Publications Based on SOEP Data: SOEPlit

Gender Pension Gap in Eastern and Western Germany

Now, 25 years after the fall of the Wall, eastern and western German men are receiving similar state pensions, a main pillar in the system of old age provision in Germany. In contrast, the average pension paid to eastern German women far exceeds that of their western German counterparts. A cohort comparison shows a narrowing of the gender gap when it comes to pension entitlements in eastern Germany. ...

Extending the Empirical Basis for Wealth Inequality Research Using Statistical Matching of Administrative and Survey Data

Social security entitlements are a substantial source of wealth that grows in importance over the individual’s lifecycle. Despite its quantitative relevance, social security wealth has been thus far omitted from wealth inequality analyses. In Germany, it is the lack of adequate micro data that accounts for this shortcoming. The two main contributions of this paper are: First, to elaborate a statistical ...

Statistical Matching of Administrative and Survey Data - An Application to Wealth Inequality Analysis

Using population representative survey data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) and administrative pension records from the Statutory Pension Insurance, the authors compare four statistical matching techniques to complement survey information on net worth with social security wealth (SSW) information from the administrative records. The unique properties of the linked data allow for a straight ...

Best of Both Worlds - Preparatory Steps in Matching Survey Data with Administrative Pension Records. The Case of the German Socio-Economic Panel and the Scientific Use File Completed Insurance Biographies 2004

Survey item nonresponse and its treatment

Social and Economic Characteristics of Financial and Blood Donors in Germany

Surveys of the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) have shown that Germans donated around 5.3 billion euros in 2009 — right in the middle of the financial and economic crisis. The type and amount of donations made is well documented in Germany. However, until recently, there was very little information available on the identity of Germans who share their income with people in need. A new survey ...

Impact of Life-Course Events on Car Ownership

Interactions Between Residential Relocations, Life Course Events, and Daily Commute Distances

This paper presents results from a project investigating interdependencies among residential changes, other life course events, and transport. The main goal is to identify specific relocations and other key events during a person's life with a significant impact on changes in travel behavior. With the theoretical background of the mobility biographies approach–assuming that travel behavior is ...

Making Dough or Baking Dough?

Drawing on German household data from 1992 to 2011, this paper analyzes how couples allocate housework against the backdrop of three questions: (1) Does an individual’s contribution to household income - both in absolute and relative terms - influence his or her contribution to housework? (2) If so, does the magnitude of this influence differ by gender? and (3) How important are traditional gender ...

Housework Allocation in Germany: The Role of Income and Gender Identity

Objectives This article analyzes how couples allocate housework against the backdrop of three questions: (1) Does an individual's income—both in absolute and relative terms—influence his or her contribution to housework? (2) If so, does the magnitude of this influence differ by gender? and (3) How important are traditional gender roles on housework allocation? Methods We apply panel regression ...