Publications Based on SOEP Data: SOEPlit

Demographic and economic factors influencing inclusion in the German sport system - a microanalysis of the years 1985 to 2005

Decreasing Sports Activity With Increasing Age? Findings From a 20-year Longitudinal and Cohort Sequence Analysis

According to cross-sectional studies in sport science literature, decreasing sports activity with increasing age is generally assumed. In this paper, the validity of this assumption is checked by applying more effective methods of analysis, such as longitudinal and cohort sequence analyses. With the help of 20 years' worth of data records,from the German Socio-Economic Panel, the development of ...

Testing Missing at Random Using Instrumental Variables

This article proposes a test for missing at random (MAR). The MAR assumption is shown to be testable given instrumental variables which are independent of response given potential outcomes. A nonparametric testing procedure based on integrated squared distance is proposed. The statistic?s asymptotic distribution under the MAR hypothesis is derived. In particular, our results can be applied to testing ...

Is there a "dead-anyway" effect in willingness to pay for risk reduction?

In a recent paper, Pratt and Zeckhauser (JPE, 1996) discuss the measure of individuals' willingness to pay (WTP) for the reduction of risks to their lives which should be used for public decisions on risk-reducing projects. They suggest to correct observed WTP for the "dead-anyway" effect, which says that WTP increases with the level of risk to which the individual is exposed - an effect ...

Hourly Wages in Lower Deciles No Longer Lagging behind When It Comes to Wage Growth

For many years, only better-paid workers benefited from Germany’s real wage increases. In contrast, dependent employees with lower hourly wages suffered substantial losses, while the low-wage sector expanded. Around 2010, these trends came to an end. Now all wage groups benefit from wage increases—even if those in the middle of the distribution lag somewhat behind. At the very least, this new pattern ...

The Soccer World Cup in Germany: A Major Sporting and Cultural Event - But Without Notable Business Cycle Effects

Demographic Change Necessitates Educational Reform and Lifelong Learning

From School to Work: Patterns in Germany and the United States

Comment to Ronald G. Ehrenberg: Part-time Employment in the United States

The Socio-oeconomics of Individual Working Time Reduction: Empirical Evidence for the Federal Republic of Germany