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American Economic Journal: Applied Economics: Vol. 1 No. 2 (April 2009)
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A Cautionary Tale about the Use of Administrative Data: Evidence from Age of Marriage Laws
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Blank, Rebecca M.,
Kerwin Kofi Charles, and
James M. Sallee. 2009. "A Cautionary Tale about the Use of Administrative Data: Evidence from Age of Marriage Laws."
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics,
1(2): 128-49.
DOI: 10.1257/app.1.2.128
DOI: 10.1257/app.1.2.128
Abstract
This paper demonstrates that administrative data may be inferior to
survey data under particular circumstances. We examine the effect
of state laws governing the minimum age of marriage in the United
States. The estimated effects of these laws are much smaller when
based on retrospective reports from census versus administrative
records from Vital Statistics data. This discrepancy appears due
to systematic avoidance behavior of two kinds. Some young people
marry in states with less restrictive laws; others appear to have misrepresented
their age on their marriage certificate. Our results have
important implications regarding legal avoidance and the use of
administrative data. (JEL J12 K36)
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Authors
Blank, Rebecca M. (Brookings Institution)
Charles, Kerwin Kofi (U Chicago)
Sallee, James M. (U Chicago)
Charles, Kerwin Kofi (U Chicago)
Sallee, James M. (U Chicago)
JEL Classifications
J12: Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure; Domestic Abuse
K36: Family and Personal Law
K36: Family and Personal Law
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