published in: Empirical Economics, 2005, 30 (2), 521-538
After reviewing the literature on item non-response we focus on three issues: First, is there
significant heterogeneity in item non-response across financial questions and in the
association of covariates with item non-response across outcomes? Second, can the
informational value of surveys be improved by matching interviewers and respondents based
on their characteristics? Third, how does offering a "don't know" answer option affect
respondent behavior? The questions are answered based on detailed survey and interviewer
data from the German Socioeconomic Panel, considering a broad set of income and wealth
outcomes.
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