Attrition in longitudinal panel data and the empirical analysis of dynamic labour market behaviour
纵向面板数据中的样本流失与动态劳动力市场行为分析
Abstract In the empirical analysis of unemployment durations and job durations, it is generally assumed that the stochastic processes underlying labour market behaviour and the behaviour concerning participation in a panel survey are independent. However, there are reasons to believe that the probability of dropping out of the panel is related to the rate at which a (different) job is found. If there is such a relation, and if it is ignored, then the estimator of the rate at…