The empirical analysis in Fruehwirth-Schnatter et al. (2011) is based on data from the Austrian Social Security Database (ASSD), which combines detailed longitudinal information on employment and earnings of all private sector workers in Austria since 1972 (see References). The IEW Working Paper Zweimueller et al. (2009) (see Source) gives an overview and a description of the main characteristics of the Austrian Social Security Database.
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