Journal of Economic and Social Measurement - Volume 34, issue 4

Authors: Davern, Michael | Klerman, Jacob A. | Ziegenfuss, Jeanette | Lynch, Victoria | Greenberg, George

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: To improve the utility of estimates of Medicaid enrollment and uninsurance from the Current Population Survey (CPS) we use linked data from the CPS and the Medicaid Statistical Information System (MSIS) to build a probabilistic imputation model that partially corrects …the public use data files for systematic under-reporting of Medicaid. We estimate the probability that a CPS survey case was enrolled in Medicaid, conditional on whether or not in the CPS the individual responded that they had Medicaid. We use the imputed data to develop adjusted estimates of Medicaid enrollment and uninsurance by demographic characteristics. The net Medicaid enrollment total using our imputation model for CY 2006 and 2007 is 41.0, compared to 34.0 million using the standard CPS variables. The resulting net adjusted uninsurance estimate is 4.5% below the unadjusted estimate. Show more

Keywords: Medicaid enrollment, MSIS, CPS-ASEC, imputation, uninsured, survey measurement error

DOI: 10.3233/JEM-2009-0324

Citation: Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 219-240, 2009

Authors: Cassey, Andrew J.

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: The Origin of Movement (OM) series is unique data documenting the destination of state exports by subsector. A datum indicates the state an export begins its journey, not the production location (OP). Newer OM data have not been examined to …determine if they represent OP. I describe the collection, dissemination, and limitations of the OM data. I perform diagnostic tests to asses how effectively the OM data represent OP. Results indicate the OM data are usable for OP, though there are idiosyncratic subsectors and states, and systematic differences distinguishing the OM from OP. Show more

Keywords: International trade, exports, states, origin of movement, origin of production

DOI: 10.3233/JEM-2009-0323

Citation: Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 241-268, 2009

Authors: Wenzelburger, Georg

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: Fiscal adjustments have been examined from different perspectives in the literature. However, the conceptual approaches to the analysis of budget consolidations vary substantially. Therefore different approaches to the analysis of fiscal adjustments are discussed in a first step. It is …shown that the choices regarding the underlying concepts lead to specific research designs and influence the appropriate empirical method. In a second step, the determinants of budget consolidations are examined empirically in four different research designs for 23 industrialised countries in the 1990s. The analysis shows that the results vary depending on the method applied. However, economic variables seem to play the most important role in explaining the consolidation performance. Show more

Keywords: Budget consolidation, measurement, fiscal adjustment

DOI: 10.3233/JEM-2009-0322

Citation: Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 269-291, 2009