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Press releaseVerbal or numerical? How report cards change parents' views of their children's school skills

A new study by BiB shows that most parents overestimate their children's school skills. Written assessments in report cards have little effect on this, whereas grades have a stronger impact on parents.

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FReDA – The German Family Demography Panel Study Data Release: FReDA publishes third wave

New data: FReDA publishes the complete data set of the third survey wave. The most important information and figures at a glance. more : Data Release: FReDA publishes third wave …

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Diverse research Three new dissertations, three perspectives

BiB researchers are investigating the influence of social skills on careers, examining gender roles in Germany and analysing the impact of childbirth on women's empowerment in the Middle East and North Africa. more : Three new dissertations, three perspectives …

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Interactive Tool “The Global Flow of People 2.0”
Global migration flows (2015-2020) (refer to: Global migration flows)
Global migration flows (2015-2020) (refer to: Global migration flows)

Journal „Comparative Population Studies“
Journal “Comparative Population Studies” (refer to: Comparative Population Studies)
Journal “Comparative Population Studies” (refer to: Comparative Population Studies)

BiB Population Research Series
BiB Population Research Series (refer to: BiB Population Research Series)
BiB Population Research Series (refer to: BiB Population Research Series)

Publications

Tan, Kar Man (2025): 

Testing for loss severity: Impact on loss reduction.

Risk Management and Insurance Review 28(1): 150–180.

Sauer, Lenore; Gambaro, Ludovica; Kraus, Elisabeth K. (2025): 

New country, new ties? Eritrean and Syrian refugees’ personal social networks after arrival in Germany.

Comparative Migration Studies 13(25).

Milewski, Nadja (2025): 

Migration, ethnic diversity, and partnerships.

In:Mortelmans, Dimitri;, Bernardi, Laura; Perelli-Harris, Brienna (Eds.) Research Handbook on Partnering across the Life Course. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing: 214–227.

Dannheim, Indra; Ludwig-Walz, Helena; Kirsch, Halina; Bujard, Martin; Buyken, Anette E.; Richardson, Katherine M.; Kroke, Anja (2025): 

Effectiveness of leader-targeted stress management interventions: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health (online first) .

Mühlichen, Michael; Doblhammer, Gabriele (2025): 

Social differences in cause-specific infant mortality at the dawn of the demographic transition: New insights from German church records.

Population and Environment 47(1).

Surveys and Data of the BiB

FReDA - The German Family Demography Panel Study

“FReDA – The German Family Demography Panel Study” is a data collection infrastructure that integrates both, the German “Generations and Gender Survey” (GGS) as well as the German Family Panel (pairfam).

Generations and Gender Survey (GGS)

The Generations and Gender Survey collects data on family demographics, including relationships between parents and children (Generations) and relationships between women and men in partnerships (Gender). The new GGS-II data collection round has been running since 2020.

German Emigration and Remigration Panel Study (GERPS)

In at least four survey waves, the study examines the individual consequences of international mobility for German nationals. The first survey was conducted from November 2018 to February 2019.

Transitions and Old Age Potential (TOP)

Two waves were conducted in 2013 and 2016. A third wave was conducted in 2019. This survey focuses on retirement transitions and the potential of older adults on the labour market, in civil society and in the family.

Familienleitbilder (FLB) – Concepts of Family in Germany

This survey was conducted in two waves: 2012 and 2016. The questionnaire focuses on the issues of relationship, family, children, parenthood and personal life circumstances.