Measurement error and misclassification: A comparison of survey and administrative data

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 513-551

  Kapteyn, Arie ^a   Ypma, Jelmer Y ^b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 34547465591     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/513298     Document Type: Article

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