Publications Based on SOEP Data: SOEPlit

Some Specification Tests for Static Limited Dependent Variable Models Estimated on Panel Data

The Dynamics of Self-Employment in East Germany - An Empirical Analysis Using Panel Data and Allowing for State Dependence and Endogenous Attrition

Effects of Continuous Off-the-job Training in East Germany after Unification: Preliminary Results of an Evaluation of the Effects for Individual Workers

Some Specification Tests for Probit Models Estimated on Panel Data

Training the East German Labour Force (Dissertation)

Earnings and Employment Effects of Continuous Off-the-Job Training in East Germany After Unification

The effects of continuous off-the-job training (OFT) for East Germans after unification are analyzed in terms of their earnings and employment probabilities. Using the potential outcome approach to causality as general framework, different matching procedures are suggested for the estimation. They allow for permanent and transitory shocks that influence OFT participation and labor market outcomes. ...

The Effect of Enterprise-related Continuous Vocational Training in East Germany on Individual Employment and Earnings

The paper studies the returns from enterprise-related continuous vocational training on individual earnings, unemployment probabilities, and other labour market indicators in East Germany after unification. It attempts to solve the intrinsic identification problem of such evaluation problems nonparametrically by using restrictions "produced" by unification as well as by using very informative ...

An Evaluation of Public-Sector-Sponsored Continuous Vocational Training Programs in East Germany

Long-run labour market and health effects of individual sports activities

This microeconometric study analyzes the effects of individual leisure sports participation on long-term labour market variables, health and subjective well-being indicators for West Germany based on individual data from the German Socio-Economic Panel study (GSOEP) 1984–2006. Econometric problems due to individuals choosing their own level of sports activities are tackled by combining informative ...

Empirical Evidence on Educational Effects of Physical Activity: Four Examples

In this paper, we address the question of how physical activity of children and young adults affect their educational outcomes. To do so, we will take up four examples of our own work to illustrate different aspects of this research agenda. In contrast to the amazingly large literature on health effects, educational outcomes received much less attention. This is surprising given that building-up human ...