Die Daten des Sozio-oekeonomischen Panels (SOEP) werden seit 1984 auf Grundlage eines mit dem Befragungsinstitut Infratest abgestimmten Erhebungskonzepts jährlich erhoben. Erfasst werden die Daten zentral in München bei TNS Infratest, aufbereitet in München und beim DIW Berlin, um dann...

The idea governing the transition to a market economy in East Germany-in contrast to other Eastern European countries-was that of using socio-political measures to raise East German living conditions to the higher West German standards. And indeed, the rising living standard and subjective...

The economic literature to date is underestimating the importance of regional price level differences. Only in the form of "rent indices" are these differences considered in relation to overall quality of life. As experimental estimates by the Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban...