Daniel D. Schnitzlein

Innside Statistics, Leibniz Universität Hannover

About Me

Welcome to my personal research webpage. I am founder and managing director of Innside Statistics – a start-up focused on quantitative data analysis, statistical consulting, and survey design – and apl. Professor at the Institute of Labour Economics at Leibniz Universität Hannover. Currently, I am principle investigator of the DFG-founded project The intergenerational reproduction of wealth inequality and its socio-demographic conditions in Germany (InterVerm).

News

  • January 2023: Paper accepted: Our new paper „A Tale of Two Data Sets: Comparing German Administrative and Survey Data Using Wage Inequality as an Example“ (co-authored with Heiko Stüber and Markus M. Grabka) has been accepted for publication by the Journal for Labour Market Research.
  • December 2022: Paper accepted: Our new paper „School Grades and Educational Attainments of Adolescents and Young Adults Born Preterm“ (co-authored with Alenius, S., Kajantie, E., Sund, R., Nurhonen, M., Haaramo, P., Näsänen-Gilmore, P., Lemola, S., Räikkönen, K., Wolke, D., Gissler, M. and Hovia, P) has been accepted for publication by Scientific Reports.
  • October 2022: Paper accepted: Our new paper „Emotional Problems and Peer Victimization in Adolescents Born Very Preterm and Fullterm: Role of Self-Control Skills in Childhood“ (co-authored with Bilgin, A., Wolke, D.,Trower, H., Baumann, N., Räikkönen, K., Heinonen, K., Kajantie, E., Lemola, S.) has been accepted for publication by Development and Psychopathology.
  • September 2022: Paper accepted: Our new paper „Risk-taking behaviour of adolescents and young adults born preterm“ (co-authored with Suvi Alenius, S., Kajantie, E., Sund, R.,Nurhonen, M.,Haaramo, P., Näsänen-Gilmore, P., Vääräsmäki, M., Lemola, S., Räikkönen, K., Schnitzlein, D.D., Wolke, D., Gissler, M., Hovi P.) has been accepted for publication by the Journal of Pediatrics.
  • July 2022: Paper accepted. Our new paper „Maternal Mental Health and Adverse Birth Outcomes: A Study of Two German Datasets“ (co-authored with Voit, F.A.C, Kajantie E., Lemola, S., Räikkönen K., Wolke, D.) has been accepted for publication by PlosOne.

