SOEP 2008: Program
SOEP 2008 Program (as of July 8)
Wednesday, July 9
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| 9.00-10.30 | Registration (foyer) | ||
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| 10.30-12.00 | SOEP Innovations (room A300) Chair: Heather Laurie, Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex
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| 12.00-13.00 | Registration continued (foyer) | ||
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| 13.00-14.30 | Opening Plenary Session (room A300)
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| 14.30-15.00 | Coffee (foyer) | ||
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| 15.00-17.00 | Parallel Sessions | ||
| Parallel S1 Regional Data (room A300) Chair: Martin Kroh, DIW Berlin | Parallel S2 Health (room A310) Chair: Laura Romeu-Gordo, German Centre of Gerontology | Parallel S3 Social Capital (room B004/005) Chair: Tom Siedler, DIW Berlin | |
| Guven, Cahit Reversing the Question. Does Happiness Affect Individual Economic Behavior? Evidence from Surveys from the Netherlands and Germany | Juerges, Hendrik Health Insurance Status and Physician-Induced Demand for Medical Services in Germany: New Evidence from Combined District and Individual Level Data | Knies, Gundi The Effects of Mobility on Neighborhood Social Ties | |
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| Luechinger, Simon Valuing Air Quality Using the Life Satisfaction Approach | Kroll, Lars Eric; Lampert, Thomas Socio-Economic Differences in Life Expectancy - The Potential of the German Socio-Economic Panel Study | Traunmüller, Richard; Freitag, Markus Religion as a Resource: Individual Religiosity, Religious Context and the Creation of Social Capital in Germany | |
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| Grözinger, Gerd; Matiaske, Wenzel Regional Socio-Economical Conditions and Individual Satisfaction | Coneus, Katja; Spieß, C. Katharina The Intergenerational Transmission of Health in Early Childhood | van Alphen, Stan; Lancee, Bram Compensating Early School Leave in Germany: the Influence of Social Capital | |
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| Dittmann, Joerg; Goebel, Jan Your house, your car, your education – The socioeconomic situation of the neighborhood and it's impact on life satisfaction in Germany | Schreyögg, Jonas; Grabka, Markus Copayments for Ambulatory Care in Germany: A Natural Experiment Using a Difference-in-Difference Approach | van Hoorn, André; Maseland, Robbert How United is Germany? Cultural Convergence Between East and West After 1991 | |
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| 17.00-18.30 | SOEP Poster Session (room A305/foyer)
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Thursday, July 10
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| 9.00-11.00 | Special Session: 25 Waves of SOEP (room A300) Chair: Gisela Trommsdorff, University of Konstanz; DIW Berlin | ||
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| 11.00-11.30 | Coffee (foyer) | ||
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| 11.30-13.00 | Parallel Sessions | ||
| Parallel S4 Immigration (room A300) Chair: Carsten Keller, Centre Marc Bloch | Parallel S5 Family Economics (room A310) Chair: Christian Schmitt, DIW Berlin; University of Rostock | Parallel S6 Earnings & Job Mobility (room B004/005) Chair: Michael Kvasnicka, RWI Essen | |
| Euwals, Rob; Dagevos, Jaco; Gijsberts, Mérove; Roodenburg, Hans The Labour Market Position of Turkish Immigrants in Germany and the Netherlands: Reason for Migration, Naturalisation and Language Proficiency | Gebel, Michael; Giesecke, Johannes Employment Insecurity and the Transition to Parenthood | Eisenhauer, Philipp; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm Assessing Intergenerational Earnings Persistence Among German Workers | |
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| Hartung, Anne From education to work: A comparison of transition patterns across ethnic groups in Germany | Ludwig, Volker; Brüderl, Josef The Male Marital Wage Premium: Further Results on an Enduring Puzzle | Görlitz, Katja; von Wachter, Till Using the Unemployment Duration to Distinguish Voluntary and Involuntary Mobility | |
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| Gang, Ira N.; Landon-Lane, John; Yun, Myeong-Su Migrants, Natives and a New Measure of Assimilation | Nisic, Natascha Labor Market Outcomes of Spatially Mobile Couples: Who Gains, who Loses? Evidence on Germany (SOEP 1992-2006) | Brynin, Malcolm; Longhi, Simonetta Occupational mobility in Germany and Britain | |
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| 13.00-14.30 | Lunch | ||
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| 14.30-16.00 | Parallel Sessions | ||
