The German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP) is a longitudinal panel survey begun in 1984 under the direction of the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW). As the longest running European household panel study, GSOEP data are widely used. Cornell distributes the GSOEP data with documentation in English.
The Cross-National Equivalent Files (CNEF) consist of internationally comparable data from ongoing panel studies in the United States, Australia, Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and Canada. CNEF consists of a subset of variables from each parent survey that have been carefully coded so the variables measure comparable concepts with data defined in similar ways. Widely used for cross-national comparative research, CNEF data facilitate projects for both new and experienced cross-national researchers.
This center provides a coordinated research, training, and dissemination effort focused on how environmental factors influence the employment and economic self-sufficiency of persons with disabilities.
Spring 2007 Program Seminars
This program fosters research and education on public policy issues related to pharmaceuticals and the pharmaceuticals industry. Funded by a grant from the Merck Company Foundation, the program provides seed money for faculty research projects, graduate student fellowships and assistantships, a working paper series, seminars and coursework on pharmaceutical policy issues.
Fostering high quality intergenerational communication for healthy families and communities in non urban areas is the goal of Cornell researchers as they study how teenagers and adults understand, communicate and learn about such important issues as reproductive health, pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, STDs, drugs, and alcohol as well as risky, protective, and preventive behaviors. Parents and family members are primary sources of information about sensitive topics like these; however, parent-child communication about some of these issues is rare and can be uncomfortable. Effective teen-adult and adult-adult communication styles and patterns, effective decision-making around these important issues, and the development of networks of support are important aspects of this research.
For Next Steps Project Partners
The Rockland County TANF/Child Welfare Collaboration Project is a 5-year project designed to improve upon and test the effectiveness of an existing welfare-to-work program model (the "Next Steps" program) to help families involved with both TANF and the child welfare system who have multiple needs to become self-sufficient and to raise their children free from violence, abuse and neglect. The program was selected in September of 2006 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as one of five model sites across the nation to receive funding to generate a collaboration infrastructure between local TANF and child welfare agencies. The program is being researched and evaluated by Professor Bill Trochim and graduate assistant, Margaret Johnson.
The Cornell Population Program (CPP) serves as the intellectual hub for demographic research and training at Cornell University. This university-wide program supports demographic research relating broadly to three core themes: (1) families and children; (2) health behaviors and disparities; and (3) poverty and inequality. The program serves 68 affiliates from 15 different departments at Cornell.
