How wrong were we? Dependent interviewing, self-reports and measurement error in occupational mobility in panel surveys

Longitudinal and Life Course Studies

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 299-316

  Perales, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dependent interviewing; Job satisfaction; Measurement error; Occupation; Occupational mobility; Panel data; Self reports; Wages

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908386480     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17579597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14301/llcs.v5i3.295     Document Type: Article

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