Adjusting Imperfect Data: Overview and Case Studies

Lars Vilhuber

NBER Working Paper No. 12977
Issued in March 2007

---- Acknowledgments ----

I am indebted to all the authors of the country-specific chapters for having provided me with detailed data descriptions, allowing me to write this chapter. Juhana Vartiainen, Lia Pacelli, Roberto Leombruni, Claudio Villosio, and Bruno Contini provided valuable contributions beyond their data descriptions. I am thankful to all of the above, John Abowd, and Julia Lane for comments on drafts of this text. All errors, of course, remain mine. The views expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research.

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