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Price: EUR 125.00The Journal of Economic and Social Measurement (JESM) is a quarterly journal that is concerned with the investigation of all aspects of production, distribution and use of economic and other societal statistical data, and with the use of computers in that context. JESM publishes articles that consider the statistical methodology of economic and social science measurements. It is concerned with the methods and problems of data distribution, including the design and implementation of data base systems and, more generally, computer software and hardware for distributing and accessing statistical data files. Its focus on computer software also includes the valuation of algorithms and their implementation, assessing the degree to which particular algorithms may yield more or less accurate computed results. It addresses the technical and even legal problems of the collection and use of data, legislation and administrative actions affecting government produced or distributed data files, and similar topics.
The journal serves as a forum for the exchange of information and views between data producers and users. In addition, it considers the various uses to which statistical data may be put, particularly to the degree that these uses illustrate or affect the properties of the data. The data considered in JESM are usually economic or social, as mentioned, but this is not a requirement; the editorial policies of JESM do not place a priori restrictions upon the data that might be considered within individual articles. Furthermore, there are no limitations concerning the source of the data.
Authors: Khandker, Rezaul K. | Mitchell, Janet B.
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: In this paper, we develop a method for adjusting poverty rates for geographic differences in cost of living. Although interarea differences in cost of living affect consumers in terms of their buying power, poverty rates and federal assistance guidelines have …not been adjusted for these differences. Without such adjustment, poverty rates are underestimated in high cost areas and overestimated where cost is lower. Using estimates of area cost-of-living indices and data on income distribution, we adjusted poverty rates assuming log-normal and Pareto income distributions. Poverty rates were compared with and without cost-of-living adjustment for major U.S. cities. We found that poverty rates among Medicare beneficiaries are considerably lower when we adjust for geographic cost-of-living differences. Show more
DOI: 10.3233/JEM-1998-0157
Citation: Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 1-13, 1998
Authors: Cohen, Steven B. | Machlin, Steven R.
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: The MEPS household component was designed to produce national and regional estimates of the health care utilization, expenditures, sources of payment and insurance coverage of the U.S. civilian non-institutionalized population for calendar year 1996. In this paper, the characteristics of …the households that did not respond to the first round of data collection for the 1996 MEPS are identified and contrasted with those that participated in the survey. As a consequence of the 1996 MEPS sample linkage to the 1995 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), detailed information on the socio-demographic and health characteristics of both responding and nonresponding households was available to inform the investigation. The results of this study informed the adjustments implemented to correct for survey nonresponse. The paper also includes a presentation of the household level nonresponse adjustment estimation strategy that was implemented to improve the accuracy of MEPS survey estimates. Implications of study findings on strategies for reducing the overall level of survey nonresponse and for better targeting interviewer efforts are also discussed. Show more
Keywords: MEPS, NHIS, nonresponse, survey attrition, weight adjustment
DOI: 10.3233/JEM-1998-0158
Citation: Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 15-33, 1998
Authors: Zagorsky, Jay L. | Gardecki, Rosella
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: This article examines the National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Market Experience, commonly called the NLS. The article first provides a brief overview of the information available in these long-running surveys. Second, it discusses the contributions of NLS-based research to various …topics within the field of economics. Finally, it summarizes topics within the NLS questionnaires that have expanded recently to accommodate the changing circumstances of the cohorts. (JEL C81, J00) Show more
DOI: 10.3233/JEM-1999-0159
Citation: Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 35-57, 1998
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