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Errors in Survey Reporting and Imputation and Their Effects on Estimates of Food Stamp Program Participation

Bruce D. Meyer, View ORCID ProfileNikolas Mittag and Robert M. Goerge
Journal of Human Resources, September 2022, 57 (5) 1605-1644; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.58.1.0818-9704R2
Bruce D. Meyer
Bruce D. Meyer is at Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago ().
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Nikolas Mittag
Nikolas Mittag is at CERGE-EI, joint workplace of Charles University Prague and the Economics Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic ().
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vol. 57 no. 5 1605-1644
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https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.58.1.0818-9704R2
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0022-166X
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  • Received August 1, 2018
  • Accepted May 1, 2020
  • Published online August 16, 2022.

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  1. Bruce D. Meyer,
  2. Nikolas Mittag and
  3. Robert M. Goerge
  1. Bruce D. Meyer is at Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago (bdmeyer{at}uchicago.edu).
  2. Nikolas Mittag is at CERGE-EI, joint workplace of Charles University Prague and the Economics Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (nikolasmittag{at}posteo.de).
  3. Robert M. Goerge is at Chapin Hall, University of Chicago (rgoerge{at}chapinhall.org).
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    • ABSTRACT
    • I. Introduction
    • II. Misreporting in Survey Data
    • III. Data and Linkage
    • IV. Agreement between Survey and Administrative Reports
    • V. What Affects the Agreement between the Survey Reports and the Administrative Records?
    • VI. The Effect of Survey Error on Estimates of Program Receipt
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