This paper investigates whether survey data quality fluctuates over the day. After laying out the argument theoretically, panel data from the Survey of Unemployed Workers in New Jersey are analyzed with an econometric model accounting for nonrandom attrition. Several indirect indicators of...

The influence that the weather may exert on the intensity of job search by the unemployed is theoretically ambiguous as it involves opposing potential linkages. However, it is important to measure it, as the intensity of job search is a fundamental determinant of the chances and speed of...