Publications Based on SOEP Data: SOEPlit

Are Education and Entrepreneurial Income Endogenous? A Bayesian Analysis

Education is a well-known driver of (entrepreneurial) income. The measurement of its influence, however, suffers from endogeneity suspicion. For instance, ability and occupational choice are mentioned as driving both the level of (entrepreneurial) income and of education. Using instru-mental variables can provide a way out. However, two questions remain: whether endogeneity is really present and whether ...

Necessity and Opportunity Entrepreneurs: Characteristics and Earnings Differentials

In this paper we discuss necessity and opportunity entrepreneurship. We use panel data to analyze how these two types of entrepreneurs differ in general, and in their ability to discover and exploit entrepreneurial opportunities. We find that the opportunities exploited by opportunity entrepreneurs are generally more profitable than are those exploited by necessity entrepreneurs. We also find that ...

Opportunity Recognition and Exploitation By Necessity and Opportunity Entrepreneurs: Empirical Evidence from Earnings Equations (mimeo)

Language Proficiency of Migrants: The Relation with Job Satisfaction and Matching

We empirically analyze the language proficiency of migrants in the Netherlands. Traditionally, the emphasis in studying language proficiency and economic outcomes has been on the relation between earnings and indicators for language proficiency, motivated by the human capital theory. Here we analyze whether there is a relation between proficiency of the destination language and job level. A lack of ...

Comparative Human Resource Management in the European Banking Sector: The Effect of Bargaining Power on Working Conditions

The Use of Contact Data in Understanding Cross-National Differences in Unit Nonresponse (chapter 18)

This chapter reviews the use of auxiliary data in studies of cross-national variations in the above factors and the impacts upon survey nonresponse. It discusses expected sources of cross-national differences in survey participation processes. Then, the chapter classifies potential sources of auxiliary data, focusing on contact data. It reviews existing cross-national studies of nonresponse and summarizes ...

Understanding Cross-National Differences in Unit Non-Response: The Role of Contact Data

German Public Finances through the Financial Crisis

Abstract The German experience of the financial crisis was very different from that of most other European countries. Germany was hit by a very strong shock that was relatively concentrated in the exporting, manufacturing industries. In addition, the German labour market was very resilient during the crisis due to earlier labour market reforms and policy instruments facilitating labour hoarding. As ...

Context, Skills and Social Progress: Evidence from Germany

This study provides life-cycle evidence on the relationship between childhood investments (contexts), cognitive and non-cognitive skills, and life out-comes (social progress). From a policy perspective, societies are interested in generating high levels of social progress. We therefore investigate how Germany performs in terms of aggregate social progress and how individual life success is generated ...

Changes in Educational Opportunities in the Federal Republic of Germany. A Longitudinal Study of Cohorts Born between 1916 and 1965