This month we delve into an important but difficult matter in harmonization in general and ex-post harmonization in particular: How can we determine if two instruments measure the same concept? This is especially hard if the concepts are latent (i.e., not directly observable). Diesen Monat beschäftigen wir uns mit einem …
Post 1 in the series “Adventures in ex-post harmonization” Ex-post harmonization – combining data from different surveys – requires quite some effort. In this post, we explore the many reasons why it is still worth it. All benefits discussed here apply equally to large scale and smaller ex-post harmonization efforts. …
A blog post series on harmonizing data from different surveys. In this series of blog posts, we will explore ex-post harmonization: the art of combining data from different surveys. In this introductory post, I explain the motivation behind the series and outline the upcoming topics. The series is aimed at …