SOEP Annual Report 2024: people, projects, and publications

In 2024, SOEP celebrated its 40th birthday with numerous high-profile guests, colleagues, and supporters. But that's not all: with 49 ongoing third-party funded projects, SOEP received a total of 11 million euros in outside funding. The important research focus “Social inequalities and distribution” was further strengthened: the new research group “Life Course and Inequality”, headed by Philipp Lersch, started with two high-caliber projects. At the same time, a project on inheritance and inequality (DE) funded by the Fritz Thyssen Foundation was launched.

Even 40 years after its launch, the study remains dynamic: in 2024, two new samples went into the field and an experiment tested people’s attitudes towards the carbon footprint.

SOEP researchers contributed numerous articles to the “Social Report 2024,” which, together with other experts in social research and official statistics, precisely analyzes living conditions in Germany. The report thus makes an indispensable contribution to comprehensive, reliable, and quickly accessible social reporting for Germany. The articles by the SOEP authors cover topics such as migration, mental health and income equality.

The annual report for 2024 is now available in print upon request and for pdf download (PDF, 6.75 MB).