Publications Based on SOEP Data: SOEPlit

Regional Variation and Aging in Health Economics (Dissertation)

Understanding the effect of retirement on health using Regression Discontinuity Design

This paper investigates the mechanisms behind the health effects of retirement. Using a Regression Discontinuity Design to exploit financial incentives in the German pension system for identification, I find that retirement improves subjective health status and mental health, while also reducing outpatient care utilization. I explore a wide range of health behaviors, time use, and effect heterogeneity ...

Exercise at Different Ages and Appendicular Lean Mass and Strength in Later Life: Results From the Berlin Aging Study II

Background. Excessive loss of muscle mass in advanced age is a major risk factor for decreased physical ability and falls. Physical activity and exercise training are typically recommended to maintain muscle mass and prevent weakness. How exercise in different stages of life relates to muscle mass, grip strength, and risk for weakness in later life is not well understood. Methods. Baseline data on ...

Aircraft Noise in Berlin Affects Quality of Life Even Outside the Airport Grounds

Aircraft noise is a particularly problematic source of noise as many airports are located in or near major cities and, as a result, densely populated areas are affected. Data from the Berlin Aging Study II (Berliner Altersstudie II, BASE-II), whose socio-economic module is based on the longitudinal Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) study which has been conducted since 1984, allows us to examine the effect ...

Life Satisfaction in the Transition from Socialism to Capitalism: Europe and China

Life Satisfaction and Economic Conditions in East and West Germany Pre- and Post-Unification

Life Satisfaction and Economic Outcomes in Germany Pre- and Post-Unification

Satisfactions comparisons: women with families, full-time and part-time self-employed

Purpose: In spite of numerous political initiatives, the proportion of self-employed women in Germany has stagnated. This paper aims to offer a new perspective on this problem. The investigation and data gathered about job and life satisfaction of women with families can provide information on the reasons for starting a business, and the low participation of women in entrepreneurial activity. Design/methodology/approach: ...

Gender roles, labour market participation and household income position

Poverty Inequality and Poverty Mobility in Germany in the 1990s