How does global aging affect the convergence in global economic development? Both the developing and developed world will be characterized for the coming decades by aging populations. Changes in the age distribution of a population are an important determinant of economic performance as they...

How does global aging affect the convergence in global economic development? Both the developing and developed world will be characterized for the coming decades by aging populations. Changes in the age distribution of a population are an important determinant of economic performance as they...

There is as yet little scientific knowledge about the migration biographies, routes, and experiences of immigrants living in Germany. But a longitudinal study started in 2013 is to close this gap. Each year, 5,000 people with a migration background and their family members are surveyed for the...

Mit der Pilotstudie "Leben außerhalb Deutschlands" beschreitet die Längsschnittstudie Sozio-oekonomisches Panel (SOEP) absolutes methodisches Neuland, indem versucht wird, die Adressen ausgewanderte Teilnehmer des deutsche Haushaltspanels SOEP im Ausland zu recherchieren und die Auswanderer...

Why do people leave high-income countries with extensive welfare states? This article will examine what underlies the emigration intentions of native-born inhabitants of one industrialized country in particular: the Netherlands. To understand emigration from high-income countries we focus not...

What drives stated preferences about the number of foreigners? Is it self-interest as stressed by the political economy of immigration? Does social interaction affect this preference or is the immigration preference completely in line with the preference for the aggregate population size? In...

Über die Migrationsbiografien, -wege und -erfahrungen der in Deutschland lebenden Zuwanderer gibt es bislang nur wenig gesicherte wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse. Eine im Jahr 2013 begonnene Längsschnittstudie soll diese Lücke schließen: Für die neue IAB-SOEP-Migrationsstichprobe werden...

Why do people leave high-income countries with extensive welfare states? This article will examine what underlies the emigration intentions of native-born inhabitants of one industrialized country in particular: the Netherlands. To understand emigration from high-income countries we focus not...

With the pilot study Living outside Germany, the longitudinal German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) ventures into completely uncharted methodological territory by attempting to locate the addresses of former participants in the German household panel study SOEP who have since immigrated...

Language skills and education are key factors for migrants being able to participate in all areas of economic and social life. Initial findings from the IAB-SOEP Migration Sample are starting to show whether immigrants are successful in transferring the human capital they have acquired abroad to...