Swaffield, J.K. (2001) Does measurement error bias fixed-effects estimates of the union wage effect? Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 63 (4). pp. 437-457. ISSN 0305-9049
Abstract
This paper compares estimates of the union wage effect using cross-section and panel estimators for male manual full-time and female employees using data from the British Household Panel Survey, 1991-1997. A comparison of cross-section and panel estimates suggests that unobserved heterogeneity biases cross-section estimates upwards. However, it is also found that the divergence between estimates is overstated because measurement error biases the fixed-effects estimates downward. Reducing measurement error in the union variable by taking averages and restricting changes in union status to occur only when a change in employer and/or job takes place increases fixed-effects estimates of the union wage effect.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Economics and Related Studies (York) |
Depositing User: | York RAE Import |
Date Deposited: | 07 Apr 2009 11:28 |
Last Modified: | 07 Apr 2009 11:28 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1468-0084.00228 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Blackwell Publishing |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/1468-0084.00228 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:7144 |