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:	2012-04
Authors:	Fertig, Michael ; Görlitz, Katja
Institutions:	Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI)
Subject:	Item nonresponse \| wages

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Ruhr Economic Papers. - ISSN 1864-4872.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Number 0333 8 pages
Classification:	J30 - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs. General
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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