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Topics in Empirical Economics. Topics in Empirical Economics. Intellectual approach: 3 key dimensions. Interdisciplinary. Economic Income security (pensions & personal wealth), retirement. Longitudinal. Internationally comparable. Social
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Intellectual approach: 3 key dimensions Interdisciplinary Economic Income security (pensions & personal wealth), retirement Longitudinal Internationally comparable Social Living arrangements, partnership, family, social networks, social support Health Physical and mental, health care, disability, morbidity, mortality
Interdisciplinary • Some 150 researchers from demography, economics, epidemiology, gerontology, biology, medicine, psychology, public health, health policy and sociology • Structured by areas: Economics, Family/social networks, Health, and Health care • Almost 3,500 formal registrations to receive data and almost 400 publications from the above disciplines 4
Korea Japan China SE DK NL DE BE FR CH AT IT SP GR International USA • 2004: 11 countries • 2006/08: 15 countries • 2010/12: 16 countries • plus 6 associated countries ES UK IE PL CZ LUX India HU SV PT IL
Longitudinal Initial wave 2004/05 Re-interview 2006/07, 2010/11, 2012/13, 2014/15, … Basic panel structure is longitudinally forward: every two years re-interviews and refreshers SHARELIFE 2008/09: longitudinally retrospective: life-histories from childhood onwards Wave 4: 2010/11: 6,000 individuals target by country Social network module Wave 5: 2012/13: fieldwork finish, first release June 2014 Wave 6: 2014/2015: in preparation New biomarker: dried blood spots 10
Material • Schedule • SHARE Website: www.share-project.org • Users’ guides (documentation): Waves 1 to 4 and Easy SHARE • Questionnaires: coverscreen, main questionnaire, showcards, drop-off, … by wave, country and language • Sample • Users’ statistics • Access to data: statement, userid, password • References: bibliography, e.g. Adam et al. (2007) • Generated and imputed variables (non response) • Weights