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SOEPnewsletter November 2025

Data Service News and Events People and Papers Staff News Appendix: Ankündigungen von externen Veranstaltungen und Call for Proposals Dear SOEP community, You have probably already heard that Mohrenstraße has finally been renamed. Our new, old address is now: Anton-Wilhelm-Amo-Straße 58, 10117 Berlin. In the current issue of the SOEPnewsletter 2025, you will find all the information you need ...

SOEP-IS 2027 – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

General Information Standard Application Procedure Collaborative Grant-Based Applications (e.g., DFG, ERC, etc.) Data Access, Open Science & Contact Miscellaneous What is SOEP-IS? The SOEP Innovation Sample (SOEP-IS) is part of the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) at DIW Berlin. It serves as a platform for innovative, survey-based research that allows scientists to test new questions, experimental ...

Child sick care-related absence from work and the consequences on parents' income

This study investigates the impact of child-related absence from work on the income of working mothers and fathers, addressing a significant research gap in sociology and labour economics. While previous research has established that gender and parenthood significantly influence income levels, the consequences of caring for a sick child-a common and unpredictable responsibility-remain inadequately ...

Earnings expectations of "first-in family" university students and their role for major choice

How do students’ earnings expectations differ by being the first in their family to attend university (FiF) and how do they affect field of study choice? We leverage unique survey and administrative data to document sizable gaps in expected earnings between FiF and non-FiF students. Our data can explain two-thirds of this gap, with the largest share attributable to field of study choice. We show that ...

How did you find your job? Effects of the job search channels on labour market outcomes in Germany

We study the effect of finding a job through one's social contact on starting wages. Using combined SOEP-INKAR data for Germany and propensity score analysis - both matching and weighting - we document that referral hiring is associated with a wage penalty of 10%. This penalty is stable over time. Separating by the type of the social contact, we find that referrals from former colleagues are associated ...

“Status” concerns and self-employment transitions

This paper investigates whether individuals’ relative (status or positional) concerns are associated with their transitions from paid employment or inactivity to self-employment. The conjecture is that stress and anxiety arising from socio-economic comparisons may be motivating factors for individuals to establish their own businesses. We examine this using the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) dataset, ...

Overeducation, performance pay and wages: evidence from Germany

Overeducated workers are more productive and have higher wages in comparison to their adequately educated coworkers in the same jobs. However, they have lower wages than their similarly educated peers who are in correctly matched jobs. This study examines the hypotheses that overeducated workers sort into performance pay jobs as an adjustment mechanism and that performance pay enhances their wages. ...