Is the collection of interviewer observations worthwhile in an economic panel survey? New evidence from the german labor market and social security (pass) study

Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 159-181

  West, Brady T ^a   Kreuter, Frauke ^b   Trappmann, Mark ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c Institute for Employment Research   (United States)

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EID: 85013841620     PISSN: 23250984     EISSN: 23250992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jssam/smu002     Document Type: Article

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