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The man of the house—How the use of household head characteristics may lead to omitted variable bias

2013; Elsevier BV; Volume: 119; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.econlet.2013.01.031

1873-7374

Kristin J. Kleinjans,

Income, Poverty, and Inequality

Household heads are defined in many micro data sets and are usually male. This paper illustrates potential consequences of the common practice of using only the household head's characteristics in empirical research.