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Australian Labour Force Data: How Representative is the ‘Population Represented by the Matched Sample’?

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This paper investigates two related matters. First, what proportion of the population is represented by the matched sample (i.e. by the gross flows data) in the Labour Force Survey, why is this proportion what it is and why does it vary over time? Second, given that around 20% of the population are not represented in the matched sample, how representative are labour market indices derived from the matched sample data and, if biases are present, what is the source and what are the implications of the bias?

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  • Robert Dixon, 2001. "Australian Labour Force Data: How Representative is the ‘Population Represented by the Matched Sample’?," The Economic and Labour Relations Review, , vol. 12(2), pages 303-330, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ecolab:v:12:y:2001:i:2:p:303-330
    DOI: 10.1177/103530460101200210
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    1. Jerome Fahrer & Alexandra Heath, 1992. "The Evolution of Employment and Unemployment in Australia," RBA Research Discussion Papers rdp9215, Reserve Bank of Australia.
    2. Robert Dixon & G.C. Lim, 2002. "Australian gross flows data: the labour force survey and the size of the population represented by the matched sample," Australian Journal of Labour Economics (AJLE), Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC), Curtin Business School, vol. 5(1), pages 1-21, March.
    3. Gareth D. Leeves, 1997. "Labour Market Gross Flows and Transition Rates 1980–1992," The Economic and Labour Relations Review, , vol. 8(1), pages 110-127, June.
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