Publikationen mit SOEP-Daten: SOEPlit

Single Motherhood, Employment, or Social Assistance: Why Are U.S. Women Poorer Than Women in other Affluent Nations?

Welfare State Regimes and Mothers' Poverty

Gender inequality in poverty in affluent nations: the role of single motherhood and the state

Why Does Height Matter for Educational Attainment? Evidence from German Pre-Teen Children

Height is positively associated with educational attainment. We investigate the mechanisms behind this relationship using data on German pre-teen students. We show that taller children are more likely to enroll in Gymnasium, the most academic secondary school track, and that primary school teachers provide more favorable school track decisions to taller students. We find that a 1 cm increase in height ...

Produkte und Dienstleistungen für mehr Lebensqualität im Alter. Expertise für den 5. Altenbericht der Bundesregierung

Wahrnehmung von Umweltrisiken - Empirische Ergebnisse für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Verteilung des Immobilienvermögens in Deutschland

Das private Immobilienvermögen in Deutschland verdoppelte sich in den vergangenen 20 Jahren auf 6 Billionen Euro. Mit gut der Hälfte am Privatvermögen stellt es weiterhin die wichtigste Anlageklasse dar. Das Immobilienvermögen ist analog zu anderen Vermögenspositionen ungleich zwischen Gering- und Gutverdienenden, Alten und Jungen, Erwerbs- und Nichterwerbstätigen sowie zwischen Westdeutschland und ...

Origins of happiness: Evidence and policy implications

Understanding the key determinants of people’s life satisfaction will suggest policies for how best to reduce misery and promote wellbeing. This column discusses evidence from survey data on Australia, Britain, Germany, and the US which indicate that the things that matter most are people’s social relationships and their mental and physical health; and that the best predictor of an adult’s life satisfaction ...

A Note on Unhappiness and Unemployment Duration

Work, Jobs and Well-being across the Millennium

This paper uses repeated cross-section data ISSP data from 1989, 1997 and 2005 to consider movements in job quality. It is first underlined that not having a job when you want one is a major source of low well-being. Second, job values have remained fairly stable over time, although workers seem to give increasing importance to the more “social” aspects of jobs: useful and helpful jobs. The central ...