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The evolution of educational wage differentials for women and men in Germany, from 1996 to 2019

This paper studies the evolution of three higher education wage differentials from 1996 to 2019 in Germany. We distinguish between degrees from academic universities, degrees from universities of applied sciences, and the master craftsman\craftswoman certificate. The educational reference category is a standard degree within the German vocational education and training system. Based on samples of male ...

Mental health and residential mobility: Does moving during childhood result in worse mental health outcomes during early adulthood?

This study examines the relationship between childhood residential mobility and early adult mental health. Findings from previous research indicate a significant relationship between the two, even when accounting for various confounders. Important confounders include family structure, parental separation, and socio-economic status. This study uses data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) to ...

Household Specialization, Social Norms and the Modern Family

Der Vergleich der deutschen Durchschnittsfamilie im Jahr 2020 mit der fünfzig Jahre früher lässt die Unterschiede deutlich zu Tage treten. Modernen Familien sind diverser und weniger stabil, Fertilitäts und Heiratsraten sind gesunken, die meisten Mütter arbeiten zumindest in Teilzeit und Ansichten über Geschlechterrollen sind zunehmend egalitärer. In Deutschland stieg das Alter der Frauen bei der ersten ...

Attitudes toward mandatory COVID-19 vaccination in Germany: A representative analysis of data from the socio-economic panel for the year 2021

Hintergrund: Eine hinreichend hohe Immunität gegen COVID-19 wird offenbar nur durch freiwillige Impfungen in Deutschland nicht erreicht werden. Eine allgemeine Impfpflicht wird daher weiterhin erwogen. Wir präsentieren Ergebnisse zu ihrer Akzeptanz in der Bevölkerung Deutschlands und berichten, wie Zustimmung und Ablehnung begründet wird und sich nach Bevölkerungsgruppen unterscheidet. Methode: Wir ...

Is the Smartphone Friend and Foe? Benefits and Costs of Self-reported Smartphone Use for Important Life Domains in a Representative German Sample

Smartphones are ubiquitous today, yet opinions differ as to whether the benefits or downsides of smartphone use predominate. Using the age-representative ‘Innovation Sample’ of the German Socio-Economic Panel study (N = 5,131, age M = 52.26, 17–96 years), this study examined associations between self-reported smartphone use and three life domains: individual well-being (psychological well-being, sleep); ...

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Trust we lost: The impact of the Treuhand experience on political alienation in East Germany

Do politically administered mass layoffs undermine trust and political interest? During the German reunification, formerly state-owned socialist firms in East Germany were privatized by the Treuhand, which came at the cost of massive job losses and public protest. I demonstrate that these activities had a detrimental effect on attitudes and political behavior of the affected individuals. Using survey ...

Young Adults’ Housing Tenure Choices after Leaving the Parental Home: An Empirical Analysis Based on the German SOEP

In this master’s thesis, I examined the housing tenure choices of young adults after leaving the parental home. By distinguishing between four tenure types in owning, renting, subletting, and living in dormitories, I could add to the existing literature on housing and provide new insights into the housing careers of home leavers. I used data from the German Socio-Economic Panel and assessed the housing ...

Social Desirability and Central Tendency Bias in the Survey and Variation of Life Satisfaction

Even though life satisfaction is an empirically extensively researched well-being concept, there are still open questions regarding the variation of life satisfaction and the influence of variables that are not collected in data sets such as the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP). In this article, I explore the question to what extent the variation of life satisfaction is influenced by biases resulting ...

Biological perspective of socioeconomic inequality