Validation study of earnings data in the SIPP - do older workers have larger measurement error?

Validation study of earnings data in the SIPP - do older workers have larger measurement error?

Validation study of earnings data in the SIPP - do older workers have larger measurement error?

Gottschalk

Peter T.

1942-

Gottschalk, Peter T., 1942-

Dept. of Economics, Boston College

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Huynh

Minh

Huynh, Minh

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Chestnut Hill, Mass. Center for Retirement Research at Boston College20052005monographic

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

Center for Retirement Research at Boston College

2005

2005

monographic

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English

eng

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The Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) is a potentially useful data set to study earnings and retirement dynamics of older workers. Respondents self-reported work and earnings in the SIPP are, however, likely to be measured with error, and this measurement error may be particularly large for older respondents who work non-standard hours. We explore the extent of measurement error by comparing SIPP employment and earnings data to administrative records contained in the matched Detail Earning Record.

Peter Gottschalk and Minh Huynh.

CRR WP2005-7

CRR WP2005-7

CRR WP

2005-7

http://crr.bc.edu/images/stories/Working_Papers/wp_2005-07.pdf

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