Migration in Retrospect: Remembrances of Things Past

James Smith and Duncan Thomas

Working Papers from RAND - Labor and Population Program

Abstract: Given the growing importance of retrospective surveys, researchers need tonot only be sensitive to the quality of the underlying data but are likely to benefit from investments in better understanding the extent and nature of biases inherent in these sources. This paper is the product of such an investment. Focussing on residential location and migration, we undertake a detailed evaluation of retrospective life histories contained in a pair of household surveys.

Keywords: DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; MIGRATION (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F22 O1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 28 pages
Date: 1997
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