In linear regression models, measurement error in a covariate causes Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) to be biased and …

analysis using a model that accounts for measurement error shows that the growth of the employment rates of women without young …

of measurement error in self-reported BMI and to look at the consequences of using self-reported measures when estimating … significant measurement error and this error is negatively correlated with the true measure of BMI. In our analysis this non …-classical measurement error causes the traditional approach to overestimate the relationship between BMI and both income and education …

possible measurement error. We combine self-reported data on BMI with estimated misclassification rates obtained from auxiliary … obtain meaningful comparisons across countries even after accounting for measurement error. In particular the self … differences in obesity rates within countries. -- obesity ; measurement error ; bounds …

construct and estimate sharp bounds on household size and find that the degree of these measurement errors is non … ; measurement error ; semi-parametric bounds ; economies of scale …