the Estimation of Two-Equitation Panel Models

Compensating for Missing Data in the SOEP

On the effect of item nonresponse on the estimation of a two-panel-waves wage equation

In this paper, we present results of the estimation of a two–panel–waves wage equation based on completely observed units and on a multiply imputed data set. In addition to the survey information, reliable income data is available from the register. These external data are used to assess the reliability of wage regressions that suffer from item nonresponse. The findings reveal marked differences between ...