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Many studies exploit the random placement of individuals into groups such as schools or regions to estimate the effects of group-level variables on these individuals. Assuming a simple data generating process, we show that the typical estimate contains three components: the causal effect of interest, ”multiple-treatment bias” (MTB), and ”mobility bias” (MB). The extent of these biases depends on the ...
Bonn:
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA),
2025,
(IZA DP No. 18319)
| Marco Schmandt, Constantin Tielkes, Felix Weinhardt
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Amid rising concerns about climate change, in recent years, demographers have increasingly examined whether environmental concerns have become a factor in shaping reproductive intentions and outcomes. However, little is still known about the potentially reciprocal relationship between environmental concerns and fertility, in part due to the lack of longitudinal analyses of sufficient temporal scope. ...
In:
Population and Environment
47 (2025), 3, 31
| Steffen Peters, Erich Striessnig, Alessandra Trimarchi, Maria Rita Testa, Natalie Nitsche
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A prerequisite for sustainable mobility is the move away from fossil fuels. In addition to the transportation sector and public transport, the electrification of individual transport also contributes to the mobility transition. In the present study, we conducted exploratory structural equation modelling using data (n = 14,008) from a large-scale nationwide household panel in Germany to investigate ...
In:
Transport Policy
162 (2025), 188–199
| Stefan Poier, Anna Maria Nikodemska-Wołowik, Michał Suchanek
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Trotz aktueller Krisen bleibt das subjektive Wohlbefinden der Deutschen insgesamt hoch und erreicht gegenwärtig historische Höchstwerte wie in den 2010er Jahren. Besonders zufrieden sind junge Erwachsene und Menschen im Ruhestand, während die Lebenszufriedenheit im mittleren Alter tendenziell abnimmt – ein typischer „U-Verlauf“. Zu den zentralen Einflussfaktoren auf die Lebenszufriedenheit gehören ...
In:
IW-Trends
52 (2025), 4,
| Jennifer Potthoff, Rebecca Gabel
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Sampling remains a major challenge when researching minority populations, especially in cross-national settings. While various sampling methods are established in the field, most of them cannot easily be implemented globally. However, worldwide operating Social Networking Sites provide an opportunity for the recruitment of certain hard-to-reach populations in almost all countries. Targeting German ...
In:
Comparative Migration Studies
13 (2025), 1, 56
| Steffen Pötzschke, Bernd Weiß
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India has emerged as the fastest-growing nation in recent years, and rising inequality may obstruct this path, leading to serious socio-economic challenges. This situation has raised the demand for micro-level data among policymakers to facilitate effective decentralised planning and reduce regional disparity. However, the survey data is not ideal for understanding disparities at the disaggregated ...
In:
Review of Regional Research
(2025),
| Bharat Diwakar Preeti
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Perceived expectations for active aging (PEAA) reflect subjective exposure to social expectations about staying active and fit in old age, for example, by maintaining health and social engagement. We investigated whether motivational and personality factors were related to PEAA in the domains of physical health, mental health, and social engagement. We used a nationally representative sample of German ...
In:
Aging & Mental Health
28 (2024), 11, 1559–1566
| Sonja Radoš, Maria K. Pavlova, Klaus Rothermund, Rainer K. Silbereisen
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Purpose Based on theoretical and empirical work on the significance of school education for health, this study examines the influence of educational expansion on self-rated health (SRH) and the development of social and health inequalities between educational groups among young adults in Germany. Methods We used data from the German Socio-Economic Panel study from 1995 to 2020, focusing on individuals ...
In:
Social Science & Medicine
385 (2025), 118604
| Stefanie Sperlich, Batoul Safieddine, Johannes Beller
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Housing is a post-migration risk factor that impacts asylum seekers' health; however, the way in which housing impacts asylum seekers' mental health has not been systematically examined. This systematic literature review identified 21 studies and analysed the data using narrative synthesis. The review found that poor living conditions adversely impact asylum seekers' mental health with ...
In:
Social Science & Medicine
368 (2025), 117814
| Janelle Spira, Dafni Katsampa, Hannah Wright, Kemi Komolafe
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To examine the socio-demographic, health, treatment, organisation, job, and labour market characteristics of 484 German sick-listed employees diagnosed with a mental disorder (MD), along with gender differences. This cross-sectional study used online baseline self-report data from sick-listed employees diagnosed with and treated for a MD, recruited as part of an evaluation trial for a return to work ...
In:
Disability and Rehabilitation
(online first (2025), 1–14
| Fiona Starke, Inge Houkes, Alexandra Sikora, Uta Wegewitz, Angelique de Rijk