The Importance of definitions of data and observation frequen-cies for job and worker flows - Norwegian experiences 1996-1997

No. 278 July 2000 Discussion Papers

Statistics Norway Research Department

Harald Dale-Olsen and Dag Rønningen

The Importance of Definitions of Data and Observation Frequencies for Job and Worker Flows

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This paper examines the importance of definitions for establishments and for observation frequency for the resulting job and worker flow rates. In particular, this is of importance when comparing results across countries, i.e., in comparative analyses of job and worker flows. Measuring job and worker flow at the firm level, after invoking size limitations or after invoking a correction procedure for taking care of entry and exit due to administrative causes, lowers the job and worker flows compared to job and worker flows measured at establishment level, with no size limitations and no correction

procedure. In a comparative analysis of job and worker flows, this shows that job and worker flows in Norway are lower than job and worker flows in many comparable countries.

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$FNQRZOHGJHPHQW Paper presented at the Nordic Workshop on labour market research with register data, April 10-11, 2000 in Tampere, Finland. WORK IN PROGRESS. Thanks to our colleagues Helge Næsheim, Statistics Norway and Erling Barth and Pål Schøne at the Institute for Social Research, for valuable comments and helpful discussions. However, any mistakes are only us to blame. The work by Harald Dale-Olsen is financed by a grant by the Norwegian Research Council, grant # 128957/510, while the work by Dag Rønningen is financed by Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Labour and Administration. Correspondent author: Harald Dale-Olsen, Institute for Social Research, P.O.Box 3233 Elisenberg, N-0208 Oslo, NORWAY. Tel.: +47 23 08 61 00, Fax.: +47 23 08 61 01, E-mail: hdo@isaf.no.

$GGUHVV Dag Rønningen, Statistics Norway, Research Department, P.O.B. 8131 Dep, N-0033 Oslo, Norway. E-mail: rda@ssb.no

Harald Dale-Olsen, Institute for Social Research, P.O.Box 3233 Elisenberg, N-0208 Oslo, NORWAY. Tel.: +47 23 08 61 00, Fax.: +47 23 08 61 01 E-mail: hdo@isaf.no

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