July 2010
IZA DP No. 5072: Cumulation of Cross-Section Surveys: Evaluation of Alternative Concepts for the Cumulated Continuous Household Budget Surveys (LWR) 1999 until 2003 Compared to the Sample Survey of Income and Expenditures (EVS) 2003
Keywords
- cumulation of cross sections
- temporary cumulation
- adjustment by information theory
- consumption expenditures
- Continuous Household Budget Surveys (Laufende Wirtschaftsrechnungen
- LWR)
- Sample Survey of Income and Expenditures (Einkommens- und Verbrauchsstichprobe
- EVS) of the German Federal Statistical Office