Publications Based on SOEP Data: SOEPlit

Maternity Leave in the Context of Couples: The impact of both partners' characteristics and employment experiences on mothers' re-entry into the labour market

This research focuses on re-entry for mothers after maternity leave. The empirical analysis focuses on the first twenty-two years of post-reunification Germany, using proportional hazards models. Results show that the re-entry into part-time employment is primarily affected by the mother’s own resources and former career, the return to full-time work is more linked to the partner’s resources. This ...

Host-country cultural capital and labour market trajectories of migrants in Germany

The paper investigates effects of host-country orientation and cultural difference of migrants on their socio-economic integration in Germany, using SOEP data for the years 1988-2006. We analyze unemployment and employment durations of male and female migrants, as well as transitions from domestic work to employment for female migrants from Turkey, former Yugoslavia, Greece, Spain and Italy. Given ...

Impact of working hours on work-life balance

Nowadays, flexible working hours are becoming important to the workplaces. A lot of organizations offer flexible working hours to employees due to the benefits that flexibility gives to both employee and employer. Greater employee productivity and higher organization profitability are the most common benefits. Also, flexible working hours promote and facilitate work-life balance. Reduced stress and ...

The Effect of Social Transfers in Europe: An Empirical Analysis Using Generalised Lorenz Curves

European Schemes of Social Assistance: An Empirical Analysis of Set-Ups and Distributive Impacts

Poverty Alleviation and the Degree of Centralisation in European Schemes of Social Assistance

In this paper, the relationship between the degree of centralization and the distributive outcomes in European schemes of social assistance is investigated. For this purpose, a scheme of classification suitable for grouping the EU15 schemes according to features related to centralization is established by using cluster analysis and an indicator for centralization is developed by employing multidimensional ...

Too Few Women in Top Posts

Women Managers: Enormous Deficit in Large Companies and Employers' Associations

Women in Managerial Positions in Europe: Focus on Germany

Prejudices and stereotypical beliefs about the role of women in society often limit their chances of reaching top leadership positions. This paper presents a detailed analysis of the socioeconomic structure and the gender pay gap in managerial positions in Germany building on a review from a cross-national perspective of women's progress to high-ranking positions and of initiatives to overcome ...

Full-time Workers Want to Work Fewer Hours, Part-time Workers Want to Work Longer Hours

Since the reunification of Germany, average working times for men and women have followed different trends. There are various reasons for the difference. More and more women are gainfully employed; they engage in part-time and marginal employment, both of which are on the rise. The importance of full-time employment has declined. This accounts for most of the reduction in their average workweek, which ...