Publications Based on SOEP Data: SOEPlit

Too worried about the environment to have children? Or more worried about the environment after having children?

Amid rising concerns about climate change, in recent years, demographers have increasingly examined whether environmental concerns have become a factor in shaping reproductive intentions and outcomes. However, little is still known about the potentially reciprocal relationship between environmental concerns and fertility, in part due to the lack of longitudinal analyses of sufficient temporal scope. ...

Should I buy or should I go? The effect of the big five personality traits and satisfaction with life on E-bike ownership in Germany

A prerequisite for sustainable mobility is the move away from fossil fuels. In addition to the transportation sector and public transport, the electrification of individual transport also contributes to the mobility transition. In the present study, we conducted exploratory structural equation modelling using data (n = 14,008) from a large-scale nationwide household panel in Germany to investigate ...

Surveying emigrants worldwide–using Facebook and Instagram to recruit respondents in cross-national (e)migration research

Sampling remains a major challenge when researching minority populations, especially in cross-national settings. While various sampling methods are established in the field, most of them cannot easily be implemented globally. However, worldwide operating Social Networking Sites provide an opportunity for the recruitment of certain hard-to-reach populations in almost all countries. Targeting German ...

Spatial income inequality in Rajasthan using small area estimation model

India has emerged as the fastest-growing nation in recent years, and rising inequality may obstruct this path, leading to serious socio-economic challenges. This situation has raised the demand for micro-level data among policymakers to facilitate effective decentralised planning and reduce regional disparity. However, the survey data is not ideal for understanding disparities at the disaggregated ...

Perceived expectations for active aging: the role of motivational and personality factors

Perceived expectations for active aging (PEAA) reflect subjective exposure to social expectations about staying active and fit in old age, for example, by maintaining health and social engagement. We investigated whether motivational and personality factors were related to PEAA in the domains of physical health, mental health, and social engagement. We used a nationally representative sample of German ...

Participation in German courses and language skills

Is the First Language a Resource, an Obstacle, or Irrelevant for Language Minority Students’ Education?

Successful integration into the education system is of major importance for the future prospects of immigrants and their children as well as for the social cohesion and viability of the receiving societies. Language is generally viewed as an important aspect of this integration. Whereas there is widespread agreement that the language of the residence country (L2) is crucial for students’ educational ...

How Do Immigrant-Origin and Native Voters Consume Political News Media During a National Election Campaign?

This is the first quantitative empirical contribution to examine how immigrant-origin voters use different types of political news media in the course of an election campaign. As this group of voters often has a lower average turnout than natives, it is surprising that we know little about its media usage behaviour. Using novel data from the IMGES II survey conducted during the 2021 German national ...

Detecting Corruption: Evidence from a World Bank project in Kenya

Corruption is a major problem in development aid, in part because areas with the greatest need for development assistance often have weak governance. In these environments, traditional anti-fraud measures such as audits or criminal enforcement are limited in their effectiveness. Moreover, aid organizations face incentives to downplay bad outcomes for fear of alienating donors, which has led to the ...

Settlement intentions of Ukrainian refugees in Germany: Adhering to social status back home or restarting again abroad?

Background: The choice between permanent settlement and temporary migration has garnered increased attention in international migration studies, yet the decisions of refugees remain underexplored. Objective: Building on the existing literature on return migration among voluntary migrants, this paper investigates the importance of socio-psychological and economic-skills contexts in refugees’ home and ...