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View article: Frame and Motivate: Testing strategies to increase participation in data donation studies.
Frame and Motivate: Testing strategies to increase participation in data donation studies. Open
Data protection laws in many jurisdictions grant users access to information that online platforms collect about them. Researchers capitalize on this legal requirement through data donation studies, where they ask users to request their pe…
View article: Codebook and Documentation of the Panel Study „Labour Market and Social Security“ (PASS) Datenreport Wave 17
Codebook and Documentation of the Panel Study „Labour Market and Social Security“ (PASS) Datenreport Wave 17 Open
FDZ-Datenreporte (FDZ data reports) describe FDZ data in detail. As a result, this series of reports has a dual function: on the one hand, those using the reports can ascertain whether the data offered is suitable for their research task; …
View article: Free riding on short‐time work allowances? Results from an experimental survey design
Free riding on short‐time work allowances? Results from an experimental survey design Open
Short‐time work (STW) is a policy measure whose prominence increases during economic crises and is intended to stabilize the labor market. Employers can temporarily reduce employees' working hours, which are in turn paid by the social secu…
View article: Zahlreiche Faktoren verringern die Erfolgs-aussichten von Grundsicherungsbeziehenden
Zahlreiche Faktoren verringern die Erfolgs-aussichten von Grundsicherungsbeziehenden Open
Who accomplishes a work-related exit from welfare benefit receipt for job-seekers and what prevents others from achieving it is a key question for practitioners and researchers. We use data from the Panel Study Labour Market and Social Sec…
View article: Effects of mixing modes on nonresponse and measurement error in an economic panel survey
Effects of mixing modes on nonresponse and measurement error in an economic panel survey Open
Numerous panel surveys around the world use multiple modes of data collection to recruit and interview respondents. Previous studies have shown that mixed-mode data collection can improve response rates, reduce nonresponse bias, and reduce…
View article: COVID-19, normative attitudes and pluralistic ignorance in employer-employee relationships
COVID-19, normative attitudes and pluralistic ignorance in employer-employee relationships Open
Employment relationships are embedded in a network of social norms that provide an implicit framework for desired behaviour, especially if contractual solutions are weak. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about major changes that have led …
View article: COVID-19, subjective well-being and basic income support in Germany
COVID-19, subjective well-being and basic income support in Germany Open
We investigate the general effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on subjective well-being and determine whether this effect differs between recipients of basic income support (BIS) and the rest of the working-age population in Germany. BIS recip…
View article: Augmenting Survey Data with Digital Trace Data: Is There a Threat to Panel Retention?
Augmenting Survey Data with Digital Trace Data: Is There a Threat to Panel Retention? Open
Linking digital trace data to existing panel survey data may increase the overall analysis potential of the data. However, producing linked products often requires additional engagement from survey participants through consent or participa…
View article: Non-Participation in Smartphone Data Collection Using Research Apps
Non-Participation in Smartphone Data Collection Using Research Apps Open
Research apps allow to administer survey questions and passively collect smartphone data, thus providing rich information on individual and social behaviours. Agreeing to this novel form of data collection requires multiple consent steps, …
View article: Using Geofences to Collect Survey Data: Lessons Learned From the IAB-SMART Study
Using Geofences to Collect Survey Data: Lessons Learned From the IAB-SMART Study Open
Within the survey context, a geofence can be defined as a geographical area that triggers a survey invitation when an individual enters the area, dwells in the area for a defined amount of time or exits the area. Geofences may be used to a…
View article: Missing Data and Other Measurement Quality Issues in Mobile Geolocation Sensor Data
Missing Data and Other Measurement Quality Issues in Mobile Geolocation Sensor Data Open
As smartphones become increasingly prevalent, social scientists are recognizing the ubiquitous data generated by the sensors built into these devices as an innovative data source. Passively collected data from sensors that measure geolocat…
View article: Coverage Error in Data Collection Combining Mobile Surveys With Passive Measurement Using Apps: Data From a German National Survey
Coverage Error in Data Collection Combining Mobile Surveys With Passive Measurement Using Apps: Data From a German National Survey Open
Researchers are combining self-reports from mobile surveys with passive data collection using sensors and apps on smartphones increasingly more often. While smartphones are commonly used in some groups of individuals, smartphone penetratio…
View article: Does social capital affect wages? A panel data analysis of causal mechanisms
Does social capital affect wages? A panel data analysis of causal mechanisms Open
Many studies document the positive association between accessed social capital and wages. It is widely accepted that the underlying relationship is causal. However, most studies use cross-sectional data, and only a few test causal mechanis…
View article: Effective Strategies for Recording Interviewer Observations: Evidence from the PASS Study in Germany
Effective Strategies for Recording Interviewer Observations: Evidence from the PASS Study in Germany Open
This article investigates how different strategies used by interviewers when recording interviewer observations relate to observation accuracy. Before conducting interviews in a refreshment sample of the general population for the German P…
View article: Gender differences in willingness to move for interregional job offers
Gender differences in willingness to move for interregional job offers Open
Background: Interregional job offers are an important mechanism of social mobility as they provide both career chances and opportunities to avoid unemployment. We know from the literature that couples have difficulties seizing these opport…
View article: An Examination of an Interviewer-Respondent Matching Protocol in a Longitudinal CATI Study
An Examination of an Interviewer-Respondent Matching Protocol in a Longitudinal CATI Study Open
This article presents results from an experimental study in Germany designed to test the effectiveness of a novel protocol for matching participants in a national panel survey with interviewers employing computer-assisted telephone intervi…
View article: Collecting Survey and Smartphone Sensor Data With an App: Opportunities and Challenges Around Privacy and Informed Consent
Collecting Survey and Smartphone Sensor Data With an App: Opportunities and Challenges Around Privacy and Informed Consent Open
The new European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) imposes enhanced requirements on digital data collection. This article reports from a 2018 German nationwide population-based probability app study in which participants were asked…
View article: Does Benefit Framing Improve Record Linkage Consent Rates? A Survey Experiment
Does Benefit Framing Improve Record Linkage Consent Rates? A Survey Experiment Open
Survey researchers are increasingly seeking opportunities to link interview data with administrative records. However, obtaining consent from all survey respondents (or certain subgroups) remains a barrier to performing record linkage in m…
View article: A New Name-Based Sampling Method for Migrants
A New Name-Based Sampling Method for Migrants Open
The set of best methods for sampling migrant populations includes name-based sampling. So far this is done using either ad-hoc lists or onomastic dictionaries for the classification of names. This paper proposes a new name-based procedure,…
View article: Interviewer Effects on a Network-Size Filter Question
Interviewer Effects on a Network-Size Filter Question Open
There is evidence that survey interviewers may be tempted to manipulate answers to filter questions in a way that minimizes the number of follow-up questions. This becomes relevant when ego-centered network data are collected. The reported…
View article: Wenig gebildet, viel sanktioniert? Zur Selektivität von Sanktionen in der Grundsicherung des SGB II
Wenig gebildet, viel sanktioniert? Zur Selektivität von Sanktionen in der Grundsicherung des SGB II Open
Welfare benefit recipients who are subject to benefit sanctions live below the subsistence level for a fixed period of time. Individuals with low education bear an increased risk of being sanctioned. Quantitative analyses of linked adminis…