scholarly journals The Effect of Participation in Adult Education on Life Satisfaction of Immigrants and Natives: A Longitudinal Analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia S. Granderath ◽  
Andreas Martin ◽  
Laura Froehlich
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Panel Data ◽  
Adult Learning ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Longitudinal Design ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Migration Background ◽  
Panel Model ◽  
Lagged Effects ◽  
The Impact

AbstractBeyond formal education, continuing adult learning and education (ALE) is considered as successful means for supporting immigrants’ integration into the receiving society. Although recently, subjective parameters of immigrants’ integration (e.g., life satisfaction) have received increasing academic attention, research on the impact of education on subjective integration indicators is still rare. To address this, the present study contributes to the literature by investigating the effect of ALE participation on life satisfaction in a longitudinal design. The study compares the effect for the group of immigrants with the group of natives in order to estimate whether the potential education effect on life satisfaction is equally strong for both groups or stronger for the group of immigrants (interaction effect). For this, the study uses seven waves of panel data from the German National Educational Panel Study (NEPS) with N = 6386 individuals, of which N = 1002 individuals have a migration background. Methodologically, a Random Intercepts Cross-Lagged Panel Model is applied. This allows distinguishing within-person fluctuations from trait-like between-person differences. On the between-person level, we find a significant link between ALE participation and life satisfaction for both immigrants and natives. However, on the within-person level, no significant cross-lagged effects are observed. Moreover, we find no support for an immigrant-native gap in life satisfaction.

The Impact of ICT Investment on Establishment Productivity

2003 ◽  
Vol 184 ◽  
pp. 99-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Zwick
Keyword(s):  
Panel Data ◽  
Unobserved Heterogeneity ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Omitted Variable Bias ◽  
Lagged Effects ◽  
Variable Bias ◽  
Employee Characteristics ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Establishment Panel Data

This paper finds substantial effects of ICT investments on productivity for a large and representative German establishment panel data set. In contrast to the bulk of the literature also establishments without ICT capital are included and lagged effects of ICT investments are analysed. In addition, a broad range of establishment and employee characteristics are taken account of in order to avoid omitted variable bias. It is shown that taking into account unobserved heterogeneity of the establishments and endogeneity of ICT investments increases the estimated lagged productivity impact of ICT investments.

scholarly journals Unemployment, Trust in Government, and Satisfaction with Democracy: An Empirical Investigation

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 237802311775053 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul C. Bauer
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Panel Data ◽  
Strong Evidence ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
Causal Link ◽  
Trust In Government ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Satisfaction With Democracy ◽  
The Impact

Evidence suggests that unemployment negatively affects various aspects of individuals’ lives. The author investigates whether unemployment changes individuals’ political evaluations in the form of trust in government and satisfaction with democracy. While most research in this area operates on the macro level, the author provides individual-level evidence. In doing so, the author investigates the assumed causal link with panel data from Switzerland and the Netherlands. In addition, the author studies the impact on life satisfaction, a “control outcome,” known to be affected by unemployment. Although there is strong evidence that changes in employment status do affect life satisfaction, effects on trust in government and satisfaction with democracy seem mostly absent or negligible in size.

scholarly journals Class-Level School Performance and Life Satisfaction: Differential Sensitivity for Low- and High-Performing School-Aged Children

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. 2750 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharina Rathmann ◽  
Max Herke ◽  
Ludwig Bilz ◽  
Arja Rimpelä ◽  
Klaus Hurrelmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
School Performance ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Differential Sensitivity ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Average Performance ◽  
Differential Effects ◽  
High Performing ◽  
Class Level ◽  
The Impact

This study investigates whether class-level school performance affects students’ life satisfaction and if there are differential effects for high- and low-performing students. Data were derived from the National Educational Panel Study, including n = 5196 students (49.6% girls), nested in 478 classes and 250 secondary schools. School performance in class was measured by aggregating individual grade point average in Mathematics and German. The study could not reveal the “big-fish-little-pond”-effect regarding students’ life satisfaction but found differential effects for high- vs. low performing students. There was no significant association for low-performing students attending classes with higher class-level performance However, low-performing students revealed the lowest life satisfaction. High-performing students placed in classes with higher average performance reported lower life satisfaction compared to high-performing students in classes with lower average performance. This study provides evidence for the impact of the learning environment in class on school-aged children’s life satisfaction, by highlighting the differential sensitivity of high-performing students when placed in classes with higher or lower average performance.

