Linking ASHE and LFS: can the main earnings sources be reconciled?

Describes a project to link and study ASHE and the LFS, examining differences between earnings and hours information collected.This article describes a project to link and study the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings and Labour Force Survey. Thisinvestigation looked at the differences between the earnings and hours information collected on the surveys. Theresults show that some perceptions over the accuracy of the surveys are misplaced, and that researchers can have moreconfidence in using the data. Economic & Labour Market Review (2007) 1, 24–31; doi:10.1057/palgrave.elmr.1410041