The workshop offers an introduction to the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP). The SOEP is a survey of the population of Germany that has been conducted annually since 1984 and addresses topics such as household composition, employment and family biography, income trajectories, health, education, life...

Topics: - Household saving, consumption and liquidity constraints - Homeownership and mortgages - Behavioral aspects of household finance: expectations, preferences and attitudes - Households’ employment histories and saving decisions - Asset allocation over the life-cycle - Household finance...