scholarly journals The Influence of Urban Haze Pollution on Urban Shrinkage in China – An Analysis of the Mediating Effect of the Labour Supply

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaohong Liu
Keyword(s):  
Panel Data ◽  
Labour Supply ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Dynamic Panel ◽  
Dynamic Panel Model ◽  
Panel Model ◽  
Influence Mechanism ◽  
Effect Model ◽  
Haze Pollution ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Panel data of 234 cities in China from 2011 to 2018 is used to measure the urban shrinkage index. PM2.5 is used as an indicator of haze pollution, and labour supply is the mediator. On this basis, the influence mechanism of haze pollution on urban shrinkage is analysed theoretically. Next, using the dynamic panel model and the mediating effect model, we empirically examine the impact of urban shrinkage on haze pollution and the mediating effect of labour supply. The main findings are as follows: haze pollution increases the degree of urban shrinkage, and labour supply plays a regulatory role in the process of haze pollution affecting urban shrinkage. According to our research, pertinent policies and suggestions are proposed to reduce both urban shrinkage and haze pollution.

scholarly journals Sex Differences in Factors Associated with General Life Satisfaction among Occupationally Injured Workers in Korea: A Panel Analysis of the 2013–2017 Panel Study of Worker’s Compensation Insurance

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (22) ◽  
pp. 4397
Author(s):  
Jin-Won Noh ◽  
Kyoung-Beom Kim ◽  
Jooyoung Cheon ◽  
Yejin Lee ◽  
Young Dae Kwon
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Sex Differences ◽  
Panel Data ◽  
Panel Data Analysis ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Injured Workers ◽  
Worker's Compensation ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Worker’S Compensation ◽  
General Life Satisfaction

The majority of previous occupational studies focused on factors affecting life satisfaction among occupationally injured workers have been based on a cross-sectional design, not a sex-aggregated model. This study aimed to identify sex differences in factors related to life satisfaction among workers who experienced work-related injuries using nationally representative panel data from South Korea. Data from the first to fifth (2013–2017) waves of the Panel Study of Worker’s Compensation Insurance were analyzed. Of 1514 respondents, those who participated in all five survey waves were included in the final study population. To assess the factors associated with general life satisfaction of the occupationally injured workers, a panel data analysis was conducted using generalized estimating equations. The impacts of education level, return to work, self-rated health, task performance, self-esteem, and self-efficacy were significant in both sexes. On the other hand, the influence of age, marital status, personal labor income, and National Basic Livelihood Act recipient status significantly varied by sex. There were sex differences in factors related to general life satisfaction among occupationally injured workers, highlighting the need for sex-specific intervention programs. Employers, healthcare providers, and other stakeholders need to pay attention to vulnerable groups and investigate the most appropriate financial support.

scholarly journals Sports Industry Agglomeration and Green Economic Growth—Empirical Research Based on Panel Data of 30 Provinces and Cities in China

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (19) ◽  
pp. 5399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinfu Xu ◽  
Ruoyu Yang
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Panel Data ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Spatial Data Analysis ◽  
Industry Concentration ◽  
Sports Industry ◽  
Industry Agglomeration ◽  
Panel Model ◽  
The Impact

Based on the panel data of 30 provinces and cities in China from 2008 to 2017, this paper empirically analyzes the current situation of the development of China’s sports industry and the impact of the concentration of sports industry on green economic growth by using the exploratory spatial data analysis method (ESDA), static panel model and dynamic panel model. The empirical results show that the sports industry in the southeast coastal provinces of China has a good foundation for concentration. The sports industry concentration in the provinces along the Yangtze River Economic Belt is in the stage of rapid development. The development of sports industry concentration has obvious positive spatial aggregation characteristics, and the spatial spillover effect is obvious; The concentration of sports industry has a significant influence on green economic growth, which expresses the “inverted U-type” relationship. There are significant differences in influence between regions, which show the greatest influence in the middle, followed by the east and the smallest in the west.

