Publikationen mit SOEP-Daten: SOEPlit

Industrial Restructuring, Unemployment and Migration

Labour Responses to Taxes and Benefits in Germany

Ökonomische Konsequenzen der Migration für den heimischen Arbeitsmarkt

Sind Fremde Freunde? Einige ökonomische Einsichten

German Job Mobility and Wages

Beschäftigungspotentiale im Niedriglohnsektor

Die ungelernten und die älteren Arbeitnehmer sind die eigentlichen Problemgruppen auf dem deutschen Arbeitsmarkt. Zur Bewältigung der Beschäftigungskrise erscheint die Etablierung eines Niedriglohnsektors zwingend geboten. Die Umsetzung dieser Forderung ist jedoch schwierig, da sich nicht viele geeignete Maßnahmen dafür anbieten. Zwar ist das Steuer- und Transfersystem im Niedriglohnbereich leistungsfeindlich, ...

Migrant Ethnic Identity: Concept and Policy Implications

Do Women Respond to Changes in Family Policy? A Quasi-Experimental Study of the Duration of Mothers’ Employment Interruptions in Germany

Based on a sequence of policy changes in Germany’s parental leave programme, the article uses an interrupted time-series design to provide empirical evidence on the relationship between mothers’ labour force behaviour and family policy. Using event history modelling techniques and 1984–2010 data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, the analysis shows that mothers have strongly responded to various ...

A disadvantaged childhood matters more if local unemployment is high

Using multilevel models on the German Socio‐Economic Panel Study this paper shows that disadvantaged young adults (16‐35 years old) are more affected by the business cycle than their similarly educated counterparts from more advantaged backgrounds. We propose that a disadvantaged background lowers desirability on the labour market, which matters more to employers as the labour market tightens. When ...

Crowding Out of Disadvantaged Young Adults in Germany: Background Matters Depending on Local Labour Market

Research on socio-economic mobility focuses on how background affects later labour market outcomes. Growing up in a disadvantaged household does not always lead to the same outcomes however, and the extent to which this matters depends on the local labour market. Using multilevel models on the German Socio-Economic Panel Study, this article shows that disadvantaged young adults (16–35 years old) are ...