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Evidence on job search models from a survey of unemployed workers in Germany
Della Vigna, Stefano; Heining, Jörg; Schmieder, Johannes; … - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012231553
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Perceptions of economic insecurity : evidence from the survey of economic expectations
Dominitz, Jeff; Manski, Charles F. - 1996
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000598141
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How social processes distort measurement : the impact of survey nonresponse on estimates of volunteer work in the United States
Abraham, Katharine G.; Helms, Sara E.; Presser, Stanley - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003725619
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Mexican immigrants, the labor market and the current population survey : seasonality effects, framing effects, and sensitivity of results
Lozano, Fernando (contributor); Sorensen, Todd (contributor) - 2008
Survey Annual Demographic Files (March ADS) and the Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Groups (ORGs). We use a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003652678
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Debt literacy, financial experiences, and overindebtedness
Lusardi, Annamaria; Tufano, Peter - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003823662
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Experimental tests of survey responses to expenditure questions
Comerford, David; Delaney, Liam; Harmon, Colm - 2009
This paper tests for a number of survey effects in the elicitation of expenditure items. In particular we examine the … features of survey design influence expenditure reports. We find that over one quarter of respondents have difficulty … survey question. It is crucial to further account for these features in ongoing surveys. -- Expenditure surveys ; survey …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003895103
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The reliability of subjective well-being measures
Krueger, Alan B.; Schkade, David - 2007
This paper studies the test-retest reliability of a standard self-reported life satisfaction measure and of affect measures collected from a diary method. The sample consists of 229 women who were interviewed on Thursdays, two weeks apart, in Spring 2005. The correlation of net affect (i.e.,...
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Willingness to pay for drug rehabilitation : implications for cost recovery
Bishai, David; Sindelar, Jody Louise - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003374761
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Do labor statistics depend on how and to whom the questions are asked? : results from a survey experiment in Tanzania
Bardasi, Elena; Beegle, Kathleen; Dillon, Andrew; … - 2010
survey experiment in Tanzania that varied two key dimensions: the level of detail of the questions and the type of respondent …. Significant differences are observed across survey designs with respect to different labor statistics. Labor force participation … rates, for example, vary by as much as 10 percentage points across the four survey assignments. Using a short labor module …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003938170
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The analytical returns to measuring a detailed household roster
Akresh, Richard; Edmonds, Eric V. - 2010
Households are dynamic while most surveys only collect information on individuals who are present at a single point in time. We exploit a unique and thorough household membership enumeration in Burkina Faso to consider the analytical costs of the typical static household roster. We document that...
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