Publications Based on SOEP Data: SOEPlit

Religion and work: Micro evidence from contemporary Germany

Few theories in the social sciences have gained more widespread acceptance than Max Weber’s The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism—despite a lack of conclusive empirical evidence. At the core of Weber’s theory lies a connection between Protestantism and attitudes toward work. Using micro-data from contemporary Germany, this paper investigates the impact of Protestantism on economic outcomes ...

Sector Surcharges for Temporary Agency Workers in Germany: A Way Out of the Low-Wage Sector?

Sector-specific surcharge collective labor agreements between the bargaining partner in the staffing industry allow for a reduction of wage gaps between agency workers and permanent staff in case of long-term job assignments to user companies. Stepwise surcharges up to 50% after a surcharge-free period between four and six weeks gradually close the wage gap for temporary agency workers in nine industries. ...

American and German Mothers´ Child Care Choice - Does Policy Matter?

Improvements and Future Challenges for the Research Infrastructure in the Field of “Preschool Education”

Better LATE? Instrumental Variables Estimation of the Returns to Job Mobility during Transition

The Survival of Self-Employed in West Germany: Evidence from Panel Data (Diplomarbeit)

Is the receipt of social assistance transmitted from parents to children? Evidence from German panel data

Family and Politics: Does Parental Unemployment Cause Right-Wing Extremism?

Schooling and Citizenship: Evidence from Compulsory Schooling Reforms

Parental unemployment and young people's extreme right-wing party affinity: evidence from panel data

The paper investigates the extent to which parental unemployment affects young people's far right-wing party affinity. Cross-sectional estimates from the German Socio-Economic Panel show a positive relationship between growing up with unemployed parents and support for the extreme right. The paper uses differences in parental unemployment experience during childhood across siblings to investigate ...