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Journal of Economic and Social Measurement - Volume 45, issue 2

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Price: EUR 125.00
ISSN 0747-9662 (P)
ISSN 1875-8932 (E)

The 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.

Food insecurity in the PSID: A comparison with the levels, trends, and determinants in the CPS, 1999–2017

Authors: Tiehen, Laura | Vaughn, Cody N. | Ziliak, James P.

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: Food insecurity, defined as a condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food, is a widely used measure of well-being in the U.S. The survey module in the Current Population Survey (CPS) that is used to generate the official U.S. food insecurity measure is also included on multiple waves of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), offering the first opportunity to answer key research questions on the persistence of food insecurity within and across generations. We assess the validity of the food insecurity measure in the PSID by comparing it to the CPS. We find that, although estimated … Show more

Keywords: Food insecurity, material hardship, measurement, panel data

DOI: 10.3233/JEM-210474

Citation: Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 103-138, 2020

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Estimating vacancies from firms’ hiring behavior: The case of a developing economy

Authors: Morales, Leonardo Fabio | Lobo, José

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: We propose a procedure that allows recovering an estimate of vacancies from firms’ information on hires and separations. Using estimated vacancies, we analyze the aggregated behavior of vacancies for the Colombian labor market. In addition, we estimate matching functions to conclude that the matching formation process for the Colombian labor market is random; this finding support the idea that frictions are mainly due to informational restrictions, and not explained by a structural mismatch. Our method might be useful in developing economies, where there are no good official sources of information on the matter.

Keywords: Turnover, vacancies, layoff, labor demand, labor force and employmentJEL Classification Codes: J60, J63, J23

DOI: 10.3233/JEM-210473

Citation: Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 139-170, 2020

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New insight into market concentration and competition: Use of Barnett’s variable profit function to measure market structure in banking

Authors: Hasan, Fatima

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: Previous research on market concentration in banking is heavily tilted towards using deposits as the underlying variable for measuring market concentration. This paper proposes a change in methodology by replacing deposits with the Variable profit function based on Barnett and Hahm’s Economic model for Financial Institutions, used in their 1994 paper. This model has also been successfully used in Dr. William A. Barnett’s successive research. Hancock 1997 also proposes using a similar methodology for modelling banks as Economic firms. Results change dramatically once deposits are substituted by variable profits, and a confounding puzzle is solved, involving one of South Asia’s … Show more

Keywords: Market concentration, banking, market structure, new methodology, productivity

DOI: 10.3233/JEM-210475

Citation: Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 171-182, 2020

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