CORE--DATA MANAGEMENT AND COMPUTING

该核心将通过提供数据和计算资源来支持P01的六个研究项目。由于在所有项目中使用通用数据集，核心可以实现相当大的规模经济。核心将在有重叠的地方汇集数据管理和方案编制任务。这在兰德公司尤其具有成本效益，因为兰德公司在开发HRS数据方面进行了非常大的投资。数据核心将与Gustman的项目协调工作，协助其他项目选择和使用养恤金数据，特别是使用HRS养恤金计算器。因此，广泛研究社区感兴趣的数据产品将被侧面分解。此外，核心将为项目成员之间的有效沟通和信息共享提供一个平台。这将包括一个讨论和张贴信息的互联网论坛。它将收集、更新和传播一个与老龄化研究相关的背景数据图书馆。P01中的一些项目使用受限数据，核心将提供专业知识 在制定和管理数据保护计划方面。P01中的许多研究人员都活跃在初级数据收集和分析方面。数据核心将促进信息从数据收集者流向研究人员，并从研究人员返回到数据收集者。它将帮助Kapteyn项目收集实验主观数据。总体而言，核心将有助于维持一个高效率、高成本效益的计算环境。

This Core will support the six research projects of the P01 by providing data and computing resources. Because of the use of common data sets across the projects, the Core can achieve substantial economies of scale. The Core will pool data management and programming tasks where there is overlap. This is particularly cost effective at RAND because of the very substantial investment RAND has made in the development of the HRS data. Working in coordination with project by Gustman, the Data Core will assist the other projects in the selection and use of pension data, particularly making use of the HRS Pension Calculator. Resulting data products that are of interest to the broad research community will be siddeminated. Moreover, the Core will provide a platform for efficient communication and information sharing among project members. This will involve an Internet forum for discussion and posting of information. It will collect, update, and disseminate a library of contextual data relevant to research on aging. A number of the projects in this P01 use restricted data, and the Core will supply expertise in forming and administering data protection plans. Many of the researchers in the P01 are active in primary data collection as well as in analysis. The Data Core will facilitate the flow of information from data collectors to researchers and from researchers back to data collectors. It will assist project by Kapteyn in the collection of experimental subjective data. Overall the Core will contribute to maintaining an efficient, cost-effective computing environment.