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How reliable are income data collected with a single question?
Micklewright, John; Schnepf, Sylke Viola - 2007
are asked about the household total rather than own income alone. Data are typically banded, implying a loss of … household income in the BSA - with those in two other much larger UK surveys that measure income in much greater detail. Second … household: total income in respondents' households is unobserved. We therefore examine the relationship between individual and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276679
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Memorandum: Erfolgsbedingungen empirischer Wirtschaftsforschung und empirisch gestuetzter wirtschafts- und sozialpolitischer Beratung
Hauser, Richard; Wagner, Gert G.; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 1998
Based on the hypothesis that microdata are of crucial importance for internationally competitive economic research and scientific advice in economic and social policy, the authors develop various proposals for an improved data supply for empirical work in Germany. Present shortcomings are mainly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262260
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Migration and globalization: challenges and perspectives for the research infrastructure
Kahanec, Martin; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2008
International migration of people is a momentous and complex phenomenon. Research on its causes and consequences, requires sufficient data. While some datasets are available, the nature of migration complicates their scientific use. Virtually no existing dataset captures international migration...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269198
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Optimal Data Collection for Randomized Control Trials
Carneiro, Pedro; Lee, Sokbae; Wilhelm, Daniel - 2016
the use of pre-experimental data such as a census, or a household survey, to inform the choice of both the sample size and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011494280
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Informing Migration Policies: A Data Primer
Carletto, Calogero; Larrison, Jennica; Ozden, Caglar - 2014
the design of questionnaires in household, labor market, and other relevant surveys. The paper discusses how these data …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010481636
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Program Evaluation and Spillover Effects
Angelucci, Manuela; Di Maro, Vincenzo - 2015
This paper is a practical guide for researchers and practitioners who want to understand spillover effects in program evaluation. The paper defines spillover effects and discusses why it is important to measure them. It explains how to design a field experiment to measure the average effects of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010531739
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Program Evaluation and Spillover Effects
Angelucci, Manuela; Di Maro, Vincenzo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
This paper is a practical guide for researchers and practitioners who want to understand spillover effects in program evaluation. The paper defines spillover effects and discusses why it is important to measure them. It explains how to design a field experiment to measure the average effects of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011274369
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Memorandum: Erfolgsbedingungen empirischer Wirtschaftsforschung und empirisch gestuetzter wirtschafts- und sozialpolitischer Beratung
Hauser, Richard; Wagner, Gert G.; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 1998
Based on the hypothesis that microdata are of crucial importance for internationally competitiveeconomic research and scientific advice in economic and social policy, the authorsdevelop various proposals for an improved data supply for empirical work in Germany. Present shortcomings are mainly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761947
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Migration and Globalization: Challenges and Perspectives for the Research Infrastructure
Kahanec, Martin; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
International migration of people is a momentous and complex phenomenon. Research on its causes and consequences, requires sufficient data. While some datasets are available, the nature of migration complicates their scientific use. Virtually no existing dataset captures international migration...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822284
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Informing Migration Policies: A Data Primer
Carletto, Calogero; Larrison, Jennica; Ozden, Caglar - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
the design of questionnaires in household, labor market, and other relevant surveys. The paper discusses how these data …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011106167