"The administrative data of the Research Data Centre (FDZ) holds the daily gross pay for each person. For specific research questions however the net wage is of greater importance. The aim of this methodic report is to offer a first approach for the calculation of net wages as well as the...

"The administrative data of the Research Data Centre (FDZ) holds the daily gross pay for each person. For specific research questions however the net wage is of greater importance. The aim of this methodic report is to offer a first approach for the calculation of net wages as well as the...

"The IAB Establishment Panel contains no direct information on establishments' capital stock. This report presents some advice in implementing a capital stock approximation by the perpetual inventory method as proposed by Müller (2008). STATA code is provided in the appendix." (Author's...

"Der FDZ-Methodenreport soll das Einarbeiten in die Personendaten des FDZ der BA im IAB vereinfachen und so zu Zeitersparnissen führen. Die vorgestellten Programme stammen aus unserem 'Workshop zur Einführung in das Arbeiten mit den Personendaten der BA und des IAB', den wir in den letzten...

Hypermedia systems may be one of the most significant contributions to the Internet in recent years. This powerful new technology has revolutionized the delivery of e-content through the Internet. However, as the needs of users have changed, the hypermedia systems themselves have also changed....

Recent years have witnessed giant leaps in the strength of database technologies, creating a new level of capability to develop advanced applications that add value at unprecedented levels in all areas of information management and utilization. Parallel to this evolution is a need in the...

"This book provides analysis, characterization and refinement of software engineering data in terms of machine learning methods. It depicts applications of several machine learning approaches in software systems development and deployment, and the use of machine learning methods to establish...

Foreword / James J. Odell -- Preface / Brian Henderson-Sellers, Paolo Giorgini -- 1. Agent-oriented methodologies : an introduction / Paolo Giorgini, Brian Henderson-Sellers -- 2. Tropos : a requirements-driven methodology for agent-oriented software / Paolo Giorgini, Manuel Kolp, John...

"This book provides the research and instruction used to develop and implement software quickly, in small iteration cycles, and in close cooperation with the customer in an adaptive way, making it possible to react to changes set by the constant changing business environment. It presents four...

"The aim of this book is to analyze the relationship between agile methods and open source, presenting the basic principles and practices and providing evidence through a set of specific empirical investigations"--Provided by publisher.