Misreporting in household income and expenditure: Evidence from the Chinese Household Income Project

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作者
Li, Feng [1 ]
Wang, Xintao [2 ]
机构
[1] Hangzhou Normal Univ, Sch Econ, 2318 Yuhangtang Rd, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Peoples R China
[2] Chinese Acad Social Sci, Inst Econ, Beijing, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Misreporting; Income; Expenditure; Mean version; Subjective well-being; EARNINGS; ERROR;
D O I
10.1016/j.econlet.2024.111626
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This study provides new evidence on misreporting in household income and expenditure using recall and diary data from the 2013 Chinese Household Income Project. Using more accurate diary records as benchmarks, we observe substantial and systematic misreporting in income and expenditure from recall data. Two main patterns of misreporting are identified: mean reversion and correlation with subjective well-being (i.e., happier respondents tend to overreport).
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