We use small-area estimation methods that combine information from a household budget survey, a much larger survey of local demographics and employment, and area-level information on bank account outflows and energy consumption to estimate average equivalised consumption measures across 367...

There are numerous measures of place-based quality of life, accompanied by ongoing debate over which factors should be included. Past studies have predominately relied on aspatial, subjectively weighted combinations of different place-based characteristics. Little attention has been given to the...

Evaluation metrics are essential in selecting the most appropriate predictive model. Conventional metrics such as R-squared, root mean squared error (RMSE), and mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) rely on arithmetic averages, making them sensitive to outliers, undefined values, and scale...

This paper provides details on the sampling design, the fieldwork, as well as nonresponse and population adjustments for the 2024 sample M10 of the IAB-SOEP-Migration survey. The survey is conducted in cooperation between the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) and the Socio-Economic Panel...

Sample S is the 2024 refreshment sample of the SOEP-Core. We applied a stratified two-stage cluster sampling design to draw a sample of anchor persons from the German population register. The sample adds 5,314 new households to the panel. Potential selectivity in participation is corrected by...

In this paper, we describe an attempt made to develop an efficient disclosure control algorithm for microdata in a statistical portal used for releasing detailed statistical information at various levels of spatial aggregation. The proposed algorithm is based on perturbative methods, such as...

This report provides details on the sampling design, the fieldwork, as well as nonresponse and population adjustments for the 2024 sample M8d of the IAB-SOEP-Migration Survey. The survey is conducted in cooperation between the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) and the Socio-Economic Panel...