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SOEP2012 - Program final

Program of the SOEP 2012 10th International German Socio-Economic Panel User Conference

Program as of June 27, 2012


Thursday June 28, 2012 (Morning)

Venue: Hertie School of Governance (HSoG), Forum A and B

Time 
8:30 - 9:30
Starting Registration & Coffee
9:30 - 11:15

Opening & Special Plenary Session I in Memory of Joachim R. Frick

Welcome: Nicolas Zimmer (Senate of Berlin) and Jürgen Schupp (SOEP at DIW Berlin)
Chair: Conchita D'Ambrosio (University of Milan)

  • Richard V. Burkhauser, Markus H. Hahn, Roger Wilkins & Dean R. Lillard: "Income Inequality, Economic Development and Subsequent Health: A Cross-National Investigation" (Abstract (PDF, 85.6 KB) and Paper (PDF, 408.39 KB))
  • Ursina Kuhn & Markus M. Grabka: "The evolution of income inequality in Germany and Switzerland since the turn of the millennium" (Abstract (PDF, 15.85 KB) and Paper (PDF, 149.14 KB))
  • Fabian T. Pfeffer & Martin Hällsten: "Wealth Effects in Three Mobility Regimes. The United States, Germany, and Sweden" (Paper (PDF, 0.9 MB))

 

11:15 Coffee Break
11:30 - 13:00

Plenary Session II

Chair: C. Katharina Spiess (DIW Berlin)

Keynote Speech I
Shelly Lundberg (University of California and University of Bergen):
"Personality and Educational Inequality"

 13:00Lunch

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Thursday June 28, 2012 (Afternoon)

Venue: HSoG Forum A and B, DIW Berlin

14:30 - 16:00 Parallel Sessions  
 Parallel S1
Education and Vocational Training

Chair: Wolfgang Lauterbach (University of Potsdam)
Parallel S2
Well-Being and Life Satisfaction
Chair: Bruce Headey (University of Melbourne)

Parallel S3
Labour Market I
Chair: Jochen Kluve (HU Berlin and RWI Essen)

Parallel S4
Residential Mobility & Miscellaneous
Chair: Silke Anger (SOEP at DIW Berlin)
Parallel S5
Fertility, Parental Leave & Maternal (Re-)Employment I
Chair: Heike Trappe (University of Rostock)
 

Sources of growing labour market inequalities among low-skilled men in Western Germany
Johannes Giesecke, Jan Paul Heisig and Heike Solga
Abstract (PDF, 14.65 KB)

Working time arrangements and well-being of couples: Are there spillovers?
Guido Heineck, Christoph Wunder

Abstract (PDF, 6.72 KB)

The Making of a Good Woman: Motherhood, Leave Entitlements and Women's Work Attachment
Markus Gangl,
Andrea Ziefle

Abstract (PDF, 10.57 KB)

How Far Do Children Move? Spatial Distances After Leaving the Parental Home
Thomas Leopold, Ferdinand Geißler, Sebastian Pink


Abstract
(PDF, 37.43 KB)Paper (PDF, 282.47 KB)

A Couple-Perspective on Fertility Outcomes: Do Relative Resources Matter for First and Second Births?
Natalie Nitsche


Abstract (PDF, 29.61 KB)
 

Educational Choice and Risk Aversion: How Important Is Structural vs. Individual Risk Aversion?
Vanessa Hartlaub, Thorsten Schneider

Abstract (PDF, 13.22 KB)

Flexibilisation without Hesitation? Temporary Contracts and Workers' Satisfaction
Adrian Chadi,  Clemens Hetschko

Abstract (PDF, 62.54 KB)

The Ins and Outs of German Unemployment
Matthias S. Hertweck, Oliver Sigrist




Abstract (PDF, 233.7 KB)

A new approach to estimate the precuniary return to geographic mobility
Fabian Kratz, Josef Brüderl


Abstract (PDF, 7.33 KB)

Fertility decisions and children opportunity costs: A panel study for Germany
Denis Beninger


Abstract
(PDF, 9.03 KB)Paper (PDF, 208.44 KB)

 

Social Inequalities in Continuing Vocational Training
Alexander Yendell

Abstract (PDF, 29.17 KB)

Bleak Prospects? How Air Pollution affects Life Satisfaction in Germany
Maike Schmitt

Abstract
(PDF, 364.88 KB)Paper (PDF, 0.53 MB)
Differential employment prospects among atypical employees: Effects of type of contract or worker preference?
Jan Brülle

