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      Using panel data to exactly estimate under-reporting by the self-employed

      Kim, Bonggeun; Gibson, John; Chung, Chul
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      Kim, B., Gibson, J. & Chung, C. (2008). Using panel data to exactly estimate under-reporting by the self-employed. (Department of Economics Working Paper Series, Number 15/08). Hamilton, New Zealand: University of Waikato.
      Permanent Research Commons link: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/1583
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      The income of the self-employed is often assumed to be understated in economic statistics. Debate exists about the extent of under-reporting and the resulting measures of the size of the underground economy. This paper refines a method developed by Pissarides and Weber (1989) and uses discrepancies between food shares and reported incomes to estimate under-reporting by the self-employed. In contrast to previous studies our panel data methodology distinguishes income under-reporting from transitory income fluctuations of the self-employed, and provides an exact estimate of the degree of under-reporting rather than just an interval estimate. Using panel data from Korea and Russia we estimate that 38 percent of the income of self-employed households in Korea and 47 percent of the income of Russian self-employed households is not reported.
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      2008-10
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      Working Paper
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      Department of Economics Working Paper Series
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      15/08
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