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Frontiers of Economics in China

ISSN 1673-3444

ISSN 1673-3568(Online)

CN 11-5744/F

邮发代号 80-978

Frontiers of Economics in China  2012, Vol. 7 Issue (2): 163-192   https://doi.org/10.3868/s060-001-012-0008-8
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Returns to Lying? Identifying the Effects of Misreporting When the Truth Is Unobserved
Returns to Lying? Identifying the Effects of Misreporting When the Truth Is Unobserved
Yingyao Hu1(), Arthur Lewbel2()
1. Department of Economics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA; 2. Department of Economics, Boston College, Boston, MA 02467, USA
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Consider an observed binary regressor D and an unobserved binary variable D?, both of which affect some other variable Y . This paper considers nonparametric identification and estimation of the effect of D on Y , conditioning on D? = 0. For example, suppose Y is a person’s wage, the unobserved D? indicates if the person has been to college, and the observed D indicates whether the individual claims to have been to college. This paper then identifies and estimates the difference in average wages between those who falsely claim college experience versus those who tell the truth about not having college. We estimate this average effect of lying to be about 6% to 20%. Nonparametric identification without observing D? is obtained either by observing a variable V that is roughly analogous to an instrument for ordinary measurement error, or by imposing restrictions on model error moments.

Key wordsbinary regressor    misclassification    measurement error    unobserved factor    discrete factor    program evaluation    treatment effects    returns to schooling    wage model
出版日期: 2012-06-05
Corresponding Author(s): Yingyao Hu,Email:yhu@jhu.edu; Arthur Lewbel,Email:lewbel@bc.edu   
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. Returns to Lying? Identifying the Effects of Misreporting When the Truth Is Unobserved[J]. Frontiers of Economics in China, 2012, 7(2): 163-192.
Yingyao Hu, Arthur Lewbel. Returns to Lying? Identifying the Effects of Misreporting When the Truth Is Unobserved. Front Econ Chin, 2012, 7(2): 163-192.
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