Sample of Integrated Labour Market Biographies (SIAB) 1975-2008

This datareport describes the Sample of Integrated Labour Market Biographies (SIAB) 1975-2008. Additional Information German version Here you can find a short discription of the sample.Integrierte Arbeitsmarktbiografien, Datenzugang, Stichprobe, Datenaufbereitung, Datenqualität

Sample of Integrated Labour Market Biographies (SIAB) 1975-2008

"The Research Data Centre of the German Federal Employment Agency provides high quality micro data on the German labour market. With the Sample of Integrated Labour Market Biographies (SIAB), it offers a new data set suited for the analysis of individual working careers. Compared to its predecessor, the IAB Employment Samples (IABS), the SIAB contains both a longer observation period and more information on individual labour market histories. It can be regarded as the most comprehensive administrative micro-level data set on employment histories that is currently available for Germany." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en)) Additional Information Here you can find the documentation of the sample (FDZ-Datenreport 1/2010).Integrierte Arbeitsmarktbiografien, Datenaufbereitung, Datenqualität, Datenzugang, Stichprobe

The knowledge economy and the economic crisis in Germany. Regional development, structural change and labor market regions

Regions in Germany are facing an intensifying structural change towards the knowledge economy which is affecting spatial patterns of growth. . Features of such a change know many facets: fierce competition for skilled, mobile and motivated labor force, unemployment of non-qualified labor, longer commutes, multi-local households, re-concentration of the value chain, increased knowledge intensity of innovations, triple-helix collaborative ventures, structural weakness of public budgets, etcetera. These changes result in uneven spatial development, concentration in polycentric large-scale urban regions and increase in spatial disparities. The question arises how this structural change affects the territory of Germany, where securing equivalent living conditions still counts among the basic constitutional principles. We hypothesize that knowledge intensive employment tends to concentrate in two different spatial environments: (1) urban metropolitan centers and (2) network nodes with specialized knowledge resources. Both spatial configurations qualify by their combination of agglomeration economies and network economies. And both spatial environments tend to provide an optimum of geographical proximity and relational proximity, which eventually enable systematic knowledge creation. We test our hypothesis by analyzing the employment from 1998 to 2010 in 16 branches of the knowledge economy with a shift-share analysis. We argue that structural change and the economic crisis from 2009 intensify regional disparities while inducing relative employment shifts

Neukonzeption der Typisierung im SGB-II-Bereich

Seit 2006 erstellt das IAB Vergleichstypen im Rechtskreis des Sozialgesetzbuches (SGB) II. Anlass der Typisierung sind starke Unterschiede in der wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Struktur von Regionen. Diese Unterschiede wirken sich als regionale Rahmenbedingungen unmittelbar auf die Arbeit der Jobcenter, den Trägern der Grundsicherung, aus. Wenn Verbesserungspotenziale aufgedeckt oder die Kennzahlen von unterschiedlichen Jobcentern verglichen werden sollen, dann ist es notwendig, diese regionalen Disparitäten zu berücksichtigen. Dies geschieht, indem Jobcenter mit ähnlichen regionalen Rahmenbedingungen für ihre Zielerreichung einem Vergleichstypen zusammengefasst werden. Die Typisierung ist damit ein wichtiges Werkzeug für die arbeitsmarkt- und die sozialpolitische Steuerung. Sie wird in unregelmäßigen Abständen aktualisiert, um zu berücksichtigen, dass sich Rahmenbedingungen mittelfristig ändern. Die vorliegende Neukonzeption geht jedoch deutlich über eine einfache Aktualisierung hinaus. Sie verfolgt im Wesentlichen zwei Ziele: Erstmals sollen drei Zieldimensionen des SGB II explizit und gleichgewichtig in die Auswahl der relevanten Rahmenbedingungen einfließen. Zudem sollen die für das SGB II spezifischen Problemlagen ebenfalls stärker explizit berücksichtigt werden. Dazu wurden statistische Indikatoren neu berechnet, die bisher nicht zur Verfügung standen. Der vorliegende Bericht dokumentiert die Neukonzeption der Typisierung im Detail und stellt deren Ergebnisse vor.Since 2006, the IAB develops classifications of job centres, which are regulated according to the Social Code Book (SGB) II. These classifications account for the fact that there are substantial disparities in the economic or social structure of German regions. These disparities affect the work of local job centres and must be observed if performance figures are compared across regions. This is accomplished by grouping job centres with similar regional conditions into distinct types. The classifications are updated after several years to account for changing conditions. The present revision goes far beyond a simple update. In principle, it pursues two objectives: for the first time, all three target dimensions of the SGB II are explicitly incorporated into the classification process with equal weights. Additionally, the new types put a stronger focus on factors specific for the job centres regulated by the SGB II. This report documents the revision in detail and presents its results

Stichprobe der Integrierten Arbeitsmarktbiografien. Regionalfile 1975-2008 (SIAB-R 7508)

