scholarly journals Survey Mode Effects on Objective and Subjective Questions: Evidence from the Labour Force Survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 213-237
Author(s):  
Joachim Schork ◽  
Cesare A.F. Riillo ◽  
Johann Neumayr
Keyword(s):  
Labour Force ◽  
Measurement Bias ◽  
Labour Force Survey ◽  
Randomized Experiments ◽  
Exact Matching ◽  
Survey Mode ◽  
Mode Effects ◽  
Specific Measurement ◽  
Sample Composition ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Web questionnaires are increasingly used to complement traditional data collection in mixed mode surveys. However, the utilization of web data raises concerns whether web questionnaires lead to mode-specific measurement bias. We argue that the magnitude of measurement bias strongly depends on the content of a variable. Based on the Luxembourgish Labour Force Survey, we investigate differences between web and telephone data in terms of objective (i.e., Employment Status) and subjective (i.e., Wage Adequacy and Job Satisfaction) variables. To assess whether differences in outcome variables are caused by sample composition or mode-specific measurement bias, we apply a coarsened exact matching that approximates randomized experiments by reducing dissimilarities between web and telephone samples. We select matching variables with a combination of automatic variable selection via random forest and a literature-driven selection. The results show that objective variables are not affected by mode-specific measurement bias, but web participants report lower satisfaction-levels on subjective variables than telephone participants. Extensive supplementary analyses confirm our results. The present study supports the view that the impact of survey mode depends on the content of a survey and its variables.

scholarly journals The Living Wage: An Economic Geography Based Explanation for a Policy for Equality

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 589-605 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlo J. Morelli ◽  
Paul T. Seaman
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Living Wage ◽  
Labour Force Survey ◽  
The Public ◽  
Household Inequality ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Wage Demand ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Low Pay

This article examines the theoretical underpinning of living wage campaigns. The article uses evidence, derived from the UK Quarterly Labour Force Survey from 2005 to 2008, to examine the extent to which a living wage will address low pay within the labour force. We highlight the greater incidence of low pay within the private sector and then focus upon the public sector where the living wage demand has had most impact. The article builds upon the results from the Quarterly Labour Force Survey with analysis of the British Household Panel Survey in 2007 in order to examine the impact that the introduction of a living wage, within the public sector, would have in reducing household inequality.

scholarly journals Statistical Disclosure Control Methods for Microdata from the Labour Force Survey

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (348) ◽  
pp. 7-24
Author(s):  
Michał Pietrzak
Keyword(s):  
Labour Force ◽  
Control Methods ◽  
Labour Force Survey ◽  
Statistical Disclosure Control ◽  
Disclosure Control ◽  
Original Dataset ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Statistical Disclosure ◽  
The Impact

The aim of this article is to analyse the possibility of applying selected perturbative masking methods of Statistical Disclosure Control to microdata, i.e. unit‑level data from the Labour Force Survey. In the first step, the author assessed to what extent the confidentiality of information was protected in the original dataset. In the second step, after applying selected methods implemented in the sdcMicro package in the R programme, the impact of those methods on the disclosure risk, the loss of information and the quality of estimation of population quantities was assessed. The conclusion highlights some problematic aspects of the use of Statistical Disclosure Control methods which were observed during the conducted analysis.

Working apart together: The impact of immigration on Spanish class structure

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 441-449
Author(s):  
Mikolaj Stanek ◽  
Miguel Requena
Keyword(s):  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Social Classes ◽  
Class Structure ◽  
Economic Downturn ◽  
Labour Force Survey ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Economic Expansion ◽  
Segregation Index ◽  
The Impact

In this article, we explore how the massive incorporation of the foreign-born population into the labour market during the economic expansion in Spain and the subsequent destruction of employment in the period of the economic downturn have contributed to changes in Spanish class structure. Drawing on data from the Labour Force Survey we estimate an entropy-based segregation index in order to assess the extent to which the unevenness of the distribution of natives and immigrants within social classes has contributed to the overall demographic composition of social class structure. Our results reveal that in the period of economic expansion the segregation of the class structure increased as a result of the concentration of immigrant population in specific classes. In contrast, during the economic crisis this process has been reversed: the uneven class distribution between natives and immigrants has levelled out and segregation among natives has decreased.

