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Topics in Empirical Economics
Description
To produce a research study (working paper) using the available information through
the international, multidisciplinary and longitudinal survey SHARE (Survey of Health,
Ageing and Retirement in Europe), on 50+ year old in Europe.
To experiment data processes and data mining techniques. Application of statistical
and econometric methods using the STATA program.
February (5-12) The SHARE survey
- Introduction
- To become SHARE User
- Questionnaire modules
- Generated and imputed variables
- SHARE User Guide, QxQ, bibliographic references
- Panel data issues
STATA language
- Data management
- Programming in STATA
- Editing results
Topics in Empirical Economics
February (19) Research project
- Subject
- Bibliographic references
- Sample selection: countries, modules, variables
February (26) Building the database
March (5-12) - Descriptive statistics
March (19)
March (26)
April (2)
Presentation of descriptive results
Statistical / Econometric Analysis
- Modelling with dependent qualitative variables
April (23-30)
Working paper
- Introduction, motivation, survey of the literature, descriptive analysis,
econometric model, main results and conclusions
May (7-14)
Power Point presentation and debate
Intellectual approach: 3 key dimensions
Interdisciplinary
Economic
Income security (pensions & personal wealth), retirement
Social
Longitudinal
Internationally
comparable
Living arrangements,
partnership, family, social
networks, social support
Health
Physical and mental,
health care, disability,
morbidity, mortality
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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
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International
USA
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2004: 11 countries
2006/08: 15 countries
2010/12: 16 countries
plus 6 associated
countries
SE
IE
UK DK
NL
BE DE
ES
PL
CZ
FR CH AT HU
SV
IT
LUX
PT
SP
Korea
Japan
China
India
IL
GR
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Participating countries
Questionnaire Modules
Coverscreen (CV)
Demographics (DN)
Physical Health (PH)
Behavioural Risks (BR)
Cognitive Function (CF)
Mental Health (MH)
Health Care (HC)
Employment and Pensions (EP)
Children (CH)
Social Support (SP)
Financial Transfers (FT)
Housing (HO)
Household Income (HH)
Consumption (CO)
Assets (AS)
Activities (AC)
Expectations (EX)
Interviewer Observations (IW)
Year and month of birth, sex, household composition
Education, marital status, country of birth & citizenship,
parents & siblings
Self-rated health, diseases, weight & height, (I)ADL limitations
[(instrumental) activities of daily living]
Smoking & alcohol, nutrition, physical activity
Self- rated reading & writing skills, orientation, word list
learning immediate & delayed recall, verbal fluency &
numeracy
Depression scales (Euro-D & CES-D), quality of life (CASP-12)
Doctor visits, hospital stays, surgeries, forgone care, out of
pocket payments
Employment status, individual income sources (public
benefits, pensions), job, work quality
Number & demographics of children
Help and care given and received
Money/gifts given and received
Owner (mortgages, loans & value), tenant (payments), type
and features of building
Income sources all household members
Expenditures for food, goods, services, ability to make ends
meet
Bank and pension accounts, bonds, stock and funds, savings
Voluntary work, clubs, religious organizations, motivations
Expected inheritances, life expectancy, future prospects
Willingness to answer, understanding of questions, type of
building, neighborhood
Physical measurements and
biomarkers
Wave 1
Wave 2
Wave 3
Wave 4
(2004/05)
(2006/07)
(2008/09)
(2010/11)
Grip strength
Yes
yes
Yes
Yes
Lung strength (peak flow)
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yes
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Yes
Walking speed
Yes
yes
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Chair stand
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yes
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Height (measured)
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Yes
Waist circumference
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Yes
Blood pressure (seated)
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Yes
HbA1c
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Yes
C-reactive protein
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Yes
Total cholesterol
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Yes
Performance measures
Biomarkers (Germany only)
Dried blood spots
CAPI
Module
CV_H
CV_R
DN
PH
BR
CF
MH
HC
EP
GS
WS
CH
SP
FT
HO
HH
CO
AS
AC
EX
IW
Name
Coverscreen (household level)
Coverscreen (individual level)
Demographics
Physical Health
Behavioural Risks
Cognitive Function
Mental Health
Health Care
Employment and Pensions
Grip Strength
Walking Speed
Children
Social Support
Financial Transfers
Housing
Household Income
Consumption
Assets
Activities
Expectations
Interviewer Observations
All
Respondents
Financial
Respondent
Household
Family
Respondent Respondent
X
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Non-proxy
section
X
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Longitudinal
 Initial wave 2004/05
 Re-interview 2006/07, 2010/11, 2012/13, 2014/15, …
 Basic panel structure is longitudinally forward: every two years reinterviews 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
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Material
 Schedule
 SHARE Website: www.share-project.org
 Users’ guides (documentation): Waves 1 to 4 and Easy SHARE
 Questionnaires: coverscreen, main questionnaire, showcards, dropoff, … 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
First Results Books
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Börsch-Supan A., M. Brandt , H. Litwin and G. Weber (Eds). (2013). Active ageing and solidarity between
generations in Europe: First results from SHARE after the economic crisis. Berlin: De Gruyter.
Börsch-Supan, A., M. Brandt, K. Hank and M. Schröder (Eds). (2011). The individual and the welfare state.
Life histories in Europe. Heidelberg: Springer.
Börsch-Supan, A., A. Brugiavini, H. Jürges, A. Kapteyn, J. Mackenbach, J. Siegrist and G. Weber. (2008).
First results from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (2004-2007). Starting the
longitudinal dimension. Mannheim: Mannheim Research Institute for the Economics of Aging (MEA).
Börsch-Supan, A., A. Brugiavini, H. Jürges, J. Mackenbach, J. Siegrist and G. Weber. (2005). Health, ageing
and retirement in Europe – First results from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe.
Mannheim: Mannheim Research Institute for the Economics of Aging (MEA).
Method First Results Books
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Malter, F. and Börsch-Supan, A. (Eds). (2013). SHARE Wave 4: Innovations & Methodology. Munich: MEA,
Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy.
Schröder, M. (2011). Retrospective data collection in the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in
Europe. SHARELIFE Methodology. Mannheim: MEA.
Börsch-Supan, A. and H. Jürges (Eds). (2005). The Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe –
Methodology. Mannheim: MEA.