Der Gender Pay Gap, also die Verdienstlücke zwischen Frauen und Männern, ist in den vergangenen Jahren langsam, aber kontinuierlich auf 18 Prozent gesunken. Wie dieser Bericht auf Basis von Daten des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels (SOEP) anlässlich des bevorstehenden Equal Pay Days zeigt, unterscheidet sich der Rückgang allerdings sehr stark nach dem Alter: Während der Gender Pay Gap bei den unter 30-Jährigen ...
This study sheds light on whether the provision of information on costs, financing options, and returns of college education results in higher application and college enrollment rates. Based on a behavioral intervention with more than 1,000 high school students in Germany, we provide evidence that the provision of such information increases college application and enrollment rates, in particular for ...
This study investigates how precarious employment throughout the life course affects the fertility behavior of men and women in Germany, and how risk attitudes moderate exposure to objectively given uncertainty. Analyzing data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) study from 1990 to 2015, I find that men and women have become quite similar in their fertility behavior: Stable employment accelerates ...