SOEP-Suche

Development of a German EU-SILC Clone

Results of the 2019 SOEP User Survey

An Overview of SOEP Fieldwork in 2019 : Samples A-L1, L2/3 and N-Q

Report from the SOEP Research Data Center

Record Linkage with Administrative Pension Data (SOEP-RV)

The SOEP Migration and Refugee Samples M1-M5

SOEP Innovation Sample (SOEP-IS)

Determinants of public perception of elite sport

Elite sports are associated with values such as fair competition, striving to become better and challenging oneself. These are considered as social benefits. However, integrity issues relating to misuse of doping or corruption challenge this. This paper examines the determinants of public perception of elite sport by means of a survey. Logistic regression modelling assesses the effects of trust, athletes ...

Does the Dream of Home Ownership Rest upon Biased Beliefs? A Test Based on Predicted and Realized Life Satisfaction

The belief that home ownership makes people happy is probably one of the most widespread intuitive theories of happiness. However, whether it is accurate is an open question. Based on individual panel data, we explore whether home buyers systematically overestimate the life satisfaction associated with moving to their privately owned property. To identify potential prediction errors, we compare people’s ...

Longitudinal Evidence for Reciprocal Effects Between Life Satisfaction and Job Satisfaction

The evidence for a correlation between life satisfaction and job satisfaction is strong; however, it is mostly based on cross-sectional results, which precludes establishing valid causal links between work and well-being. Limited longitudinal research suffers from relatively small sample sizes, narrow focus on a particular professional or national group, and differences in the lags between the waves ...