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Measuring the statistical capacity of nations
Cameron, Grant J.; Dang, Hai-Anh H.; Dinc, Mustafa; … - 2020
internationally comparable data. This paper reviews measurement methodologies, posits desired attributes, and presents theoretical and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012316940
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Using a census to assess the reliability of a national household survey for migration research : the case of Ireland
Barrett, Alan (contributor); Kelly, Elish (contributor) - 2008
Much research has been conducted on immigration into Ireland in recent years using data from the Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS), the official source for labour market data in Ireland. As it is known that the QNHS undercounts immigrants in Ireland, a concern exists over whether the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003755539
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Estimating trends in US income inequality using the current population survey : the importance of controlling for censoring
Burkhauser, Richard V.; Feng, Shuaizhang; Jenkins, Stephen - 2008
Using internal and public use March Current Population Survey data, we analyze trends in US income inequality (19752004). Using a multiple imputation approach where values for censored observations are imputed using draws from a Generalized Beta distribution of the Second Kind, we find that the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003755549
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Using linked survey and administrative data to better measure income : implications for poverty, program effectiveness and holes in the safety net
Meyer, Bruce D.; Mittag, Nikolas - 2017
We examine the consequences of underreporting of transfer programs in household survey data for several prototypical analyses of low-income populations. We focus on the Current Population Survey (CPS), the source of official poverty and inequality statistics. We link administrative data for food...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011716177
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Estimating poverty for refugee populations : can cross-survey imputation methods substitute for data scarcity?
Dang, Hai-Anh H.; Verme, Paolo - 2019
measuring poverty among refugee populations. However, refugee data remain scarce, particularly in relation to the measurement of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012140318
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The insights and illusions of consumption measurements
Battistin, Erich; De Nadai, Michele; Krishnan, Nandini - 2020
empirical support for the claim that acquisition diaries yield the most accurate measurement of poverty and inequality and offer …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012212691
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Enlisting employees in improving payroll-tax compliance : evidence from Mexico
Kumler, Todd J.; Verhoogen, Eric; Frias, Judith A. - 2013
Non-compliance of firms with tax regulations is a major constraint on state capacity in developing countries. We focus on an arguably under-appreciated dimension of non-compliance: under-reporting of wages by formal firms to evade payroll taxes. We develop a simple partial-equilibrium model of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010125917
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Multidimensional targeting and evaluation : a general framework with an application to a poverty program in Bangladesh
Robano, Virginia; Smith, Stephen C. - 2013
eligibility. We apply recent advances in multidimensional measurement analysis to develop a straightforward method for summarizing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010125890
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Behavioral foundations of microcredit : experimental and survey evidence from rural India
Bauer, Michal; Chytilová, Julie; Morduch, Jonathan - 2010
experimental measures of time discounting and risk aversion for villagers in south India to highlight behavioral features of … typical lending mechanisms. -- Time preference ; hyperbolic discounting ; self-control ; loan contracts ; microfinance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003959320
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Can women's self-help groups contribute to sustainable development? : evidence of capability changes from Northern India
Anand, Paul; Saxena, Swati; Gonzales Martinez, Rolando; … - 2020
the poorest rural regions of the world (Uttar Pradesh, India). Methodologically, it shows how indicators from the direct … capability measurement literature can be adapted for program evaluation in a low income country setting. Unique data on …-strand programs can help to explain the paradox as to why nearly 100 million women (in India alone) have participated in self help …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012164699