Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/333302 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Citation: 
[Journal:] Journal of Economics and Statistics [ISSN:] 2366-049X [Volume:] 244 [Issue:] 5/6 [Year:] 2024 [Pages:] 685-698
Publisher: 
De Gruyter Oldenbourg, Berlin
Abstract: 
The ubiquity of smartphones has enabled the collection of novel data through their built-in sensors, including geolocation data which can be used to understand mobility behavior. In this project, we leveraged longitudinal geolocation data collected from participants in the 2018 German app study IAB-SMART to develop a set of mobility indicators, such as visited unique locations and traveled distance. The indicators can be linked to the Panel Study Labour Market and Social Security (PASS) survey and administrative employment histories. The resulting novel dataset offers a unique opportunity to study the relationship between mobility and labor market outcomes. This article provides an overview of the study, outlines the data preparation process, and the socio-demographic characteristics of the 398 participants of the IAB-SMART-Mobility module. We present the mobility indicators generated from the geolocation data and provide guidance for accessing the Institute for Employment Research's (IAB) data.
Subjects: 
data manual
geodata
labor market data
PASS data
smartphone data
JEL: 
C81
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Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Article

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