Publications Based on SOEP Data: SOEPlit

SOEP Wave Report 2012

2012 was an eventful year for the SOEP: The survey Families in Germany (FiD) released data collected for an overall assessment of German family policy measures for use outside the project. The SOEP Innovation Sample was expanded to almost 2,500 households. And, at the 10th SOEP User Conference, more than 80 scholars from around the world presented new research on income, education, health, and happiness. ...

Subjective Income and Employment Expectations and Preferences for Redistribution

Does Democracy Foster Trust?

O Brother, Where Art Thou? The Effects of Having a Sibling on Geographic Mobility and Labor Market Outcomes

This paper formulates a model to explain how parental care responsibilities and family structure interact in affecting children's mobility characteristics. Our main result is that the mobility of young adults crucially depends on the presence of a sibling. Siblings compete in location and employment decisions to direct parental care decisions towards their preferred outcome. Only children are ...

The role of social networks in determining migration and labour market outcomes: Evidence from German reunification

This paper empirically examines social network explanations for migration decisions in the context of German reunification. Using longitudinal data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we first show that the presence of a family in West Germany is an important predictor for the migration hazard rate of East Germans. We then explore whether pre-migration networks have a discernible impact on the economic ...

Poverty in American Eyes

The Social Wage in the Income Package of Working Parents

Demography and Income Packing: What Explains the Income Distribution?

Doing poorly: The real income of american children in a comparative perspective

Gender, Household and Individual Income in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, the USA and the UK