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Life chances after surgery of congenital heart disease: the influence of cardiac surgery on intergenerational social mobility. A comparison between patients and general population data

Nonresponse in Panel Surveys - A Review of Adjustment Techniques

A latent Markov Model for poverty analysis: the case of the GSOEP

Have labour market reforms at the turn of the millenium changed job durations of the new entrants? A comparative study for Germany and Italy

According to the aims of the labour market reforms of the 90s implemented in many European countries, workers may stay at their first job for a shorter time, but should be able to switch jobs easily. This would generate a trade-off between job opportunities and job stability. This paper addresses this issue using administrative longitudinal data for Germany and Italy, taken as representative examples ...

Why Do Women Married To Unemployed Men Have Low Participation Rates?

Policy Uncertainty and Precautionary Savings

Innovation in the Typical Life Course (Chapter 10)

Dynamics of Women´s Labor Force Participation in the United States and West Germany, 1983 to 1990

The Emergence of Multiple Role Patterns Among Women: A Comparison of Germany and the United States

Unhappiness and Job Finding

It is puzzling that people feel unhappy when they become unemployed, while simultaneously active labour market policies are needed to bring them back to work. We investigate this using GSOEP data. We find that nearly half of the unemployed do not experience a drop in happiness, which might explain why activation is sometimes needed. Furthermore, even though unhappy unemployed search more actively for ...