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This article analyzes whether response patterns in surveys differ between the general population, regular immigrants, and recent refugees. Analyses show that the address quality of refugees contacted in the first wave of a panel study is worse than that of the general population, but of a similar quality to that of other recent immigrants. Once contacted, people in refugee households are more willing ...
In:
Field Methods
36 (2024), 3, 229-248
| Jannes Jacobsen, Manuel Siegert
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We address the challenges and implications of ensuring fairness in algorithmic decision-making (ADM) practices related to ethnicity. Expanding beyond the U.S.-centric approach to race, we provide an overview of ethnic classification schemes in European countries and emphasize how the distinct approaches to ethnicity in Europe can impact fairness assessments in ADM. Drawing on large-scale German survey ...
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:
Association for Computing Machinery,
2024,
237–253
| Sofia Jaime, Christoph Kern
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Gender differences in risk attitudes are frequently observed and the scientific community widely agrees upon their existence. However, recent literature has challenged the notion that the gender gap is ubiquitous. In this literature review, the recent literature is examined with the purpose of verifying the existence of gender differences in risk attitudes and then examining the determinants of the ...
2024,
| Samu Järvisaari
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OBJECTIVES: SARS-CoV-2 infections were unequally distributed during the pandemic, with those in disadvantaged socioeconomic positions being at higher risk. Little is known about the underlying mechanism of this association. This study assessed to what extent educational differences in SARS-CoV-2 infections were mediated by working from home. METHODS: We used data of the German working population derived ...
In:
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
50 (2024), 3, 168-177
| Benjamin Wachtler, Florian Beese, Ibrahim Demirer, Sebastian Haller, Timo-Kolja Pförtner, Morten Wahrendorf, Markus M. Grabka, Jens Hoebel
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This article examines the evolution of the gender wealth gap in Germany during the first decade of the XXI century. This period is characterized by an increase in labour supply of women and change in occupational structure due to numerous reforms undertaken by the government. We use the Firpo, Fortin, Lemieux detailed decomposition technique throughout the wealth distribution to identify the main factors ...
In:
B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy
24 (2024), 4, 1045–1071
| Eva Sierminska, Daniela Piazzalunga, Markus Grabka
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Background: If a new job is located in a different region from the place of residence, individuals or households can choose between moving or commuting. However, so far mobility alternatives and their drivers remain under-researched from a comparative perspective. Objective: We investigate the determinants of the mobility choices of individuals who have taken a distant job (50 km or more), considering ...
In:
Demographic Research
50 (2024), 33, 967-1004
| Thomas Skora, Heiko Rüger, Knut Petzold
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This study investigates the impact of sexual orientation on earnings in the German labour market. Using data from the Socio-Economic Panel survey from the year 2020, I analyse wage differentials between heterosexual and non-heterosexual workers. The findings reveal that nonheterosexual men earn approximately 7.7%less than their heterosexual counterparts, while lesbian or bisexual women experience a ...
2024,
| Jiayi Song
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Background. Quantifying spatial access to care—the interplay of accessibility and availability—is vital for healthcare planning and understanding implications of services (mal-)distribution. A plethora of methods aims to measure potential spatial access to healthcare services. The current study conducts a systematic review to identify and assess gravity model-type methods for spatial healthcare access ...
In:
International Journal of Health Geographics
22 (2023), 1, 34
| Barbara Stacherl, Odile Sauzet
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Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, more than one million refugees have arrived in Germany. These Ukrainian refugees differ in many aspects from Germany’s past forced migration experiences and there exists an urgent need for sound data and information for politics, practitioners, and academics. In response, the IAB-BiB/FReDA-BAMF-SOEP study was established to provide high-quality ...
In:
AStA Wirtschafts- und Sozialstatistisches Archiv
18 (2024), 1, 77-97
| Hans Walter Steinhauer, Jean Philippe Décieux, Manuel Siegert, Andreas Ette, Sabine Zinn
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A large body of literature highlights the benefits of being religious in terms of subjective well-being. We examine changes to these so-called religious well-being benefits during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany and address the role of (formal and informal) social integration when explaining these changes. We empirically test two contrasting scenarios: The first scenario predicts ...
In:
Journal of Happiness Studies
25 (2024), 7, 103
| Jan-Philip Steinmann, Hannes Kröger, Jörg Hartmann, Theresa M. Entringer