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Wealth and Family Formation: Insights from First Cohabitation, Marriage, and Birth in Germany

Existing research has demonstrated that wealthier individuals differ in family formation. Potential explanations draw on wealth’s use and symbolic value as well as the relative economic bar of family formation. This study examines the relationship between wealth and three family formation events in Germany: first cohabitation, marriage, and birth. Data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (2002–2017) ...

When You’re Down and Out: Who Benefits from Volunteering in Old Age?

Theoretical considerations suggest that volunteering contributes to retirement adjustment because it compensates for role losses following retirement. However, the idea that mental health benefits of volunteering are stronger after retirement than prior to retirement has been hardly tested empirically. Moreover, it remains open to question who benefits from volunteering in retirement in particular. ...

With Great Prestige Comes Great Responsibility: The Role of Occupations in Shaping Employee Behavior

What compels a doctor to volunteer at a makeshift clinic in a remote village? Why do lawyers from elite firms devote hundreds of hours to pro-bono cases? These examples illuminate how occupations shape behavior beyond formal job requirements. As careers become increasingly defined by occupational rather than organizational membership, understanding the occupational forces that shape discretionary behaviors ...

Biography (M3-M9) 2023 - version with variables (en)

Catch-up Individual (PAPI) 2023 - version with variables (en)

Catch-up Individual (techn) 2023 - version with variables (en)

Childhood (0-11-year-olds) 2023 - version with variables (en)

Context questions about the interview 2023 - version with variables (en)

Deceased Individual (PAPI) 2023 - version with variables (en)

Deceased Individual (techn) 2023 - version with variables (en)