An econometric method of correcting for unit nonresponse bias in surveys (English)

Past approaches to correcting for unit nonresponse in sample surveys by re-weighting the data assume that the problem is ignorable within arbitrary subgroups of the population. Theory and evidence suggest that this assumption is unlikely to hold, and that household characteristics such as income systematically affect survey compliance. The authors show that this leaves a bias in the re-weighted data and they propose a method of correcting for this...

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Korinek,Anton;

Mistiaen,Johan A.;

Ravallion,Martin;
Document Date
2005/09/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
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WPS3711
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
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World,
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Other,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
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Disclosed
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An econometric method of correcting for unit nonresponse bias in surveys
Keywords
law of large number

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Korinek,Anton; Mistiaen,Johan A.; Ravallion,Martin.

An econometric method of correcting for unit nonresponse bias in surveys (English). Policy, Research working paper ; no. WPS 3711 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/670511468136187635

An econometric method of correcting for unit nonresponse bias in surveys (English)

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