Abstract (PDF, 12.93 KB)
Long-Distance moves and labour market outcomes of dual-earner couples in the UK and Germany
Philipp Lersch



Abstract (PDF, 49 KB)
Paper (PDF, 358.95 KB)
Perceived Economic Uncertainty and Fertility - Evidence from a Labor Market Reform
Barbara Hofmann,
Katrin Hohmeyer


Abstract (PDF, 64.63 KB)
16:00  Coffee Break
    
16:15 - 17:45
The returns to education for opportunity entrepreneurs, necessity entrepreneurs and regular employees
Frank Fossen, Tobias Büttner

Abstract (PDF, 16.47 KB)

An economic valuation of natural land areas in Germany
Angela Kopmann, Katrin Rehdanz



Abstract (PDF, 8.23 KB)

Trade Union Membership and Sickness Absence: Evidence from a Sick Pay Reform
Markus Pannenberg, Laszlo Goerke


Abstract (PDF, 8.21 KB)

Long-distance spatial mobility in Western Germany. A comparison between minorities of Turkish ancestry and native Germans
Belit Şaka


Abstract
(PDF, 323.77 KB)Presentation (short) (PDF, 0.55 MB)

Social Participation over the Life Course: A Longitudinal Study of Work and Family Events
Jonas Radl, Bram Lancee




Abstract (PDF, 54.62 KB)

 Gender differences in further training participation: The role of individuals, households and firms
Claudia Burgard


Abstract (PDF, 33.6 KB)

The Welfare State as Stress-Buffer? Job Loss and Psychological Well-Being in Four Countries
Chris Reece, Kristen Harknett


Abstract (PDF, 88.03 KB)

Bridge Unemployment in Germany: Response in Labour Supply to an Increased Early Retirement Age Among the Unemployed
Michael Kind,
Matthias Giesecke

Abstract (PDF, 402.74 KB)

Family background, informal networks and the decision to provide for old age: A siblings approach
Bettina Lamla



Abstract
(PDF, 73.02 KB)Paper (first draft)
(PDF, 354.46 KB)

The Impact of Social Support Networks on Maternal Employment: A Comparison of Western German, Eastern German and Migrant Mothers
Mareike Wagner

Abstract (PDF, 6.5 KB)

 

A New Color in the Picture - The Impact of Educational Fields on Fertility in Western Germany
Anja Oppermann




Abstract (PDF, 75.13 KB)

Panel Conditioning and Subjective Well-Being: Evidence from International Panel Data and Repeated Cross-Sections
Bert Van Landeghem


Abstract
(PDF, 154.75 KB)Paper (PDF, 155.2 KB)
Does Temporary Employment Mitigate the Scar Effects of Unemployment? A Cross-Country Comparison based on British, German and Swiss Panel Data
Michael Gebel

Abstract (PDF, 8.44 KB)

The Role of Survey Methodology in the Reporting of Satisfaction - An Investigation of Interview-Specific Effects in the SOEP
Adrian Chadi



Abstract (PDF, 16.18 KB)

Time is Money - The Influence of Parenthood Timing on Wages
Michael Kind, Jan Kleibrink




Abstract (PDF, 99.12 KB)
Paper (PDF, 282.26 KB)

17:45 - 18:30

Poster Session I

Chair:
Dean R. Lillard (Cornell University)

Jan Marcus: "The effect of involuntary Unemployment on the mental health of spouses" (Poster (PDF, 211.55 KB))

Frieder Kropfhäußer, Marco Sunder: "A weighty issue revisited: the effect of body weight on earnings and satisfaction in Germany" (Abstract (PDF, 72.9 KB))

Nico Stawarz, Oliver Arránz Becker: "Occupational Attainment and Career Mobility over the Life Course in Germany - A Case for Latent Growth Curve Analysis" (Abstract (PDF, 81.8 KB) and Paper (PDF, 87.67 KB))

Stephan Humpert, Christian Pfeifer: "Explaining Age and Gender Differences in Employment Rates: A Labor Supply Side Perspective" (Abstract (PDF, 82.87 KB) and Poster (PDF, 2.04 MB))

Frauke Peter: "Trick or treat? Maternal involuntary job loss and children’s non-cognitive skills"

SOEP team: "Innovations in the Longitudinal Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP)"

Martin Kroh, Daniel Schnitzlein, Silke Anger: "Intergenerational Mobility and the mportance of Family Background"

