The IAB establishment panel – an updated overview

Lisa Bellmann, Philipp Grunau, Susanne Kohaut, Iris Möller and Michael Oberfichtner
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Lisa Bellmann: Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg, Germany ; Institut fur Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nuremberg, Germany
Philipp Grunau: Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg, Germany ; Institut fur Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nuremberg, Germany
Susanne Kohaut: Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg, Germany ; Institut fur Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nuremberg, Germany
Iris Möller: Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg, Germany ; Institut fur Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nuremberg, Germany
Michael Oberfichtner: Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg, Germany ; Institut fur Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nuremberg, Germany

Journal for Labour Market Research, 2026, vol. 60

Abstract: "This article provides an overview of the IAB Establishment Panel, an annual survey of about 15,000 establishments across all industries and size classes that has been tracking labour demand and its determinants since 1993 (including East Germany since 1996). The survey samples establishments with employees subject to social security contributions disproportionately from the Federal Employment Agency’s Establishment File. Survey weights support inference to this population. The panel combines a core questionnaire on employment, business development, industrial relations, and vocational training with ad hoc modules on current topics. We also describe recent methodological developments, including the transition from paper-based interviewing to computer-assisted and partly self-administered modes and associated response patterns. The survey can be linked to administrative employee data (LIAB) and complementary employer–employee surveys (LPP), enabling matchedanalyses. Researchers can access the data via the Research Data Centre of the German Federal Employment Agency." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © Springer) ((en))

Keywords: Bundesrepublik Deutschland; Stichprobendesign; Gewichtung; Web-Befragung; Befragungsmodus; Datenqualität; Datenzugang; Forschungsdatenzentrum; Fragebogen; IAB-Betriebspanel; IAB-Betriebspanel; IAB-Linked-Employer-Employee-Datensatz; Datenfusion; Qualitätsmanagement; IAB-Datensatz Linked Personnel Panel; 10.5164/IAB.LIABLM7521.de.en.v1; 10.5164/IAB.LIABQM9323.de.en.v1; Arbeitsmarktforschung; 1993-2025 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C81 C83 J23 M50 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026-07-07
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