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Mismeasured Household Size and its Implications for the Identification of Economies of Scale
Halliday, Timothy - 2008
We consider the possibility that demographic variables are measured with errors which arise because household surveys measure demographic structures at a point-in-time, whereas household composition evolves throughout the survey period. We construct and estimate sharp bounds on household size...
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Reconciling Occupational Mobility in the Current Population Survey
vom Lehn, Christian - 2020
Measuring occupational mobility from the Current Population Survey using recall (retrospective) or linked panel responses (longitudinal) generates substantially different outcomes, both in levels and trends. Using a generalized method of moments technique, we estimate the actual level of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012827354
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Using the P90/P10 Index to Measure US Inequality Trends with Current Population Survey Data : A View from Inside the Census Bureau Vaults
Burkhauser, Richard V.; Feng, Shuaizhang; Jenkins, … - 2021
The March Current Population Survey (CPS) is the primary data source for estimation of levels and trends in labor earnings and income inequality in the USA. Time-inconsistency problems related to top coding in theses data have led many researchers to use the ratio of the 90th and 10th...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013316989
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Partisanship and Survey Refusal
Borgschulte, Mark; Cho, Heepyung; Lubotsky, Darren - 2022
Response rates to important surveys used in social science research have been falling precipitously over the last few decades, raising questions about the representativeness of the resulting data and the quality of evidence that comes from it. We examine how partisan preferences influence...
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Occupational Mobility of Immigrants in a Low Skilled Economy : The Spanish Case
Simon, Hipolito - 2011
We analyze the occupational mobility of immigrants between their origin countries and Spain and its determinants. We …, immigrants experience a strong occupational downgrading in Spain when compared to their origin countries. This fact is due to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013127919
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Is There Discriminatory Mortgage Pricing Against Immigrants in the Spanish Lending Market?
Diaz-Serrano, Luis - 2011
In this paper, we investigate whether evidence of discriminatory treatment against immigrants in the Spanish mortgage market exists. More specifically, we test whether, ceteris paribus, immigrant borrowers tend to be charged with higher interest rates on their mortgages than their Spanish born...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013128211
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Wage Differentials between Native and Immigrant Women in Spain : Accounting for Differences in the Supports
Nicodemo, Catia - 2011
The objective of the study is to quantify the wage gap between native and immigrant women in Spain taking into account …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013128217
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Commuting Time and Labour Supply : A Causal Effect?
Giménez, José Ignacio - 2011
We analyze the causal effect of the length of the worker's commute on worker's productivity, by examining whether commuting time has any effect on worker's labour market supply. Using the Spanish Time Use Survey 2002-03, our GMM/IV estimation yields a positive causal impact of commuting time on...
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Work, Risk and Health : Differences between Immigrants and Natives in Spain
Solé, Meritxell - 2010
We analyze the impact of working and contractual conditions, particularly exposure to job risks, on the probability of acquiring a disability. We postulate a model in which this impact is mediated by the choice of occupation, with a level of risk associated to it. We assume this choice is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013135627
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Two-Tier Labor Markets in the Great Recession : France vs. Spain
Bentolila, Samuel - 2010
This paper analyzes the strikingly different response of unemployment to the Great Recession in France and Spain. Their … France, unemployment rate has increased by 2 percentage points, whereas in Spain it has shot up to 19% by the end of 2009. We … contracts and the less restrictive rules regarding the use of the latter contracts in Spain. Using a calibrated search and …
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