Publications Based on SOEP Data: SOEPlit

Equality of Opportunity in Four Measures of Well‐Being

A growing literature has tried to measure the extent to which individuals have equal opportunities to acquire income. At the same time, policy makers have doubled down on efforts to go beyond income when measuring well-being. We attempt to bridge these two areas by measuring the extent to which individuals have equal opportunities to achieve a high level of well-being. We use the German Socio-Economic ...

I'm not fat, just too short for my weight - Family Child Care and Obesity in Germany

Three Essays in Applied Microeconometrics (Dissertation)

Single Motherhood and (Un)Equal Educational Opportunities: Evidence for Germany

Secondary School Track Selection of Single-Parent Children - Evidence from the German Socio-Economic Panel

Exploring the Subnational Dimension of Income Inequality: An Analysis of the Relationship Between Inequality and Electoral Turnout in the Developed Countries

Electoral Turnout and Income Redistribution by the State: A Cross-National Analysis of the Developed Democracies

State Redistribution in Comparative Perspective: A Cross-national Analysis of the Developed Countries

Political Sources of Government Redistribution in High-Income Countries

Electoral Turnout and State Redistribution: A Cross-National Study of 14 Developed Countries

This study explores the relationship between electoral participation and income redistribution by way of social transfers, using data from the European Social Survey, the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems and the Luxembourg Income Study. It extends previous research by measuring the income skew of turnout rather than using average turnout as a proxy for its income bias. We find that a larger income ...