The effect of household characteristics on living standards in South Africa 1993 - 98: a quantile regression analysis with sample attrition
Maitra, Pushkar; Vahid, Farshid
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This paper examines whether the dismantling of apartheid has resulted in the improvement in the standard of living for the vast majority of South Africans. The study is based on a panel data set from the Kwazulu-Natal province. Despite the best efforts of the interview team, the attrition rate in this panel is around 16%. We find that household income and size in 1993, several community characteristics and survey quality in 1993 significantly affect the probability of attrition. We use weighted...[Show more]
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Date published: | 2005 |
Type: | Working/Technical Paper |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/43187 http://digitalcollections.anu.edu.au/handle/1885/43187 |
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