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SHARE Berlin Institute

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SHARE Berlin Institute
AbbreviationSBI
Established2022
FounderWZB, DIW, Charité, DZA
PurposeConducting social science research & coordination of SHARE
Location
  • Berlin, Germany
Director SHARE Infrastructure
David Richter
Commercial Managing Director
Sylvia Becker
Websitewww.share-berlin.eu

The SHARE Berlin Institute (SBI) is a social science research institute in Berlin, Germany. It was founded in 2022 by the Berlin Social Science Center (WZB), the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), the university hospital Charité Berlin and the German Centre of Gerontology (DZA).[1]

Objectives

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The SHARE Berlin Institute hosts the international coordination of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE).[2] The SBI also undertakes independent research in a variety of fields, including economics, sociology, psychology and survey methodology.

SHARE

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SHARE logo
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The Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) is a social science panel study coordinated by the SBI. SHARE surveys people aged 50 and over in 28 European countries about their health and their financial and social circumstances.[3] The responsibilities of the SBI include questionnaire development, data management, publication and documentation of the data and PR of SHARE.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "German leading research institutions bring Europe's largest social science panel study to Berlin". SHARE-ERIC. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  2. ^ "SHARE BERLIN Institute - About us". SHARE BERLIN Institute. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  3. ^ "SHARE website".
  4. ^ SHARE-ERIC (2023). "Annual Activity Report 2022/23" (PDF). SHARE-ERIC. Retrieved 29 July 2024.