Publications
Publications
Publications are based on reports by individual users. Please send us your publication at 📧 share@cerge-ei.cz
A complete database of all research publications, books, chapters in books, policy papers, First Result Books, working papers, and other publications based on collected SHARE data can be found at the oficial website.
Current working papers can be downloaded here.
Publications by registered users as of December 2025:
Current Release Guide of SHARE Data
Current version of the SHARE Release Guide
Release Guide Overview
First Results Books
Börsch-Supan, A., Abramowska-Kmon, A., Andersen-Ranberg, K., Brugiavini, A., Chlon-Dominczak, A., Jusot, F., Laferrère, A., Litwin, H., Smolic, S. and Weber, G. (Eds.) (2023) Social, health, and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the epidemiological control measures: First results from SHARE Corona Waves 1 and 2, Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111135908.
Börsch-Supan, A., J. Bristle, K. Andersen-Ranberg, A. Brugiavini, F. Jusot, H. Litwin, G. Weber (Eds.) (2019). Health and Socio-Economic Status over the Life Course. First Results from SHARE Waves 6 and 7. Berlin: De Gruyter
Börsch-Supan, A., T. Kneip, H. Litwin, M. Myck, G. Weber (Eds.) (2015). Ageing in Europe - Supporting Policies for an Inclusive Society. Berlin: De Gruyter.
Börsch-Supan, A., M. Brandt, H. Litwin and G. Weber (Eds.) (2013). Active ageing and solidarity between generations in Europe: First results from SHARE after the economic crisis. Berlin: De Gruyter.
Börsch-Supan, A., M. Brandt, K. Hank and M. Schröder (Eds.) (2011). The individual and the welfare state. Life histories in Europe. Heidelberg: Springer
Börsch-Supan, A., A. Brugiavini, H. Jürges, A. Kapteyn, J. Mackenbach, J. Siegrist and G. Weber (Eds.) (2008). First results from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (2004-2007). Starting the longitudinal dimension. Mannheim: Mannheim Research Institute for the Economics of Aging (MEA).
Börsch-Supan, A., A. Brugiavini, H. Jürges, J. Mackenbach, J. Siegrist and G. Weber (Eds.) (2005). Health, ageing and retirement in Europe – First results from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe. Mannheim: Mannheim Research Institute for the Economics of Aging (MEA).
Methodology
You can dowload all methodology publications here.
Bergmann, M., M. Wagner and A. Börsch-Supan (2024). SHARE Wave 9 Methodology: From the SHARE Corona Survey 2 to the SHARE Main Wave 9 Interview. Munich: SHARE-ERIC.
Yilmaz, Y., Lasson, S., Hannemann, T., Schuller, K., Börsch-Supan, A. (2023). SHARE Compliance Profiles – Wave 9. Berlin: SHARE Berlin Institute.
Schuller, K, Lasson, S., Sand, G., Bergmann, M., Pflüger, S.-M., Hannemann, T., Börsch-Supan, A. (2021). SHARE Compliance Profiles – Wave 8. Munich: MEA, Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy.
Bergmann, M., A. Scherpenzeel and A. Börsch-Supan (Eds.) (2019). SHARE Wave 7 Methodology: Panel Innovations and Life Histories. Munich: Munich Center for the Economics of Aging (MEA).
Malter, F.; Schuller, K. and Börsch-Supan, A. (2018). SHARE Compliance Profiles – Wave 7. Munich: MEA, Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy.
Malter, F.; Schuller, K. and Börsch-Supan, A. (2016). SHARE Compliance Profiles – Wave 6. Munich: MEA, Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy.
