Publikationen mit SOEP-Daten: SOEPlit

Getting Better or Getting Worse? A Population-Based Study on Trends in Self-Rated Health among Single Mothers in Germany between 1994 and 2018

Background: While numerous studies suggest that single motherhood is associated with socioeconomic disadvantages and poor health, few studies have analyzed how these conditions have evolved over time. Addressing this gap, we examined the temporal development of self-rated health (SRH) among single compared to partnered mothers, and the role of socioeconomic factors that may have influenced this trend. ...

Understanding the Learning Experiences of Highly Educated Refugees from Iraq and Syria En Route to Economic Integration in Luxembourg

This qualitative exploratory study sought to understand highly educated Iraqi and Syrian refugees’ perceptions of their learning experiences during economic integration in Luxembourg. This research sought to elucidate how these new migrants learned to integrate in a country with a long tradition of migration but little exposure to Arabic-speaking groups. Further, it sought to explore participants’ ...

Pension Entitlements and Net Wealth in Austria

This study combines data from the HFCS (Household Finance and Consumption Survey) and the social security registry to estimate the present value of public pension entitlements for Austria in the year 2017. The household averages of the present value of pension entitlements and of private net wealth turn out to be similar (both amounting to around €250,000) which is in line with the results for other ...

Wind of Change? Cultural Determinants of Maternal Labor Supply

Does the culture in which a woman grows up influence her labor market decisions once she has had a child? And to what extent can exposure to a different cultural group in adulthood shape maternal labor supply? To address these questions, we exploit the setting of the German reunification. A state socialist country, East Germany strongly encouraged mothers to participate in the labor market full-time, ...

Social Norms and the Labour Market Integration of Women: Three Lessons Learnt from German Women since World War II

In light of persistent gender inequality on the labour market, I investigate how social norms affect women’s labour market integration along two dimensions: through reduced labour supply upon the arrival of children and through constraints on geographic mobility. I first look at the persistence and change of gender norms around the time of childbirth. To that end, I explore the setting of the German ...

Are Retirees More Satisfied? Anticipation and Adaptation Effects: A Causal Panel Analysis of German Statutory Insured and Civil Service Pensioners

This study contributes to the subjective well-being and retirement literature by quantifying life satisfaction before (4) and after retirement (9+) periods asking: Are retirees more satisfied? Fixed-effects and causal instrumental variables (IV) estimates with individual longitudinal data of the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP, 33 waves) analyze anticipation and adaptation retirement effects of statutory ...

Physical Intimacy in Older Couples’ Everyday Lives: Its Frequency and Links With Affect and Salivary Cortisol

Objectives: Physical intimacy is important for communicating affection in romantic relationships. Theoretical and empirical work highlights linkages between physical intimacy, affect, and physiological stress among young and middle-aged adults, but not older adults. We examine physical intimacy and its associations with positive and negative affect and cortisol levels in the daily lives of older couples. ...

Der Übergang von neu zugewanderten Kindern und Jugendlichen in das deutsche Bildungssystem

Der Beitrag beschäftigt sich mit der Frage, wie der Übergang von neu zugewanderten Kindern und Jugendlichen in das deutsche Bildungssystem von diesen sogenannten Seiteneinsteiger*innen sowie den beteiligten Lehrkräften (aus-)gestaltet wird. Zur empirischen Untersuchung wird auf ethnografisch gewonnene Daten aus einem situationsanalytischen Forschungsprojekt sowie ergänzend auf zwei quantitative Datensätze ...

Auf Kosten des Volkes!" Rechtspopulistische Positionen zu Klima und Umwelt

Die Broschüre "Auf Kosten des Volkes!" Rechtspopulistische Positionen zu Klima und Umwelt geht folgenden Fragen nach: Ist die Ablehnung von Klimaschutz kennzeichnend für Rechtspopulismus? Und wenn ja, wieso ist das so? Teilen die Anhänger:innen des Rechtspopulismus und auch breitere Bevölkerungsteile die Anti-Klima-Positionen? Und: Was bedeutet ein Erstarken des Rechtspopulismus für eine ...

Rechtspopulismus vs. Klimaschutz?: Positionen, Einstellungen, Erklärungsansätze (Transformationen Band 9)