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March 2000

Comparing earnings inequality using two major surveys

Mark S. Handcock , Martina Morris, Annette Bernhardt

Some previous research suggests that discrepancies exist between the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth and the Current Population Survey in terms of earnings trends; when the sample is limited to full-time, year-round workers, however, the discrepancies are largely eliminated

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Comparing earnings inequality using two major surveys

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