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Linked Employer–Employee Data from XING and the Mannheim Enterprise Panel

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  • Breithaupt Patrick

    (Digital Economy Department, 28345 ZEW Mannheim , P.O. Box 103443, 68034 Mannheim, Germany)

  • Hottenrott Hanna

    (Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics Department, ZEW Mannheim, P.O. Box 103443, 68034 Mannheim, Germany)

  • Rammer Christian

    (Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics Department, ZEW Mannheim, P.O. Box 103443, 68034 Mannheim, Germany)

  • Römer Konstantin

    (TUM School of Management, Department of Economics & Policy, Technical University of Munich, 80333 Munich, Germany)

Abstract

The availability of social media data is growing and represents a new data source for economic research. This paper presents a detailed study on the use of data from a career-oriented social networking platform. The employment data are exported from user profiles and linked to the Mannheim Enterprise Panel (MUP). The linked employer–employee (LEE) data consist of 14 million employments for 1.5 million employers and describes around 9 million employee flows. Plausibility checks confirm that career-oriented social networking data contain valuable information about employments and employee flows. Using such platform data provides opportunities for research on employee mobility, networks, and local ecosystems’ role in economic performance at the employer and the regional level.

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  • Breithaupt Patrick & Hottenrott Hanna & Rammer Christian & Römer Konstantin, 2025. "Linked Employer–Employee Data from XING and the Mannheim Enterprise Panel," Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik), De Gruyter, vol. 245(6), pages 689-703.
    • Handle: RePEc:jns:jbstat:v:245:y:2025:i:6:p:689-703:n:1003
    DOI: 10.1515/jbnst-2024-0070
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    JEL classification:

    • C81 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Microeconomic Data; Data Access
    • J60 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - General
    • L14 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Transactional Relationships; Contracts and Reputation

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