Joachim R. Frick, Markus M. Grabka, Anika Rasner: "Extending the Empirical Basis for Wealth Inequality Research"

Ingrid Tucci: "Linking SOEP Data with Qualitative Data: Possibilities and Prospects"

18:30 Aperitivo: Wine, Cheese & Olives

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Friday, June 29, 2012 (Headquarter of the Leibniz Association in Berlin)

09:00 - 11:15Parallel Sessions
   
 Parallel S6
Migration
Chair: Ingrid Tucci (SOEP at DIW Berlin)
Parallel S7
Labour Market II
Chair: Alexandra Spitz-Oener (HU Berlin)
Parallel S8
Income and Inequality & Intergenerational Analysis
Chair: Olaf Groh-Samberg (University of Bremen)
Parallel S9
Fertility, Parental Leave & Maternal (Re-)Employment II
Chair: Katharina Wrohlich (DIW Berlin)
 Explaining Differences Between the Expected and Actual Duration Until Return Migration: Economic Changes and Behavioral Factors
Gerard J. van den Berg,
Michele A. Weynandt

Abstract (PDF, 108.07 KB)

Higher and Higher? Performance Pay and Wage Inequality in Germany
Katrin Sommerfeld

Abstract
(PDF, 38.13 KB)Paper (PDF, 349.42 KB)

Factor Shares and Income Inequality - Empirical Evidence from Germany 2002-2008
Kai Daniel Schmid, Martin Adler


Abstract
(PDF, 116.86 KB)Paper (PDF, 271.57 KB)

The role of part-time employment for mothers in Germany: Stepping Stone in the East, Dead End in the West?
Julia Simonson, Laura Romeu Gordo, Nadiya Kelle

Abstract (PDF, 18.91 KB)

 

Moving to Move Up? Economic and occupational mobility of German migrants to the US
Dean R. Lillard, Anna Manzoni

Abstract (PDF, 105.14 KB)

 Trends in the Intergenerational Transmission of Occupational Preferences, Segregation, and Wage Inequality - Empirical Evidence from Europe and the United States
Veronika V. Eberharter

Abstract (PDF, 60.32 KB)

The Effect of Education on Fertility: Evidence from a Compulsory Schooling Reform
Kamila Cygan-Rehm,
Miriam Mäder

Abstract
(PDF, 40.36 KB)Paper (PDF, 4.01 MB)

 

Does citizenship matter? The impact of citizenship policy on migrants' living conditions
Hans-Jürgen Andreß, Romana Careja, Joscha Dick, Marco Giesselmann

Abstract (PDF, 48.82 KB)

Shall I help you my dear? Examining variations in social support for career advancement within partnerships
Katrin Golsch, Andrea Zochert

Abstract (PDF, 30.01 KB)

He's a chip off the old block - The persistency of occupational choices among generations
Bodo Knoll, Nadine Riedel,
Eva Schlenker

Abstract
(PDF, 78.35 KB)Paper (PDF, 173.46 KB)
The impact of parental leave policy on child rearing and employment behaviour: the case of Germany
Serafima Chirkova

Abstract (PDF, 76.39 KB)
 

Linguistic Distance and the Language Fluency of Immigrants
Ingo E. Isphording,
Sebastian Otten


Abstract (PDF, 1.3 MB)

Is occupational mobility in Germany hampered by the dual vocational system? Results of an Anglo-German comparison
Parvati Trübswetter, Thomas Rhein, Natascha Nisic

Abstract (PDF, 12.23 KB)

A feasible basic income scheme for Germany
Maximilian Sommer





Abstract (PDF, 123.22 KB)

Parenthood and subsequent employment: Changes in male and female careers across cohorts
Laura Romeu Gordo, Julia Simonson, Nadiya Kelle, Clemens Tesch-Römer


Abstract (PDF, 90.93 KB)
Paper

 Surprisingly absent! On the earnings penalty of second-generation immigrants in Germany
Chris Jürschik

Abstract (PDF, 34.28 KB)

   
11:15 - 11:30 Coffee Break   
 11:30 - 13:00

Plenary Session III
Chair: Jürgen Schupp (SOEP at DIW Berlin)

Keynote Speech II:
Janet Gornick (LIS - Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg and City University of New York):
"Gender, Work, Family, and Social Policy: A Cross-National Perspective"

13:00 - 14:15 Lunch
14:15 - 16:30 Parallel Sessions   
 

Parallel S10
Health
Chair: Thomas Siedler (University of Hamburg and DIW Berlin)

