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

Bruce D. Meyer, Nikolas Mittag and Robert M. Goerge
Published online before print August 10, 2020, JHRv58n01_MeyerMittagGeorge; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.58.1.0818-9704R2
Bruce D. Meyer
University of Chicago, NBER, AEI, and U.S. Census Bureau
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Robert M. Goerge
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JHRv58n01_MeyerMittagGeorge
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https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.58.1.0818-9704R2
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  1. Bruce D. Meyer
  1. University of Chicago, NBER, AEI, and U.S. Census Bureau
  1. Nikolas Mittag
  1. CERGE-EI
  1. Robert M. Goerge
  1. Chapin Hall

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Bruce D. Meyer, Nikolas Mittag, Robert M. Goerge
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