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On the equivalence of common approaches to cross sectional weights in household panel surveys
Schonlau, Matthias; Kroh, Martin - 2010
The computation of cross sectional weights in household panels is challenging because household compositions change over time. Sampling probabilities of new household entrants are generally not known and assigning them zero weight is not satisfying. Two common approaches to cross sectional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008826433
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Pollution exposure and infant health : evidence from Germany
Coneus, Katja; Spieß, C. Katharina - 2010
years in Germany. We use representative data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), combined with five air pollution …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008826482
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Household survey panels : how much do following rules affect sample size?
Schonlau, Matthias; Watson, Nicole; Kroh, Martin - 2010
In household panels, typically all household members are surveyed. Because household composition changes over time, so-called following rules are implemented to decide whether to continue surveying household members who leave the household (e.g. former spouses/partners, grown children) in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008826909
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Spite and cognitive skills in preschoolers
Bügelmayer, Elisabeth; Spieß, C. Katharina - 2011
Although spiteful preferences play a crucial role in the development of human large-scale cooperation, there is little evidence on spiteful behavior and its determinants in children. We investigate the relationship between children's cognitive skills and spiteful behavior in a sample of 214...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009357265
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Familien in Deutschland : FiD; enhancing research on families in Germany
Schröder, Mathis; Siegers, Rainer; Spieß, C. Katharina - 2013
Deutschland (FiD)" was initiated. FiD is one of the "related studies" of the SOEP, i.e. a data collection effort closely related …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009747805
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Parental leave benefits and breastfeeding in Germany : effects of the 2007 reform
Kottwitz, Anita; Oppermann, Anja; Spieß, C. Katharina - 2014
this conflict. In 2007, Germany put into effect a new parental leave benefit (Elterngeld). The related reform increased the … duration in Germany. We draw on representative survey data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) from 2002 through …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010374176
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Local day-care quality and maternal employment : evidence from East and West Germany
Schober, Pia S.; Spieß, C. Katharina - 2014
provided differentiated analyses by the youngest child's age and for West and East Germany to examine moderating influences of … Germany'-Study for 2010 and 2011 (N=3,301 mothers) with regional structural quality data. We used regression models of … employment status and work hours changes, respectively. In East Germany, mothers with a child aged under three years who lived in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010347775
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The bigger the children, the bigger the worries : are preschoolers and adolescents affected differently by family instability with regard to non-cognitive skills?
Peter, Frauke; Spieß, C. Katharina - 2011 - This version: 13 March 2011
Substantial research on the relationship between family structures and child outcomes represents a considerable part of the literature. However, family structure provides a rather static view of the relationship of children's living arrangements and their well-being, revealing hardly anything...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008936412
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Selectivity processes in and weights for the Berlin Aging Study II (BASE-II)
Saßenroth, Denise; Kroh, Martin; Wagner, Gert G. - 2013
Verwendung eines Fragebogenmoduls in BASE-II, das mit wesentlichen Fragen in einer großen, für Deutschland repräsentativen …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010221559
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Experimental evidence of the effect of monetary incentives on cross-sectional and longitudinal response : experiences from the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP)
Fräßdorf, Mathis; Saßenroth, Denise; Körtner, John; … - 2013
The paper gives an overview of two experiments implemented in the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) considering the effect of monetary incentives on cross-sectional and longitudinal response propensities. We conclude that the overall effects of monetary incentives on response rates are positive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010209242