Assessing the Association between Late Career Working Time Reduction and Retirement Plans. A Cross-National Comparison Using the 2012 Labour Force Survey ad hoc Module

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 393-410
Author(s):  
Jacques Wels
Keyword(s):  
Older Workers ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Multilevel Modelling ◽  
Working Time ◽  
Labour Force Survey ◽  
Retirement Plans ◽  
Country Level ◽  
The Impact

As public policies are focusing on retaining the ageing workforce, flexible working time arrangements in late career have gained visibility over the past decades. However, given the institutional nature of these arrangements, little is known about the extent to which older workers reduce working hours at a cross-country level. Using data from the 2012 Labour Force Survey ad hoc module, the article aims to provide estimates about the number of workers aged fifty-five to sixty-nine reducing working time in a move towards retirement (before and after the first old-age pension) and assessing, using a multilevel modelling, whether these arrangements play a role in explaining the decision to work beyond the pension age in thirty European countries. Descriptive results show important variations among countries and between genders. The multilevel model shows that the impact of working time reductions in late career varies from one country to another.

scholarly journals Employment chances and changes of immigrants in Belgium: The impact of citizenship

2011 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 350-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincent Corluy ◽  
Ive Marx ◽  
Gerlinde Verbist
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Labour Force Survey ◽  
Probit Regression ◽  
Market Outcomes ◽  
Labour Market Position ◽  
Labour Market Outcomes ◽  
Employment Probabilities ◽  
The Impact

This article looks at the impact of citizenship acquisition on the labour market position of immigrants in Belgium. Citizenship is open to all immigrants with a sufficient period of legal residence, without any language or integration requirements. In that respect, this study is an important complement to existing studies which have mostly focused on countries with strict acquisition rules. Based on Labour Force Survey data for 2008, this study uses probit regression to estimate the static and dynamic employment probabilities and unemployment risks. We find that citizenship acquisition is associated with better labour market outcomes for non-Western immigrants in general. This effect remains after controlling for years of residence since migration, indicating the existence of a citizenship premium in Belgium.

scholarly journals The impact of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on employment and firm revenues in Hungary

2021 ◽  
Vol 71 (S1) ◽  
pp. 93-117
Keyword(s):  
Economic Impact ◽  
Job Loss ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Labour Force Survey ◽  
Young Workers ◽  
Sales Revenue ◽  
Central Statistical ◽  
Central Statistical Office ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Relying on the Labour Force Survey and the monthly revenue statistics of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office, we assess the immediate economic impact of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the first two quarters of 2020. We first analyse the role of job loss, working time reduction, downtime, and telework in adjustment to the crisis. The findings reveal an even more serious setback and increase in inequality than in 2008–2009. School leavers, young workers and unskilled laborers were particularly severely affected. Graduates were less likely to lose their jobs, more likely to switch to telework, and their employers faced a smaller decrease in sales revenue. The revenues of foreign-owned exporters fell more than the average in March but recovered by June. The decline experienced by businesses in the Hungarian ownership was slower but more prolonged.

scholarly journals The Impact of Occupational Pensions on Retirement Age

2007 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 297-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
SEPIDEH ARKANI ◽  
ORLA GOUGH
Keyword(s):  
Early Retirement ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Retirement Age ◽  
Occupational Pension ◽  
Labour Force Survey ◽  
Occupational Pensions ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Expected Retirement Age ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Waves

This article contributes to the debate about retirement age and the extent to which occupational pensions influence the decision to retire. It uses the waves of Labour Force Survey (1984–91) and Quarterly Labour Force Survey (1992–2003) to review the changes in the actual average retirement age in the UK during the period 1984–2003 by gender and ethnicity. The article investigates the link between occupational pension schemes and the actual retirement age of men and women. It explores the impact of pension type on employees' expected retirement age and the decision to take early retirement using the English Longitudinal Survey of Ageing (2002–03).

The impact of jo-education match on graduate salaries and job satisfaction

2020 ◽  
pp. 113-132
Author(s):  
A. I. Kolosova ◽  
V. N. Rudakov ◽  
S. Y. Roshchin
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Objective Measure ◽  
Labour Force Survey ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Graduate Employment ◽  
Medical Computer ◽  
The Impact

The paper estimates the determinants and effects of the job–education field match on graduates’ salaries and job satisfaction taking the merged data from the Russian Labour Force Survey and the National Survey of Graduate Employment, both conducted in 2016. The authors use various measures of the horizontal job–education match: the respondents’ self-assessment and the objective measure derived from job and education fields codes from the corresponding classifiers. The analysis has shown that the probability of having a job in accordance with the received education is higher for graduates in the sphere of medical, computer and law sciences. There is a penalty for mismatched from 6% to 13% compared to those working accordingly the received diploma. The higher the degree of the mismatch - the greater the penalty. The size of penalty depends on major and on the match measure used. The study revealed the negative impact of the job–education horizontal mismatch on job satisfaction, which provides some evidence that the mismatch is mostly involuntary.

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