Detecting Anomalous Data in Household Surveys: Evidence for Argentina
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Income; Household surveys; Benford’s law;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- M42 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Accounting - - - Auditing
- M48 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Accounting - - - Government Policy and Regulation
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