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Measuring Inequality Using Censored Data: A Multiple Imputation Approach

Jenkins, Stephen P.; Burkhauser, Richard V.; Feng, … - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2009

To measure income inequality with right censored (topcoded) data, we propose multiple imputation for censored observations using draws from Generalized Beta of the Second Kind distributions to provide partially synthetic datasets analyzed using complete data methods. Estimation and inference...

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Measuring Inequality Using Censored Data: A Multiple Imputation Approach

Jenkins, Stephen P.; Burkhauser, Richard V.; Feng, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

Keywords: income inequality, topcoding, partially synthetic data, CPS, Current Population Survey, Generalized Beta of the … right censored values has fluctuated substantially over time. Topcoding also affects estimates of standard errors of … by right censoring. See Burkhauser, Feng, Jenkins and Larrimore (2008) for a recent review of topcoding practices in …

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Estimating trends in US income inequality using the current population survey: the importance of controlling for censoring

Burkhauser, Richard V.; Feng, Shuaizhang; Jenkins, … - 2008

Using internal and public use March Current Population Survey data, we analyze trends in US income inequality (19752004). Using a multiple imputation approach where values for censored observations are imputed using draws from a Generalized Beta distribution of the Second Kind, we find that the...

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Consistent Cell Means for Topcoded Incomes in the Public Use March CPS (1976-2007)

Larrimore, Jeff; Burkhauser, Richard; Feng, Shuaizhang; … - Census Bureau, Department of Commerce - 2008

Using the internal March CPS, we create and in this paper distribute to the larger research community a cell mean series that provides the mean of all income values above the topcode for any income source of any individual in the public use March CPS that has been topcoded since 1976. We also...

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Estimating Trends in US Income Inequality Using the Current Population Survey: The Importance of Controlling for Censoring

Burkhauser, Richard V.; Feng, Shuaizhang; Jenkins, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

, topcoding, inequality Corresponding author: Stephen P. Jenkins Institute for Social and Economic Research University …, since our research project was limited to how topcoding in the public files and censoring in the internal files affect … military. All statistics are calculated using the relevant CPS sampling weights. Censoring in the March CPS Topcoding …

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Estimating trends in US income inequality using the Current Population Survey: the importance of controlling for censoring

Burkhauser, Richard; Feng, Shuaizhang; Jenkins, Stephen; … - In: Journal of Economic Inequality 9 (2011) 3, pp. 393-415

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Improving imputations of top incomes in the public-use current population survey by using both cell-means and variances

Burkhauser, Richard V.; Feng, Shuaizhang; Larrimore, Jeff - In: Economics Letters 108 (2010) 1, pp. 69-72

Using internal March CPS data, we construct and make available variances and cell-means for all topcoded income values in the public-use CPS. We then demonstrate how their inclusion can improve existing imputation methods in the labor earnings inequality literature.

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