Projects
Task-based (de-)valuation of care occupations
with Miriam Beblo and Merle Koch
This project carries out quantitative-empirical investigations of the task-based valuation of care occupations in comparison to other occupations. We want to understand whether there are systematic differences in valuation of similar tasks and try to explain them in the complex web of supply/demand relationships and regulations on the labor market for care occupations. This research is carried out within the research group "Care Transformation" (see website), funded by the City of Hamburg.
Finished projects
Limits of distribution - Socio-economic analyses of perceptions of (re-)distribution in Europe
with Miriam Beblo, Julian Jäger, Henning Lohmann and Hequn Wang
How do Europeans perceive national and European social policy? What is the role of comparisons with other individuals - within and across national boundaries? What explains perceptions of one’s own position within the (inter-)national income distribution? What are the consequences of these perceptions for the assessment of redistribution? In a new project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs we will address all these questions. Find out more on our project website.
Limited perception or perceived limitation? Labor market entry barriers for individuals with disabilities
with Miriam Beblo, Julian Jäger, Friederike Rausch-Berhie, David Samray and Sabrina Weller
In a randomized survey experiment we investigate whether the population is aware of the (sizeable) differences in labor market participation of individuals with and without disabilities. Afterwards the survey participants state their level of support for existing and potential new (policy) measures to reduce the participation gap. The data are collected by the BIBB Research Data Centre as a supplement to the Employment Survey 2018.
Discontinued projects
Acting on true preferences – The importance of different roles and valuation methods in individual decision-making
with Jana Stoever
Research on positive and negative consequences of introducing markets into different settings has a long tradition. It is often argued that the perceived value of goods changes depending on whether they are traded on markets or not. A change of values can usually be identified from an observable change in individual behavior. However, this does not inform us about whether the new outcome reflects true or biased preferences. The present research project investigates conditions under which individuals claim to report true or biased preferences. To this end, we conduct a randomized survey experiment in which either the role of a homo oeconomicus or homo politicus is made more salient. The homo oeconomicus focuses on individual goals while the homo politicus takes the public interest into account. Varying the context, we ask individuals to assess the value of goods on either a monetary or non-monetary scale. We expect that individual decisions will vary depending on the scales and roles. Our goal is to identify those conditions under which individuals claim to report true preferences. The results of our research contribute to the literature on the implications of marketization and their interaction with the reporting of true preferences and valuation. This is for instance relevant for identifying public opinions, e.g. in referenda, or when political decision-making is based on cost-benefit analyses.