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Nuclear accidents and policy : notes on public perception
Richter, Felix; Steenbeck, Malte; Wilhelm, Markus - 2013
Major nuclear accidents as recently in Fukushima set nuclear power plant security at the top of the public agenda. Using data of the German Socio-Economic Panel we analyze the effects of the Fukushima accident and a subsequent government decision on nuclear power phase-out on several measures of...
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Das enttäuschte Versprechen der Integration : Migrantennachkommen in Frankreich und Deutschland
Tucci, Ingrid; Groh-Samberg, Olaf - 2008
Frankreich als ein Versprechen der Integration verstanden werden kann, das im Übergang auf den Arbeitsmarkt strukturell … enttäuscht wird. Demgegenüber setzt die Ausgrenzung von Migrantennachkommen in Deutschland schon im Bildungssystem ein, so dass … größere Erwartungshaltungen gar nicht erst entstehen. Die Revolten der jungen MigrantInnen in Frankreich können damit u.a. als …
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Intra-household time allocation : gender differences in caring for children
García Mainar, Inmaculada; Molina, José Alberto; … - 2009
Der vorliegende Beitrag untersucht auf Basis von Daten des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels für Deutschland (SOEP), inwieweit … selbständige Ausländer in Deutschland überdurchschnittlich hohe Einkommen erzielen. Die Untersuchung zeigt, dass ausländische …
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The distribution of well-being among Europeans
Brandolini, Andrea; Rosolia, Alfonso - 2019
We analyse the evolution of EU citizens' living standards, considering the EU as a single country. Average living standards have improved considerably as the European integration process has unfolded. EU28 income inequality has steadily declined, mostly as a result of the macroeconomic...
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Does a better job match makes women happier? : work orientations, work-care choices and subjective well-being in Germany
Muffels, Ruud J. A.; Kemperman, Bauke - 2011
The study examines the effects of work orientations and work-leisure choices alongside the effect of genes or personality traits on subjective well-being (SWB). The former effects are assumed to be mediated by the match between women's preferred and actual number of working hours indicating...
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Sind Indikatoren zur Lebensqualität und zur Lebenszufriedenheit als politische Zielgrößen sinnvoll?
Huschka, Denis; Wagner, Gert G. - 2010 - Umfangreich erw. Fassung
We show that the choice of the welfare measure has a substantial impact on the degree of welfare-related health inequality. Combining various income and wealth measures with different health measures, we calculate 80 health concentration indices. The influence of the welfare measure is more...
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Lebenszufriedenheit und Wohlbefinden in Deutschland : Studie zur Konstruktion eines Lebenszufriedenheitsindikators
Suntum, Ulrich van; Prinz, Aloys; Uhde, Nicole - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008858404
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Choices which change life satisfaction : similar results for Australia, Britain and Germany
Headey, Bruce; Muffels, Ruud J. A.; Wagner, Gert G. - 2011
Using data from national socio-economic panel surveys in Australia, Britain and Germany, this paper analyzes the effects of individual preferences and choices on subjective well-being (SWB). It is shown that, in all three countries, preferences and choices relating to life goals/values,...
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Ethnic concentration and language fluency of immigrants in Germany
Danzer, Alexander M.; Yaman, Firat - 2010
Studies that investigate the effect of the regional ethnic composition on immigrant outcomes have been complicated by the self-selection of ethnic minorities into specific neighbourhoods. We analyse the impact of own-ethnic concentration on the language proficiency of immigrants by exploiting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008824259
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Public pensions, changing employment patterns, and the impact of pension reforms across birth cohorts : a microsimulation analysis for Germany
Geyer, Johannes; Steiner, Viktor - 2010
We analyze the impact of changing employment patterns and pension reforms on the future level of public pensions across birth cohorts in Germany. The analysis is based on a rich dataset that combines household survey data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) and process-produced...
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