Nonresponse and measurement error in employment research: Making use of administrative data

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 880-906

  Kreuter, Frauke ^a,b   Müller, Gerrit ^b   Trappmann, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE FOR EMPLOYMENT RESEARCH IAB   (Germany)

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EID: 79951651138     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: 15375331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/poq/nfq060     Document Type: Article

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