correction term is obtained from studying the estimator of the Gini index within a measurement error framework. In addition, it …

The perpetual inventory method used for the construction of education data per country leads to systematic measurement … error. This paper analyses the effect of this measurement error on GDP regressions. There is a systematic difference in the … the measurement error. The standard attenuation bias suggests that using these corrected data would lead to a higher …

mapping of distribution functions reveals the combined effect of systematic differences in measurement and measurement error …. Using a pseudo cross-section approach, I eliminate the effect of measurement error and find that using a high level of … measurement error in the consumption measure derived from the short questionnaire results in higher poverty estimates even if the …

Comparison and Averaging 16 2.3 Simulation 19 2.4 Model Evaluation ….2 Prior Predictive Analysis 47 3.3 Comparison with an Incomplete Model 71 3.4 Appendix: A …

predict that the design and implementation of a performance measurement and compensation system affect the motivation of …

than in the stable environment. This finding is in line with standard agency theory and contrasts a distinct element of … expectancy theory; noisier performance measures do not lower work motivation.<P> …

. The notion of surplus connects hedge fund manager's incentive schemes with the idea of mental accounting as proposed in …