Money and gender: proxy respondents and the mismeasurement of income in surveys

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caf.relation.languageVersion123456789/2279Español
dc.contributor.authorEstrada, Ricardo
dc.contributor.authorGoyheix, Daniela
dc.contributor.authorLombardi, María
dc.coverage.spatialAmérica Latina y el Caribees_ES
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-08T14:13:25Z
dc.date.available2024-07-08T14:13:25Z
dc.date.issued2024-07-08
dc.description.tableofcontentsWhen sampled individuals are not found at home, many surveys rely on a proxy respondent: another knowledgeable household member. We study the effect of proxy reporting on the measurement of labor income in Mexico. For identification, we use the panel structure of the Mexican labor force survey and compare workers’ reported earnings when they report them themselves to their reported earnings when another household member does the reporting. We find that male workers’ monthly earnings are 7.2% lower when reported by a proxy, whereas female workers’ earnings are only 1.8% lower. We provide evidence that this gender gap reflects both compositional effects, linked to men’s higher earnings, and household informational asymmetries, partly driven by men’s greater propensity to hide income from other household members. Finally, we study the implications of using proxy respondents and find that it can lead to an underestimation of the gender wage gap by 25%.es_ES
dc.identifier.citationEstrada, R.; Goyheix, D.; Lombardi, M. CAF (2024). Money and gender: proxy respondents and the mismeasurement of income in surveys. Retrieved from: https://scioteca.caf.com/handle/123456789/2278es_ES
dc.identifier.urihttps://scioteca.caf.com/handle/123456789/2278
dc.language.isoeses_ES
dc.publisherCAFes_ES
dc.publisher.cityCaracases_ES
dc.rightsCC-BY-NC-NDes_ES
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/es_ES
dc.subjectEconomíaes_ES
dc.titleMoney and gender: proxy respondents and the mismeasurement of income in surveyses_ES
dc.typeworkingPaperes_ES

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