Other publications by SHARE-ERIC
Bohacek Radim, Jirsa David, Ferrari Irene, Pasini Giacomo (2025). geoSHARE 1.0: Geographic information in regular SHARE waves. SHARE Working Paper Series 96-2025, SHARE BERLIN Institute, https://doi.org/10.6103/wp.962025
Franzese Fabio, Benjamin Chinenye (2025). Accelerometer-measured physical activity and ADL/IADL impairment: A two-year follow-up analysis. SHARE Working Paper Series 97-2025, SHARE BERLIN Institute, https://doi.org/10.6103/wp.972025
Herold Imke, Irving Jessica, Bethmann Arne, Pettinicchi Yuri (2025). Cross-European consent to data linkage in the ageing population of 28 countries. SHARE Working Paper Series 99-2025, SHARE BERLIN Institute, https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202506.1027.v1
Hunsicker Charlotte, Bethmann Arne, Fabel Theresa, Thumann Barbara, Schütz Johanna, zur Kammer Kenneth, Hudelmayer Annika, Reiter Herwig, Buschle Christina (2025). Testing Qualitative Pretest Interviews in the Questionnaire Development Process of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). SHARE Working Paper Series 103-2025, SHARE BERLIN Institute, https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202510.2466.v1
Kammer Kenneth, Schütz Johanna, Hudelmayer Annika, Hunsicker Charlotte, Bethmann Arne (2025). Measuring computer skills of older people in SHARE: Evaluation of the item IT003_PC_Skills (IT module) using qualitative pretest interviews. SHARE Working Paper Series 98-2025, SHARE BERLIN Institute, https://doi.org/10.6103/wp.982025
Bruijne Marika, Kalwij Adriaan (2024). Switching survey mode between CAPI and CAWI: A report from the field. SHARE Working Paper Series 93-2024, SHARE BERLIN Institute, https://doi.org/10.17617/wp.932024
Couper Mick P., Jäckle Annette (2024). Participation and selection bias. SHARE Working Paper 92-2024, SHARE BERLIN Institute, https://doi.org/10.6103/wp.922024
Bergmann Michael, Bethmann Arne (2023). SHARE Sampling Guide 10. SHARE Working Paper 87-2023, Munich Center for the Economics of Aging (MEA), https://doi.org/10.6103/wp.872023
Franzese Fabio, Khourshed May, Scherpenzeel Annette, Angleys Nora, Weiss Luzia, Börsch-Supan Axel (2023). Device-measured physical activity of older Europeans. The SHARE accelerometer study. SHARE Working Paper Series, 85-2023, SHARE BERLIN Institute, https://doi.org/10.6103/wp.852023
Otero, M., Douhou, S., Pettinicchi, Y., Sommer, E., Ludmark, V.P., Rieckmann, A. and Börsch-Supan, A. (2023), European adaptation of the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol: Methodological lessons learned from SHARE-HCAP. Alzheimer’s Dement., 19: e063042. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.063042
Franzese Fabio (2023). How to use multiple imputations in Stata A practical introduction for SHARE data. SHARE Working Paper 88-2023, Munich Center for the Economics of Aging (MEA), https://doi.org/10.6103/wp.882023
Börsch-Supan, Axel, Abramowska-Kmon, Anita, Andersen-Ranberg, Karen, Brugiavini, Agar, Chlon-Dominczak, Agnieszka, Jusot, Florence, Laferrère, Anne, Litwin, Howard, Smolic, Sime and Weber, Guglielmo. Social, health, and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the epidemiological control measures: First results from SHARE Corona Waves 1 and 2, Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter (2023).. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111135908
Yilmaz, Y., Lasson, S., Hannemann, T., Schuller, K., Börsch-Supan, A. (2023). SHARE Compliance Profiles – Wave 9. Berlin: SHARE Berlin Institute.
Groh, R., Weiss, L. M., Börsch-Supan, M., Börsch-Supan, A. (2022). Effects of Spot Size on Biomarker Levels of Field-Collected Dried Blood Spots – A new Algorithm for Exact DBS Size Measurement. American Journal of Human Biology; https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.23777
Bergmann Michael, Franzese Fabio, Schrank Francesca (2022). Determinants of consent in the SHARE Accelerometer study. SHARE Working Paper Series, 78-2022 Munich Center for the Economics of Aging (MEA), https://doi.org/10.17617/2.3372782
Bergmann Michael, Kneip Thorsten, De Luca Giuseppe, Scherpenzeel Annette (2022). Survey participation in the Eighth Wave of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). SHARE Working Paper Series 81-2022, Munich Center for the Economics of Aging (MEA), https://doi.org/10.17617/2.3390284
Bergmann, M. & Börsch-Supan, A. (2021). SHARE Wave 8 Methodology: Collecting cross-national survey data in times of COVID-19. Munich: MEA, Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy. ISBN 978-3-00-069877-4
Schuller, K., Lasson, S., Sand, G., Bergmann, M., Pflüger, S., Hannemann, T., Börsch-Supan, A. (2021). SHARE Compliance Profiles – Wave 8. Munich: MEA, Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy.
Börsch-Supan, A., Weiss, L. M., Börsch-Supan, M., Potter, A., Cofferen, J., & Kerschner, E. (2021). Dried Blood Spot Collection, sample quality and fieldwork conditions: Structural validations for conversion into standard values. American Journal of Human Biology; https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.23517
Börsch-Supan Martina, Weiss Luzia, Andersen-Ranberg Karen, Börsch-Supan Axel (2020). Collection of Dried Blood Spots in the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE): From Implementation to Blood-Marker Analyses. SHARE Working Paper Series, 47-2020 Munich Center for the Economics of Aging (MEA), https://doi.org/10.17617/2.3245285
Bergmann, M. & Scherpenzeel, A. (2020). Using field monitoring strategies to improve panel sample representativeness: Application during data collection in the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) in Survey Methods: Insights from the Field, Special issue: Fieldwork Monitoring Strategies for Interviewer-Administered Surveys. DOI:10.13094/SMIF-2020-00003
Friedel, S., & Birkenbach, T. (2020). Evolution of the Initially Recruited SHARE Panel Sample Over the First Six Waves. Journal of Official Statistics, 36(3), 507-527. https://doi.org/10.2478/jos-2020-0027
Scherpenzeel, A., etal. (2020). Collecting survey data among the 50+ population during the COVID-19 outbreak: The Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). Survey Research Methods, 14(2), 217–221. https://doi.org/10.18148/srm/2020.v14i2.7738