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...

New statistical methods have been developed for the longer-term storage of microdata. These methods must comply, however, with the fundamental right to informational self-determination and the legal regulations imposed by the Federal Constitutional Court. Thus it is crucial to develop effective...

The purpose of this report is to identify how to better meet the needs of scientists and take into account their concerns around the use of economic and social data at the European level without compromising or neglecting the legitimate needs and justified concerns of European policy makers.

A meeting was held in Berlin on the 22nd of June, 2010, under the aegis of the UK Data Forum and the German Data Forum (RatSWD). The purpose of this meeting was to consider the role of libraries and archives for the acquisition, management and preservation of research data in the behavioural,...