Publications Based on SOEP Data: SOEPlit

Changes in mode use after residential relocation: Attitudes and the built environment

After changes in the spatial environment induced by residential relocations, mode choice is prone to reconsideration. This study analyzes a panel dataset of 661 movers in Germany who were questioned before and after a move. We aim to determine the relationships between changes in the built environment, in travel attitudes, and in mode choice, accounting for possibly bi-directional relationships. Structural ...

Managing migration: Female mayors and the intake of refugees

This paper studies whether political leaders’ gender matters for crisis management. I examine female mayors in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia during the intake of Ukrainian refugees in 2022/23. I use granular data on fulfillment of the municipal refugee allocation quota and 2020 municipal election data. I use a two-way fixed effects specification to compare quota fulfillment of female and ...

Random Placement but Real Bias

Many studies exploit the random placement of individuals into groups such as schools or regions to estimate the effects of group-level variables on these individuals. Assuming a simple data generating process, we show that the typical estimate contains three components: the causal effect of interest, ”multiple-treatment bias” (MTB), and ”mobility bias” (MB). The extent of these biases depends on the ...

Telework and establishment location: employee influence and regional heterogeneity

Telework could alter the spatial distributions of economic and social activities as work moves away from central places. Decisions regarding telework from home are made in establishments. Employee influence in establishments, as well as regional structures at the establishment location may interact to influence such decisions. Using the SOEP-LEE2 data for Germany findings show that decisions by establishments ...

The origins of entrepreneurship: How parental role models and socialization shape later entrepreneurial intentions

This exploratory study examines the effects of parental socialization and parental role models at ages 7 to 10 on the entrepreneurial intentions of their children in adolescence. Analysis of German household data and more than 1,400 observations shows a moderation effect between parental role models and socialization. An adolescent's willingness to become self-employed in the future is influenced ...

Person-related selection bias in mobile sensing research: Robust findings from two panel studies

In psychology, mobile sensing is increasingly used to record behavior in real-life situations. However, little is known about the selectivity of samples participating in these new data collection approaches and thus about potential risks to the validity of research findings. We therefore investigated two potential sources of selection bias in smartphone-based data collections. Specifically, we examined ...

Differential use and effectiveness of practice testing: Who benefits and who engages?

Practice testing is an effective learning strategy, yet low-achieving students often underutilize it despite its benefits. This study investigates who benefits from and who engages in practice testing within an authentic educational setting. We collected data from 325 undergraduates (56 % self-identified as female) in a gateway mathematics course, combining survey responses, practice testing records, ...

Winners and Losers: The Effects of Monetary Policy on Income and Consumption Inequality

Recent studies have examined the impact of monetary policy on economic inequality, but have focused on advanced economies and wealth inequality. We analyse the impact of monetary policy on income and consumption inequality estimated from a household level dataset in India. We apply Sign-Restricted VAR and Local Projection models to monthly data for 2014–2023. We show that contractionary monetary policy ...

Challenges and progress in labor market integration: Job search, scope and quality of employment

What an (Un) Favorable Match: Public Sector Employment and the Reversal of the Overeducation-Job Satisfaction Penalty

It is a well-documented phenomenon that individuals with higher education than required for their job report lower job satisfaction. However, whether this also applies to public sector employees remains unclear. The German case reveals a negative relationship between overeducation and job satisfaction in the private sector, which is reversed to positive for public sector employees. This holds robust ...