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Selectivity processes in and weights for the Berlin Aging Study II (BASE-II)
Saßenroth, Denise; Kroh, Martin; Wagner, Gert G. - 2013
Like many medical studies, the Berlin Aging Study II (BASE-II) is based on a non-random "convenience sample" of self … Verwendung eines Fragebogenmoduls in BASE-II, das mit wesentlichen Fragen in einer großen, für Deutschland repräsentativen …
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The socio-economic module of the Berlin Aging Study II (SOEP-BASE) : description, structure, and questionnaire
Böckenhoff, Anke; Saßenroth, Denise; Kroh, Martin; … - 2013
The Berlin Aging Study II (BASE-II) is a multidisciplinary study that allows for the investigation of how a multitude … conducted by the SOEP Group at the DIW Berlin. The surveyed socio-economic variables are fully comparable with the variables of … sozioökonomische Teil von BASE-II wird von der SOEP-Gruppe am DIW Berlin durchgeführt und die entsprechenden SOEP-BASE-Daten mit den …
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The demographic dilemma : fertility, female labor force participation and future growth in Germany 2007-2060
Dudel, Christian - 2009
The aim of this paper is to show possible consequences of changes in labor force participation of women and the connection between fertility and labor force participation on the future demographic and economic development in Germany. For this purpose a projection model based on micro-data...
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Evolution and determinants of rent burdens in Germany
Backhaus, Teresa; Gebers, Kathrin; Schröder, Carsten - 2015
The affordability of housing has become a major topic of discussion in Germany among both social scientists and the public at large. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), we provide rent-income ratios over more than two decades and show how they change with households’...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011441591
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How a universal music education program affects time use, behavior, and school attitude
Hille, Adrian - 2015
It is still widely debated how non-cognitive skills can be affected by policy intervention. For example, universal music education programs are becoming increasingly popular among policy makers in Germany and other developed countries. These are intended to give children from poor families the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011441643
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Working-time mismatch and mental health
Otterbach, Steffen; Wooden, Mark; Fok, Yin King - 2016
Nationally representative panel survey data for Germany and Australia are used to investigate the impact of working-time mismatches (i.e., differences between actual and desired work hours) on mental health, as measured by the Mental Component Summary Score from the SF-12. Fixed effects and...
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Non-take-up of student financial help : a microsimulation for Germany
Herber, Stefanie P.; Kalinowski, Michael - 2016
This paper estimates the percentage of students who do not take up their federal need-based student financial aid entitlements and sheds light on determinants of this behavior. Against the background that educational mobility in Germany is low although extensive student financial aid for needy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011482632
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Intergenerational correlations of extreme right-wing party preferences and attitudes toward immigration
Avdeenko, Alexandra; Siedler, Thomas - 2016
This study analyzes the importance of parental socialization on the development of children’s far right-wing preferences and attitudes towards immigration. Using longitudinal data from Germany, our intergenerational estimates suggest that the strongest and most important predictor for young...
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Econometric analysis of ratings : with an application to health and wellbeing
Studer, Raphael; Winkelmann, Rainer - 2016
We propose a new non-linear regression model for rating dependent variables. The rating scale model accounts for the upper and lower bounds of ratings. Parametric and semi-parametric estimation is discussed. An application investigates the relationship between stated health satisfaction and...
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How important is precautionary labor supply?
Jessen, Robin; Rostam-Afschar, Davud; Schmitz, Sebastian - 2016 - This version: June 3, 2016
We quantify the importance of precautionary labor supply using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) for 2001-2012. We estimate dynamic labor supply equations augmented with a measure of wage risk. Our results show that married men choose about 2.5% of their hours of work or one week...
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