We compare, based on German data, the income of self-employed individuals with and without employees with the income of dependently employed individuals. Our results show that self-employed with employees tend to earn significantly higher incomes than their salaried counterparts, while with the...

Individuals with a migration background represent a steadily increasing percentage of Germany's population. Although the majority of individuals with migration background lack German citizenship and are therefore unable to vote, the number of naturalized immigrants continues to rise....

Menschen mit Migrationshintergrund bilden einen stetig wachsenden Anteil an der Bevölkerung Deutschlands. Die Mehrzahl von ihnen kann aufgrund eines fehlenden deutschen Passes nicht an Wahlen teilnehmen. Da aber die Zahl eingebürgerter und damit wahlberechtigter Menschen mit...

Over a million people sought asylum in Germany between 2014 and 2016. During this time, many Germans began volunteering in various ways to help refugees and mentorship pro- grams in particular gained significance. As this report shows, participating in a mentorship program has a positive impact...

Etwa jede vierte Person in Deutschland hat eine Einwanderungsgeschichte. Ein Indikator für ihre Inklusion in das politische Leben ist, ob sie sich mit einer Partei verbunden fühlen. Befragungen des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels (SOEP) zeigen, dass Eingewanderte und ihre Kinder dies seltener tun...

Towards the very end of this legislative period, a cross-caucus parliamentary majority gave same-sex marriage the green light - progress for the legal equality of homosexuals in Germany. This report focuses on the life situations of homosexual and bisexual people in Germany. The careers they...

Mit der Öffnung der Ehe für alle, die zum Ende der derzeitigen Legislaturperiode eine fraktionsübergreifende parlamentarische Mehrheit fand, schreitet die rechtliche Gleichstellung Homosexueller in Deutschland voran. Dieser Bericht befasst sich mit den Lebenslagen homo- und bisexueller...

It has taken longer for refugees who have been living in Germany for some time, particularly those who arrived between 1990 and 2010, to take up gainful employment than other migrants. These findings are based on data from the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) and the IAB-SOEP Migration Sample. In...