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An increasing number of research projects and infrastructure services involve pooling data across different survey programs. Creating a homogenous integrated dataset from heterogeneous source data is the domain of ex-post harmonization. The harmonization process involves various considerations. However, chief among them is whether two survey measurement instruments have captured the same concept. This ...
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Quality & Quantity
58 (2024), 4, 3303-3329
| Ranjit Konrad Singh, Cornelia Eva Neuert, Tenko Raykov
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This paper outlines two studies on education bias in German probability-based surveys. Study 1 reviews data from 67 surveys across 19 survey programs conducted in Germany from 2000 to 2023. We found a consistent underrepresentation of individuals with a low level of formal education. We also found that the transition to self-administered modes due to rising survey costs may exacerbate this bias in ...
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International Journal of Social Research Methodology
(2025), 1-18
| Annika Stein, Tobias Gummer, Elias Naumann, Björn Rohr, Henning Silber, et al.
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Background Populations experiencing precarity face heightened mental health inequities, especially during crises. In this regard, it is established that socio-economic status (SES) and social isolation are critical factors influencing mental health outcomes, which interact syndemically. Understanding their interrelated mechanisms is crucial for developing effective public health strategies to support ...
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SSM - Population Health
31 (2025), 101822
| Victoria Touzel, Doreen Reifegerste, Kayvan Bozorgmehr, Louise Biddle
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The current work relies on G-SOEP to study the effects of import competition on fertility choices. This phenomenon has been addressed by using a single-observation dataset following the seminal paper of Autor et al. (2014). The results show a negative and significant effect on the choice of childbearing.Moreover, the trade exposure measure has been computed by aggregating the Lander and, in a second ...
2025,
| Giulia Ulivieri
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This article compares the promotion prospects of East Germans in leadership and elite positions. It starts from the observation that East Germans have lower chances of reaching leadership positions, although these have converged with those of West Germans in younger birth cohorts. Theoretical considerations on the distinction between leadership and elite positions, along with empirical findings based ...
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Zeitschrift für Soziologie
54 (2025), 2, 224-237
| Lars Vogel
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Social science research gives rise to what we call the ?refugee mobility puzzle?: While restrictions on the freedom of residence limit refugees? socio-economic integration, those who do not face such restrictions often move to areas with high unemployment that similarly hinder their labor market prospects. This study addresses a central element of this puzzle: What draws refugees to high unemployment ...
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Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
51 (2025), 5, 1075-1097
| Jonas Wiedner, Merlin Schaeffer
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In recent decades, both mean dwelling sizes and per-capita living space have significantly increased worldwide. With dwelling size being the main determinant of private households? residential energy demand, these increases are major drivers of residential energy consumption. This article quantitatively analyses housing consumption in order to gain a better understanding of the factors behind risen ...
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Housing Studies
(online first) (2025), 1-27
| Simon Hein, Tobias Kuhnimhof
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Do border closures affect political attitudes? While a large body of research has discussed the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on nationalism and outgroup hostility, much less is known about how one of the main policy responses to stop the virus, closing the national borders, has impacted political attitudes. We argue that the sudden and unprecedented closures of national borders in the COVID-19 ...
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European Journal of Political Research
64 (2025), 4, 1923-1944
| Lisa Herbig, Asli Unan, Theresa Kuhn, Irene Rodríguez, Toni Rodon, Heike Klüver
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The average gender pay gap in Germany is 16 percent according to the most recent data. On the occasion of the 2025 Equal Pay Day, this Weekly Report using Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) data shows that considerable differences according to age and level of education are hiding behind this average gap. For example, the gender pay gap increases significantly with age for people of all educational backgrounds ...
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DIW Weekly Report
15 (2025), 18/19, 109-115
| Fiona Herrmann, Katharina Wrohlich
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Migrants living in postindustrial countries are confronted with various socioeconomic challenges, including lower incomes, extended working hours, and lower occupational statuses than natives. Although health disparities linked to occupational positions have frequently been documented, they remain a relatively unexplored factor in the explanation of health gaps over time between migrants and native ...
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KZfSS Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie
77 (2025), 1, 27-52
| Manuel Holz, Jochen Mayerl