Beschreibung

"We use matched survey and administrative data to study interviewer and interview related determinants of misreporting on welfare receipt in interviews. In our data, 12.2 % of German welfare recipients underreport benefit receipt. We find that underreporting is more likely in formal and standardized interviews compared to those with a more conversational character. Further, low interviewer education and matched interviewer - respondent characteristics with respect to immigration and education are associated with higher reporting quality." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))