High nonresponse rates have become a rule in survey sampling. In panel surveys there occur additional sample losses due … to panel attrition, which are thought to worsen the bias resulting from initial nonresponse. However, under certain … conditions an initial wave nonresponse bias may vanish in later panel waves. We study such a "Fade away" of an initial …

Among a variety of small area estimation methods, one popular approach for the estimation of linear and non …-linear indicators is the empirical best predictor. However, parameter estimation using standard maximum likelihood methods is not … is often the case for income variables. Therefore, this work proposes an estimation method, which enables the estimation …

This paper provides new empirical insights on the elasticity of taxable income for Germany. Using a rich panel of …. Showing and discussing potential estimation problems of the most prominent model in the literature by Gruber and Saez (2002 …