Austrian Social Security Database

Authors:
  • JZJosef Zweimüller
    Josef Zweimüller
  • RWRudolf Winter-Ebmer
    Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
  • RLRafael Lalive
    Rafael Lalive
  • AKAndreas Kuhn
    Andreas Kuhn
  • JWJean-Philippe Wuellrich
    Jean-Philippe Wuellrich
  • OROliver Ruf
    Oliver Ruf
  • SBSimon Büchi
    Simon Büchi
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  • 1 January 2009
Abstract
The Austrian Social Security Database (ASSD) is a matched firm-worker data set, which records the labor market history of almost 11 million individuals from January 1972 to April 2007. Moreover, more than 2.2 million firms can be identified. The individual labor market histories are described in the follow- ing dimensions: very detailed daily labor market states and yearly earnings at the firm-worker level, together with a limited set of demographic characteris- tics. Additionally the ASSD provides some firm related information, such as geographical location and industry affiliation. This paper is a short description of this huge data base and intended for people using this data in their own empirical work.
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