- Social and Demographic Issues in Germany
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Sociology and Education Studies
- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy
- Health and Medical Studies
- Global Health Care Issues
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
- Social Policies and Healthcare Reform
- demographic modeling and climate adaptation
- Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
- Medical and Health Sciences Research
- Diverse Legal and Medical Studies
- Work-Family Balance Challenges
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
- Social Media and Politics
- Family Support in Illness
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Economic and Social Issues
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Federal Institute for Population Research
2015-2024
Heidelberg University
1996-2024
University Hospital Heidelberg
2023
Fulda University of Applied Sciences
2022
LMU Klinikum
2022
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
2022
University Medical Center
2022
Federal Office for Migration and Refugees
2022
University of Mannheim
2020
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
2011
Following the onset of COVID-19 pandemic, many countries faced short-term fertility declines in 2020-2021, a development which did not materialize majority German-speaking and Nordic countries. However, more recent birth statistics show steep decline 2022. We aim to provide empirical evidence on unexpected 2022 Germany Sweden. rely monthly present seasonally adjusted Total Fertility Rates (TFR) for relate nine-month lagged rates contextual developments regarding COVID-19. The TFR dropped...
This study describes the first wave of IAB-BiB/FReDA-BAMF-SOEP Survey on Ukrainian Refugees in Germany, a unique panel dataset based over 11,000 interviews conducted between August and October 2022. The aim is to provide data-infrastructure for theory-driven evidence-based research various aspects integration among refugees second most important destination country EU after Poland, hosting million people who arrived Germany shortly Russian invasion Ukraine. Based survey, this also provides...
This article introduces the evolution, framework, objectives, and design of new data infrastructure “FReDA – The German Family-Demographic Panel Study”, which has been funded by Federal Ministry Education Research (BMBF) since 2020. FReDA is rooted in Generation Gender Survey (GGS) Family (pairfam). was initiated to facilitate research on family demography providing a comprehensive panel study allowing for international comparisons as well dyadic analyses through multi-actor design. survey...
The worldwide spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted fieldwork surveys. data collection efforts via face-to-face mode have been affected especially, including ongoing surveys that were in field during outbreak and planned scheduled for later 2020. We provide an account how impacted two family studies Germany: “The German Family Panel” (pairfam) “Generations Gender Survey” (GGS) both which will be part “Family Research Demographic Analysis” (FReDA) infrastructure. Based on pairfam, we...
Abstract This data brief introduces the German Family Demography Panel Study (FReDA; https://www.freda-panel.de/), a longitudinal, multi-actor database for family research. Major substantive fields addressed in questionnaire include fertility-related attitudes and behaviours, reproductive health, work-family conflict, couples’ division of labour, gender roles, intimate relationships, separation divorce, parenting intergenerational relations, well-being. FReDA is based on two initially...
Compared to all other countries in the world, Germany has been a “low-fertility country” for longer period: total fertility rate below 1.5 four decades. Being first experience this development, case study of allows analysing consequences an enduring birth decline. In Germany, low is also increasingly big issue politics as well science, especially due its extensive on several policy fields that already become visible. However, assessment differs tremendously when it comes either intensity or...
This article analyses the effects of German parental leave benefit, which was introduced in 2007, on household income and fertility. The analysis combines SOEP Micro Census data order to apply techniques based event history (SOEP) as well differential a high number cases (Micro Census). It is argued that average, situation families with babies has slightly improved, but this due considerable raise for highly-educated parents. results fertility correspond these effects: multivariate...
In Germany, the discourse about incomerelated parental leave policy introduced in 2007 and its legitimisation strongly depends on effects context of certain goals. However, question which goals actually has, is answered controversially arenas politics, media science. This article shows characteristics different discourses these mechanisms behind their interaction. Empirically, frequency analyses valency newspapers between 2004 2012 are carried out combined with content documents German...
Public childcare provision and female labor force participation (FLP) have strongly increased over the past decades in European societies. However, studies offer heterogeneous findings on link between public FLP.