Publications Based on SOEP Data: SOEPlit

Bootstrapping Goodness-of-Fit Measures in Categorical Data Analysis

Latent Markov Chains (Chapter 11)

Within-couple specialisation in paid work: A long-term pattern? A dual trajectory approach to linking lives

Research on the division of labour has mainly focussed on transitions between individuals’ labour market states during the first years of parenthood. A common conclusion has been that couples specialise – women in unpaid and men in paid work – either due to gender ideologies or a comparative advantage in the labour market. But what happens later in life? The German Socio-Economic Panel now provides ...

Flexible men and successful women: the effects of flexible working hours on German couples’ wages

Work hour flexibility is believed to help couples manage career and family demands. The German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) is unique in following both the flexible employee and their partner over time. The study utilizes this feature to investigate whether the take-up of work hour flexibility is detrimental for the flexible employee’s wage development. Men and women benefit from flexible working ...

Consequences of voluntary job changes in Germany: A multilevel analysis for 1985–2013

Analyzing the development of the consequences of voluntary job changes in Germany between 1985 and 2013, the study focuses on income gains and job satisfaction increases. Drawing on arguments of the job-search literature on the one hand and the proliferation of choices on the other we investigate whether the returns of job changes have increased or decreased. Results show that income gains have decreased ...

Forecasting Life Satisfaction Across Adulthood: Benefits of Seeing a Dark Future?

Anticipating one’s future self is a unique human capacity that contributes importantly to adaptation and health throughout adulthood and old age. Using the adult lifespan sample of the national German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP; N > 10,000, age range 18-96 years), we investigated age-differential stability, correlates, and outcomes of accuracy in anticipation of future life satisfaction across six ...

Assessing Cognitive Capacities in Computer-Assisted Survey Research: Two Ultra-Short tests of Intellectual Ability in the German Socio-Economic Panel

Assimilation of Immigrants in Germany - Evidence from an Earnings Frontier Approach

The difference between wages and wage potentials: Earnings disadvantages of immigrants in Germany

The aims of lifelong learning: Age-related effects of training on wages and job security

This study analyses the effects of training participation on wages and perceived job security for employees of different ages. Based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, results indicate that only younger workers benefit from training by an increase in wages, whereas older employees’ worries about losing their job are reduced. This observation can also be explained by the fact that goals of ...