New Data Website: The European Data Center for Work and Welfare

Dear Sir, Madam,May we please ask your attention for the new website of EDACwowe, the European Data Center for Work and Welfare (www.edacwowe.eu).EDACwowe is the META-DATA-SHELL for European research and policy making in the areas of work and welfare.EDACwowe gives INFORMATION on and DIRECT LINKS to comparative and national, quantitative and qualitative DATA ON WORK AND WELFARE and closely related fields. The data include public opinions, indicators and statistics, and policies and institutions.The main TOPICS covered by EDACwowe are:- Income and Benefits- Social Care- Work and EmploymentAmong the related fields are: Demographics, Economy and Trade, Education, Families, Taxes, Welfare Contributions and Spending, Health and Safety, Industrial Relations, Migration, Politics and Elections, Well-being and Quality of Life.We invite you to have a look at: www.edacwowe.euWe would appreciate if you could forward this message to networks, colleagues or students who might be interested in learning about EDACwowe and its services. Attached is a pdf-flyer which gives them a good impression of the looks and contents of the new website.On behalf of the EDACwowe team,Wim van Oorschot(Department of Sociology, Tilburg University, The Netherlands)Torben Fridberg(Danish National Centre for Social Research SFI, Denmark)