Do People Mean What They Say? Implications for Subjective Survey Data
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Do People Mean What They Say? Implications for Subjective Survey Data
Many surveys contain a wealth of subjective questions that are at first glance rather exciting. Examples include: "How important is leisure time to you?"; "How satisfied are you with yourself?"; or "How satisfied are you with your work?" Yet despite easy availability, this is one data source that economists rarely use. In fact, the unwillingness to rely on such questions marks an important divi...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Economic Review
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0002-8282
DOI: 10.1257/aer.91.2.67