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THURSDAY 21 JULY 1513.31.4 Mul-stage tesng in longitudinal designsS. Pohl 1 , C. Carstensen 01 Oo-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg, Naonales Bildungspanel, GermanyThe Naonal Educaonal Panel Study (NEPS) is a large-scale study with a longitudinal design that aims at inves-gang the development of competencies across the whole life span. An aim of the NEPS is (a) to measure thewhole ability range of the examinees (b) in a given me (c) as accurate as possible (d) without increasing panelmortality due to too difficult or too easy tests. In order to meet all these requirements mul-stage tesng isdiscussed.3.32 Comparave research IITo be held on July 21, 2011 from: 14:00 to 15:30, in room 319.Coordinated by:• Paolo Moncagaa - Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain• Willem E. Saris - Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain3.32.1 Measurement of SupranaonalismL. Coromina 1 , W. Saris 21 University of Girona, Spain; 2 Universitat Pompeu Fabra, SpainA crucial issue in the European Union (EU) is which policies should be regulated by EU and which ones bynaonal governments. The level of polical decision power, supranaonal or naonal/regional level, has beendecided without much influence of the cizens in the member states. Given this situaon it is interesng tostudy the supra-naonalism of the people in the different countries. Therefore the issues studied here are:- How can one determine the supra-naonalism of the European cizens?- Is the homogeneity of these opinions such that one scale can be used in the whole of Europe?3.32.2 Comparave Survey Research in the GCC RegionD. Al-Emadi 2 , D. Howell 1 , A. Diop 21 University of Michigan, United States; 2 Social and Economic Survey Research Instute (SESRI), Qatar University,QatarThe GCC (Gulf Cooperaon Council) states, consisng of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and theUnited Arab Emirates, are at a very unique period in their history. The naons and their cizens find themselvesadapng to newfound wealth, majority expatriate populaons, globalizaon, and accompanying social change.All this while the sociees are seeking to balance and preserve long-standing idenes, values and tradionsthat are tribal, religious and cultural in nature. This is a period worthy of careful study, with one valuable toolbeing survey research. However, survey research and comparave research (especially academically-based)are less widely pracced and capacity less developed in the GCC states than in much of the Western world...3.32.3 Esmang Effects of Macro- and Micro Variables on Individual Characteriscs in a Cross-CountryFramework. RE- and FE- Techniques under ReviewM. Giesselmann 2 , H. Lohmann 3 , H. Hans-Jürgen Andreß 11 University of Cologne, Germany; 2 SOEP - DIW Berlin and University of Cologne, Germany; 3 German Instutefor Economic Research (DIW), GermanyAn important task of empirical social science is to determine the impact of macro-economical, instuonaland cultural characteriscs on individual living condions and behavior. As a major instrument to examinesuch macro-micro hypotheses, the country-comparave approach has well established. This approach regards