Dynamics and measurement error in household income data collected with single questions
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Income data; Measurement error; Data quality;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C81 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Microeconomic Data; Data Access
- C83 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Survey Methods; Sampling Methods
- I39 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Other
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