Applications of multiple imputation have long outgrown the traditional context of dealing with item nonresponse in cross-sectional datasets. Nowadays multiple imputation is also applied to impute missing values in hierarchical datasets, address confidentiality concerns, combine data from...

The use of process-produced data plays a large and growing role in empirical labor market research. To address data problems, previous research have developed deductive correction rules that make use of within-person information. We test data reliability and the effectiveness of different...

Fragebögen enthalten oftmals sogenannte "Schleifen" um Daten über ähnliche Ereignisse zu sammeln. Ein Beispiel hierfür sind Frageschleifen über verschiedene Beschäftigungsperioden, Ruhestandskonten, Wohnorte oder Ehen. Mit Hilfe dieser Schleifen werden Informationen über eine Anzahl von...

Short-time work (STW) in Germany allows for a lot of flexibility in actual usage. Ex ante, firms notify the Federal Employment Agency about the total number of employees eligible, and, up to the total granted, firms can flexibly choose how many employees actually use STW. In firm-level surveys,...

Web surveys have become a standard, and often preferred, mode of survey administration in part because the technology underlying them is much more adaptable. Survey designers often use these technical features to help guide respondents through a survey, by incorporating automated skips, for...