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The pace of thermal retrofit of buildings in Germany remains slow. A Worst-First approach, prioritizing the retrofit of inefficient buildings, would address energy- and social policy objectives and deliver economic and climate benefits. Data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) show how such an approach would protect especially low-income households often living in very inefficient buildings ...
In:
DIW Weekly Report
19/20/2024 (2024), 139-145
| Sophie M. Behr, Merve Kücük, Maximilian Longmuir, Karsten Neuhoff
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A considerable number of studies have found negative effects of birth order on a range of individual outcomes, from earnings and employment in adulthood to cognitive and non-cognitive skills throughout childhood and adolescence. Nevertheless, studies in developing countries exhibit positive effects, suggesting that birth order estimates may be highly context-specific. Moreover, recent evidence on the ...
2022,
| Wifag Adnan, Konstantinos Chountas, Ekaterini Kyriazidou, Tetyana Surovtseva
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This study compares two pay evaluations: pay justice and pay satisfaction. Conceptually, pay justice entails a moral assessment and is more specific to work, whereas pay satisfaction is a broader attitude that includes non-work-related factors. We analyzed German employee data and found overall similarity in determinants but differences in proximity to work contexts. Pay satisfaction was more strongly ...
In:
Social Psychology Quarterly
86 (2023), 1, 95-106
| Jule Adriaans, Carsten Sauer, Cristóbal Moya
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Risk and uncertainty play a vital role in almost every significant economic decision, and an individual’s propensity to make riskier decisions also depends on various circumstances. This article aims to investigate the effects of social and economic covariates on an individual’s willingness to take general risks and extends the scope of existing works by using quantitative measures of risk-taking from ...
In:
Mathematical and Computational Applications
29 (2024), 2, 21
| Faroque Ahmed, Mrittika Shamsuddin, Tanzila Sultana, Rittika Shamsuddin
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Using novel longitudinal data, this paper studies the short- and medium-term effects of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022 on social trust of adolescents in Germany. Comparing adolescents who responded to our survey shortly before the start of the war with those who responded shortly after the conflict began and applying difference-in-differences (DiD) models over time, we find ...
In:
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization
224 (2024), 181-193
| Silke Anger, Bernhard Christoph, Agata Galkiewicz, Shushanik Margaryan, Frauke Peter, Malte Sandner, Thomas Siedler
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Using novel longitudinal data, this paper studies the short- and medium-term effects of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022 on social trust of adolescents in Germany. Comparing adolescents who responded to our survey shortly before the start of the war with those who responded shortly after the conflict began and applying difference-in-differences (DiD) models over time, we find ...
In:
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization
224 (2024), 181-193
| Silke Anger, Bernhard Christoph, Agata Galkiewicz, Shushanik Margaryan, Frauke Peter, Malte Sandner, Thomas Siedler
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In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, research is swiftly progressing to comprehend the impact on solo self-employed individuals and microenterprises. Although there is unanimous agreement within the literature that this unprecedented event has profoundly affected businesses globally, evidence regarding these impacts’ precise direction and extent remains inconclusive. A limited understanding exists ...
In:
The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
(online first) (2024), 14657503241258933
| Alexandra David, Judith Terstriep, Susann Schäfer, Armando García Schmidt
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Abstract This paper addresses personality psychological determinants of migration behaviour. Using pooled data of two related probability samples (GERPS and SOEP), we examined the association between the Big Five personality traits and the propensity to become internationally mobile. Relying on advanced pre-processing methods that control for key socio-demographic and economic determinants, our results ...
In:
Population, Space and Place
30 (2024), 7, e2782
| Jean Philippe Décieux, Tobias Altmann
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Existing research has identified several economic and cultural determinants of populist voting. We focus on a related explanation: whether populist leaders are able to capitalize on a sense of distrust between individuals. There is currently limited causal evidence on the relationship between interpersonal trust and support for populist parties, and the underlying mechanisms driving this relationship ...
CESifo,
2024,
(CESifo Working Paper No. 11394)
| Jessica Di Cocco, Rama Dasi Mariani, Eugenio Levi, Steven Stillman
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Working from home (WFH) is expected to be part of the ‘new normal’ in a post-pandemic future. WFH is often discussed as a contribution to climate protection, as WFH has the potential to reduce travel and emissions. However, there are also long-term rebound effects, which are under-investigated. These long-term effects are relevant for assessing the potential of new hybrid work concepts as a measure ...
In:
Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice
190 (2024), December 2024, 104257
| Carina Böhnen, Tobias Kuhnimhof