scholarly journals AGENCY IN LATE-CAREER TRANSITIONS: THE IMPACT ON ADJUSTMENT AND SATISFACTION

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S21-S21
Author(s):  
van Solinge
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Older Workers ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Career Transitions ◽  
Involuntary Retirement ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Pension Age ◽  
State Pension ◽  
The Impact

Abstract In research on late career transitions agency is implicitly assumed. The extent to which older adults are able to shape their late career in the face of external constraints, such as a rising state pension age, may however be limited. Constraint agency may have impact on well-being. Using data from a panel study among 5,300 older workers in the Netherlands, we examined the impact of agency in the work-retirement transition on adjustment and life satisfaction. Results show that adjustment to a the higher retirement age is more challenging than adjustment to retirement. Life satisfaction increased among those who retired, but not among those who remained working. One third experienced constrained agency (involuntary retirement or non-retirement). The negative association between constrained agency and life satisfaction was stronger for participants still in the labor force than for retirees. Our findings demonstrate that involuntary non-retirement has stronger implications for well-being than involuntary retirement.

scholarly journals Differences in Children’s Social Development: How Migration Background Impacts the Effect of Early Institutional Childcare Upon Children’s Prosocial Behavior and Peer Problems

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kira Konrad-Ristau ◽  
Lars Burghardt
Keyword(s):  
Early Intervention ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Family Background ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Migration Background ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Peer Problems ◽  
Home Learning ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Age Of Entry

This article focuses on the early years of children from immigrant families in Germany. Research has documented disparities in young children’s development correlating with their family background (e.g., immigrant or ethnic minority status), making clear the importance of early intervention. Institutional childcare—as an early intervention for children at risk—plays an important role in Germany, as 34.3% of children below the age of three and 93% of children above that age are in external childcare. This paper focuses on the extent to which children from families with a background of migration differ in their social development when considering their age of entry into early external childcare (and thus its duration). Data from the infant cohort study of the German National Educational Panel Study (NEPS, N = 1,846) is used to analyze the impact of early institutional childcare before the age of 3 years on children’s social competence at the age of 5 years, controlling for gender, siblings, temperament, home learning activities, and socioeconomic status. Results show the effects of duration of early external childcare on peer problems for children from families with a background of migration, in such a way that children who attend early external childcare for more than 1 year before the age of three show less problem behavior with peers than those who attend for less than a year. These findings have equity implications for children with a migration background living in Germany, especially as the proportion of these children is trending upwards.

scholarly journals The Impact of Children’s Academic Competencies and School Grades on their Life Satisfaction: What Really Matters?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Lettau
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Educational Achievement ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Causal Link ◽  
Background Characteristics ◽  
School Grades ◽  
Heterogeneous Effects ◽  
Academic Competencies ◽  
The Impact

AbstractIncreasing demands in schools, higher pressure on children’s performance levels, and increasing mental health constraints raise questions about the impact of educational achievement on children’s life satisfaction. Therefore, this study investigates whether children’s academic competence levels and school grades affect their life satisfaction and if the effects vary by educational track. Complementing prior research, this study firstly uses fixed effects regressions to get closer to the estimation of the causal link between children’s academic competencies, school grades, and life satisfaction by eliminating time-constant confounding factors such as intelligence, early background characteristics, and genetic factors. By using valuable longitudinal data on academic competencies, school grades, and life satisfaction of children from a sample of 5th-grade students (N = 3045) of the National Educational Panel Study in Germany (NEPS) from 2010 to 2015 this study reaches also a broader external validity than prior research. Including various tracks, makes testing for heterogeneous effects by school track attended possible. Results indicate that, on average, children’s school grades seem to be highly important for their life evaluations. Moreover, the effect of school grades does not vary across educational tracks, i.e. school grades seem to matter for all children. In contrast, levels of academic competencies seem to be relevant only for specific subgroups. Investigating effect heterogeneities reveals that only among children in the lower secondary school tracks higher competencies are related to lower life satisfaction. Overall, the study highlights the importance of school grades and point out variation in the relevance of competence levels between school tracks.

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