Mismeasurement of usual hours worked in the census and ACS

Recent decennial censuses and the American Community Survey (ACS) collect data that permit construction of average hourly wage rates. However, reports concerning usual hours worked during the past year contain errors that create incredible implied wages for part-time workers.

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Year of publication:	2009
Authors:	Baum-Snow, Nathaniel ; Neal, Derek
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 102.2009, 1, p. 39-41
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Hourly wages Measurement error

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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