F. Peracchi et F. Welch, HOW REPRESENTATIVE ARE MATCHED CROSS-SECTIONS - EVIDENCE FROM THE CURRENT POPULATION SURVEY, Journal of econometrics, 68(1), 1995, pp. 153-179
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods",Economics,"Mathematical, Methods, Social Sciences
In this paper we use the Current Population Survey (CPS) to illustrate
some problems that arise in analyzing longitudinal data constructed b
y matching person records across files of rotating cross-section surve
ys. After studying the determinants of attrition from the CPS, we focu
s on two issues. The first is the effect of attrition on estimates of
several labor market outcomes, such as participation rates, wages, and
transitions rates between labor force states. The second is possible
uses of the matched CPS to understand the nature of the measurement er
ror process.