Publications

A. Refereed publications: general-interest journals
  • Lejarraga, T., Frey, R., Schnitzlein, D.D., Hertwig, R. (2019): No Effect of Birth Order on Adult Risk Taking, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), 116(13): 6019-6024. [Impact Factor: 11.21]
  • Girchenko P., Robinson R., Rantalainen V., Lahti-Pulkkinen M., Heinonen K., Lemola S., Wolke D., Schnitzlein D., Hämäläinen E, Laivuori H., Villa P., Kajantie E., Räikkönen K. (2022): Maternal postpartum depressive symptoms partially mediate the association between preterm birth and mental and behavioral disorders in children, Scientific Reports, 12, Article 947. [Impact Factor: 4.38]
  • Voit, F.A.C., Kajantie, E., Lemola, S., Räikkönen, K., Wolke, D., Schnitzlein, D.D. (2022): Maternal Mental Health and Adverse Birth Outcomes: A Study of Two German Datasets, PlosOne, 17(8): e0272210. [Impact Factor: 3.58]
  • Alenius, S., Kajantie, E., Sund, R., Nurhonen, M., Haaramo, P., Näsänen-Gilmore, P., Lemola, S., Räikkönen, K., Schnitzlein, D.D., Wolke, D., Gissler, M., Hovia, P. (2023): School Grades and Educational Attainments of Adolescents and Young Adults Born Preterm, Scientific Reports, 13, Article 231. [Impact Factor: 5.00]
B. Refereed publications: economics journals
  • Stüber, H., Grabka, M.M., Schnitzlein, D.D. (2023): A Tale of Two Data Sets: Comparing German Administrative and Survey Data Using Wage Inequality as an Example, Journal for Labour Market Research, accepted for publication.
  • Dahmann, S., Schnitzlein, D.D. (2019): No evidence for a protective effect of education on mental health, Social Science & Medicine, 241, Article 112584. [Impact Factor: 4.63]
  • Saniter, N., Schnitzlein, D.D., Siedler, T. (2019): Occupational Knowledge and Educational Mobility – Evidence from the Introduction of Job Information Centers, Economics of Eduction Review, 69: 108-124. [Impact Factor: 2.24]
  • Schnitzlein, D.D. (2019): The relationship between trust, cognitive skills, and democracy – Evidence from 30 countries around the world. Economics Bulletin, 39(1): 200-206.
  • Bügelmayer, E., Schnitzlein, D.D. (2018): Is it the family or the neighborhood? Evidence from sibling and neighbor correlations in youth education and health, Journal of Economic Inequality, 16(3): 369–388.
  • Anger, S., Schnitzlein, D.D. (2017): Cognitive Skills, Non-cognitive Skills, and Family Background: Evidence from Sibling Correlations, Journal of Population Economics, 30(2): 591-620.
  • Bratberg, E., Davis, J., Mazumder, B., Nybom, M., Schnitzlein, D.D., Vaage, K. (2017): A Comparison of Intergenerational Mobility Curves in Germany, Norway, Sweden and the U.S., Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 119(1): 72-101.
  • Schnitzlein, D.D., Stephani, J. (2016): Locus of Control and Low-Wage Mobility, Journal of Economic Psychology, 53: 164-177.
  • Riphahn, R.T., Schnitzlein, D.D. (2016): Wage Mobility in East and West Germany, Labour Economics, 39: 11-34.
  • Schnitzlein, D.D., Wunder, C. (2016): Are we architects of our own happiness? The importance of family background for well-being, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, 16(1): 125-149.
  • Schnitzlein, D.D. (2016): A new look at intergenerational mobility in Germany compared to the US, Review of Income and Wealth, 62: 650–667.
  • Schnitzlein, D.D. (2014): How important is the family? Evidence from sibling correlations in permanent earnings in the US, Germany and Denmark, Journal of Population Economics, 27(1): 69-89.
  • Schnitzlein, D.D. (2012): How important is cultural background for the level of intergenerational mobility?, Economics Letters, 114(3): 335-337.
  • Schnitzlein, D.D., Stephani, J. (2011): Lohnmobilität von jüngeren Geringverdienern in Deutschland, Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung, 80(4): 13-30.
  • Schnitzlein, D.D. (2009): Struktur und Ausmaß der intergenerationalen Einkommensmobilität in Deutschland, Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik, 229(4): 450-466.
  • Bruckmeier, K., Schnitzlein, D.D. (2009): Der Übergang von Arbeitslosenhilfeempfängern in das SGB II – Eine empirische Analyse anhand von Befragungsdaten, Sozialer Fortschritt, 2009, 58(1): 1-9.
C. Refereed publications: psychological and medical journals
  • Bilgin, A., Wolke, D.,Trower, H., Baumann, N., Räikkönen, K., Heinonen, K., Kajantie, E., Schnitzlein, D., Lemola, S. (2022): Emotional Problems and Peer Victimization in Adolescents Born Very Preterm and Fullterm: Role of Self-Control Skills in Childhood, Development and Psychopathology, accepted for publication. [Impact Factor: 5.32]
  • Alenius, S., Kajantie, E., Sund, R., Nurhonen, M., Haaramo, P., Näsänen-Gilmore, P., Vääräsmäki, M., Lemola, S., Räikkönen, K., Schnitzlein, D.D., Wolke, D., Gissler, M., Hovi P. (2022): Risk-taking behaviour of adolescents and young adults born preterm, Journal of Pediatrics, accepted for publication. [Impact Factor: 6.31]
