Data Access: On-site Use at the FDZ
During a research visit to the FDZ researchers may analyze weakly anonymous data autonomously. For this purpose, the FDZ provides separate workplaces for guest researchers.
Datasets
The following datasets are available via on-site use at the FDZ:
Requirements for Analysis of the Datasets
How to Apply for the Data?
The procedure is as follows:
Researchers wishing to visit as guest researchers have to complete the respective request form linked below.
Please send us a draft of the application per e-mail (iab.fdz@iab.de) first, so that we can check its formal correctness before you hand in the final version.
The request documents submitted are verified for compliance with the provisions of Section 75 of the German Social Code Book X by the FDZ in cooperation with the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.
After the request has been approved, a use agreement is concluded between the researcher and the FDZ.
What to Keep in Mind when Using the Data?
Appointments
After the permission for on-site use, the FDZ and the researcher agree on a date for the research visit. The date for the visit should normally be notified to the FDZ at least two weeks before the intended visit. Additionally we ask researchers to name the arrival time at the FDZ. The appointments are binding. If appointments can’t be met, please inform the FDZ as soon as possible. As a guide the maximum duration of a research visit is two weeks.
Data Use
On-site use of data at the FDZ is subject to adherence to the following guidelines. Please read these documents previous to your visit.
We suggest that the user prepares programs ahead of his research visit on the basis of our test data, thus providing for efficient use of the FDZ's resources.
Analysis results are verified for compliance with the given data protection legislation and transmitted to the user no later than five days after the research visit.
Researchers who visited the FDZ may, after their research stays, run further analyses for their project via remote data access.
Researchers’ publications based on FDZ data must include a reference to the datasets used.
Two copies of every publication must be submitted to the FDZ.
Financial support for guest researchers from abroad
In order to increase the number of users from abroad and the participation of the IAB in international networks, the IAB provides financial support to lower the costs of data access for researchers from non-German-speaking countries. We offer partial payment of accommodation and/or travelling costs. If you hand in the hotel bill we reimburse up to € 60 per night, without a bill we reimburse a flat rate of € 30. If interested, please ask or details (iab.fdz@iab.de). We also provide assistance to find a hotel.
Confidentiality
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