Mismeasurement of usual hours worked in the census and ACS

被引：17

作者：

Baum-Snow, Nathaniel ^{[1
,2
]}

Neal, Derek ^{[2
,3
]}

机构：

[1] Brown Univ, Providence, RI 02912 USA

[2] NBER, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

[3] Univ Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637 USA

来源：

ECONOMICS LETTERS | 2009年 / 102卷 / 01期

关键词：

Hourly wages; Measurement error;

D O I：

10.1016/j.econlet.2008.11.005

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

Recent decennial censuses and the American Community Survey (ACS) collect data that permit construction of average hourly wage rates. However, reports concerning usual hours worked during the past year contain errors that create incredible implied wages for part-tinne workers. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：39 / 41

页数：3