Research

Here you can see my research interests and the resulting publications.

ResearchChristoph Majewski2020-10-06T13:38:32+02:00

I show under which conditions people are satisfied with their lives.

2020: Wann sind wir wirklich zufrieden? Überraschende Erkenntnisse zu Arbeit, Liebe, Kindern, Geld. Auf Basis der größten Langzeitstudie mit über 600.000 Befragungen. München: C. Bertelsmann.

2018: Income Inequality and Life Satisfaction: Unrelated Between Countries, Associated Within Countries Over Time. In: Journal of Happiness Studies 19, 1021-1043.
2018: How working hours influence the life satisfaction of childless men and women, fathers and mothers in Germany. In: Zeitschrift für Soziologie 47, 65-82.

I have shown that, according to objective data, pretty much everything in Germany and the world is getting better … and why most people don’t feel that way.

I show how social inequality is related to what people find morally acceptable.

I show under which conditions men and women are disadvantaged on labor markets.

I combined Varieties of Capitalism and Esping-Andersen’s welfare states into one typology.

2017: Varieties of capitalisms and welfare states. Eroding diversity? In: Patricia Kennett/Noemi Lendvai (Hrsg.), Handbook of European Social Policy. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 45-59.
2016: Varieties of Regulation: How to Combine Sectoral, Regional and National Levels. In: Regional Studies 50, 7-19. Mit Helmut Voelzkow.
2014: Generational Inequalities and Welfare Regimes. In: Social Forces 92, 1259-1283. Mit Louis Chauvel.
2013: Integrating Varieties of Capitalism and Welfare State Research. A Unified Typology of Capitalisms. New York: Palgrave.
4) Lalioti, Varvara, 2014. In: Capital & Class 38, 641-644.
2009: Integrating Welfare and Production Typologies. How Refinements of the Varieties of Capitalism Approach Call for a Combination with Welfare Typologies. In: Journal of Social Policy 38, 19-43.

I show how economic action is influenced by moral arguments.

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103. 2020

Why the world is getting better but no one notices
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Why the world is getting better but no one notices

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Why the world is getting better but no one notices

Martin Schröder2020-03-05T13:09:12+01:00March 1st, 2020|Blog|Comments Off on Why the world is getting better but no one notices

Imagine that things are getting better, hugely better, but no one knows. You might take me for

907. 2018

With how man working hours are people happy?

Martin Schröder2020-03-05T11:22:28+01:00July 9th, 2018|Blog|Comments Off on With how man working hours are people happy?

How many hours should people work? I am pretty sure you, and everyone you know, has asked that

307. 2017

Does inequality make people unhappy?

Martin Schröder2020-03-05T11:22:38+01:00July 3rd, 2017|Blog|Comments Off on Does inequality make people unhappy?

In every society, some have more income than others. In some societies, some have much more income than