Discussion Papers no. 831
Imputing consumption from Norwegian income and wealth registry data
This paper documents a method for computing a longitudinal consumption measure for Norwegian households from administrative records of income and wealth.
Data on consumption expenditure of the household is essential in a wide array of economic research. This includes both topics in micro as well as macroeconomics. However, obtaining a consistent and precise measure of household consumption has proven notoriously difficult. This paper documents a method for computing a longitudinal consumption measure for Norwegian households from administrative records of income and wealth. Expenditure surveys tend to suffer from limited sample sizes and underrepresentation of high-income households. Administrative data does not have such limitations and offers a much larger sample with better coverage of all household types. This is particularly useful for improving the measurement of heterogeneity in consumption behavior.
About the publication
- Title
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Imputing consumption from Norwegian income and wealth registry data
- Authors
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Andreas Fagereng, Elin Halvorsen
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Discussion Papers no. 831
- Publisher
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Statistics Norway
- Topic
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Discussion Papers
- ISSN
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1892-753X
- Language
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English
- About Discussion Papers
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Discussion papers comprise research papers intended for international journals and books. A preprint of a Discussion Paper may be longer and more elaborate than a standard journal article as it may include intermediate calculations, background material etc.
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Elin Halvorsen
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Statistics Norway's Information Centre