TY - JOUR
T1 - Trouble in the tails? What we know about earnings nonresponse 30 years after lillard, smith, and welch
AU - Bollinger, Christopher R.
AU - Hirsch, Barry T.
AU - Hokayem, Charles M.
AU - Ziliak, James P.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2019/10/1
Y1 - 2019/10/1
N2 - Earnings nonresponse in household surveys is widespread, yet there is limited knowledge of how nonresponse biases earnings measures. We examine the consequences of nonresponse on earnings gaps and inequality using Current Population Survey individual records linked to administrative earnings data. The common assumption that earnings are missing at random is rejected.� Nonresponse across the earnings distribution is U-shaped, highest in the left and right tails. Inequality measures differ between household and administrative data due in part to nonresponse. Nonresponse biases earnings differentials by race, gender, and education, particularly in the tails. Flexible copula-based models can account for nonrandom nonresponse.
AB - Earnings nonresponse in household surveys is widespread, yet there is limited knowledge of how nonresponse biases earnings measures. We examine the consequences of nonresponse on earnings gaps and inequality using Current Population Survey individual records linked to administrative earnings data. The common assumption that earnings are missing at random is rejected.� Nonresponse across the earnings distribution is U-shaped, highest in the left and right tails. Inequality measures differ between household and administrative data due in part to nonresponse. Nonresponse biases earnings differentials by race, gender, and education, particularly in the tails. Flexible copula-based models can account for nonrandom nonresponse.
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U2 - 10.1086/701807
DO - 10.1086/701807
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85069494464
SN - 0022-3808
VL - 127
SP - 2143
EP - 2185
JO - Journal of Political Economy
JF - Journal of Political Economy
IS - 5
ER -