Sample attrition and labor force dynamics: Evidence from the Spanish labor force survey

• Autores: Franco Peracchi, Sergi Jiménez Martín
• Localización: Spanish economic review, ISSN 1435-5469, Vol. 4, Nº 2, 2002, págs. 79-102
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Abstract. In this paper we examine a number of issues that arise in investigating labor force dynamics using the Spanish Labor Force Survey (EPA). These issues are by no means specific to the Spanish case and apply to most European-style labor force surveys. Our main conclusions may be summarized as follows. First, survey nonresponse cannot be neglected. Second, the EPA tends to underestimate employment and participation of high-educated young people, and to overestimate those of the low-educated elderly. Finally, we find little evidence that attrition causes important selection biases in estimating quarterly transition probabilities.