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An Information Economics Perspective on Main Bank Relationships and Firm R&D
Hoewer, Daniel - 2011
more than 7,000 firm observations in Germany over a multi-year period. Our theoretical predictions are only supported for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013121196
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Personality and marital surplus
Lundberg, Shelly - 2010
This paper uses data from the German Socio-economic Panel Study to examine the relationship between psychological traits, in particular personality, and the formation and dissolution of marital and cohabiting partnerships. Changing patterns of selection into and out of relationships indicate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008825928
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The selection of pay referents : potential patterns and impacts on life satisfaction
Schneider, Simone - 2010
Despite the relatively extensive research on pay levels and the consequences of income disparities, little is known about which reference groups people choose for comparative evaluation of personal income and why different selection patterns emerge. The aim of this paper is to dig deeper for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008826564
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Time Is money : the influence of parenthood timing on wages
Kind, Michael; Kleibrink, Jan - 2012
This paper studies the effect of parenthood timing on future wages. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), we employ an instrumental variable approach to identify the causal effect of delaying parenthood on wages of mothers and fathers. Consistent with previous studies, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009578758
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Family background, informal networks and the decision to provide for old age : a siblings approach
Lamla, Bettina - 2012 - This version: July 2012
Germany introduced the so-called Riester pensions. The complex design of the new product might have created entry barriers …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009578791
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The evolution of income inequality in Germany and Switzerland since the turn of the millennium
Grabka, Markus M.; Kuhn, Ursina - 2012
This paper presents and compares trends in income inequality in Switzerland and Germany from 2000 to 2009 using … harmonized data from the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) and the Swiss Household Panel (SHP). Whereas in Germany inequality has … inequality reveals the effects of Germany's slightly older population and smaller household sizes, as well as the impact of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009578800
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Inheritance in Germany 1911 to 2009 : a mortality multiplier approach
Schinke, Christoph - 2012 - This version: July 2012
We estimate the size of inheritance and gift flows in Germany for selected years over the last century, applying the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009578803
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A satisfaction-driven poverty indicator : a bustle around the poverty line
Juhász, Andos - 2012 - This version: 30. July 2012
Poverty line definitions in use often lack a solid scientific foundation. This paper proposes to exploit data on income satisfaction to construct an evidence-based poverty line. The poverty line is identified by using its assumed unique property to explain income dissatisfaction best among all...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009578805
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Explaining reurbanization : empirical evidence of intraregional migration as a long-term mobility decision from Germany
Matthes, Gesa - 2012
Following the discussion on reurbanization (changing intra-regional migration patterns), our research project treats transport-related consequences of this spatial development in German city regions. The hypothesis is that reurbanization bears potential to spread environmentally friendly ways of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009578874
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Using geographically referenced data on environmental exposures for public health research : a feasibility study based on the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP)
Voigtländer, Sven; Goebel, Jan; Claßen, Thomas; Wurm, … - 2011
Background: In panel datasets information on environmental exposures is scarce. Thus, our goal was to probe the use of area-wide geographically referenced data for air pollution from an external data source in the analysis of physical health. Methods: The study population comprised SOEP...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009158052