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Daniel Nepelski graduated with a PhD degree from the Humboldt University Berlin, Germany. His thesis „Three Essays on Competition and Innovation“ was examined by the professors Ulrich Kamecke, Humboldt University Berlin and Christian Wey, DIW Berlin and Technical University Berlin. Daniel Nepelski worked between 2002 and 2008 as a research assistant and research fellow at the department ...
12.10.2009
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30.09.2009
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Frauke Peter (SOEP) will receive funding for three years for her Ph. D. research project on the subject “Change in family resources and their effect on cognitive and non-cognitive skills in early childhood and adolescence: an analysis on the basis of panel data” within the Framework Program for the Promotion of Educational Research of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research.BMBF ...
29.09.2009
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Dr. Silke Anger (SOEP) holds the Junior Professorship for Labor Economics in the Faculty of Economics at Humboldt- Universität zu Berlin in winter term 2009/2010.
29.09.2009
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Dr. Martin Kroh (SOEP) holds the Professorship for Empirical Social Research and the Theory of Science at the University of Bamberg (standing in for Gerhard Schulze) in winter term 2009/2010.
29.09.2009
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In recent years more and more of the scholarly journals that publish empirical papers using microdata stipulate that the microdata be submitted for archiving along with the paper itself. Making SOEP and CNEF data available for reanalysis while maintaining the highest levels of data protection, can present a major challenge-The Reseach Data Center of the SOEP is now offering users opportunities to make ...
28.09.2009
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We are pleased to inform you about the changes in the current dataset (1984-2008, wave Y) here or in the SOEPnewsletter 86.
28.09.2009
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German voters will vote on 27 September in the midst of a crisis that has turned Germany’s economic strength – its status as the world’s export champion – into a disadvantage. An unprecedented collapse in exports is currently expected to lower gross domestic product by about 5% in 2009, raising concerns that mass unemployment may return.In response to the challenge, the government ...
25.09.2009
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25.09.2009
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In 2009, the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim presented the Heinz König Young Scholar Award for outstanding research work by young scholars to SOEP user Christina Felfe of the University of St. Gallen. She shares this year’s award with Alexander M. Danzer of the University of London. Felfe’s work deals with the question of what working conditions enable mothers ...
20.09.2009
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17.09.2009
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17.09.2009
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The Project "Economic Transformation, Household Behaviour and Well-Being in Central Asia: The Case of Kyrgyzstan" funded by the Volkswagen Foundation has been launched in September 2009. The aim of the project is to extend the available knowledge about the socio-economic processes in Kyrgyzstan and Central Asia and improve research capacity (concerning both methodology and analysis) within ...
15.09.2009
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Just published: special issue on the "Micro-Level Analysis of Violent Conflict" of the "Journal of Peace Research" guest-edited by Philip Verwimp, Tilman Brück and Patricia Justino. For further information, see Sage Publications website and HiCN website.
15.09.2009
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In 2009 again, DIW Berlin made numerous scientific presentations at international conferences, such as the European Meeting of the Econometric Society (ESEM) and the annual meetings of the Verein für Socialpolitik and the European Economic Association (EEA). DIW Berlin Off-Site: Presence at conferences
15.09.2009
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On July 23, 2009, Prof. Dr. Klaus F. Zimmermann presented his new book EU Labor Markets after Post-Enlargement Migration, co-edited by him and Martin Kahaned, at the Center for Strategic International Studies in Washington. The book will be released on September 18 by Springer Verlag.About this bookAre immigrants from the new EU member states a threat to the Western welfare state? Do they take ...
15.09.2009
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Since the beginning of September, Tanika Chakraborty and Irina Georgescu are new members of DIW’s Quality Initiative. Tanika Chakraborty completed her Ph.D. at Washington University in St Louis in May 2009. Her interests include Applied Microeconomics, Development Economics and Labor Economics. Among others she focuses on the evaluation of education policies in terms of their impact on various ...
11.09.2009
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09.09.2009
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03.09.2009
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