"This FDZ data report describes the 'Regionalfile' of the Sample of Integrated Labour Market Biographies 1975-2008 (SIAB-R 7508). This dataset represents the factual anonymous version of the Sample of Integrated Labour Market Biographies (SIAB) and may be delivered to scientific research institutions after concluding a use agreement with the IAB." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))<br><br><b>Additional Information</b><ul><li><a href='http://doku.iab.de/fdz/reporte/2011/DR_07-11_frequencies_DE.zip'>Fallzahlen</a></li><li><a href='http://doku.iab.de/fdz/reporte/2011/DR_07-11_frequencies_EN.zip'>Frequencies labels</a></li><li><a href='http://fdz.iab.de/de/FDZ_Individual_Data/integrated_labour_market_biographies.aspx'>Weitere Informationen zum Datensatz Integrierte Arbeitsmarktbiografien</a></li><li><a href='http://doku.iab.de/fdz/reporte/2011/DR_07-11_EN.pdf'>Englische Version</a></li></ul>Integrierte Arbeitsmarktbiografien, Datenzugang, Stichprobe, Datenaufbereitung, Datenqualität, Regionalgliederung, Datenanonymisierung, Stichprobe

Stichprobe der Integrierten Arbeitsmarktbiografien (SIAB) 1975-2008

This datareport describes the Sample of Integrated Labour Market Biographies (SIAB) 1975-2008. Additional Information Merkmale und Auszählungen Labels and frequencies English versionIntegrierte Arbeitsmarktbiografien, Datenzugang, Stichprobe, Datenaufbereitung, Datenqualität

Filling the Gap: The Consequences of Collaborator Loss in Corporate R&D

We examine how collaborator loss affects knowledge workers in corporate R&D. We argue that such a loss affects the remaining collaborators not only by reducing their team-specific capital (as argued in the prior literature) but also by increasing their bargaining power over the employer, who is in need of filling the gap left by the lost collaborator to ensure the continuation of R&D projects. This shift in bargaining power may, in turn, lead to benefits, such as additional resources or more attractive working conditions. These benefits can partially compensate for the negative effect of reduced team-specific capital on productivity and influence the career trajectories of the remaining collaborators. We empirically investigate the consequences of collaborator loss by exploiting 845 unexpected deaths of active inventors. We find that inventor death has a moderate negative effect on the productivity of the remaining collaborators. This negative effect disappears when we focus on the remaining collaborators who work for the same employer as the deceased inventor. Moreover, this group is more likely to be promoted and less likely to leave their current employer

Age- and gender-based comorbidity categories in general practitioner and pulmonology patients with COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a debilitating medical condition often accompanied by multiple chronic conditions. COPD is more frequent among older adults and affects both genders. The aim of the current cross-sectional survey was to characterize chronic comorbidities stratified by gender and age among patients with COPD under the care of general practitioners (GP) and pulmonologists, using real-world patient data. A total of 7966 COPD patients (women: 45%) with more than 5 years of the observation period in the practice were examined using 60 different Chronic comorbid conditions (CCC) and Elixhauser measures. More than 9 in 10 patients had at least one, and 51.7% had more than three comorbidities. No gender difference was found in the number of comorbidities. However, men had higher Elixhauser-van Walraven index scores than women, and the types of comorbidities differed by gender. An increasing number of comorbidities was seen with aging but the patients in their 30s and 40s also had a high number of comorbidities. Moreover, GP patients had a higher number and a wider array of documented comorbidities than pulmonology patients did. Psychological comorbidities were common in all patients, but particularly among younger patients. These findings around gender- and age-stratified comorbidities under the care of GPs and pulmonologists have implications for the choice of data provenience for decision-making analysis and treatment selection and success

First Study of Combined Blazar Light Curves with FACT and HAWC

For studying variable sources like blazars, it is crucial to achieve unbiased monitoring, either with dedicated telescopes in pointing mode or survey instruments. At TeV energies, the High Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) observatory monitors approximately two thirds of the sky every day. It uses the water Cherenkov technique, which provides an excellent duty cycle independent of weather and season. The First G-APD Cherenkov Telescope (FACT) monitors a small sample of sources with better sensitivity, using the imaging air Cherenkov technique. Thanks to its camera with silicon-based photosensors, FACT features an excellent detector performance and stability and extends its observations to times with strong moonlight, increasing the duty cycle compared to other imaging air Cherenkov telescopes. As FACT and HAWC have overlapping energy ranges, a joint study can exploit the longer daily coverage given that the observatories' locations are offset by 5.3 hours. Furthermore, the better sensitivity of FACT adds a finer resolution of features on hour-long time scales, while the continuous duty cycle of HAWC ensures evenly sampled long-term coverage. Thus, the two instruments complement each other to provide a more complete picture of blazar variability. In this presentation, the first joint study of light curves from the two instruments will be shown, correlating long-term measurements with daily sampling between air and water Cherenkov telescopes. The presented results focus on the study of the variability of the bright blazars Mrk 421 and Mrk 501 during the last two years featuring various flaring activities.Comment: 6 pages, 2 figures. Contribution to the 6th International Symposium on High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy (Gamma2016), Heidelberg, Germany. To be published in the AIP Conference Proceeding