Parallel S11
Political and Social Participation
Chair: Martin Kroh (SOEP at DIW Berlin)
Parallel S12 Income and Inequality & Intergenerational Analyis II
Chair:Markus M. Grabka (SOEP at DIW Berlin)
Parallel S13
Interindividual Differences and Personality Traits & the Early Lifecourse
Chair: Gisela Trommsdorff (University of Konstanz)
 Educational and Ethnic Inequalities in Preterm Birth
Carolyn Stolberg, Sten Becker

Abstract (PDF, 18.38 KB)

The influence of income and wealth on the individual party preference in Germany
Mathias Klein


Abstract (PDF, 9.14 KB)
Cohort Size Effects on the German Wage Distribution
Sarah Okoampah



Abstract (PDF, 29.93 KB)
Trust Pays
Ruben de Bliek

Abstract
(PDF, 84.29 KB)Paper (PDF, 486.8 KB)
 Single motherhood: A stage of life as a health risk factor? A longitudinal analysis of physical and mental health among single mothers in Germany
Mine Hancioglu

Abstract (PDF, 57.96 KB)

Issue Ownership and Electoral Change: A Longitudinal Perspective
Bram Lancee, Sergi Pardos-Prado, Inaki Sagarzazu

Abstract
(PDF, 75.09 KB)
Wage Trajectories of occupational changers 1993-2010 - a comparison between Germany and Great Britain
Parvati Trübswetter, Natascha Nisic


Abstract (PDF, 59.54 KB)
Adolescent Sports Participation, Social Skills and Attitudes, and the School-to-Work Transition
Benjamin Fuchs, Aderonke Osikominu


Abstract
(PDF, 59.49 KB)Paper (PDF, 4.39 MB)
 Rethinking the Relative Income Hypothesis
Cristina Blanco-Pérez



Abstract
(PDF, 7.34 KB)Paper (PDF, 364.3 KB)

Changing High Cultural Activities over the Life Course in Germany
Bettina Isengard


Abstract (PDF, 16.68 KB)

Changes in the patterns of poverty duration in Germany: relieve of poverty or new poverty traps?
Iryna Kyzyma

Abstract (PDF, 144.14 KB)

Measuring Infant Development. Concordance of survey and observational measures
Malte Sandner

Abstract (PDF, 92.49 KB)

 

In absolute or relative terms? How framing prices affects the consumer price sensitivity of health plan choice
Hendrik Schmitz,
Nicolas R. Ziebarth


Abstract
(PDF, 33.65 KB)Paper (PDF, 323.99 KB)

 The effect of public sector employment on wage distribution compression: An analysis of the German private-public wage gap 1984 to 2010
Miriam Reuschel




Abstract (PDF, 83.29 KB)
Perceived Control Facilitates Adjustment to Unemployment: Findings from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP)
Frank Infurna, Denis Gerstorf, Nilam Ram, Gert G. Wagner, Jutta Heckhausen

Abstract
(PDF, 11.84 KB)Paper (PDF, 0.51 MB)
16:30 - 17:00 Coffee Break    
17:00 - 17:45

Poster Session II

Chair: Thorsten Schneider (University of  Leipzig)

Bodo Knoll, Nadine Riedel, Eva Schlenker: "The Geography of the Family: On Strategic Education Choices and Parents' Preferences for Keeping their Children Close" (Abstract (PDF, 77.93 KB) and Poster (PDF, 73.41 KB))

Anja Bruhn, Denis Huschka, Gert G. Wagner: "A representative analysis of the name-letter-effect"

Miriam Bröckel, Anne Busch, Kathrin Golsch: "Holding a Leadership Position in Dual-Career Couples: Do Resources of the Partner Matter?"

Pia Schober: "Child care leave and child care time: Direct and indirect effects of parental leave policies on maternal and paternal care"

Nadiya Kelle: "Changing Employment Patterns of West German Women after First Childbirth: A Comparison of Cohorts born between 1936 and 1965"

Regina Flake: "Multigenerational Living Arrangements among Migrants" (Abstract (PDF, 26.54 KB) and Poster (PDF, 1.69 MB))

18:00 - 19:00

Closing Plenary Session

  • Felix Büchel Award 2012
  • Joachim R. Frick Memorial Prize 2012 (best presentations)
  • Goodbye
19:15 - 22:00
Farewell Dinner

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