Adjusting for nonignorable sample attrition using survey substitutes identified by propensity score matching: An empirical investigation using labour market data

Journal of Official Statistics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 105-125

  Dorsett, Richard ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attrition; Propensity score matching; Survey substitutes; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951782737     PISSN: 0282423X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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