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Press Release
Very few research-intensive sectors and larger enterprises—research concentrated in public-sector and publicly funded research institutes and universitiesOver the past two decades, research and development (R&D) activities in eastern Germany have increased substantially, albeit to a lesser extent than in western Germany. Furthermore, R&D in eastern Germany was primarily conducted by public-sector ...
07.10.2015
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Interview
Mr. Eickelpasch, after reunification, we saw a substantial increase in research and development, or R&D, activities in eastern Germany. How big is the gap between the east and the west of the country today?
If we look at the number of R&D employees as a share of the total workforce in Germany, or what is known as R&D labor intensity, and R&D expenditure as a percentage of GDP, it becomes ...
07.10.2015
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Report
Uwe Sunde, longtime SOEP user and recently elected as deputy chairman of the SOEP Survey Committee, has been awarded the renowned Gossen Prize of the "Verein für Socialpolitik" at its annual conference. The Gossen Prize is awarded every year to honor a German-speaking economist working in central Europe, whose work has gained international renown. The aim of the award is to promote the internationalization ...
06.10.2015
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Report
Jürgen Schupp was appointed in September 2015 to the advisory board to the administration of the project “Zivilgesellschaft in Zahlen” (Placing Civil Society on the Economic Map, ZiviZ) of the Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft, a non-profit organization promoting science and education in Germany. His term is for two years.
06.10.2015
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Report
Carsten Schröder (FU Berlin), Deputy Head of the Research Infrastructure SOEP, has been elected to the International Board of Directors of the LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg. He follows Gert G. Wagner, who took the position of the late Joachim R. Frick on the Board three years ago. The Chairman of the Board is renowned British economist Sir Tony Atkinson (Oxford University), ...
06.10.2015
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Report
Frederike Esche, graduate student at the Berlin Graduate School of Social Sciences (BGSS) and member of the SOEP team from 2010 to 2013, successfully defended her dissertation “Mine, yours or our problem? Does unemployment affect the life satisfaction within couples and does it increase the risk of partnership dissolutions?” on September 17 at the Humboldt University, Berlin.
06.10.2015
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Comment
1) The book information page on our website is: http://www.e-elgar.com/shop/handbook-of-research-methods-and-applications-in-transport-economics-and-policy2) The official online ebook version will be: http://www.elgaronline.com/view/9780857937926.xmlPlease note the online version on Elgaronline may not yet be available but will be added within two weeks of publication. You can link to the whole book ...
05.10.2015
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Report
On Monday night, 28 September, DIW president Marcel Fratzscher and the Dean of the Graduate Center Helmut Lütkepohl officially welcomed the 14 new PhD students. For the next four years they will pursue their PhD in Economics - the Graduate Center team wishes a successful start and an inspiring time at the DIW Berlin.
02.10.2015
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Report
Big events are on the horizon in Berlin in 2016: The SOEP will be hosting or co-organizing three major international conferences — all in one week. First, from June 15‐18, there will be the 30th Annual Conference of the European Society for Population Economics (ESPE), then on June 20 and 21 the more informal Panel Survey Methods Workshop, and finally on June 22 and 23 the 12th International ...
02.10.2015
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Interview
Thorsten Schneider is a professor of sociology at the University of Leipzig. He was a research associate in the SOEP from 2000 to 2005. During this time, he also wrote his dissertation on social origins and educational outcomes, and he received his doctor’s degree from the University of Zurich (Switzerland) in 2005. To this day, his main research areas include educational sociology, comparative ...
02.10.2015
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Report
We are happy to announce the publication of our current SOEPnewsletter 109, November 2015.
We have some interesting news about
upcoming conferences in Berlin in Summer 2016 including the Calls for Papers
a Call for Questions for the 2016 SOEP survey about refugees in Germany
a Call for Applications for scholarships at the SOEP (research regarding the minimum wage reform in Germany)
information ...
02.10.2015
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Report
Uwe Sunde, longtime SOEP user and recently elected as deputy chairman of the SOEP Survey Committee, has been awarded the renowned Gossen Prize of the "Verein für Socialpolitik" at its annual conference. The Gossen Prize is awarded every year to honor a German-speaking economist working in central Europe, whose work has gained international renown. The aim of the award is to promote the internationalization ...
02.10.2015
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Press Release
Binding quota could combat gender stereotypes – quality of talent pool expected to improve overall – no discrimination against men anticipated
On January 1, 2016, a fixed 30-percent gender quota for supervisory boards will come into force in Germany. This is binding for all listed companies that also have employee representation on their supervisory boards (full codetermination). In the ...
01.10.2015
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Interview
Dr. Schmitt, as of 2016, there will be a gender quota in Germany. What will this consist of?
The legislation envisages a fixed gender quota for listed companies that also have employee representation on their supervisory boards, in other words, are subject to full codetermination. These companies must meet a 30 percent gender quota on their supervisory boards. However, there are also some companies ...
01.10.2015
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Report
A short additional module will be included in the 32nd wave of the SOEP dealing with the unabated influx of refugees into Germany in recent months. In addition to the standard SOEP question asking respondents about their concerns regarding immigration to Germany, as well as the regular questions on racism and xenophobia in Germany, we plan to add new questions about civic engagement, donations, and ...
30.09.2015
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Report
The 2013 IAB-SOEP Migration Sample (for an overview of M1, see SOEP Survey Paper 216) is our latest migration boost to the SOEP sample, carried out in collaboration with the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) in Nuremberg. The target population of the sample included immigrants to Germany since 1995 and also descendants of migrants who were born in Germany and have entered the labor market since ...
30.09.2015
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Report
Since autumn of 2011, the SOEP has been offering in-house traineeships to students who are studying to be specialists in market and social research (Fachangestellte für Markt- und Sozialforschung, FAMS), a three-year degree program that is part of the German dual system of vocational training. The fifth cohort of FAMS students started in September: Selin Kara and Stefan Zimmermann.
The two graduates ...
30.09.2015
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Press Release
DIW study examines distribution of refugees among the member states according to population and economic power – integration of refugees into the labor market a major challengeThe European Union is currently experiencing its largest influx of asylum seekers, yet the distribution of these refugees across the member states is highly uneven. While the majority of countries take in fewer asylum seekers ...
25.09.2015
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Personnel news
We would like to welcome Charlotte Bartels at the SOEP. Charlotte will be studying inequality and poverty across different countries and analyzing the role institutions play in contributing to inequality and social welfare. Prior to joining DIW Berlin, Charlotte coordinated the PhD program “Public Economics and Inequality” at the Free University of Berlin. She did her PhD in “Insurance ...
24.09.2015
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Interview
Mr. Brenke, a large number of asylum seekers are currently making their way into Europe. Is this affecting Germany more than it is affecting other countries in Europe?
Yes, this is quite clearly the case: According to current figures, half of this summer’s asylum seekers are headed to Germany. Assuming a uniform distribution across the EU, Germany receives three times as many asylum seekers ...
24.09.2015