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Attrition and the estimation of employment and wage equations: the Canadian survey of labour and income dynamics

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  • Brahim Boudarbat
  • Lee Grenon

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This article provides an analysis of the effects of attrition on employment and wages using the Canadian survey of labour and income dynamics. We consider a structural model composed of three freely correlated equations for nonattrition, employment and wages. The model is estimated using microdata from 22 990 individuals who provided sufficient information in the first year of the 1996--2001 panel. The main findings of this article are that attrition is not random. Attritors likely are less attached to employment and come from low-income population. The correlation between nonattrition and employment is positive and statistically significant, though small. Also, wage estimates are biased upwards. Observed wages are on average higher than wages that would be observed if all the individuals initially selected in the panel remained in the sample.

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  • Brahim Boudarbat & Lee Grenon, 2013. "Attrition and the estimation of employment and wage equations: the Canadian survey of labour and income dynamics," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 20(12), pages 1139-1144, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:20:y:2013:i:12:p:1139-1144
    DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2013.795270
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