Publications Based on SOEP Data: SOEPlit

Problems of the German Contribution to EU-SILC - A research perspective, comparing EU-SILC, Microcensus and SOEP

The Development of the Income Distribution in the Federal Republic of Germany during the Seventies and Eighties

Wife or Frau, Women Still Do Worse: A Comparison of Men and Women in the United States and Germany after Union Dissolutions in the 1990s and 2000s

Labor Earnings and Household Income Mobility in Reunified Germany: A Comparison of the Eastern and Western States

Inequality in Income: A Comparison of East and West Germans before Reunification and during Transition

This article analyses the income distribution of East Germany at the time of reunification with West Germany, the pertod 1990 to 1993. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (GSOEP), we compare the situ ation in East Germany on the eve of the union to that in West Germany. We then analyse the change of relative income positions of certain social groups — such as lone-parent households ...

Non Take-Up of Social Assistance in Germany - A Longitudinal Perspective

Qualitative Interviewing of Respondents in Large Representative Surveys

Large representative surveys are using mixed methods to an ever-increasing degree. Biomarkers, register data, and experiments, for example, provide different types of data that can be linked with survey data. The use of qualitative interviewing of participants in longitudinal surveys is, however, still rare in the social sciences. Yet qualitative methods have proven just as valuable as quantitative ...

Precursors and consequences of youth poverty in Germany

We examine time trends, precursors and continuity of poverty during youth and young adulthood in Germany. Although Germany’s labour market performed well during the recent economic crisis, this occurred against the backdrop of growing social inequality and strong increase in the risk of poverty, especially among youth and young adults. Based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study, we propose ...

Education and Employment Transitions in Germany before and after the Financial Crisis

In this chapter, we analyze education and employment transition patterns for 18–28-year-olds in Germany between 1983 and 2012 based on longitudinal data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP, v29). We employ sequence analysis in order to identify education and employment transition patterns for three overlapping age groups (18–22, 21–25, and 24–28). Next, we provide an analysis of changes ...

Housing, Energy Cost, and the Poor. Counteracting Effects in Germany's Housing Allowances Program

Adequate housing and affordable warmth are essential human needs, the lack of which may seriously harm people's health. Germany provides an allowance to low-income households, covering the housing as well as the space heating cost, to protect people from the consequences of poor housing conditions and fuel poverty. In order to limit public expenditures, payment recipients are required to choose ...