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Identification, Characteristics and Impact of Faked Interviews in Surveys : An analysis by means of genuine fakes in the raw data of SOEP

Wagner, Gert G.; Schraepler, Joerg-Peter - 2003

To the best of our knowledge, most of the few methodological studies which analyze the impact of faked interviews on survey results are based on 'artificial fakes' generated by project students in a 'laboratory environment'. In contrast, panel data provide a unique opportunity to identify data...

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Automatic Identification of Faked and Fraudulent Interviews in Surveys by Two Different Methods

Schäfer, Christin; Schräpler, Jörg-Peter; Müller, … - 2004

interviewers with respect to their cheating behavior are given. For both methods all of the evident fakers are identified. …

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The MARS algorithm in the spatial framework: Non-linearities and spatial effects in hedonic models

López, Fernando A.; Kholodilin, Konstantin A. - 2020

Multivariate Adaptive Regression Spline (MARS) is a simple and powerful non-parametric technique that automatizes the selection of non-linear terms in regression models. Non-linearities and spatial effects are natural characteristics in numerous spatial hedonic pricing models. In this paper, we...

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Ubiquitous Social Networks: Opportunities and Challenges for Privacy-Aware User Modelling

Preibusch, Sören; Hoser, Bettina; Gürses, Seda; … - 2007

Privacy has been recognized as an important topic in the Internet for a long time, and technological developments in the area of privacy tools are ongoing. However, their focus was mainly on the individual. With the proliferation of social network sites, it has become more evident that the...

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Using the P90/P10 Index to Measure US Inequality Trends with Current Population Survey Data: A View from Inside the Census Bureau Vaults

Burkhauser, Richard V.; Feng, Shuaizhang; Jenkins, … - 2007

The March Current Population Survey (CPS) is the primary data source for estimation of levels and trends in labor earnings and income inequality in the USA. Time-inconsistency problems related to top coding in theses data have led many researchers to use the ratio of the 90th and 10th...

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How should local governments tax local business? Lessons from an international comparison and a microsimulation analysis for Germany

Fossen, Frank M.; Bach, Stefan - 2007

The local business tax as the main revenue source of local governments in Germany has been under extensive debate for decades. Proposals for reform range from a broad tax base in the sense of an origin-based value-added tax to a pure profit tax that could be implemented as a surcharge on...

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Tax loss offset restrictions - last resort for the treasury? An empirical evaluation of tax loss offset restrictions based on micro data

Dwenger, Nadja - 2008

In Germany, the tax loss carry-forward of corporations significantly increased over the last decade. At the same time only a small percentage of losses have been effectively offset in the following periods. One potential reason for this puzzle is that stricter loss offset restrictions have been...

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Cheating and corruption: Evidence from a household survey

Hübler, Olaf; Koch, Melanie; Menkhoff, Lukas; Schmidt, … - 2019

standard "cheating" experiment into a broad household survey and find clear support for this prediction: respondents who … others at the cheating experiment, thus stimulating the reputational concern to be seen as honest, reduces cheating. Again …

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Corruption and cheating: Evidence from rural Thailand

Hübler, Olaf; Koch, Melanie; Menkhoff, Lukas; Schmidt, … - 2020

This study tests the prediction that perceived corruption reduces ethical behavior. Integrating a standard "cheating …, and situational control variables. Attendance of others at the cheating experiment, stimulating the reputational concern … to be seen as honest, reduces cheating, thus indicating transparency as a remedy. …

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Video recordings in experiments: Are there effects on self-selection or the outcome of the experiment?

Lohse, Tim; Qari, Salmai - 2018

The use of video recordings in experimental economics has become increasingly popular. However, little attention is paid to how this might affect the composition of the participating subjects and the intended treatment effect. We make a first attempt to shed light on these issues and address...

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