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This paper examines the relationship between locus of control (LOC) and the demand for supplementary health insurance (SUPP). Drawing on longitudinal data from Germany, we document robust evidence that individuals internal LOC increases the take up of supplementary private health insurance (SUPP). We find that the effect of one standard deviation increase in the measure of internal LOC on the probability ...
In:
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization
204 (2022), 476-489
| Eric Bonsang, Joan Costa-Font
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In 2015, Germany introduced a statutory hourly minimum wage that was not only universally binding but also set at a relatively high level. By focusing on the short-run effects of the German Minimum Wage Reform, I estimate its impact on employment. Using a difference-in-differences framework, I exploit variation in the regional treatment intensity, assuming that the stronger a minimum wage ‘bites’ into ...
2021,
| Silvio Ceron
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Watching television is the most time-consuming human activity besides work but its role for individual well-being is unclear. Negative consequences portrayed in the literature raise the question whether this popular pastime constitutes an economic good or bad, and hence serves as a prime example of irrational behavior reducing individual health and happiness. Using rich panel data, we are the first ...
Berlin:
DIW Berlin,
2021,
(SOEPpapers 1148)
| Adrian Chadi, Manuel Hoffmann
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We propose a broadly applicable empirical approach to classify individuals as time-consistent versus native or sophisticated regarding their self-control limitations. Operationalizing our approach based on nationally representative data reveals that self-control problems are pervasive and that most people are at least partly aware of their limited self-control. Compared to naifs, sophisticates have ...
Berlin:
DIW Berlin,
2021,
(SOEPpapers 1144)
| Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Sarah Dahmann, Daniel A. Kamhöfer, Hannah Schildberg-Hörisch
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Gambling preferences are analysed using survey data from the wider population. Respondents were confronted with a hypothetical lottery question, in which they were asked to imagine having just won a large prize, and asked how much of this prize they would be willing to invest in a further gamble. We observe the majority of respondents avoiding the gamble altogether. We demonstrate that such behaviour ...
In:
Applied Economics
56 (2024), 4, 426-439
| Philomena M. Bacon, Anna Conte, Peter G. Moffatt
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Initial findings regarding the coronavirus crisis’ impact on the German labor market suggest that the existing dynamics of inequality will worsen in two respects – both between the sexes, and within the group of women alone. One thing is certain: Mothers in particular will lose out, as the following analysis shows that even before the crisis, children already cost mothers up to two-thirds of their ...
Gütersloh:
Bertelsmann Stiftung,
2021,
(Expert Briefing Future of Employment)
| Manuela Barišić, Valentina S. Consiglio
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Personality traits like neuroticism show both continuity and change across adolescence and adulthood, with most pronounced changes occurring in young adulthood. It has been assumed, but insufficiently examined, that trait changes occur gradually over the years through the accumulation of daily experiences. The current longitudinal measurement burst study examined (a) how changes in average momentary ...
In:
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
121 (2021), 3, 691-706
| Cornelia Wrzus, Gloria Luong, Gert G. Wagner, Michaela Riedinger
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Objective: This paper examines gender differences in the labour market integration of newly arrived refugees in Germany. In particular, we focus on the heterogeneity in employment rates among female refugees. Background: Previous research has demonstrated that refugee women are disadvantaged on the labour market not only compared to their male counterparts, but also compared to other immigrant women. ...
In:
Journal of Family Research
33 (2021), 2, 284-321
| Zerrin Salikutluk, Katrins Menke
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Assessing regional population compositions is an important task in many research fields. Small area estimation with generalized linear mixed models marks a powerful tool for this purpose. However, the method has limitations in practice. When the data are subject to measurement errors, small area models produce inefficient or biased results since they cannot account for data uncertainty. This is particularly ...
In:
Statistica Neerlandica
76 (2022), 1, 65-96
| Joscha Krause, Jan Pablo Burgard, Domingo Morales
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This article describes new immigrants’ levels of destination-language proficiency shortly after taking up residence in Germany. The focus lies on a comparison of refugees from Syria with new arrivals from Italy, Poland, and Turkey, who came as economic immigrants, for family reasons, or as students. The theoretical account builds upon a well-established model of language acquisition, according to which ...
In:
Journal for Educational Research Online
13 (2021), 2, 128-156
| Cornelia Kristen, Julian Seuring