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Table 1 Generated and modified variables

From: A guide to preparing the sample of integrated labour market biographies (SIAB, version 7519 v1) for scientific analysis

Variable name

Short description

Do-file

age

Age (in years)

00_master_SIAB.do, 01_split_episodes.do

anz_lst

Number of benefit receipts; for exact definition, see do-file

03_SIAB_bio.do

azubi

Apprentice dummy; for exact definition, see do-file

03_SIAB_bio.do

begepi

Split version of begepi

01_split_episodes.do

begepi_orig

Original version of begepi

01_split_episodes.do

cens

1 if right-censored/imputed wage, 0 otherwise; (4 EUR below assessment ceiling)

10_wages_imputation.do

east

1 if workplace in East Germany (incl. Berlin from 1992 onward); 0 if West (incl. Berlin from until 1991)

06_wages_assessment_ceiling.do

educ

Education (university and uni. of applied science combined), imputed based on Fitzenberger et al. (2006)

05_educ_broad.do

ein_bet

First day in establishment; for exact definition, see do-file

03_SIAB_bio.do

ein_erw

Date of entry into first employment; for exact definition, see do-file

03_SIAB_bio.do

ein_job

First day in job; for exact definition, see do-file

03_SIAB_bio.do

endepi

Split version of endepi

01_split_episodes.do

endepi_orig

Original version of endepi

01_split_episodes.do

industry1_destatis

Industry; 1-digit; Statistisches Bundesamt; based on w93_3_gen

13_industries_1digit.do

industry1_estpanel

Industry; 1-digit; IAB establishment panel; based on w93_3_gen

13_industries_1digit.do

jahr

Year

00_master_SIAB.do, 01_split_episodes.do

limit_assess

Contribution assessment ceiling

06_wages_assessment_ceiling.do

limit_assess_defl

Contribution assessment ceiling, deflated (2015)

08_wages_deflation.do

limit_marginal

Marginal part-time income threshold

07_wages_marginal.do

limit_marginal_defl

Marginal part-time income threshold, deflated (2015)

08_wages_deflation.do

marginal

1 if marginal wage, 0 otherwise

07_wages_marginal.do

nspell

Nonparallel spell counter

15_parallel_episodes.do

occ_blo

Blossfeld occupations

14_occ_blossfeld.do

parallel_benefits

Indicator for receipt of UI benefits

15_parallel_episodes.do

parallel_jobs

Number of parallel jobs

15_parallel_episodes.do

parallel_wage

Total wage of all parallel employment spells

15_parallel_episodes.do

parallel_wage_imp

Total imputed wage of all parallel employment spells

15_parallel_episodes.do

tage_bet

Number of days in establishment; for exact definition, see do-file

03_SIAB_bio.do

tage_erw

Number of days in employment; for exact definition, see do-file

03_SIAB_bio.do, 16_yearly_panel.do

tage_job

Number of days in job; for exact definition, see do-file

03_SIAB_bio.do

tage_lst

Number of days with benefit receipt; for exact definition, see do-file

03_SIAB_bio.do, 16_yearly_panel.do

tentgelt

Daily wage, not imputed; corrected for one-off payments

02_grund154.do

wage

Daily wage, deflated (2015), not imputed, top-coded wages replaced by assessment ceiling (-4 EUR), deflated (2015)

10_wages_imputation.do

wage_defl

Daily wage, deflated (2015), not imputed

08_wages_deflation.do

wage_imp

Imputed daily wage, deflated (2015)

08_wages_imputation.do

year_days_benefits

Total days benefit receipt per calendar year

16_yearly_panel.do

year_labor_earn

Total labor earnings per calendar year

16_yearly_panel.do

year_days_emp

Total days employed per calendar year

16_yearly_panel.do