We investigate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on self-employed people’s mental health. Using representative longitudinal survey data from Germany, we reveal differential effects by gender: whereas self-employed women experienced a substantial deterioration in their mental health, self-employed men displayed no significant changes up to early 2021. Financial losses are important in explaining these ...
Befragung von mehr als 11.000 Ukrainerinnen und Ukrainern liefert erste deutschlandweit repräsentative Ergebnisse Seit dem 24. Februar 2022 sind allein nach Deutschland mehr als eine Million Menschen aus der Ukraine geflohen. Viele ukrainische Geflüchtete nehmen inzwischen aktiv am Leben in Deutschland teil: 17 Prozent sind in Deutschland bereits erwerbstätig, die Hälfte besucht einen Sprachkurs, ...
Objectives: Experiencing the onset of a chronic disease is a major life event impacting living conditions and wellbeing. Using longitudinal data, this study investigates immediate and trend impacts of chronic disease onset on life satisfaction and health satisfaction. It further examines, whether healthcare access buffers the immediate wellbeing reduction after disease onset.Methods: Data were...
Leibniz ScienceCampusBerlin Centre for Consumer Policies (BCCP) Forum The Forum will bring together all BCCP fellows in law and economics who are engaged in the activities of the science campus. We will have the opportunity to learn about each other’s research during short presentations by the different partner institutions followed by open discussion. The objective of the meeting is to encourage...
This one-day workshop aims to bring together researchers working on various aspects of the integration of refugee families into host societies and discuss the most recent research developments in this field. It also aims to discuss empirical research, data collection, and policy challenges in view of the new waves of refugees expected to arrive to Europe in the near future. To this end, the...
Die Organisation von Langzeitpflege ist eine der drängendsten Herausforderungen der kommenden Jahre, sowohl gesellschaftlich als auch politisch. In den OECD-Ländern wird der Anteil der Personen, die über 80 Jahre als sind, bis 2050 von derzeit fast fünf auf fast zehn Prozent der Bevölkerung steigen (OECD, 2020). Diese schnelle Alterung wird beträchtliche Auswirkungen auf die Nachfrage und...
Organizing long-term care (LTC) is one of the most pressing challenges for the coming years, both societally and politically. Across OECD countries, the proportion of individuals aged 80 and above will increase from an average of nearly five to almost ten percent of the population by 2050 (OECD, 2020). This rapid aging will have sizable implications for the demand and provision of LTC. The issue...