The German SAVE Survey: Documentation and Methodology

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The German SAVE Survey: Documentation and Methodology

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Daniel Schunk () (Mannheim Research Institute for the Economics of Aging (MEA))

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The purpose of this document is to describe methodological details of the German SAVE survey and to provide users of SAVE with all necessary information for working with the publicly available SAVE dataset.

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Paper provided by Mannheim Research Institute for the Economics of Aging, University of Mannheim in its series MEA discussion paper series with number 06109.

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- Schunk, Daniel, 2007. "The German SAVE survey: documentation and methodology," Sonderforschungsbereich 504 Publications 07-08, Sonderforschungsbereich 504, Universität Mannheim & Sonderforschungsbereich 504, University of Mannheim. [Downloadable!]
- Daniel Schunk, 2006. "The German SAVE Survey: Documentation and Methodology," MEA discussion paper series 06109, Mannheim Research Institute for the Economics of Aging (MEA), University of Mannheim. [Downloadable!]

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Daniel Schunk, 2008. "A Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithm for multiple imputation in large surveys," AStA Advances in Statistical Analysis, Springer, vol. 92(1), pages 101-114, February. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
Little, Roderick J A, 1988. "Missing-Data Adjustments in Large Surveys," Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, American Statistical Association, vol. 6(3), pages 287-96, July.
Lothar Essig & Joachim Winter, 2003. "Item nonresponse to financial questions in household surveys: An experimental study of interviewer and mode effects," MEA discussion paper series 03039, Mannheim Research Institute for the Economics of Aging (MEA), University of Mannheim. [Downloadable!]
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- Essig, Lothar & Winter, Joachim, 2003. "Item nonresponse to financial questions in household surveys: An experimental study of interviewer and mode effects," Sonderforschungsbereich 504 Publications 05-18, Sonderforschungsbereich 504, Universität Mannheim & Sonderforschungsbereich 504, University of Mannheim. [Downloadable!]
- Lothar Essig & Joachim Winter, 2003. "Item nonresponse to financial questions in household surveys: An experimental study of interviewer and mode effects," MEA discussion paper series 03039, Mannheim Research Institute for the Economics of Aging (MEA), University of Mannheim. [Downloadable!]
Axel H. Boersch-Supan & Lothar Essig, 2005. "Household Saving in Germany: Results of the First SAVE Study," NBER Chapters, in: Analyses in the Economics of Aging, pages 317-356 National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!]
Lothar Essig, 2005. "Methodological aspects of the SAVE data set," MEA discussion paper series 05080, Mannheim Research Institute for the Economics of Aging (MEA), University of Mannheim. [Downloadable!]
Lothar Essig, 2005. "Methodological aspects of the SAVE data set," MEA discussion paper series 05080, Mannheim Research Institute for the Economics of Aging (MEA), University of Mannheim. [Downloadable!]
Riphahn, Regina T. & Serfling, Oliver, 2002. "Item Non-Response on Income and Wealth Questions," IZA Discussion Papers 573, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). [Downloadable!]
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- Regina Riphahn & Oliver Serfling, 2005. "Item non-response on income and wealth questions," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 30(2), pages 521-538, 09. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
F. Thomas Juster & James P. Smith, 2004. "Improving the Quality of Economic Data: Lessons from the HRS and AHEAD," Labor and Demography 0402010, EconWPA. [Downloadable!]

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Kathrin Dummann, 2008. "Retirement saving and attitude towards financial intermediaries – Evidence for Germany," Thuenen-Series of Applied Economic Theory 99, University of Rostock, Institute of Economics, Germany. [Downloadable!]
Axel Börsch-Supan & Anette Reil-Held & Daniel Schunk, 2007. "The savings behaviour of German households: First Experiences with state promoted private pensions," MEA discussion paper series 07136, Mannheim Research Institute for the Economics of Aging (MEA), University of Mannheim. [Downloadable!]

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