| Parallel S7 Education (room A300) Chair: Henning Lohmann, DIW Berlin | Parallel S8 Labor Supply (room A310) Chair: Elke Holst, DIW Berlin | Parallel S9 Old Age (room B004/005) Chair: Martin Karlsson, University of Oxford | |
| DiPrete, Thomas A.; Legewie, Joscha Family Determinants of the Changing Gender Gap in Educational Attainment: A Comparison of the U.S. and Germany | Haan, Peter; Prowse, Victoria; Uhlendorff, Arne Employment Effects of Welfare Reforms: Evidence from a Dynamic Structural Life-Cycle Model | Frick, Joachim R.; Headey, Bruce Living standards in retirement: accepted international comparisons are misleading – a revised view based on German and Australian wealth data | |
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| Heineck, Guido Family structure and educational attainment in Germany | Sommerfeld, Katrin Older Babies – More Active Mothers? How Maternal Labor Supply Changes as the Child Grows | Corneo, Giacomo; Keese, Matthias, Schröder, Carsten Can Governments Boost Voluntary Retirement Savings Via Tax Incentives and Subsidies? A German Case Study for Low-Income Households | |
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| Kratzmann, Jens; Schneider, Thorsten Social Inequality at School Entry in Germany. The Impact of Social Origin and Child Care Attendance on Timing of School Entrance based on SOEP Data | Fouarge, Didier; Muffels, Ruud Working part-time and caring in Europe: medium and long term effects on employment and wage careers | Fasang, Anette Eva How do family biographies affect the timing of pension entrance? A comparative analysis of females born 1930-1939 in West Germany and the United Kingdom | |
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| 16.00-17.30 | Poster Session Chair: Conchita D'Ambrosio, Università di Milano-Bicocca; DIW Berlin | ||
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| 17.30-18.00 | Felix Büchel Award Session (room A300) Chair: Antje Mertens, Berlin School of Economics Laudatio: Regina Riphahn, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg | ||
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| 18.30-22.00 | Reception – Dinner Buffet (WZB cantine) Prof. Dr. Eckhard George, Vice President of the Leibniz Association | ||
Friday, July 11
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| 9.00-10.00 | Keynote Speech (room A300) Chair: Bruce Headey, Melbourne Institute at University of Melbourne, Australia; DIW Berlin | ||
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| 10.00-10.30 | Coffee (foyer) | ||
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| 10.30-12.30 | Parallel Sessions | ||
| Parallel S10 Well-Being (room A300) Chair: Denis Huschka, RatSWD; DIW Berlin | Parallel S11 Personal Traits (room A310) Chair: Beatrice Rammstedt, GESIS-ZUMA Mannheim | Parallel S12 Inequality & Life Satisfaction (room B004/005) Chair: Peter Krause, DIW Berlin | |
| Wunder, Christoph Adaptation to income over time: A weak point of subjective well-being | Bartke, Stephan; Schwarze, Reimund Risk-Averse by Nation, by Religion or by Nature? Some Insights on Determinants of Individual Risk Taking Preferences | Giesecke, Johannes; Verwiebe, Roland Rising Wage Inequality in Germany. Winners and Losers of the Income Dynamics between 1985 and 2006 | |
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| Clark, Andrew; Knabe, Andreas; Rätzel, Steffen Boon or Bane? Well-being, Others' Unemployment, and Labor-Market Risk | Coneus, Katja; Gernandt, Johannes; Saam, Marianne Noncognitive Skills, Internet Use and Educational Dropout | Layard, Richard; Mayraz, Guy; Nickell, Stephen The Marginal Utility of Income | |
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| Van Landeghem, Bert G.M. Human Well-Being over the Life Cycle: Longitudinal Evidence from a 20-Year Panel | Schimmack, Ulrich Cognitive and Affective Measures of Well-Being in the SOEP | Pfeffer, Fabian T. Parental Wealth and Children's Life Chances. First Evidence for West Germany | |
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| Lillard, Dean Self-reported Satisfaction: Determinant or Outcome? | Goerke, Laszlo; Pannenberg, Markus Risk Aversion and Trade Union Membership: Implications for Wages and Employment | D'Ambrosio, Conchita; Frick, Joachim R.; Jäntti, Markus Satisfaction with Life and Economic Well-Being: Evidence from Germany | |
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| 12.30-13.00 | Closing Plenary Session (room A300) Chair: Gert G. Wagner, SOEP Director, DIW Berlin; Berlin University of Technology; Max Weber Center for Advanced Studies Erfurt Honoring Best Presentations Dr. Holger Hatje, Chairman of the Society of Friends of DIW Berlin | ||
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