How accurate are recall data ? evidence from coastal India (English)

This paper investigates the accuracy of recall data by comparing administrative records with retrospective, self-reported survey responses to income and asset questions for a sample of self-employed households from coastal India. It finds that the magnitude of the recall error increases over time, in part because respondents rely less on memory and instead infer earnings based on past earnings. Individuals tend to recall monthly earnings more accurately...

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Gine,Xavier;

De Nicola,Francesca;
Document Date
2012/03/01
Report Number
WPS6009
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
India,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2012/03/22
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
How accurate are recall data ? evidence from coastal India
Keywords
Finance & Private Sector Development

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Gine,Xavier; De Nicola,Francesca.

How accurate are recall data ? evidence from coastal India (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 6009 Washington, DC : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/868351468260342706

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