Publications Based on SOEP Data: SOEPlit

Are investment decisions of firms influenced by local happiness? Evidence from Germany

This thesis investigates the relationship between local happiness and firm investment decisions in Germany for the period 2000 to2015. Investments in capital and research and development (R&D) are hypothesized to be effected by the sentimental setting of decision makers due to their inherent risk and long-term characteristics. The analysis finds no evidence that capital expenditures are correlated ...

The 'healthy migrant effect' - not merely a fallacy of inaccurate denominator figures

Ringbäck Weitoft et al. present intriguing evidence indicating that the lower mortality among immigrants compared to the host population in register studies could largely be explained by inaccurate denominator figures. Their findings suggest that immigrants to Sweden, particularly those from Turkey and Southern Europe, frequently remain registered on the national population registry even after returning ...

Leadership position and physician visits – results of a nationally representative longitudinal study in Germany

Background: So far, studies within the occupational field have largely concentrated on working conditions and job stressors and staff members’ or subordinate health. Only a few have focused on managers in this context, but studies are missing that explicitly look at the relation between leadership position and health care use (HCU). Thus, the purpose of this study was to examine the potential effects ...

Stable goals despite economic strain: Young adults’ goal appraisals across the Great Recession

Drawing on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), this study examines change and stability in personal goal appraisals among German young adults aged 18–29 from 2008, the depth of the Great Recession, to 2012, into the recovery period (N = 3,292). Young adults in Germany, particularly young male workers, were greatly affected by the recession. We examine adaptation in personal appraisals ...

Determinants of Residential Space Heating Expenditures in Germany

Local Environmental Quality and Life-Satisfaction in Germany

The Amenity Value of Climate to German Households

Public preferences for alternative electricity mixes in post-Fukushima Japan

Using representative household survey data from Japan after the Fukushima accident, we estimate peoples' willingness-to-pay (WTP) for renewable, nuclear, and fossil fuels in electricity generation. We rely on random parameter econometric techniques to capture various degrees of heterogeneity between the respondents, and use detailed regional information to assess how WTP varies with the distance ...

Cost Liability and Residential Space Heating Expenditures of Welfare Recipients in Germany

Why has inequality in Germany not risen further after 2005?

In this paper we explore the reasons for the trend reversal in the development of household market income inequality in Germany in the second half of the 2000s. We analyse to what extent the increasing relevance of capital income as well as the rising share of atypically employed persons have affected the development of income inequality over the last two decades. We use household data from the German ...