Misreporting in register data on disability status: Evidence from the Swedish Public Employment Service

Empirical Economics

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 411-434

  Johansson, Per ^a,b   Skedinger, Per ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation (IFAU)   (Sweden)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS IFN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Classification error; Public employment Service; Work disability

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATION; DISABILITY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; ERROR ANALYSIS; PUBLIC SECTOR;

EID: 70349753364     PISSN: 03777332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00181-008-0238-6     Document Type: Article

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