A representative survey from August 2022 confirms public support for a universal basic income (UBI): Between 45 and 55 percent of respondents are in favor of a universal basic income and the unconditional financial security it promises. Two representative surveys from August 2022 investigate who...

[Einleitung] Die Corona-Pandemie und die Maßnahmen zu ihrer Bekämpfung haben seit Beginn des ersten Lockdowns im März 2020 die deutsche Wirtschaft und den Arbeitsmarkt vor gewaltige Herausforderungen gestellt. War Arbeitslosigkeit im Angesicht des kontinuierlichen Wirtschaftswachstums und...

Fragen zur "gerechten" Besteuerung sind wissenschaftlich nicht zu beantworten. Freilich kann die empirische Wirtschafts- und Sozialforschung Informationen bereitstellen, die der Entscheidungsfindung des Gesetzgebers bezüglich eines konkreten Steuersystems dienen können. Dazu gehören auch...

Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Survey (SOEP), this paper assesses the relationship between life satisfaction and religious practice. The main new result here is longitudinal. It is shown that individuals who become more religious over time record long term gains in life...

Using a unique dataset we study both the actual and self-perceived relationship between subjective well-being and income comparisons against a wide range of potential comparison groups, enabling us to investigate a broader range of questions than in previous studies. In questions inserted into a...

In questions inserted into the 2008 module of the German-Socio Economic Panel we ask subjects to report their income relative to different reference groups, such as fellow employees, other people in their profession, same age and same gender groups, friends, and neighbours. In addition subjects...