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in particular gaps in our descriptions of other studies, are our own. We would like to emphasize that this paper is the result of teamwork in Berlin and Munich (see Section 3.1), without whom SOEP’s continuing development would not be possible. We are particularly grateful to the principal investigators, staff and supporters of SOEP in its early years, especially Hans-Juergen Krupp, Richard Hauser, Christo