Measuring Employment : Experimental Evidence from Urban Ghana

Measuring Employment : Experimental Evidence from Urban Ghana

Using a randomized survey experiment in urban Ghana, this paper demonstrates that the length of the reference period and the interview modality (in person or over the phone) affect how people respond in labor surveys, with impacts varying markedly...

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Main Authors: Heath, Rachel, Mansuri, Ghazala, Rijkers, Bob, Seitz, William, Sharma, Dhiraj
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:
LABOR STATISTICS
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR FORCE SURVEY
INTERVIEW MODE
SELF-EMPLOYMENT
SURVEY DESIGN
PHONE SURVEY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/335911591019051628/Measuring-Employment-Experimental-Evidence-from-Urban-Ghana
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33847

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/335911591019051628/Measuring-Employment-Experimental-Evidence-from-Urban-Ghana
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33847

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