This paper examines alternative forms of match bias arising from earnings imputation. Wage equation parameters are … imputation match criteria (e.g., union status) are severely biased. Related forms of match bias arise with respect to attributes … used as match criteria, but matched imperfectly. For example, an imperfect match on schooling creates bias that flattens …

This paper examines alternative forms of match bias arising from earnings imputation. Wage equation parameters are … imputation match criteria (e.g., union status) are severely biased. Related forms of match bias arise with respect to attributes … used as match criteria, but matched imperfectly. For example, an imperfect match on schooling creates bias that flattens …

European countries while taking advantage of both fixed-effects and random-effects methods for bias-correction. We find that … limited mobility bias is severe and that bias-correction is important. Once one corrects for limited mobility bias, firm …

share of immigrants in the workforce and earnings imputation rates have risen over time, imputation match bias for recent …

share of immigrants in the workforce and earnings imputation rates have risen over time, imputation match bias for recent …

share of immigrants in the workforce and earnings imputation rates have risen over time, imputation match bias for recent …

hidden bias. We illustrate this methodology empirically for the full-time/part-time pay gap for British women. The proposed … selection bias and for controlling for such bias …

particular types of income. Results show bias in the mean and that the survey error has substantial variance. Results also show … about total expenditure are merged with income tax records holding information about income and wealth. Income and wealth … gross personal income (collected in another survey) with tax records. Tax records hold detailed information about different …

We construct a new consumption measure as a residual from the budget constraint. Consumption is that part of income … income and the composition of households' asset portfolio, collected as part of the tax assessment process. The richness of … understate consumption for home-owners, high-income, and high-wealth households. Survey-based consumption appears unbiased for …