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The SOEPnewsletter 101 / July 2013 is now available. We inform you about (selection):- The Future SOEP Metadata Portal: DDI on Rails- New Download Option to Be Provided with Upcoming SOEP Data Release - SOEP-IS 2011 Data Release- Use SOEP-IS for New Research Questions- IAB-SOEP Migration Sample - SOEP ...
28.06.2013
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The generation of user-friendly variables for the first wave of the SOEP Innovation Sample in 2011 is finished, and the data on the core questions in the SOEP-IS are now available. Documentation on the instruments used in the sample can be found in the SOEP Survey Paper 110.For the first time ever, the data are only being provided in “long format:” a compressed form of the SOEP data. Rather ...
28.06.2013
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2012 was an eventful year for the SOEP: The survey Families in Germany (FiD) released data collected for an overall assessment of German family policy measures for use outside the project. The SOEP Innovation Sample was expanded to almost 2,500 households. And, at the 10th SOEP User Conference, more than 80 scholars from around the world presented new research on income, education, health, and happiness. ...
24.06.2013
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IAB-SOEP Immigration SampleThe Institute for Employment Research (IAB) in Nuremberg and the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) research infrastructure at DIW Berlin have entered into a partnership to survey immigrants in Germany. In early summer of 2013, specially trained interviewers from the survey institute TNS Infratest will survey 2,500 households containing at least one person who has immigrated to ...
21.06.2013
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On September 20, 2013 the SOEP wants to celebrate its 30th wave in the field with an 'Anniversary Colloquium on Happiness Research'.Internationally renown researchers have agreed to present their findings in keynote speeches at the colloquium. Please save the date!More information you will find on the event site, a form for application will be provided there soon.
18.06.2013
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Our user community is growing constantly in a number of research fields, which is a very positive development for us! In order to meet the high demand for training and information about the data, we try to hold as many regular user workshops and data use seminars as possible. This year, we will be offering three more open workshops for our users. The Datalab Workshop at the University of Bielefeld, ...
16.05.2013
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The SOEPnewsletter 100 / 2013 is ready for download.We inform you about... · the new IAB-SOEP immigrant sample (Comment) · several SOEPcampus workshops· our special: xelebrating our 100th issue of the SOEPnewsletter· 3rd wave of FiD (Families in Germany) data · a SOEP timeline ...
27.03.2013
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The data from the SOEP-related study “Familien in Deutschland” (FiD, Families in Germany) are now available for the first three waves, spanning 2010–2012. Each year, more than 4,000 household interviews are carried out with single-parent families, families with more than two children, low-income families, and families with small children. The survey also includes more than 7,000 personal ...
27.03.2013
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Das SOEP möchte sich im Bereich Empirische Bildungsforschung, Familienforschung sowie Arbeitsmarktforschung verstärken und sucht deswegeneine neue Kollegin, einen neuen Kollegen (Postdoc bzw. wiss. Mitarbeiter/in)die/der sowohl eigenständig Forschung auf den o.g. Gebieten betreibt als auch die Verantwortung für die Weiterentwicklung und Bereitstellung entsprechender Variablen übernimmt.Die ...
04.03.2013
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As of February 1, 2013, macroeconomist Marcel Fratzscher, former Head of the International Policy Analysis Division at the European Central Bank (ECB), will be assuming his new role as President of DIW Berlin. "I look forward to my new responsibilities and am committed to working with the entire staff of DIW Berlin to fulfill our mission of excellence in research and policy advice," said ...
05.02.2013
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The SOEPmonitors from the current data release (1984-2011) have just been published. In them, selected indicators have been used to trace changes in living conditions since 1984 in West Germany and since 1990 in East Germany. The "Household" SOEPmonitor contains figures on the home and living situation of households; the "Individual" SOEPmonitor covers the labor market, education, ...
02.02.2013
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The SOEPnewsletter 99 / 2013 is ready for download.We inform about... · SOEP research infrastructure rated “excellent” in major independent evaluation (Comment) · Call for Nominations: Best SOEP Publication Price 2013 · Shipped: SOEP 1984–2011 data (v28) · SOEP v28 via SOEPremote · ...
21.12.2012
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Especially for analytical and didactic applications in university teaching, the SOEP provides a simple practice dataset in panel format free of charge. This dataset in STATA format is based on the original SOEP data, but provides them in a significantly altered and fully anonymous form, which allows the practice dataset to be used independently of data distribution contracts and user agreements. The ...
19.12.2012
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The generation of user-friendly variables for the first wave of the SOEP Innovation Sample in 2011 is currently underway. The data on the core questions in SOEP-IS are set for distribution in April 2013. Documentation on the instruments used in the sample can be found in the SOEP Survey Paper 110.The data will be provided to all users who have signed a standard SOEP data distribution contract.
19.12.2012
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In Spring 2013, an important expansion of the SOEP core samples will take place. For the third time in the history of the SOEP, a subsample will be added that consists solely of households with t least one household member of foreign origin. In the first survey wave of 1984, subsample B was launched: this sample of individuals from five southern European countries was obtained from public registry ...
19.12.2012
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DIW Berlin’s application to continue collection of data for the study Familien in Deutschland (Families in Germany, FiD) in the year 2013 was approved by the Federal Ministry for Family, Seniors, Women, and Youth just a few weeks ago, enabling this “SOEP-related study“ to continue. For 2014, it is planned that all of the households in FiD will be added to the SOEP core study and that ...
19.12.2012
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As of late November 2012, the data from “Familien in Deutschland” (Families in Germany, FiD) became available in version 2.1. Along with small improvements, the most important change in this version is the provision of combined weighting factors for FiD and SOEP data for the years 2010 and 2011. This allows FiD and SOEP to be used together longitudinally for the first time. Further information ...
19.12.2012
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For almost 30 years, more than 20,000 people have been answering questions about their lives in Germany each year. Without these people's willingness to participate, our research would be impossible. In this recent short film (just released in English on Youtube), we introduce our study to potential respondents.
19.12.2012
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The SOEP team would like to draw your attention once more to the possibilities of the SOEP Innovation Sample (SOEP-IS) (see also SOEPnewsletter 95 / January 2012) and encourage you to also consider using this instrument when developing new empirical research questions. The SOEP-IS is suitable for short-term experiments, but primarily also for long-term surveys which are not possible in the core ...
13.12.2012
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In November 2012, Marius Pahl began a threeyear program to become a Specialist in Market and Social Research (FAMS) as part of the German dual system of vocational training, with his practical training taking place in the SOEP at DIW Berlin. Marius will be the SOEP’s third vocational trainee. By supporting vocational training, SOEP is working to contribute to the Leibniz Association’s goal ...
19.11.2012