INTEGRATED HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS: AN ASSESSMENT OF U.S. METHODS AND AN INNOVATION
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Samphantharak, Krislert
Schuh, Scott
Townsend, Robert
Date Issued
October 2017
Journal
Economic Inquiry
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Wiley Blackwell
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Samphantharak, Krislert, Scott Schuh, and Robert M. Townsend. “INTEGRATED HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS: AN ASSESSMENT OF U.S. METHODS AND AN INNOVATION.” Economic Inquiry 56, no. 1 (October 12, 2017): 50–80.
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Abstract
We present a vision for improving household financial surveys by integrating responses from questionnaires more completely with financial statements and combining them with payments data from diaries. Integrated household financial accounts—balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows—are used to assess the degree of integration in leading U.S. household surveys, focusing on inconsistencies in measures of the change in cash. Diaries of consumer payment choice can improve dynamic integration. Using payments data, we construct a statement of liquidity flows: a detailed analysis of currency, checking accounts, prepaid cards, credit cards, and other payment instruments, consistent with conventional cash flow measures and the other financial accounts. (JEL D12, D14, E41, E42)
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics
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https://doi.org/10.1111/ECIN.12489
