Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study 2002, we show that satisfaction with the German public pension system is significantly lower in the younger generation. This effect is independent from the individual economic situation and cannot be observed in earlier years. Whereas long...

This paper explores the relationship between two well-established con-cepts of measuring individual well-being: the concept of happiness, i.e. self-reported level of satisfaction with income and life, and relative deprivation/satisfaction, i.e. the gaps between the individual's income and the...

Der Anteil von Homeoffice lag in Deutschland vor Beginn der Corona-Pandemie auf einem international vergleichsweise niedrigen Niveau. Mit der vorübergehend eingeführten Pflicht zum Homeoffice im Jahr 2021 hat die Debatte über die Zukunft der Arbeitswelt deutlich an Dynamik gewonnen. Dieser...

We study how urban land use fragmentation affects the subjective wellbeing of city residents. Therefore, we calculate fragmentation metrics based on the European Urban Atlas for 15,000 households in the German Socio-Economic Panel. Using random and fixed effects specifications, we find that...

Bereits im Jahr 2016 veröffentlichte das DIW Berlin einen Wochenbericht zur Verfügbarkeit und Inanspruchnahme von Homeoffice in Deutschland.info Die Ergebnisse zeigten damals, dass das Potenzial von Homeoffice in Deutschland weitgehend ungenutzt blieb. Lediglich rund zwölf Prozent der...

Most people consider parks important for their quality of life, yet systematic causal evidence is missing. We exploit exogenous variations in their use values to estimate causal effects. Using a representative household panel with precise geographical coordinates of households linked to...

This paper investigates the association between maternal life satisfaction and the developmental functioning of two- to three-year-old children as well as the socio-emotional behavior of five- to six-year-old children. We use data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP), which allows...