SOEP/CNEF Data Users Workshop 2011
German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) and the Cross-National Equivalent Files (CNEF)
September 8-10, 2011 at Cornell University
Schedule
The purpose of the workshop is to introduce and familiarize new users with the file structure and potential of the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) and the Cross-National Equivalent Files (CNEF). The SOEP includes longitudinal data from 1984-2009. The CNEF includes data from:
- Australia - Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey (HILDA-CNEF): 2001-2009 (2009)
- Canada - Survey of Labour Income Dynamics (SLID-CNEF): 1992-2008
- Germany - Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP-CNEF): 1984-2009
- Korea - Korea Labor Income Panel Study (KLIPS-CNEF): 1998-2008
- Russia - Russia Longitudinal Monitoring Study-Higher School of Economics (RLMS-HSE-CNEF): 1995-2007
- Switzerland - Swiss Household Panel (SHP-CNEF): 1999-2009
- United Kingdom - British Household Panel Survey (BHPS-CNEF): 1991-2008
- US - Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID-CNEF): 1970-2007
New and current users of SOEP will also benefit from sessions with highly trained researchers who will explain more subtle issues involved in analyses that use the SOEP sample of residents of the former East Germany.
Instructional Facilities
The Department of Policy Analysis and Management at Cornell University will host the workshop. The workshop will be run by Gert Wagner, Markus Grabka, Jan Goebel, and Martin Kroh of the Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW) - Berlin (SOEP and SOEP-CNEF), Dean Lillard of Cornell University (PSID-CNEF), Ursina Kuhn of the Swiss Household Panel (SHP-CNEF), Roger Wilkins from the Household Labour and Income Dynamics in Australia (HILDA-CNEF), Alex Skew from the University of Essex (BHPS-CNEF), Andrew Heisz from Statistics Canada (SLID-CNEF). Dean Lillard will also present brief overviews of the RLMS-HSE-CNEF and KLIPS-CNEF data.
Curriculum
- The workshop will consist of nine sessions covering the following topics:
- Introduction to the SOEP file structure
- Merging Household- and Person-specific files
- Sample issues (Clustered sampling, Sample attrition, Sample weights, and Issues when comparing residents of east and west German states)
- Cross-sectional versus longitudinal research
- Constructing Calendar data from Spell files
- Web-based user support
- Introduction to the CNEF file structure
- Linking CNEF files to their parent survey data (PSID, BHPS, SOEP, HILDA, KLIPS, RLMS-HSE and SHP)
- Procedures for accessing the SLID Equivalent file
The workshop starts with a dinner reception on September 8th. Workshop sessions will meet throughout the day September 9 and on until the early afternoon of September 10.
Costs
The workshop fee of $200 covers the cost of all instructional materials, the reception dinner, continental breakfast and lunches on September 9th and 10th. The fee also includes the cost of a copy of the Public Use Version of the SOEP and the CNEF data, subject to the approval of a written contract with the relevant country's data provider. Upon acceptance of your workshop application you will be provided with payment options.
Hotel accommodation details are forthcoming
Rooms are available at a reduced rate of $99.95 per night (plus tax) at the Ramada Inn, Ithaca, and include shuttle service to and from campus upon request. Address: 2310 N. Triphammer Rd., Ithaca, NY 14850, Phone: 607-257-3100. Our reserved block of rooms is under the name “SOEP Workshop.” Reservations must be made prior to August 19, 2011. You must make your own reservations directly with the Ramada Inn.
Application Dates
Applications for the workshop should be sent no later than August 1, 2011. Applications for scholarships should be sent no later than July 15th, 2011. Applications will be considered in the order in which they arrive. The workshop will be limited to 20 people. Please fill it the application and return it to Cornell by mail, fax, or email at the address listed below.
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Scholarships:
Funds provided by Cornell University and the DIW allow us to offer partial scholarships on a competitive basis to offset transportation, hotels, and registration fees.
Scholarship Application:
To be considered for a scholarship, applicants must submit:
- A letter stating why they are interested in coming to the workshop.
- A brief description of the research they will pursue with the SOEP and/or CNEF data
- A statement attesting that funds to cover the workshop costs are not available from their university or research institute.
- Graduate students or research associates should include a supporting letter from their senior advisor with their application.
For further information or an application, contact:
Tom Rushmer, Department of Policy Analysis and Management, 120 MVR Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-4401, USA. Telephone: 607-255-2577, FAX: 607-255-4071, Email: GSOEP@cornell.edu or CNEF@cornell.edu.
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