Die fortschreitende Digitalisierung der Wissenschaft führt zu einem rasant ansteigenden Aufkommen an digitalen Forschungsdaten. Wissenschaftspolitisch gewinnt die Forderung nach einem verantwortungsvollen Umgang mit diesen Daten an Bedeutung. Im Rahmen von E-Science und Cyberinfrastructure...

This paper documents the presentation slides of the 1st Distinguished Lecture of the German Data Forum (RatSWD), held on 15th September 2010 at the DIW Berlin.

Spatiality is an increasingly important dimension in the social sciences, as a new wave of recent publications shows. Intra-national comparisons have proved to be as fruitful as the better known inter-national analysis. Regional characteristics are found to have considerable influence on...

There is a huge demand for high-quality longitudinal educational research in Germany. In particular, there is a clear need for both analytical and methodological progress in order to understand educational pathways through the life course and how they lead to different outcomes. This paper...

This report reviews available surveys on labor force participation of disabled persons in Germany. Surveys decribed in the literatur are discussed in detail. Databases which might be used for the construction of sampling frames are examined. Finally, already scheduled surveys like the Labor...

Research on the income situation of today’s and future retirees requires often record based data. Because of their accuracy in the life-course infomation they can also, if they are linked to survey data, make interviews shorter and less demanding for the interviewed persons. Process produced...

During the last two decades, laboratory experiments have come into increasing prominence and constitute a popular method of research to examine behavioral outcomes and social preferences. However, it has been debated whether results from these experiments can be extrapolated to the real world...

Ziel der Expertise ist es, Wege aufzeigen, wie den Anliegen der wissenschaftlichen Nutzern von Wirtschafts- und Sozialdaten auf europäischer Ebene besser Rechnung getragen werden kann, ohne dass dadurch die legitimen und prioritären Ansprüche der europäischen Politik vernachlässigt werden...