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Abstract Research on the consequences of works councils has been dominated by economic aspects. Our study provides evidence that works councils have non-financial consequences for society that go beyond the boundaries of the workplace. Using panel data from a large sample of workers in Germany, we show that works councils have an influence on workers? party preferences. Works council presence is negatively ...
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British Journal of Industrial Relations
62 (2024), 4, 849–877
| Uwe Jirjahn, Thi Xuan Thu Le
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Technological progress is rapidly changing the labor market. We investigate how the interaction between new technologies and on the job training is related to wages and job mobility. Understanding this relationship is important, as individuals' willingness to engage in training largely depends on the expected returns to training.We employ German individual-level panel data (N = 44,791) on training ...
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International Journal of Manpower
47 (2026), 10, 18–34
| Roman Klauser, Marcus Tamm
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The expansion of wind energy has intensified debate about potential impacts on the health and wellbeing of nearby residents, yet empirical evidence remains mixed. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) linked to administrative records on onshore wind turbines, we analyse changes in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) associated with turbine construction in Germany between 2002 and ...
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Scientific Reports
16 (2026), 1,
| Gundi Knies, Jens Jetzkowitz
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This study investigates whether military conflict intensities in refugees’ home regions continue to shape their lives after arrival in a safe haven. While war and local conflict are well-established drivers of initial displacement, it remains unclear whether ongoing conflict influences settlement decision once refugees have escaped the immediate threat. We address this question using longitudinal data ...
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European Sociological Review
(2026),
| Yuliya Kosyakova, Andreas Ette, Silvia Schwanhäuser
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Overemployment – working more hours than desired – affects nearly one-third of European workers, yet its consequences remain understudied. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP, 1984-2019, = 43,570) and individual fixed-effects models with leads and lags, we examine whether overemployment is associated with a deterioration in wellbeing and health, and whether potential adverse impacts ...
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Social Science & Medicine
404 (2026), 119482
| Christian Krekel, Tim Kremser, Georgios Melios
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Does working in the public sector make people more risk averse? Using longitudinal data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP, 2008–2018), this study examines whether public sector work experience influences individual risk aversion over time. Fixed-effects and supplementary within-person analyses were conducted to test the socialization hypotheses. The results show that while public sector work ...
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Review of Public Personnel Administration
(online first) (2026),
| Ivan P. Lee, Jincheng Wang, Kuang-Ting Tai
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Ostdeutsche gelten als besonders unzufrieden mit der Demokratie, migrationsfeindlich und dem Rechtspopulismus zugeneigt. Oft werden diese Orientierungen durch Sozialisationseffekte des DDR-Systems erklärt. Wir betrachten die Position im politischen System der DDR als wichtigen Differenzierungsfaktor. Konkret untersuchen wir, wie stark sich ehemalige Staatsnahe, Dissidenten & Protestierende und ...
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55 (2026), 2, 117–134
| Steffen Mau, Thomas Lux, Julian Heide
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This study examines the unfolding of early career trajectories of individuals entering the workforce overeducated, focusing on whether an advantaged social background compensates for initial occupational penalties across different institutional settings. Spline regression models with inverse probability weighting are performed to predict occupational achievements over the first 10 years after labour ...
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Research in Social Stratification and Mobility
103 (2026), 101146
| Irene Michelin, Filippo Gioachin, Paolo Barbieri
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Risk attitudes are important predictors of various economic decisions and socioeconomic outcomes. Although studies show that peoples’ general willingness to take risks decreases with age, there are few reports on the age dependence of domain-specific risk attitudes. Drawing on the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), this study employs a proxy variable approach to disentangle age from periodic and cohort effects, ...
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Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization
212 (2023), August 2023, 534–563
| Neil Murray, Levent Neyse, Carsten Schröder
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Empirical studies show that women have lower chances of reaching top management positions, known as the glass-ceiling effect. To study women's careers, we develop a search and matching model where job ladders consist of three hierarchical levels and workers can progress in the career by means of internal promotions or by transitioning to another firm. Both, formal applications and referral hiring ...
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Journal of Economics & Management Strategy
34 (2025), 2, 370–402
| Michael Neugart, Anna Zaharieva