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Abstract
We analyse the main determinants of the transition from a job into unemployment by using individual administrative data from Germany. Although the sample size is large and the information that is used for operations is often highly accurate, variables which are not required by the administration but used for the statistical analysis are subject to considerable measurement error. We show that the high degree of misclassification can even persist after comprehensive logical editing and imputation rules have been applied. We find that the measurement error has a sizable effect on our estimation results. Long tenure rather than a higher educational qualification appears to be the key ingredient for a safe job in Germany.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 135-151 |
Journal | Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A (Statistics in Society) |
Volume | 175 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2012 |
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Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim
Wilke, R. A. (Visitor)
1 Jan 2009 → …Activity: Visiting an external institution › Funder
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Statistical Regularization and Qualitative Constraints (Event)
Wilke, R. A. (Member)
1 Apr 2008 → 30 Sept 2014Activity: Membership › Working group
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Statistical Modelling of Errors in Administrative Labour Market Data
Fitzenberger, B. (Principal investigator), Dlugosz, S. (Researcher) & Wilke, R. A. (Co-investigator)
1/10/08 → 30/09/14
Project: Other project › Miscellaneous project