Exploring attrition bias: The case of the Khayelitsha panel study (2000-2004)

South African Journal of Economics

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 769-781

  Magruder, Jeremy ^a   Nattrass, Nicoli ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Attrition; Attrition bias; Cape Town; Khayelitsha panel study; South Africa

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; LABOR MARKET; PANEL DATA; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; WAGE;

AFRICA; KHAYELITSHA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 33846657235     PISSN: 00382280     EISSN: 18136982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1813-6982.2006.00096.x     Document Type: Article

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