Data integration and consolidation of administrative data from various sources : the case of Germans' employment histories

Datenintegration und Datenkonsolidierung von administrativen Daten aus unterschiedlichen Quellen am Beispiel von Daten zum deutschen Arbeitsmarkt

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Köhler, Markus; Thomsen, Ulrich

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Abstract	'This article introduces the data integration and consolidation process of the research data base of the Institute for Employment Research. The data are process generated data and stem from various, autonomous administrative processes. This fact implies that there are manifold inconsistencies between the data from the different data sources. This opens up the methodological problem of a successful consolidation of inconsistencies. Two contrarian strategies to handle this methodological problem are discussed and the solution in the IAB-data base is presented.' (author's abstract)
Keywords	administration; data; labor market; Federal Republic of Germany; management; personal data; process-produced data; methodology; consolidation; IAB; individual; consistency; data quality; sampling error; institutional factors
Classification	Research Design; Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Computer Methods; Labor Market Research
Method	basic research; development of methods; historical
Document language	English
Publication Year	2009
Page/Pages	p. 215-229
Journal	Historical Social Research, 34 (2009) 3
Status	Published Version; reviewed
Licence	Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications
Document Type	journal article