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Overtime work, overtime compensation and the distribution of economic well-being : evidence for West Germany and Great Britain

Pannenberg, Markus; Wagner, Gert G. - 2001

Using panel data for West Germany and Great Britain, we show that there are striking differences in overtime work and … the evolution of the monthly labour earnings distribution and individual economic well-being differently in West Germany … regards to West Germany, we show that the current policy of transforming paid overtime in "working time accounts", which is …

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Authentic happiness theory supported by impact of religion on life satisfaction : a longitudinal analysis with data for Germany

Headey, Bruce; Schupp, Jürgen; Tucci, Ingrid; Wagner, … - 2008

Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Survey (SOEP), this paper assesses the relationship between life satisfaction and religious practice. The main new result here is longitudinal. It is shown that individuals who become more religious over time record long term gains in life...

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Life satisfaction and relative income : perceptions and evidence

Mayraz, Guy; Wagner, Gert G.; Schupp, Jürgen - 2009

Using a unique dataset we study both the actual and self-perceived relationship between subjective well-being and income comparisons against a wide range of potential comparison groups, enabling us to investigate a broader range of questions than in previous studies. In questions inserted into a...

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Identification, characteristics and impact of faked interviews in surveys : an analysis by means of genuine fakes in the raw data of SOEP

Schräpler, Jörg-Peter (contributor); … - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Using analysis of Gini (ANoGi) for detecting whether two sub-samples represent the same universe : the SOEP Experience

Frick, Joachim R.; Goebel, Jan; Schechtman, Edna; … - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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A nation-wide laboratory : examining trust and trustworthiness by integrating behavioral experiments into representative surveys

Fehr, Ernst; Fischbacher, Urs; Rosenbladt, Bernhard von; … - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Children's school placement in Germany : does kindergarten attendance matter?

Spieß, C. Katharina (contributor); … - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Economic and social perspectives of immigrant children in Germany

Frick, Joachim R.; Wagner, Gert G. - 2001

Overall, children in Germany live in households with below average incomes; therefore social policies that address the … vulnerable position of Germany?s children are necessary. These policies should cover targeted financial transfers as well as …

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Parents transmit happiness along with associated values and behaviors to their children : a lifelong happiness dividend?

Headey, Bruce; Muffels, Ruud J. A.; Wagner, Gert G. - 2012

There are strong two-way links between parent and child happiness (life satisfaction), even for 'children' who have grown up, moved to their own home and partnered themselves. German panel evidence shows that transmission of (un)happiness from parents to children is partly due to transmission of...

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Choices which change life satisfaction : revising SWB theory to account for change

Headey, Bruce; Muffels, Ruud J. A.; Wagner, Gert G. - 2010

Using data from the long-running German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) 1984-2008, this paper analyses the effects of individual preferences and choices on subjective well-being (SWB). It is shown that preferences and choices relating to life goals/values, partner’s personality, hours of work,...

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