We develop a new Bayesian estimator that is able to deal with multivariate panel data structure in the presence of … spatial correlation. The analysis of panel data introduced here allows us to analyze not only the fixed effect but also the …

Nonresponse in surveys may result in a distortion of the distribution of interest. In a panel survey the participation … restates a result for Finland for the ECHP (European Community Household Panel). A second condition concerns the selectivity of … panel attrition after wave one. Here panel attrition must not depend on the income state of the previous panel wave. The …

demography is used to show that an initial bias can "fade-away" in later panel waves, if the transition laws in the observed … sample and the population are identical. Panel attrition is incorporated into the Markovian framework. Extensions to Markov … empirical data from a German Labour Market Panel to demonstrate the extend and speed of the fade-away effect. The implications …

for respondents and nonrespondents, and attrition in later panel waves must not depend on the state of the individuals …. The theory is applied to a German survey on social benefit recipience. Minor deviations from assumptions are shown to have …