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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

Schraepler, Joerg-Peter; Wagner, Gert G. - 2003

To the best of our knowledge, most of the few methodological studies which analyze the impact of faked interviews on survey results are based on ?artificial fakes? generated by project students in a ?laboratory environment?. In contrast, panel data provide a unique opportunity to identify data...

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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

A particular shortcoming of panel surveys is potential bias arising from selective attrition. Based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) we analyze potential artifacts (level, structure, inequality of income) by comparing results from two independently drawn panel...

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A Nation-Wide Laboratory: Examining Trust and Trustworthiness by Integrating Behavioral Experiments into Representative Surveys

Fehr, Ernst; Fischbacher, Urs; von Rosenbladt, Bernhard; … - 2003

power of our approach with the analysis of trust and trustworthiness in Germany by combining representative survey data with …

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The Immigrant Welfare Effect: Take-Up or Eligibility?

Bird, Edward J.; Kayser, Hilke; Frick, Joachim R.; … - 1999

eligibility determinations difficult. In Germany, by contrast, eligibility for the main cash transfer program, Sozialhilfe (Social … test whether immigrants to Germany are more likely than natives to claim welfare benefits for which they are eligible. We …

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

Headey, Bruce; Muffels, Ruud; 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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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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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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Children's School Placement in Germany : Does Kindergarten Attendance Matter?

Spieß, Christa Katharina; Büchel, Felix; Wagner, Gert G. - 2003

particularly true for Germany where most programs are communitybased Kindergartens operated under similar structural conditions. In … West Germany, differentiating associations for the children of German citizens as compared to those of immigrants. Using …

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