The Man of the House – How the Use of Household Head Characteristics leads to Omitted Variable Bias

Household heads are defined in many micro data sets and are usually male. This paper illustrates potential consequences of the common practice of using only the household head's characteristics in empirical research

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Year of publication:	2020
Authors:	Kleinjans, Kristin J.
Publisher:	[2020]: [S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Privater Haushalt \| Household \| Systematischer Fehler \| Bias
Description of contents:	Abstract [papers.ssrn.com]

Extent:	1 Online-Ressource
Series:	Economics Letters ; Vol. 119, 2013 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2013.01.031
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments 2013 erstellt Volltext nicht verfügbar
Classification:	D13 - Household Production and Intrahouse Allocation ; J16 - Economics of Gender
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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