News of SOEP

SOEP at Conference Honoring Shlomo Yitzhaki

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 17:42:00 +0200

On 2 and 3 November 2026, Carsten Schröder and Lotte Maaßen participated in the conference “Inequality and Tax Policy: A Conference in Honor of Shlomo Yitzhaki” at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The event celebrated the scholarly legacy of the late economist Shlomo Yitzhaki, who passed away in ...

Visiting Research Stay of Alfonso Langastro at SOEP in October 2026

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:05:00 +0200

In October 2026, Alfonso Langastro was a visiting researcher at SOEP. A PhD student at the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence, his research lies at the intersection of occupational sociology and social mobility. His work focuses on occupational trajectories, job quality, and the role of ...

11th ÖAW-STAT Lecture: Sabine Zinn on the Importance of Longitudinal Studies for Evidence-Based Policymaking

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:58:00 +0200

How can we understand social change, social inequalities, and individual life trajectories over time? This question is at the heart of the 11th ÖAW-STAT Lecture, taking place in Vienna on 21 October 2026. The featured speaker is Sabine Zinn, Director of the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) at the German ...

SUARE-II Kickoff: Successful Start to the Second Project Phase at DIW Berlin

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:53:00 +0200

On October 8 and 9, the team behind the research project “Longitudinal Study on Refugees from Ukraine in Germany (SUARE)” met at DIW Berlin to kick off the second phase of the project.SUARE tracks individuals who have fled to Germany as a result of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and ...

SOEPcampus@DIW Berlin: Two Days of Intensive Exchange on SOEP Data

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:24:00 +0200

This week, the SOEP welcomed 30 participants from Germany and abroad to the annual in-person SOEPcampus workshop. The SOEP’s training program is designed for researchers who wish to conduct research using the survey data and offers tailored formats for knowledge transfer—online, in person, and via ...

Register now for the 3rd Leibniz Open Science Day 2026: Scientific Rigor and Collaborative Research in the Age of AI

Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:37:00 +0200

DIW Berlin (together with ZBW, WZB, RWI and Lab²) is pleased to announce that registration for the “3rd Leibniz Open Science Day 2026: Scientific Rigor and Collaborative Research in the Age of AI” is now open. The event will take place on 17 November 2026 at the premises of the Leibniz Association ...

SOEP-Core-Daten 1984–2025 (v42) ab jetzt erhältlich

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:05:00 +0200

All registered data users can now order the latest data v42 (DOI: 10.5684/soep.core.v42eu) via our online order form. In German: http://www.diw.de/SOEPbestellungIn English: http://www.diw.de/SOEPorder Important news for v42: Important Note on the Weighting of the Migration and Refugee Samples ...

SOEP-Core Data 1984–2025 (v42) available now

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:05:00 +0200

Register now for the online workshop series SOEPcampus: Learn to use the SOEP over lunch

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:08:00 +0200

In November our online over lunch seminar series returns with one last workshop this year. The workshop provides a comprehensive, practical introduction to the data of the Socio-economic Panel (SOEP) on three Wednesdays during lunchtime. Participants will learn about the study's content, data ...

Thomas Meissner's Visiting Research Stay at SOEP in June and July 2026

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:31:00 +0200

Dr. Thomas Meissner, Associate Professor in the Department of Microeconomics and Public Economics at Maastricht University's School of Business and Economics, was a Visiting Researcher at SOEP at DIW Berlin from June 11 to July 19, 2026. During his stay, the behavioral economist participated ...

SOEP (DIW Berlin) and the University of Potsdam: Call for Applications for the W3 Professorship in Applied Social Research and Survey Methodology

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:24:00 +0200

We are pleased to announce that the job advertisement for the Full Professorship (W3) for Applied Social Research and Survey Methodology is online as of today. The professorship is linked to the leadership of the Survey Methodology and Management Division at the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) at ...

SOEPcampus@DIW Berlin: workshop on October 6-7, 2026

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:38:00 +0200

On October 6 and 7, 2026 we are organizing a two-day in-person workshop on the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) at DIW Berlin. In addition to presentations on the study itself, its data structure, sampling design, and weighting strategy, hands-on sessions will offer a practical approach to the data ...

Sabine Zinn Appointed to Monitoring Panel for the National Action Plan for Child Opportunities (NAP Kinderchancen)

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:25:00 +0200

Prof. Dr. Sabine Zinn, Director of the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) at DIW Berlin, has been appointed by the German Federal Ministry of Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth as an expert advisor and member of the monitoring panel for the National Action Plan (NAP) for Child ...

Historical Changes in Control Beliefs

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:52:00 +0200

A recent SOEP study of more than 42,000 respondents by a research team led by Theresa M. Entringer shows that younger birth cohorts in Germany are more likely to believe that they can influence their lives and maintain this sense of control into older age. While differences between genders and ...

COVID-19 Has Little Influence on Risk Preferences

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:52:00 +0200

A new analysis by Daniel Graeber, Ulrich Schmidt, Carsten Schröder, and Johannes Seebauer, based on SOEP data and regional variation in infection rates, shows that individual risk preferences remain largely stable despite rising financial worries and anxiety. The findings suggest that a pandemic ...

Workshop Call: Firms, Workers, and Households in Times of Crisis and Digital Transformation

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:02:00 +0200

As part of the SOEP-LEE2 project, AKempor (Working Group on Empirical Personnel and Organizational Research) will host a workshop at DIW Berlin on 26–27 November focusing on research related to resilience, crisis response, digital transformation, and cybersecurity.

The workshop emphasizes empirical research using survey and linked data on firms, employees, and households. New data resources from the SOEP research infrastructure will also be presented.

Submissions from economics, sociology, business administration, political science, and related disciplines are welcome until 1 September 2026.

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Workshop Call: Firms, Workers, and Households in Times of Crisis and Digital Transformation

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:02:00 +0200

Share Your Ideas: SOEP Feature Requests – New Thread on Forum4Mica

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:20:00 +0200

Forum4Mica is a platform where data users can ask questions about SOEP data and its generation and receive timely answers from relevant experts. Do you have ideas on how the SOEP can be improved? Forum4MICA is now also available for your feedback, suggestions, or ideas for improvement. The ...

Share Your Ideas: SOEP Feature Requests – New Thread on Forum4Mica

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:20:00 +0200

Migration History Variable (mighist) Now Available

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:43:00 +0200

SOEP data users can now request the mighist (“migration history”) variable and its accompanying information variable mighist_info for SOEP-Core v41 by contacting soepmail@diw.de. Both variables will be included in the upcoming SOEP-Core v42 release. By introducing mighist, SOEP adopts the ...