This paper studies the employment effects of the influx of millions of German expellees to West Germany after World War II. The expellees were forced to relocate to post-war Germany. They represented a complete cross-section of society, were close substitutes to the native West German...

This paper details the sampling design, results from the field, analysis of selectivities, as well as raking procedures used in the SOEP-CoV study. The sample consists of a random selection of 12,000 households in the Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP). The sample was divided and surveyed in nine...

This paper provides details on the sampling design, fieldwork results, and nonresponse, as well as population adjustments for the 2019 Sample P of the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP). Sample P adds the population of entrepreneurs and shareholders with high-value company shareholdings to the SOEP....

Based on a novel dataset, the "German Management and Organizational Practices" (GMOP) Survey, we calculate establishment specific management scores following Bloom and van Reenen as indicators of management quality. We find substantial heterogeneity in management practices across establishments...

Redistribution differs widely across countries, but our understanding of why this is the case is limited. In democracies, the extent of redistribution should ultimately reflect citizens’ preferences. We measure preferences for redistribution in six developed countries through internationally...