[Turing-Southampton] S3RI seminar: Chris Bollinger, Thursday 2-3pm

[Ogden H.E.]

Dear all,

On Thursday (28 March) at 2pm in 54 / 7035 (7B), we have an S3RI seminar from Chris Bollinger (University of Kentucky) on "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Measurement Error, Non-response and Administrative Mismatch in the CPS". Details are given below.

The seminar will also be available via a live web-cast at
https://coursecast.soton.ac.uk/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=063059bd-4a85-442e-b703-aa1b00878ad4

The talk will be followed by tea and cake in the staff reading room on level 4 of building 54.

All are welcome!

Best wishes,

Helen

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Measurement Error, Non-response and Administrative Mismatch in the CPS

Chris Bollinger, University of Kentucky

Using the March Current Population Survey (CPS) Annual Social and Economic Survey matched to the Social Security Administration Detailed Earnings Records, we link observations across year to investigate a relationship between item non-response and measurement error for the CPS earnings questions. Prior research has found that (1) non-response is linked to earnings: individuals in the tails of the earnings distribution are less likely to respond to the earnings question. Other research has suggested that (2) individuals with income above the average are more likely to under-report their earnings, while individuals with earnings below average are more likely to over-report their earnings. We examine whether these two phenomenon are related. The overlapping samples in the CPS data allow us to observe individuals who switch from response to non-response. This allows us to investigate whether those who fail to respond in both years have different response patterns than those who provide earnings data in both years.

Joint work with Barry Hirsch, Charles Hokayem and James Ziliak

For the current schedule of S3RI seminars, see https://tinyurl.com/s3riseminar<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftinyurl.com%2Fs3riseminar&data=01%7C01%7C%7C7fbd91249f3547c6c37708d6b0fa5411%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0&sdata=%2F1nPUJUQA%2BvpRPhTcWeZnPQdoH3UjFKHRhi9m9MU3us%3D&reserved=0>
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