A'Hearn, Brian; Baten, Jörg; Crayen, Dorothee - Department of Economics and Business, Universitat … - 2006
Age data frequently display excess frequencies at round or attractive ages, such as even numbers and multiples of five. This phenomenon of age heaping has been viewed as a problem in previous research, especially in demography and epidemiology. We see it as an opportunity and propose its use as...