Similar to other industrialized countries, Germany's population is ageing. Whereas some people enjoy good physical and cognitive health into old age, others suffer from a multitude of age-related disorders impairments which reduce life expectancy affect quality life. To identify characterize the factors associated with 'healthy' vs. 'unhealthy' ageing, we have launched Berlin Aging Study II (BASE-II), multidisciplinary multi-institutional project that ascertains large number ageing-related...

Summary We measure trust and trustworthiness in British society with a newly designed experiment using real monetary rewards sample of the population. The study also asks typical survey question that aims to trust, showing it does not predict ‘trust’ as measured experiment. Overall, about 40% people were willing stranger our experiment, their was rewarded half time. Analysis variation behaviour suggests trusting is more likely if are older, financial situation either ‘comfortable’ or...

We use data from the German Socio‐Economic Panel and British Household Survey to estimate extent of intergenerational economic mobility in a framework that highlights role played by assortative mating. find mating plays an important role. On average about 40–50% covariance between parents' own permanent family income can be attributed person whom one is married. This effect driven strong spouse correlations human capital, which are larger Germany than Britain.

Internships during tertiary education have become substantially more common over the past decades in many industrialised countries. This study examines impact of a voluntary intra-curricular internship experience university studies on probability being invited to job interview. To estimate causal relationship, we conducted randomised field experiment which sent 1248 fictitious, but realistic, resumes real openings. We find that applicants with have, average, 12.6% higher

This paper examines whether schooling has a causal impact on individuals' political behavior. Between 1949 and 1969, the number of compulsory years in Federal Republic Germany was gradually increased across all federal states. These legislative changes provide an opportunity to investigate Years are found be positively correlated with several outcomes. However, there is little evidence effect. study conjectures that ample historical support hypothesis fundamentals democracy were already...

This paper formulates a model to explain how parental care responsibilities and family structure interact in affecting children's mobility characteristics. Our main result is that the of young adults crucially depends on presence sibling. Siblings compete location employment decisions direct towards their preferred outcome. Only children are not exposed this kind competition. causes an equilibrium which siblings exhibit higher than only children, also have better labour market outcomes....

This paper studies the causal effect of student internship experience on labor market choices and wages later in life. We use variation introduction abolishment mandatory internships at German universities as an instrument for completing while attending university. Employing longitudinal data from graduate surveys, we find positive significant wage returns about six percent both OLS IV regressions. result is mainly driven by a higher propensity working full-time lower being unemployed first...

This paper reviews research about the intergenerational transmission of poverty in industrialized countries. In order to make our survey manageable, we restrict attention studies that consider relationship between parental (or 'income') during childhood and later-life outcomes; do not explicitly impact other family background variables such as education. The general message is growing up poor has a deleterious on chances, this wholly explained by factors are themselves correlated with...

This paper conducts a cross-national econometric analysis of intra-family location and caregiving patterns. First, we assess, from an international perspective, the relationship between family structure geographic proximity adult children their parents. We then examine whether differences in affect amount informal care provide to elderly Lastly, look for cross-country patterns, interpret observed terms heterogenous institutional solutions long-term problem. Our results not only new empirical...

Abstract In this paper, we analyze the importance of parental socialization on development children's far right‐wing preferences and attitudes toward immigration. Using longitudinal data from Germany, our intergenerational estimates suggest that strongest most important predictor for young people's extremism are their parents' extremist attitudes. While associations in immigration equally high sons daughters, find a positive transmission party affinity sons, but not daughters. Compared to...

Retired parents might invest time in their adult children by providing childcare. Such intergenerational transfers can have important implications for family decisions. This paper estimates the effects of parental retirement on fertility children. We use representative panel data from Germany to link observations and exploit eligibility ages early identification a regression discontinuity pension reforms difference-in-differences design. The results suggest that parents' positively...

What makes diversity unifying in some settings but divisive others? We examine how the mixing of ethnic groups German schools affects intergroup cooperation and trust. leverage quasi-random assignment students to classrooms within obtain variation type that prevails a peer group. combine this with large-scale, incentivized lab-in-field-experiment based on investment game, allowing us assess in-group bias native their interactions fellow natives (in-group) versus immigrants (out-group). find...

Summary The paper investigates the extent to which parental unemployment affects young people’s far right-wing party affinity. Cross-sectional estimates from German Socio-Economic Panel show a positive relationship between growing up with unemployed parents and support for extreme right. uses differences in experience during childhood across siblings investigate causal relationship. Sibling suggest that people who have significantly higher chance of supporting parties Germany. results effect...

Shushanik Margaryan⇑, Annemarie Paul and Thomas Siedler Margaryan is a doctoral student in the Department of Economics at Universität Hamburg former postdoctoral research associate Hamburg. professor University Potsdam, also affiliated with DIW Berlin, IZA, (shushanik.margaryan{at}uni-hamburg.de).

Shushanik Margaryan, Nils Saniter, Mathias Schumann and Thomas Siedler Margaryan is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Potsdam. Saniter former Ph.D. student DIW Berlin an IZA Bonn fellow. Universität Hamburg. (thomas.siedler{at}uni-potsdam.de) professor Potsdam

This paper conducts a cross-national econometric analysis of intra-family location and caregiving patterns. First, we assess, from an international perspective, the relationship between family structure geographic proximity adult children their parents. We then examine whether differences in affect amount informal care provide to elderly Lastly, look for cross-country patterns, interpret observed terms heterogenous institutional solutions long-term problem. Our results not only new empirical...

There is a large body of literature analyzing the relationship between objective economic conditions and voting behavior, but there very little evidence how perceived insecurity impacts on political preferences. Using seventeen years household panel data from German Socio-Economic Panel, we examine whether job loss fears impact individuals' party identification. Consistent with rational choice theory, send strong robust that foster affinity for parties at far right-wing spectrum. However,...