Item Nonresponse in Wages: Testing for Biased Estimates in Wage Equations

This paper investigates how to test and correct for nonresponse selection bias induced by missing income information when estimating wage functions. The novelty is to use the variation in interviewer-specific response rates as exclusion restriction within the framework of a sample selection model.

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Fertig, Michael ; Görlitz, Katja
Publisher:	Essen : Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI)
Subject:	Item nonresponse \| wages

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Series:	Ruhr Economic Papers ; 333
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
ISBN:	978-3-86788-383-2
Other identifiers:	10.4419/86788383 [DOI] 722247788 [GVK] hdl:10419/61449 [Handle] RePEc:zbw:rwirep:333 [RePEc]
Classification:	J30 - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs. General
Source:	EconStor

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