Beschreibung

"Social security data are an important resource for labor market research. In Germany, the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) of the Federal Employment Agency is responsible for processing these data resources into microdata products and linking them to surveys on individuals and establishments. Since 2004, IAB's standardized data products have been offered to external scholars by the Institute's Research Data Center. The provision of data resources to the international scientific community is a great success story. The number of worldwide users is growing steadily. Furthermore, cooperation projects have significantly increased knowledge on the structures and processes of the German labor market. Today, the IAB is part of a worldwide network of top-tier labor market researchers and has substantially improved its evidence-based policy advice." (Publisher information, © Springer) ((en))