Errors in recalling childhood socio-economic status: the role of anchoring and household formation in South Africa
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- Dieter Fintel & Dorrit Posel, 2016. "Errors in Recalling Childhood Socio-economic Status: The Role of Anchoring and Household Formation in South Africa," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 126(1), pages 119-140, March.
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Keywords
retrospective data; socio-economic status; childhood reach; anchoring;
All these keywords.JEL classification:
- J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
- C83 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Survey Methods; Sampling Methods
- D1 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior
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