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*************************   Intergenerational transmission of unemployment - evidence for German sons   *************************
			      Miriam Mäder, Steffen Müller, Regina T. Riphahn, Caroline Schwientek
                                             University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

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Correspondence to:
Regina T. Riphahn
Univ. of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Lange Gasse 20
90403 Nuremberg, Germany
Phone:	+49 - 911 - 5302 268
Fax:	+49 - 911 - 5302 178
Email: regina.riphahn@fau.de


*************************   Data 

The study uses data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP) provided by the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW). Data access will be granted after signing a contract on data distribution with the DIW. Detailed information can be found on the website:
http://www.diw.de/en/soep
Detailed description of the data can be found online and in a general survey by:
Wagner, G. G., Frick, J. R., and Schupp, J. (2007). The German Socio-Economic Panel study (soep) - Evolution, Scope and Enhancements. SOEPpaper No. 1, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP).

The study uses SOEP v.29 with all available waves (1984-2012).


*************************   Program

The calculations are implemented using STATA 12.1. Do-files with all the analyses are available from the data archive. 



*************************   Description of variables (in dataset finalsample.dta)

           
SON

*persnr:				ID son	
*AL_son:				Number of years son workless in t1
*AL_2_Sohn:				Son ever unemployed 1/0 in t1
*Miss_Sohn:				Number of years the son is not observed in t1
*gebjahr_Sohn:				Sons' year of birth
*songeb:				Sons' year of birth in groups of two years
*songeb_1-songeb_10:			Sons' year of birth in groups of two years (indicator variables)
*birthorder_Sohn:			Birthorder son
*birtho:				Birthorder Son in groups
*birtho_1-birtho_5:			Birthorder son (indicator variables)
*Geschwister_Sohn:			Siblings son
*sibs_1-sibs_5:				Number of siblings son (indicator variables)
*sibs:					Siblings son in groups
*sonbil					Secondary education son	
*sonbil_1-sonbil_5: 			Secondary education son (indicator variables)
*nace_Sohn_1-nace_Sohn_61:		Industry code for son (indicator variables)



FATHER

*nr_vater:				ID father
*Vater_AL_1:				Father ever unemployed 1/0 in t0
*ALbef_fath:				Number of years father unemployed in t0
*ALaft_fath:				Number of years father unemployed in t2
*Count_Vater_before:			Number of periods the father is observed in t0
*Count_Vater_after:			Number of periods the father is observed in t2
*Miss_Vater_before:			Number of years the father is not observed in t0
*Miss_Vater_after:			Number of years the father is not observed in t2
*gebjahr_Vater:				Fathers' year of birth
*fathgeb:				Fathers' year of birth in groups of ten years
*fathgeb_1-fathgeb_5:			Fathers' year of birth in groups of ten years (indicator variables)
*fathschool:				Secondary education father
*fathschool_1-fathschool_7:		Secondary education father (indicator variables)
*fathbil and Vater_hBildung:		Tertiary education father
*fathbil_1-fathbil_6:			Tertiary education father (indicator variables)		
*state:					State of residence father
*east:					State of residence father in East Germany 1/0
*state_1-state_16:			State of residence father (indicator variables)
*migback_Vater				Migration background father
*migback_Vater_1-migback_Vater_3:	Migration background father (indicator variables)



OTHER

*jahr:					Year of observation
*AL1_pgen:				Industry-specific unemployment risk (1 year)
*AL5_pgen:				Industry-specific unemployment risk (5 years)