Publications Based on SOEP Data: SOEPlit

Subjective Well-Being in Germany: Evolutions, Determinants and Policy Implications (Chapter 5)

Consumption expenditures and subjective well-being: empirical evidence from Germany

The standard of living of persons and households is not only a matter of income, but ultimately depends on the level and quality of their consumption in terms of goods and services purchased. Consumption expenditures can be regarded as the result of decisions based on the demand, preferences and limited economic resources, and are thus manifestations not only of different lifestyles, but also of inequality, ...

Nationality and Education as Indicators of Success in the German Job Market

Changing health inequalities in east and west Germany since unification

Paternal unemployment during childhood: causal effects on youth worklessness and educational attainment

Using long-running data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (1984–2012), we investigate the impact of paternal unemployment on child labour market and education outcomes. We first describe correlation patterns and then use sibling fixed effects and the Gottschalk (1996) method to identify the causal effects of paternal unemployment. We find different patterns for sons and daughters. Paternal unemployment ...

Education and Labour Market Entry in Germany

Poverty and Inequality: Greece and Mediterranean Europe in Comparative Perspective

Conditions of Social Vulnerability, Work and Low Income, Evidence for Spain in Comparative Perspective

The Structure of Income in Elderly Households and Relative Poverty Rates in Japan from the Viewpoint of International Comparisons

The feminization of occupations and change in wages: a panel analysis of Britain, Germany and Switzerland

In the last four decades, women have made major inroads into occupations previously dominated by men. This paper examines whether occupational feminization is accompanied by a decline in wages: Do workers suffer a wage penalty if they remain in, or move into, feminizing occupations? We analzye this question over the 1990s and 2000s in Britain, Germany and Switzerland, using longitudinal panel data ...