The availability of panel data on the basis of micro data has become an indispensable component of the infrastructure of empirically oriented social scientists and economists. This is also a consequence of the fact that, for a panel survey, the quality of both content and methodological analyses...

The availability of panel data on the basis of micro data has become an indispensable component of the infrastructure of empirically oriented social scientists and economists. This is also a consequence of the fact that, for a panel survey, the quality of both content and methodological analyses...

Die Längsschnittstudie Sozio-oekonomisches Panel (SOEP) stellt seit nunmehr 25 Jahren für die sozial-, verhaltens- und wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Grundlagenforschung Mikrodaten bereit. Der Beitrag präsentiert einen Überblick dieser national wie international bedeutsamen...

Based on the hypothesis that microdata are of crucial importance for internationally competitive economic research and scientific advice in economic and social policy, the authors develop various proposals for an improved data supply for empirical work in Germany. Present shortcomings are mainly...