A5001413786- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Retirement, Disability, and Employment
- Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing
- Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Migration, Refugees, and Integration
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Economic and Social Issues
- Electoral Systems and Political Participation
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Political and Economic history of UK and US
- Global Health Care Issues
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Privacy, Security, and Data Protection
- Social and Demographic Issues in Germany
- Public Administration and Political Analysis
- Sociology and Education Studies
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
University of Mannheim
2014-2024
University of Bamberg
2024
GESIS - Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences
2024
Mannheim Centre for European Social Research
2024
University of Bern
2022
Harvard University
2020-2021
Federal Institute for Population Research
2021
WZB Berlin Social Science Center
2021
Leipzig University
2010
This paper provides a timely evaluation of whether the main COVID-19 lockdown policies – remote work, short-time work and closure schools childcare have an immediate effect on German population in terms changes satisfaction with family life. Relying individual level panel data collected before during lockdown, we examine (1) how individuals changed over period, (2) lockdown-driven labour market situation (i.e. working remotely being sent work) affected satisfactions. We apply...
Many policy analyses on COVID-19 have been focusing what kind of policies are implemented to contain the spread COVID-19. What seems equally important explore social and political consequences confinement policies. Does public support strict policies? social, political, psychological The question how legitimate a is among at core democratic theory. Its relevance also stems from expected behavior: more someone supports policy, likely follow even if not strictly enforced. In this paper, we...
Journal Article How Unemployment Experience Affects Support for the Welfare State: A Real Panel Approach Get access Elias Naumann, Naumann * 1 Collaborative Research Center SFB 884 "The Political Economy of Reforms", University Mannheim, L 13 17, 68161 Germany is a post-doctoral researcher at Center, 'Political Reforms' Mannheim. His research interests include comparative welfare state research, attitudes, experimental methods in social sciences, and behavioural economics. work has been...
Abstract To what extent do economic concerns drive anti‐migrant attitudes? Key theoretical arguments extract two central motives: increased labour market competition and the fiscal burden linked to influx of migrants. This article provides new evidence regarding impact material self‐interest on attitudes towards immigrants. It reports results a survey experiment embedded in representative surveys 15 European countries before after refugee crisis 2014. As anticipated by argument, it is found...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, one way to reduce further transmissions of SARS-CoV-2 is widespread use contact tracing apps. Such apps keep track proximity contacts and warn persons who tested positive for an infection.
This paper evaluates the inequalities in employment trajectories during first COVID-19 pandemic lockdown Germany. We assess individual-level panel data collected weekly between 20 March and 25 June (N=2,297), which allows us to examine risks of short-time work, furlough, job loss, as well changes working on-site from home. Using sequence analysis, we detect typical patterns analyse how these vary socio-demographic groups. Finally, relate types income, subjective security (compared values...
ABSTRACT It is a perennial issue in the public and scientific debate whether increased pressures to reform due financial crisis or population ageing erode welfare state support. Surprisingly, our knowledge of how individuals change their attitudes hard times still limited – both theoretically empirically. We rely on newly available data from survey experiment representative German online exogenously manipulate perceived pressure (due an society). show that people indeed preferences when...
Our analysis asks whether the pandemic situation affects welfare state support in Germany. The has increased health and income risks calling for intervention. While needs, more deservingness, higher responsibility during such a crisis would suggest augmented generally among those at risk, this might be short-term effect cost considerations could reverse trend. We study public attitudes towards four key social policy areas based on German Internet Panel (GIP). use three waves prior further...
Public opinion is considered a major obstacle to changing the status quo of welfare state policies. Yet some far‐reaching reforms and gradual changes E uropean states prompt reverse question: Have increased reform pressures restructuring efforts led in individual attitudes? In line with previous research, I found that strong support for public provision healthcare remains unchanged. But what about structure Testing core assumptions new politics theory power resources theory, looked at...
In times of increasing globalisation scholars put considerable efforts into understanding the consequences immigration to welfare state. One important factor in this respect is public support for state and redistribution. This article presents results from a unique survey experiment panel study three European countries (Norway, Germany Netherlands) order examine whether how individuals change their preference redistribution when faced with immigration. Theoretically, citizens high incomes...
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has a massive impact on society. To curb spread SARS-CoV-2 virus, unprecedented containment measures are being taken by governments around world. These and fear disease itself likely affecting economy, social inequality, mental physical health, even people’s perception good democratic governance. Equally is speed at which these changes take place lack statistical evidence that accompanies them. Within days first in Germany, German Internet Panel (GIP)...
The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed social life within a very short time. Lockdown policies often consider the tradeoff between containing spread of and negative consequences for economy. Policymakers should pay more attention to psychological impacts lockdown.How did mental health adolescents in Germany change during first wave lockdown?Analyses are based on longitudinal data from nationwide randomly selected anchors German family panel pairfam. age group considered here, born...
This study investigates whether pensioners with a foreign ethnic background are perceived as less deserving to receive pension than native pensioners. It focuses on Germany an example strongly achievement-oriented social insurance system which closely links benefits previous contributions. Hence, the prevents citizen from receiving without having contributed. Our thus adds existing research by examining likely case find welfare chauvinistic attitudes. To test our expectations, we rely...
Background: Health behaviors such as physical activity and a balanced diet are essential to promote maintain health. Especially during crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, they have potential buffer against stress protect mental Method: In longitudinal study with four measurement points over 3 months about 3,500 randomly selected participants representative of German population reported their health (i.e., anxiety, depression, loneliness), screen time, snack consumption, activity. Results:...
Abstract In the social and behavioral sciences, surveys are frequently used to collect data. During COVID-19 pandemic, provided political actors public health professionals with timely insights on attitudes behaviors of general population. These were key in guiding actions fight pandemic. However, data quality these remains unclear because systematic knowledge about how survey collected during pandemic is lacking. This unfortunate, since decades research have shown that design impacts Our...