Alexandra Schmucker

WeLL – Unique Linked Employer-Employee Data on Further Training in Germany

This paper explains the main features of an innovative linked employer-employee data set with a particular focus on continuous training in Germany, called WeLL. The data set comprises establishment data that can be linked to longitudinal information on the associated employees. The employer survey and the first wave of the employee survey were conducted in 2007. Both surveys focus on the collection of training information together with a variety of employee and employer background characteristics. In addition, it is possible to link these data with other survey and administrative data for a large number of respondents. (This abstract was borrowed from another version of this item.)

Privacy in Confidential Administrative Micro Data Implementing Statistical Disclosure Control in a Secure Computing Environment

The demand for comprehensive and innovative data is constantly growing in social science. In particular, micro data from various social security agencies become more and more attractive. In contrast to survey data, administrative data offer a census with highly reliable information but are restricted in their usage. To make them accessible for researchers, data or research output either have to be anonymized or released after disclosure review procedures have been used. This article discusses the trade-off between maintaining a high capability of research potential while protecting private information, by exploiting the data disclosure portfolio and the adopted disclosure strategies of the Research Data Center of the German Federal Employment Agency.

Sekundärdaten für die Organisationsforschung – Datenangebot und Nutzungsmöglichkeiten

Der Beitrag liefert einen Uberblick uber das Angebot von Sekundardaten und deren Nutzungsmoglichkeit fur die Organisationsforschung. Es werden sowohl die Analyse potenziale von Sekundardaten gegenuber Daten aus Primarerhebungen beschrieben als auch verschiedene Datenquellen (z. B. prozessproduzierte Daten und Befragungsdaten) dargestellt. Zudem werden Aspekte des Datenschutzes und des Datenzugangs behandelt.