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Item non-response and imputation of annual labor income in panel surveys from a cross-national perspective
Frick, Joachim R. (contributor);  … - 2007
Using data on annual individual labor income from three representative panel datasets (German SOEP, British BHPS, Australian HILDA) we investigate a) the selectivity of item non-response (INR) and b) the impact of imputation as a prominent post-survey means to cope with this type of measurement...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003561621
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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
In this paper we compare estimates of immigrants' labor supply assimilation profiles using the Current Population Survey Annual Demographic Files (March ADS) and the Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Groups (ORGs). We use a measure that is seemingly consistent across both surveys:...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003652678
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The reliability of subjective well-being measures
Krueger, Alan B. (contributor); Schkade, David (contributor) - 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.,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003578860
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Some evidence on the importance of sticky wages
Barattieri, Alessandro; Basu, Susanto; Gottschalk, Peter - 2010
the period 1996-1999. The SIPP provides high-frequency information on wages, employment and demographic characteristics … correcting for measurement error, wages appear to be very sticky. In the average quarter, the probability that an individual will …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003985883
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Attrition and health in ageing studies : evidence from ELSA and HRS
Banks, James; Muriel, Alastair; Smith, James P. - 2010
In this paper we present results of an investigation into observable characteristics associated with attrition in ELSA and the HRS, with a particular focus on whether attrition is systematically related to health outcomes and socioeconomic status (SES). Investigating the links between health and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009007015
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Is earnings nonresponse ignorable?
Bollinger, Christopher R.; Hirsch, Barry T. - 2010
equation slope coefficients are affected little by selection but because of intercept shifts, wages for men and to a lesser …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009377090
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Nonresponse and focal point answers to subjective probability questions
Kleinjans, Kristin J.; Soest, Arthur van - 2010
We develop and estimate a panel data model explaining the answers to questions about subjective probabilities, using data from the US Health and Retirement Study. We explicitly account for nonresponse, rounding, and focal point "50 percent" answers. Our results indicate that for three of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009154555
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What does the public know about economic policy, and how does it know it?
Blinder, Alan S. (contributor); Krueger, Alan B. (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Public opinion influences politicians, and therefore influences public policy decisions. What are the roles of self-interest, knowledge, and ideology in public opinion formation? And how do people learn about economic issues? Using a new, specially-designed survey, we find that most respondents...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002429333
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Labor market effects of US sick pay mandates
Pichler, Stefan; Ziebarth, Nicolas R. - 2016
market consequences. We use the Synthetic Control Group Method (SCGM) and the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW …) to estimate the causal effect of mandated sick leave on employment and wages. Our findings do not provide much evidence … that employment or wages were significantly affected by the mandates which typically allow employees to earn one hour of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011455898
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Does private schooling increase adult earnings? : cohort-level evidence for U.S. states
Berger, Reilee L.; Winters, John V. - 2016
Public schooling in the U.S. has numerous critics, many of whom suggest that alternatives such as providing vouchers for private schools may be more effective. This paper combines decennial census and American Community Survey data for various years to examine the relationship between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011521168