Publikationen mit SOEP-Daten: SOEPlit

Measuring Multidimensional Poverty in Recent Germany Using Alkire/Foster Method [in Japanese]

On the Distribution of Multidimensional Well-Being in recent Germany [in Japanese]

The Welfare State and Anti-Poverty Policy in Rich Countries

This paper is prepared as a chapter for the Handbook of Income Distribution, Volume 2 (edited by A. B. Atkinson and F. Bourguignon, Elsevier-North Holland, forthcoming). Like the other chapters in the volume (and its predecessor), the aim is to provide a comprehensive review of a particular area of research. The aim of this chapter is to highlight some key aspects of recent economic research on the ...

The paradox of redistribution revisited: and that it may rest in peace?

There is a long-standing controversy over the question of whether targeting social transfers towards the bottom part of the income distribution actually enhances or weakens their redistributive impact. Korpi and Palme have influentially claimed that “the more we target benefits at the poor, the less likely we are to reduce poverty and inequality”. The basic empirical underpinning of this claim is a ...

The Unequal Incidence of Non-Standard Employment across Occupational Groups: An Empirical Analysis of Post-Industrial Labour Markets in Germany and Europe

The paper addresses an often neglected question in labour market research: to which extent do outcomes aggregated on the national level disguise occupational diversity in employment conditions? In particular, how and why do occupational groups differ with regard to the incidence of non-standard employment? To explore these questions, the paper derives a detailed occupational scheme from the literature, ...

Zur Einkommens- und Lebenslage behinderter Menschen im Quer- und Längsschnitt - Eine Pilotstudie auf der Basis von Paneldaten (Diplomarbeit)

Immigrants between labour market and poverty

Behindertenpolitik in der Europäischen Union. Lebenssituation behinderter Menschen und nationale Behindertenpolitik in 15 Mitgliedstaaten (Dissertation)

Public pensions in Italy and Germany: a comparison based on panel data

How cohabitation, marriage, separation, and divorce influence BMI: A prospective panel study

Objective: This study examines how changes in cohabitation or marital status affect Body Mass Index (BMI) over time in a large representative sample. Method: Participants were 20,950 individuals (50% female; 19 to 100 years), representative of the German population, who provided 81,926 observations over 16 years. Face-to-face interviews were used to obtain demographic data, including cohabitation and ...