The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) 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, SOEP data are widely used. Cornell distributes the SOEP 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.
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.
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.
The Cornell Office for Research on Evaluation
The Cornell Office for Research on Evaluation (CORE) is the organizational framework for the research on evaluation conducted under the leadership of Professor William Trochim. CORE is currently involved in researching the development and testing of "systems evaluation" methods, measures, tools and systems. What we are really trying to do is integrate evaluation into the system of how people actually think about their work so that evaluation almost disappears. Evaluation becomes so much a part of program management and planning that educators don't think of evaluation as something that is imposed on them, but it becomes part of the evolutionary learning mechanism that is needed so their program is not driving blind.
