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Errors in survey reporting and imputation and their effects on estimates of food stamp program participation

Meyer, Bruce D.; Mittag, Nikolas; Goerge, Robert - 2018

Accurately measuring government benefit receipt in household surveys is necessary when studying disadvantaged populations and the programs that serve them. The Food Stamp Program is especially important given its size and recent growth. To validate survey reports, we use administrative data on...

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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 - 2015

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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 - 2015

analyses of low-income populations. We focus on the Current Population Survey (CPS), the source of official poverty and … also greatly understates the effects of anti-poverty programs and changes our understanding of program targeting, often …. Using the combined data rather than survey data alone, the poverty reducing effect of all programs together is nearly …

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