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I show evidence of a systematic bias in the widely-used estimate of annual hours worked using the Current Population Survey. The bias stems from multiplying the number of weeks worked by the median – instead of the mean – weekly working hours. This bias can potentially lead to lower...
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. In a separate application of age measurement, I examine the consequences of stabilizing labor force participation by age …
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We measure the impact of measurement error in labor-supply elasticities estimated over recalled usual work hours, as is …
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This article presents the Working Time Measurement Concept of the Institute for Employment Research, which determines … the hours worked in Germany and their individual components. The Working Time Measurement Concept is the key data product … Measurement Concept, changes in working hours due to collective agreements and economic fluctuations are brought together with …
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We measure the impact of measurement error in labor-supply elasticities estimated over recalled usual work hours, as is …
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Problems with measurement error have led many researchers to criticize panel data studies of intertemporal labor supply …. In this study I address the measurement error problems explicitly. I estimate the properties of measurement error in the … Panel Study of Income Dynamics Validation Study. I then use this information about measurement error to purge measurement …
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