Item nonresponse on income questions in panel surveys: Incidence, imputation and the impact on inequality and mobility

Allgemeines Statistisches Archiv

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-61

  Frick, Joachim R ^a   Grabka, Markus M ^a  

^a DIW BERLIN   (Germany)

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EID: 15544364458     PISSN: 00026018     EISSN: 16140176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101820500191     Document Type: Article

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