An Overview on the Linked Employer-Employee Data of the Institute for Employment Research (IAB)

Abstract

In 2005, the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) of the German Federal Employment Agency (Bundesagentur fur Arbeit, BA) released a unique and innovative Linked Employer-Employee dataset (LIAB, see Alda et al., 2005). The LIAB data combine survey information on establishments with administrative records of employees and thus allow for a simultaneous analysis of the supply and demand sides of the German labor market.