Systematic measurement error in self-reported health: is anchoring vignettes the way out?
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- Dasgupta, Aparajita, 2014. "Systematic Measurement Error in Self-Reported Health: Is anchoring vignettes the way out?," MPRA Paper 58722, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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Self-assessed health; Vignette approach; Measurement error; Response consistency;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I1 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health
- I14 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Inequality
- O2 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy
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