Publications Based on SOEP Data: SOEPlit

Educational Expansion and Changes in Women's Entry into Marriage and Motherhood in the Federal Republic of Germany

The New Role of Women. Family Formation in Modern Societies: West Germany

Part-Time Work in West Germany

Persisting Barriers. Changes in Educational Opportunities in Thirteen Countries

Educational Systems as Marriage Markets in Modern Societies: A Conceptual Framework

Who Marries Whom in West Germany?

Regional Preferences for Hierarchies, Markets, and Networks: Exploring Social Capital Data for Germany

Optimal In-work Support and Employment in Ageing Societies - Britain and Germany Compared

Optimal income taxation of lone mothers: an empirical comparison of the UK and Germany

Optimal tax rules are used to evaluate the optimality of taxation for lone mothers in Germany and Britain. The theoretical model is combined with elasticities derived from the structural estimation of lone mothers’ labour supply. For both countries we do not find that in-work credits with marginal tax rates are optimal. However we show that when the government has a low taste for redistribution, out ...

Armut und Resilienz: über die Bedingungen von gymnasialem Schulerfolg bei Jugendlichen mit Armutserfahrung

The following study investigates the conditions under which adolescents in Germany between the ages of 16 and 19 who experienced poverty at some point during childhood complete sec-ondary school. Based on considerations from resilience and socialization theory, we test the relevance of social and personal factors for success in secondary school. Based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study ...