Long recall loss in estimates of rural labor supply: Evidence from phone surveys in Malawi

The measurement of labor supply in developing countries has always faced a tradeoff between accuracy and detail. Accuracy is thought to be maximized by using short recall periods. However, these short snapshots fail to capture seasonal labor happening at different times of year. By contrast, long re...

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Main Authors: Ambler, Kate, Herskowitz, Sylvan, Maredia, Mywish K.
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143589
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author Ambler, Kate
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description The measurement of labor supply in developing countries has always faced a tradeoff between accuracy and detail. Accuracy is thought to be maximized by using short recall periods. However, these short snapshots fail to capture seasonal labor happening at different times of year. By contrast, long recall windows of up to a year or longer, may, in theory, cover the full range of annual productive activities, but also suffer from greater distortions due to the challenges of recalling activities in the distant past.
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spelling CGSpace1435892025-11-06T04:21:15Z Long recall loss in estimates of rural labor supply: Evidence from phone surveys in Malawi Ambler, Kate Herskowitz, Sylvan Maredia, Mywish K. surveys households labour livelihoods rural areas The measurement of labor supply in developing countries has always faced a tradeoff between accuracy and detail. Accuracy is thought to be maximized by using short recall periods. However, these short snapshots fail to capture seasonal labor happening at different times of year. By contrast, long recall windows of up to a year or longer, may, in theory, cover the full range of annual productive activities, but also suffer from greater distortions due to the challenges of recalling activities in the distant past. 2021-12-27 2024-05-22T12:15:24Z 2024-05-22T12:15:24Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143589 en https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.316616 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ambler, Kate; Herskowitz, Sylvan; and Maredia, Mywish K. 2021. Long recall loss in estimates of rural labor supply: Evidence from phone surveys in Malawi. IFPRI Project December 2021. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134905. https://aocta-wacta.org/sites/default/files/2021-12/ECO-ICBT_database_En.pdf
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households
labour
livelihoods
rural areas
Ambler, Kate
Herskowitz, Sylvan
Maredia, Mywish K.
Long recall loss in estimates of rural labor supply: Evidence from phone surveys in Malawi
title Long recall loss in estimates of rural labor supply: Evidence from phone surveys in Malawi
title_full Long recall loss in estimates of rural labor supply: Evidence from phone surveys in Malawi
title_fullStr Long recall loss in estimates of rural labor supply: Evidence from phone surveys in Malawi
title_full_unstemmed Long recall loss in estimates of rural labor supply: Evidence from phone surveys in Malawi
title_short Long recall loss in estimates of rural labor supply: Evidence from phone surveys in Malawi
title_sort long recall loss in estimates of rural labor supply evidence from phone surveys in malawi
topic surveys
households
labour
livelihoods
rural areas
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143589
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