Currently, we observe in the social and behavioral sciences an increasing demand on complex longitudinal household survey data for national and cross-national analyses. The state of the art (for national as well as international comparative data collections) provides two types of solutions:...

According to the Deutsche Rentenversicherung (German statutory pension insurance scheme), since the mid-1990s, the number of people claiming a reduced earnings capacity pension has plummeted. However, 2005-2010 saw a slight rise. Since 2001, the actual level of reduced earning capacity payments...

The economic literature to date is underestimating the importance of regional price level differences. Only in the form of "rent indices" are these differences considered in relation to overall quality of life. As experimental estimates by the Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban...

Endbericht: Gemeinsamer Bericht zum BMBF-Forschungsprojekt (FKZ: 01UN1015A). - [Gesamtziel:] Im Projektantrag gab das Konsortium folgende Ziele an: 'Die auf Grundlage des Capability-Ansatzes entworfene Konzeption nachhaltiger Entwicklung hat durch die Bezugnahme auf die bedürfnisorientierten...