  • Bilgin, A., Wolke, D., Baumann, N., Trower, H., Brylka, A., Räikkönen, K., Heinonen, K., Kajantie, E., Schnitzlein, D., Lemola, S. (2021): Changes in Emotional Problems, Hyperactivity and Conduct Problems in Moderate to Late Preterm Children and Adolescents Born Between 1958 and 2002 in the UK, JCPP Advances, 1(2), e12018. [Impact Factor: NA, new journal]
  • Robinson, R., Lahti-Pulkkinen, M., Schnitzlein, D.D., Voit, F., Girchenko, P., Wolke, D., Lemola, S., Kajantie, E., Heinonen, K., Räikkönen, K. (2020): Mental Health Outcomes of Adults Born Very Preterm or with Very Low Birth Weight: A systematic review, Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, 25(3), 101113. [Impact Factor: 3.93]
D. Policy reports / policy papers
  • Becker, M., Brose, A., Camehl, G., Graeber, D., Huebener, M., von Keyserlingk, L., Krekel, L., Maaz, K., Marcus, J., Margaryan, S., Möwisch, D., Paul, A., Peter, F., Schmiedek, F., Schnitzlein, D., Schupp, J., Siedler, T., Spieß, C.K. (2019): Nicht-monetäre Erträge von Bildung in den Bereichen Gesundheit, nicht-kognitive Fähigkeiten sowie gesellschaftliche und politische Partizipation: Endbericht des gleichnamigen Forschungsprojektes gefördert durch das Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF), DIW Berlin – Politikberatung kompakt 137, DIW Berlin.
  • Graeber, D., Huebener, M., Marcus, J., Schnitzlein, D.D. (2019): Gebildetere Eltern, gesündere Kinder?, DIW Wochenbericht 12/2019: 195-196.
  • Graeber, D., Schnitzlein, D.D. (2019): Kaum Effekte einer höheren Pflichtschulzeit bei Müttern auf die psychische Gesundheit ihrer erwachsenen Kinder, DIW Wochenbericht 12/2019: 206-210.
  • Schnitzlein, D.D. (2019): Nicht-monetäre Effekte von Bildung sind mindestens so wichtig wie monetäre, Interview, DIW Wochenbericht 12/2019: 211.
  • Schnitzlein, D.D. (2017): Was ist uns Bildung wert? Ausgaben für und Erträge von Bildung, impu!se für die Gesundheitsförderung, 97: 4-5.
  • Schnitzlein, D.D. (2013): Wenig Chancengleichheit in Deutschland: Familienhintergrund prägt eigenen ökonomischen Erfolg, DIW Wochenbericht 4-2013: 3-9. English version published as: Schnitzlein, D.D. (2013): Low Level of Equal Opportunities in Germany: Family Background Shapes Individual Economic Success, DIW Economic Bulletin 5-2013: 3-8.
  • Schnitzlein, D.D. (2013): In Deutschland ist die Chancengleichheit ähnlich niedrig wie in den USA und deutlich geringer als in Dänemark: Neun Fragen an Daniel Schnitzlein, Interview, DIW Wochenbericht 4-2013: 10.
  • Schnitzlein, D.D. (2011): Umfang und Folgen der Nichtinanspruchnahme von Urlaub in Deutschland, DIW Wochenbericht 51+52-2011: 14-20. English version published as: Schnitzlein, D.D. (2012): Extent and Effects of Employees in Germany Forgoing Vacation Time, DIW Economic Bulletin 2-2012: 25-31. Reprint in: Gerstorf, S. Schupp J. (Eds.): SOEP Wave Report 2011: 52-58, DIW Berlin.
E. Books and book chapters
  • Schnitzlein, D.D. (2012): Inter- and intragenerational economic mobility – Germany in international comparison, IAB-Bibliothek, Nr. 332, Dissertationen, W. Bertelsmann Verlag, Nuremberg and Bielefeld.
  • Bruckmeier, K., Zarth, M., Schnitzlein, D.D. (2009): Eine regionale Betrachtung der Sozialversicherung und raumwirksamer Mittel – Wer partizipiert wie?, in: H. Mäding (ed.), Öffentliche Finanzströme und räumliche Entwicklung, Akademie für Raumforschung und Landesplanung, Forschungs- und Sitzungsberichte, 232, Hannover: 105-133.
F. Data reports
  • Kraft, J., Schnitzlein, D.D., SOEP Group (2018): SOEP-Core v33.1 – BIOSIB: Information on siblings in the SOEP. SOEP Survey Papers 582: Series D, DIW Berlin.
  • Schnitzlein, D.D., Kraft, J., Voit, F., SOEP Group (2018): SOEP-Core v33.1 – BIOPAREN: Biography Information for the Parents of SOEP-Respondents. SOEP Survey Papers 537: Series D, DIW Berlin.
  • Fromm, A., Frischholz, S., Kraft, J., Schnitzlein, D.D. (2017): BIOPAREN: Biography Information for the Parents of SOEP-Respondents, in: Goebel, J. (Ed.), SOEP-Core v32 – Documentation on Biography and Life History Data, SOEP Survey Papers 418: Series D: 170-212, DIW Berlin.
  • Kraft, J., Schnitzlein, D.D., SOEP Group (2017): BIOSIB: Information on siblings in the SOEP. in: Goebel, J. (Ed.), SOEP-Core v32 – Documentation on Biography and Life History Data, SOEP Survey Papers 418: Series D: 132-139, DIW Berlin.
  • Bernhard, S., Dressel, C., Fitzenberger, B. Schnitzlein, D.D., Stephan, G. (2017): Überschneidungen in der IEBS: Deskriptive Auswertung und Interpretation, FDZ Methodenreport, 04/2006, IAB Nuremberg.
G. Datendistributionen (Contribution as PI)
  • 10 distributions of the German Socio-economic Panel (SOEP): SOEPv27-SOEPv36.